Arkansas Democrat-Gazette storiesFortson tapped as LR vice mayor
Jan 6, 2009 - The Little Rock City Board selected D. Eugene “Gene” Fortson to serve as the city’s 23rd Vice Mayor. The selection to the two-year term was made at the body’s biennial organizational meeting.
Arkansas Farm Bureau backs animal cruelty billJan 6, 2009 - The Arkansas Farm Bureau announced Tuesday it will back legislation to make aggravated animal cruelty a felony on first offense, reversing its opposition to past efforts to stiffen the state’s animal cruelty penalties.
Senator: LR Zoo not an issue this sessionJan 6, 2009 - Make no mistake. Incoming Senate President Bob Johnson is no fan of the Little Rock Zoo or its current location near Interstate 630, but he says he won’t be the one to monkey around with it.
Alcoa to cut 13 percent of its work forceJan 6, 2009 - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. says it’s cutting about 13 percent of its global work force and slashing spending and output due to the economic downturn.
Beebe says he will call for cigarette-tax increaseJan 6, 2009 - Gov. Mike Beebe says he will call next week for an increase in the cigarette tax to help pay for establishing a trauma system in the state and other health programs.
UN says 30 dead in artillery strike on Gaza schoolJan 6, 2009 - A U.N. official said 30 people died and 55 were injured when artillery shells landed at the perimeter of a U.N. school in the 11th day of the Israeli onslaught in Gaza.
Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in JapanJan 6, 2009 - Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a halt of unprecedented scale for the nation’s top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand.
When grandparents bring up their grandkidsJan 6, 2009 - If anyone knows that parenting grandchildren isn’t easy, it’s Mildred Hall, as Helaine R. Williams writes in Wednesday’s Family section.
Simmering question: Is it soup or stew?Jan 6, 2009 - There’s a German proverb that loosely translates as “five were invited, 10 showed up — add water to the soup and all are welcome.”
UA-Fayetteville tuition likely to increaseJan 6, 2009 - The head of the University of Arkansas says tuition at the state’s flagship school will likely have to go up next fall.
Icy trees take down power for thousands across stateJan 6, 2009 - About 7,000 Entergy customers are still without power Tuesday morning after frozen rain put weight on trees and power lines, according to an Entergy spokesman.
Ark. man beaten to death; police arrest 2Jan 6, 2009 - Two men were arrested Monday after a third was beaten to death.
School closings TuesdayJan 6, 2009 - Pulaski County has closed two school because of power outages, but most districts are open on a cold icy day.
Hearing set on leak of video in Alamo caseJan 6, 2009 - A judge has set a hearing for Thursday to address the leak of a confidential videotape of an interview of a girl taken into state custody after a raid on the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Fouke.
Windmill blade company plans layoffsJan 6, 2009 - LM Glasfiber, the world’s largest manufacturer of windmill blades, plans to lay off more than 150 workers at its North American headquarters in Little Rock, the Danish firm said Tuesday.
Missing crop-duster believed found in MississippiJan 6, 2009 - Authorities are trying to identify the body of a pilot found in the wreckage of a yellow-and-blue crop-duster that crashed in northeastern Neshoba County, Miss.
Sheriff: Security cameras ripped from wallsJan 6, 2009 - New Miller County Sheriff Ron Stovall has pledged to stem the tide of escapes and other problems at the county jail. One problem he will confront is replacing security cameras that were ripped from the jail’s walls.
Clinton Foundation lists donations in 2007Jan 6, 2009 - In 2007, The Clinton Family Foundation gave $2.9 million to charitable organizations across the country.
8th Circuit CorrespondenceJan 6, 2009 - The state sent a letter to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, urging a decision as soon as possible in the Pulaski County school desegregation case.
In the newsJan 6, 2009 - Gov. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat whom Presidentelect Barack Obama selected to head the Democratic National Committee, said Obama has agreed to let him serve in the DNC post part time for a year while he completes his last year as governor, adding that he sees the party job as “an electronic gig” that he will work on during personal time, evenings and weekends.