An Arkansas restaurant waitress was allegedly fired from her job after receiving a generous tip of $4,400 from a group of diners. Ryan Brandt was one of two servers waiting on a party of more than 40 people at the Oven and Tap in Bentonville on Dec. 6, when each person left a $100 dollar tip for…
Jury Seated, Openings Next in Josh Duggar’s Child Porn Trial
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Opening statements were scheduled to begin Wednesday in the federal trial for former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who faces child pornography charges. Duggar, who appeared in TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” was charged in April with two counts of downloading and possessing child pornography. A jury was seated in the case Tuesday, which…
Report: Interstate Bridge’s Crack Likely Dates Back to 1970s
LITTLE ROCK Ark.—A crack in a steel beam that forced the closure of the Interstate 40 bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee for three months likely began when the span was fabricated in the 1970s and went undetected for years, a report by Arkansas’ Transportation Department released Thursday said. A forensic investigation by an outside firm…
Arkansas Governor: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Are Increasing Resistance to Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine mandates are increasing resistance to COVID-19 vaccines, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday. “The resistance is hard in some areas. And part of it is simply because of the controversy because of the mandates. It deepens the resistance. And so that’s something we have to overcome,” Hutchinson, a Republican, said on CNN’s “State…
Police: 3 Dead After Knife Attack on Arkansas Officer
FORT SMITH, Ark.—Police in Arkansas said Sunday that three people were dead after an incident in which an officer fired his weapon while defending himself from a knife attack. Police provided little information on what happened, including how the people died and what led up to the Fort Smith police officer firing his gun. Police…
Arkansas Governor Allows Bill Requiring Vaccine Opt-Outs to Become Law
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Oct. 13 allowed a new law to go into effect that will allow employees to opt-out of vaccine mandates by proving they have acquired immunity to the CCP virus or by submitting a negative COVID-19 test. The bill became law without Hutchinson’s signature under a provision in Arkansas law which…
Arkansas Lawmakers Advance Bill to Ban Businesses From Requiring Workers’ Vaccine Status
Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday advanced a measure that would ban businesses from requiring workers to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status. In a 22–11 vote, the majority-Republican Senate advanced the legislation that would grant employees and contractors a “right of privacy,” meaning that businesses would not be allowed to demand them to disclose whether they’ve been…
Arkansas Bill Creates Antibody Exemption for Biden Vaccine Mandates
Lawmakers in Arkansas on Wednesday advanced a bill that would allow workers to opt-out of their employer’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement if they can prove they have natural antibodies against the CCP virus or if they are tested weekly. Arkansas’ House and Senate Public Health committees endorsed identical versions of the legislation, according to lawmakers. The…
Arkansas Bill Would Create Antibody Exemption for Biden Vaccine Mandates
Lawmakers in Arkansas advanced legislation on Sept. 29 that would allow workers to opt out of their employer’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement if they can prove that they have natural antibodies against the CCP virus or if they’re tested for the virus weekly. Arkansas’s House and Senate Public Health committees endorsed identical versions of the legislation,…
Stones of All Kinds Make Visits Sparkle
Vacationing in Arkansas, Nancy Meyers and Kathy Smith stop at a museum to admire a 5-foot-tall quartz crystal called “the Holy Grail.” Bill and Betty Price and their two young daughters sift through a pile of dirt in western Maine looking for gemstones. During a visit to Kentucky to celebrate his wife Evelyn’s 40th birthday,…
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