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Benton, AR ; Carroll, AR ; Delaware, OK ; Johnson, AR ; Logan, AR ; Madison, AR ; Newton, AR ; Polk, AR ; Pope, AR ; Scott, AR ; Washington, AR ; Yell, AR At a reception Sunday evening, the congregation lined up to show their appreciation to the couple they say has dedicated their lives to serving others.

With Valentine's Day less than two days away, local florists are working overtime to make sure they have enough bouquets for your loved ones.

Winter weather will make a return to Arkansas and Oklahoma on Monday with a mixed variety of precipitation types expected.

Gov. Mike Beebe said Arkansas was competing for a new Caterpillar hydraulic excavator manufacturing operation that could employ up to 1,400 workers.

A full court press is on among regional leaders to "Save the Flying Razorbacks" and retain the A-10 mission now operational with the 188th Fighter Wing based in Fort Smith.

Construction crews will stop traffic on the interstate in Fort Smith overnight. The closures will bleed into the following morning.

The weekend is almost here, which means it is time to stop and smell the roses for a few days.

The Central Business Improvement District tackled multiple issues facing downtown Fort Smith on Thursday at the group's annual retreat in the Riverfront West Events Building.

Fort Smith Police are trying to identify the driver of a vehicle believed to be linked to two thefts in the area.

Local singer-songwriter Tom Ware, one leg of the Tom Ware Trio, has forgone the ensemble's regular midweek gig at Old Town Grain & Feed for a set at R. Landry's New Orleans CafA©, a block away on Garrison Avenue in Fort Smith.

Urgent care clinics in Fort Smith are now opening after-hours for individuals who have little time to spare for medical checkups.

A Whirlpool employee is speaking out about the fear and intimidation she felt among co-workers following the vote on a proposed severance package.

Working together on regional transportation issues - especially Interstate 49 - is the first order of business for a "closer working relationship" between the mayors of Fayetteville and Fort Smith.

Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday there "absolutely" is a chance Caterpillar could locate a manufacturing operation in Fort Smith - possibly in the large manufacturing plant Whirlpool is expected to vacate after mid-2012. Beebe, speaking in the latest installment of "Talk Politics" with Roby Brock, said in the Ustream television interview that ... (more)

The 2012 The Compass Conference will focus on one of the few highlights of the Fort Smith regional economy during 2011: The tourism industry.

Ronniesha Forrest, 17, was shot in the neck by a stray bullet as she lay in her bed.

Between 200 and 300 jobs could come back to Fort Smith if attorney and land buyer David Harp, Union Pacific, and the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority , can work out a deal soon.

"It's doing damage to vehicles. Cars will run up, slam on their brakes, making the other cars almost run into the back of them.

Fort Smith-based Weldon, Williams & Lick has won the contract to print about 8.8 million tickets for the London 2012 Olympics, according to several European news agencies.

A local homeless advocate group for says homelessness is a serious challenge for veterans returning from service.