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Secret Service hunts for man near Vilonia

School put on lockdown; man said to be infatuated with Chelsea Clinton

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

Authorities on Thursday sought a man who ran from Secret Service agents who wanted to talk to him as they investigated someone with an apparent infatuation with Chelsea Clinton, an official said. » Read story.

Hardin resigns as president of UCA

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

Lu Hardin is resigning as president of the University of Central Arkansas effective Sept. 16, it was announced as the board of trustees went into executive session Thursday. » Read story.

Truck fire ties up traffic on I-30

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

Interstate-30 was closed temporarily Thursday morning near the Baseline Road exit and traffic backed-up after truck's trailer caught fire on the access road on the westbound side. » Read story.

Ark. teen sentenced to 10 years for car fire

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

A 19-year-old Fayetteville man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for helping a friend set a Lincoln school teacher’s car on fire. » Read story.

UA asks students, faculty to cut power use

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville is asking people on campus to use a little less power, as the school’s electric bill is expected rise $1.2 million from last year. » Read story.

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2nd rape trial ends same as the first

Boy’s assault gets man 47-year term

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

Prosecutors won their second rape conviction Wednesday against an already twiceconvicted sex offender despite an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that barred them from using sexually explicit pictures and video of the victim as evidence. » Read story.

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Couple’s request on disabilities law denied

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

A federal judge has denied a request to force the North Little Rock School District to speed up the process of ensuring that its facilities comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. » Read story.

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Residents fear plans for liquid in drilling

Gas firm says step in extraction is safe

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

Landowners in White County have expressed concerns about traffic and pollution they say will follow the latest proposal to allow land application of water-based drilling fluids from natural gas well sites in their area. » Read story.

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Man, 56, convicted in child-porn case

Video of 6-year-old girl found during Springdale bust, judge told

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

FAYETTEVILLE — A judge found a Springdale man guilty in what the FBI has called the agency’s biggest child pornography bust in Arkansas. » Read story.

PB firefighters battling blaze find pair slain

Elderly couple’s car missing from home; police seek leads

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

PINE BLUFF — Authorities responding to a house fire early Wednesday found an elderly couple dead from unrelated trauma and the couple’s car missing, police said. » Read story.

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Obituaries

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes. » Read story.

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9 miles of I-55 to have cable median barrier installed

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

A cable median barrier will go up on Interstate 55 in Crittenden County, thanks to a $1.5 million grant from a federal transportation program aimed at making rural roads safer. » Read story.

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Newest copper pipes taken in 2nd theft at Curran Hall

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

For the second time in two months, copper thieves have targeted Little Rock’s historic Curran Hall, making away with two copper downspouts that had just been replaced after a similar theft last month. » Read story.

Trustee: Hardin weighing his choices

Resignation said to be one option

(Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008)

CONWAY — University of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin, facing mounting pressure from faculty members to quit, is considering resignation as one of his options, a UCA trustee said Wednesday after a special board of trustees meeting was called. » Read story.

Baptist Health buys former Southwest hospital

(Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008)

Baptist Health has bought the 36-acre campus of what used to be Southwest Regional Medical Center and will move its support and patient-care services to the center, the hospital group announced Wednesday. » Read story.

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