Stocks in Narrow Range After Price, Jobs Data
18 March 2010
Stocks are trading in a narrow range Thursday after a fresh batch of economic reports showed the economy continues to slowly regain its strength.
USA Drug Sells Its Memphis Locations to Walgreens
18 March 2010
USA Drug of Pine Bluff announced Wednesday that it was selling its 17 Memphis area Super-D and Ike’s stores to Walgreens of Deerfield, Ill., for an undisclosed amount.
Arkansas Attorney General Joins FedEx Worker Probe
18 March 2010
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says he is joining a probe that’s exploring whether FedEx has properly classified its drivers as independent contractors.
St. Vincent, Wal-Mart Open 2nd In-store Health Clinic
18 March 2010
St. Vincent Health System and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville on Thursday opened their latest in-store health clinic, The Clinic at Wal-mart, at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Maumelle.
Cinemark to Replace Cinema 6 with New 12-screen Theater in Conway
18 March 2010
Cinemark Holdings Inc. says it will open a 12-screen movie theater at the Conway Town Centre in Conway.
Mortgage Rates Still Below 5 Percent
18 March 2010
Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the third straight week as the Federal Reserve prepares to end a program that has kept rates at or near record lows.
Realtors: Arkansas Home Sales Down 1.3 Percent In January
18 March 2010
Home sales in Arkansas fell 1.3 percent in January, according to a report from the Arkansas Realtors Association.
UA Team Wins Tech Award at Carnegie Mellon Business Plan Competition
18 March 2010
The students won a $20,000 investment in their proposed company, InnerVision, and $20,000 in legal fees. Carol Reeves, associate professor of management, was mentor for the team.
Keith Blakely Named CEO of NanoMech
18 March 2010
NanoMech, a designer and manufacturer of application-specific nanoparticle additives, coatings and coating deposition systems based in Springdale, has named Keith Blakely as its new chief executive officer.
Father/Daughter murder suspects trials separated
18 March 2010
Two men charged in the murder of a father and his 1-year old daughter both enter not guilty pleas in court. The attorney for one of the men speaks only…
Zankou Chicken’s tragic family rift impedes chain’s growth
18 March 2010
A fatal dispute has left the popular chain divided into two factions. The chain, which once had international ambitions, remains confined to the Southland. Everyone loves Zankou Chicken.
Sheriff Baca argues with Republican congressman about Islamic group
18 March 2010
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca argued with a Republican congressman from Indiana during a hearing Wednesday when the lawmaker questioned his relationship with an Islamic nonprofit group.
Glendale police seek Oxycontin bandit
18 March 2010
Man hit drugstore near 83rd and Glendale avenues.
Crash of Harley Davidson helps solve 3-year-old theft
18 March 2010
A Harley Davidson motorcycle crashed and abandoned Monday in Yavapai County led authorities to solve a 3-year-old theft that happened some 100 miles away in Phoenix, authorities said.
Man pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in canal death
18 March 2010
Willie D. Stevens overturned his car in a Buckeye canal last summer, killing one passenger.
Joe Arpaio’s crime sweep to start this afternoon
18 March 2010
Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that his next ”crime-suppression operation” would start Thursday afternoon but offered no details about the scope or target of the sweep.
Car kills Mesa man, 79, on 3-wheeled scooter
18 March 2010
Police: Victim hit on no-crossing section of road.
Reptiles, fish unharmed during fire at Phoenix store
18 March 2010
Reptiles and fish at Tropical Treasures were unharmed during a fire at the Phoenix store on Thursday morning.
Authorities: Man slips crossing Verde River, drowns
18 March 2010
A man who authorities say attempted to cross the Verde River to reach Verde Hot Springs on Wednesday was swept away and drowned.
Prius driver in Fountain Hills crash says gas pedal stuck
18 March 2010
Toyota owner told authorities that’s what caused him to drive into a light pole, officials said.
Nude body found in Sun City golf course’s lake
18 March 2010
Two golfers alerted police after discovering the remains near the 18th tee of South Golf Course.
Real estate agent pleads guilty in fraud scheme
18 March 2010
The U.S. Attorney announced Thursday that a Phoenix real estate agent has pleaded guilty for her role in a fraud scheme.
FAA: Pilot who crashed had 2 previous accidents
18 March 2010
Pilot who crashed an experimental airplane in the Arizona desert had two previous accidents.
5 Phoenix-area women arrested for alcohol offenses
18 March 2010
LAKE HAVASU CITY - Mohave County authorities arrested five Phoenix area female minors and a female minor from Washington State for illegally drinking alcohol at Lake Havasu Wednesday.
Campus-gun bill advances despite police opposition
18 March 2010
Measure would allow faculty to carry a gun.
Fargo residents learn from mistakes in flood fight
18 March 2010
FARGO, N.D. - Before this flood season, officials in Fargo asked homeowners to clear paths in their yards so that firm and straight walls of sandbags could be placed to protect their homes. One resident cut down his tree. Another went so far to use a torch to melt the ice off his ground.
Flooding may close Fort Snelling State Park
18 March 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. - With the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers surrounding Fort Snelling State Park on the rise, officials are warning that they may need to close the park.
Winners in 2010 World Championship Cheese Contest
18 March 2010
Hudson, Wis., man hit by truck dies - A man with a bicycle was killed Wednesday morning in Hudson, Wis., after he was hit by a truck. More St. Paul moves to protect island park from river - The flood barriers are going up on Harriet Island in St. Paul as the city prepares for the Mississippi River to rise to one of its highest levels on record.
St. Paul moves to protect island park from river
18 March 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The flood barriers are going up on Harriet Island in St. Paul as the city prepares for the Mississippi River to rise to one of its highest levels on record.
Light rail pushes ‘Muscle’ sculpture out of St. Paul locale
18 March 2010
Justin Busch watched quietly Thursday morning as a four-man crew worked with a tall crane to dismantle a bulbous, stainless-steel sculpture. “Muscle” had stood on the sidewalk where 4th and Broadway streets meet, across from the farmer’s market, for the past six years.