FEMA awards $1.1 million to Izard County for 2025 storms, plus $539,000 to Arkansas for 2024 floodingArkansas and Izard County will receive a total of $1.6 million in federal funding for repairs to a bridge and to fund mitigation planning following severe weather events in 2025 and 2024, a news release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday.Arkansas Online1d agoWhole story →BuildEconomyfema funding announcement
Pleasuring himself on a flight to Northwest Arkansas next to 17-year-old girl lands man in jail for 30 daysFAYETTEVILLE -- A man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to committing a lewd, indecent or obscene act on an airplane that was inbound to the Northwest Arkansas National Airport.Arkansas Online3d agoWhole story →BuildJusticefederal court sentencing
Dozens of Navy training planes arrive in Little Rock, leaving Florida before Hurricane IsaiasA fleet of U.S. Navy aircraft was moved to Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field from a Navy base in Florida ahead of a hurricane expected to hit the Sunshine State this weekend, an airport spokesman said.Arkansas Online14d agoWhole story →BuildSecurityhurricane isaias evacuation
Transportation secretary: Chances are good Northwest Arkansas National will get federal loan for concourseHIGHFILL -- Northwest Arkansas National Airport's prospects for getting a $41.7 million low-interest loan from the federal government appear good, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Monday.Arkansas Online18d agoWhole story →Buildtifia loan application
Spain fails to pass housing affordability billMADRID -- Spain's progressive government was dealt a costly legislative defeat on Friday when lawmakers rejected a package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the nation's housing affordability crisis, as protesters gathered outside Parliament demanding help for renters.Arkansas Online21d agoWhole story →Buildspain housing bill defeat
Investigation concludes that Union Pacific broke law when it fired North Little Rock employeeThe Union Pacific Railroad Co. breached the Federal Railroad Safety Act when it fired a North Little Rock yardman who notified management of nearby lightning and federal safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor whistleblower investigation discovered.Arkansas Online22d agoWhole story →EconomyBuild
Trump says S. Korea to invest $54B in AlaskaWASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday plans for South Korea to invest roughly $54 billion to export natural gas from Alaska, a project long backed by Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who's in a competitive reelection contest there.Arkansas Online23d agoWhole story →EconomyPlanetDan Sullivanalaska natural gas investment
Entergy receives $13.7M in federal funds for power grid upgradesThe U.S. Energy Department is awarding Entergy Corp. $13.7 million in federal funding to improve power delivery across the utility's service territory.Arkansas Online24d agoWhole story →Planetpower grid upgrade funding
STAR PARKER: Attempts to slow AI and other overreactionsI'm far from understanding chatbots, chips and AI technology, but I've worked in D.C. long enough to be suspicious when industry giants come begging for government regulations.Arkansas Online24d agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetai regulation debate
Drop your ruling in the Illinois River pollution case, all parties ask judgeRescind his final ruling in the Illinois River pollution case, all parties requested of a federal judge in a motion filed Tuesday.Arkansas Online1mo agoWhole story →PlanetJusticeillinois river pollution case ruling
Lawmakers discuss the data center industry in ArkansasGoogle Inc., the technology giant building a huge data center campus at West Memphis, is taking time to visit with residents who will be neighbors of the billion dollar project, Rachel Wilson, a Google energy market development employee, told the Legislature's Joint Energy Committee on Tuesday.Arkansas Online1mo agoWhole story →TechnologyPlanetarkansas data center development
Freeze of People Trust rental assistance program leaves families facing evictionLittle Rock officials say a new organization is set to disburse federal rental assistance funds left in limbo by problems at People Trust Community Loan Fund, which have led to delays of payments and the eviction of families in the greater Little Rock area.Arkansas Online1mo agoWhole story →Buildrental assistance program freeze
$3.4 million in financial assistance to be distributed for water, wastewater improvement programs in ArkansasMore than $3.4 million in financial assistance has been distributed for water and wastewater improvement projects, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday.Arkansas Online3mo agoWhole story →PlanetSarah Huckabee Sanderswater infrastructure funding announcement
GEORGE DUNKLIN: Thank you, Congressman, for bringing conservation homeHot Springs has long stood as a symbol of America's commitment to conserving our natural treasures. It was fitting, therefore, that Congressman Bruce Westerman recently brought the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee to Arkansas for a field hearing focused on the future of our public lands and outdoor heritage.Arkansas Online4mo agoWhole story →PlanetBruce Westermanhouse natural resources hearing
