Wal-Mart taps staff attorney for top diversity positionBENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has promoted one of its staff attorneys to chief diversity officer. Bacon on the beltway: pigs get loose after truck wreck, closing major highway in Little RockLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Hogs on the highway aren’t always motorcycles. Arkansas police officer shot to death during traffic stop 2 weeks from retirementPLUMERVILLE, Ark. — A rural Arkansas assistant police chief only two weeks from retirement was shot dead Friday during a traffic stop, authorities said. 3 youths killed in moped crash in Arkansas; police say trio on same moped and ran stop signLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas police say three 16-year-olds riding the same moped in Little Rock were killed when they ran a stop sign and hit a truck. Ark. man sentenced for killing grandmother; had confessed during prison counseling sessionEL DORADO, Ark. — An Arkansas man who confessed in a prison counseling session that he killed his grandmother has pleaded guilty and is to serve 25 years in prison. Arkansas prisons department fires 5 workers after escape of convicted murderersLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Correction has fired five employees who were working when two convicted murderers escaped a state prison after donning guard uniforms made in the facility. 7-year-old Arkansas boy falls in abandoned well, cowboy uses lariat to lift child to safetyDODDRIDGE, Ark. — It was a cowboy to the rescue when a 7-year-old boy fell into an abandoned water well in southwest Arkansas. Coroner says deaths of children found in trunk appear accidental, but still determining causeSPRINGDALE, Ark. — A coroner in Arkansas says he believes the deaths of two young siblings found in the trunk of the family car was accidental. Indian pipe manufacturer no longer planning to move forward with Arkansas plantLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An India-based pipe manufacturer is no longer planning to open a $100 million plant along the Arkansas River in Little Rock, state officials said Tuesday. Siblings, ages 4 and 5, found dead in car trunk in Arkansas; police talk to neighbors, familySPRINGDALE, Ark. — A young brother and sister were found dead in the trunk of their family’s car about an hour after they slipped out of their mother’s view on a hot afternoon. Arkansas recruiter shootings spark fears of homegrown American jihadistsWASHINGTON — Carlos Bledsoe’s transformation from Tennessee youth to an American-born Islamic extremist charged in a bloody rampage outside an Arkansas military recruiting station may signal an ominous new wave of violent homegrown jihadists, counterterror officials say. Tyson Foods ordered to pay $500,000 and serve year on probation for worker deathTEXARKANA, Ark. — Tyson Foods was sentenced in federal court Friday to pay a $500,000 fine and serve a year on probation for the death of a Texarkana worker overcome by poisonous fumes at a rendering plant. Clerks beware: Hotels in 4 states hit by costly prank calls; Authorities say felonies possibleBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The calls have all been similar pranks: A frantic man urges hotel desk workers or guests to set off a fire sprinkler, sound an alarm or bust windows. It’s always the same: Do it now! Arkansas judge blocks phone access for man accused in recruiting office shootingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A judge has blocked jail telephone access for a man accused of killing a soldier outside an Army recruiting center in Arkansas. AP Exclusive: Suspect in military recruiting center shooting says he’s unaware of more attacksLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Muslim convert accused of killing a soldier outside an Army recruiting center said Wednesday he is not aware of any similar attacks planned against the military on American soil. AP Exclusive: Muslim suspect says he’s not aware of other attacks planned on American soilLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Muslim convert accused of killing a soldier outside an Army recruiting center said Wednesday he is not aware of any similar attacks planned against the military on American soil. AP Exclusive: Suspect says recruiting center shootings were justified for crimes against IslamLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Muslim convert charged with fatally shooting an American soldier at a military recruiting center said Tuesday that he doesn’t consider the killing a murder because U.S. military action in the Middle East made the killing justified. Hotel sustains $50K damage after prank caller gets worker to set off sprinkler systemCONWAY, Ark. — Authorities said a hotel suffered $50,000 in damages when a prank caller convinced an employee to set off the sprinkler system. The caller convinced the worker Saturday he was from the hotel’s sprinkler system company, and that the system needed to be reset. He put the worker through a series of steps that resulted in the sprinklers turning on. The caller then convinced the panicked clerk to break a window. Man accused of recruiting center shootings tells AP murder justified for crimes against IslamLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A Muslim convert charged with fatally shooting an American soldier at a military recruiting center said Tuesday that he doesn’t consider the killing a murder because U.S. military action in the Middle East made the killing justified. Soldier killed in shooting at Arkansas recruitment center eulogizedCONWAY, Ark. — A soldier shot and killed at a military recruiting office in Arkansas last week was laid to rest Monday, though what his headstone will eventually read is still unknown. Judge issues gag order in Army recruiter shootings case; suspect charged with capital murderLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A judge has issued a gag order in the capital murder case against the man accused of killing one soldier and wounding another at a military recruiting office in Arkansas. Soldier killed in shooting at Ark. recruitment center eulogized as ’sharp and gifted’CONWAY, Ark. — A clergyman has eulogized a 23-year-old Army private killed outside an Arkansas recruiting center as a “seeker” who needed to find himself. About 80 to lose jobs in layoff at LM Glasfiber plant at Little Rock portLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Windmill blade maker LM Glasfiber said Monday it will lay off about 80 workers at its Port of Little Rock plant, eliminating weekend shifts at the site, because it does not have enough orders. At celebrity-studded annual meeting, Wal-Mart vows to hang onto customers gained in recessionFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s new President and CEO Mike Duke pledged to shareholders Friday that the world’s largest retailer will speed efforts to improve its operations, from offering more compelling merchandise to keeping prices low, as it aims to hold onto customers when the economy improves. Yemeni official denies his country tortured Arkansas man accused of fatally shooting recruiterLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The man accused of killing an Army private outside an Arkansas recruiting center never suffered torture or beatings while jailed on an immigration violation in Yemen, an official with the country’s embassy said Friday. Arkansas gov. orders flags lowered in honor of soldier killed outside recruiting centerLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Mike Beebe has directed that flags fly at half-staff on Monday to honor Pvt. William Long, a new soldier who was fatally shot outside an Army-Navy recruiting center this week. Wal-Mart announces new $15B share repurchase program at annual meetingFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is launching a new $15 billion share repurchase program. Ark. robbery suspect doesn’t let leg irons slow him down, lands in jail despite Houdini stuntFORREST CITY, Ark. — An armed Arkansas robbery suspect had a trick or two up his sleeve but police weren’t about to be played for fools. Wal-Mart vice chairman pledges more diversity, advancement in workforce in speech at meetingFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores’s Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright promised shareholders at its annual meeting Friday that it will press for more diversity in its workforce and create more career opportunities for advancement. Wal-Mart seeks acquisitions overseas as it continues to take market share from rivals globallyROGERS, Ark. — Wal-Mart is actively seeking acquisitions abroad, including in Russia, as its low-price formula helps it pick up market share and customers in the global recession. |
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