Greg Vincent thought he was having a bit of fun while enjoying the youth deer hunting season with his 13 year old son and a nephew. But the deer thought otherwise.

Vincent and the two boys were tracking a deer his son, Kyle, had shot in Fulton County, Arkansas when they came across another deer, a six-point buck. The buck stopped and stared at them from only about…[more]

Hillary Clinton announced a bold and comprehensive plan to address America’s energy and environmental challenges in a speech in Cedar Rapids, Iowa today, vowing to establish a green, efficient economy and create as many as five million new jobs.

Centered on a cap and trade system for carbon emissions, stronger energy and auto efficiency standards and a significant increase in green research funding, Hillary’s plan will reduce America’s…[more]

Six rabid skunks have been reported already this year in Logan County, and that’s cause for concern, according to Susan Weinstein, DVM, State Public Health Veterinarian for the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). It’s not just the number of skunks, however, but the fact that there has been a rabid dog reported that has made a difference to officials in the county and at ADH.

“We have several…[more]

U.S. Representative John Boozman (R-AR) today issued the following statement after the President’s veto Friday of the conference report to the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (H.R. 1495), a bill to authorize projects, studies, policies, and programs related to the Army Corps of Engineers:

“I must respectfully disagree with President Bush’s veto of this legislation providing needed investment in flood protection, environmental restoration, and navigation improvement projects…[more]

An Arkansas success story that has been recognized nationally is our expansion of pre-kindergarten for children in poor families.

The first significant effort to create a statewide pre-K program occurred in 1991, when the legislature passed Act 212.

During this year’s regular session, the legislature and the governor made…[more]

U.S. Representative John Boozman (R-AR) today took to the floor of the House of Representatives to call on the House leadership to move forward a critical veterans appropriations bill.

He offered the following remarks:

Floor Remarks of Congressman John Boozman
U.S. House of Representatives
October 31, 2007

138 Days, No Veterans Bill

M. Speaker, I come here today…[more]

Usually, officers break up fights. This time, they were in it.

Russell E. Carter, age 24, and Kenneth Razone, age 27, both police officers from Albuquerque, New Mexico, were issued warrants for their arrests after a bar fight in Fort Smith.

Cpl. Mikeal Bates, a Fort Smith police spokesman, said the pair fought with two bouncers at the bar in the early morning hours of October…[more]

Dutch Kettle Co. of Bremen, Indiana has announced the recall of a hickory barbecue sauce that is distributed under 35 different labels in 13 states.

The company recalled 94 cases of pint-sized, glass jars of the sauce because it contains undeclared fish protein from anchovies. The concern is that the protein could cause allergic reactions in individuals who have a high sensitivity for fish proteins.

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“This is in the top five of the strangest things – maybe the strangest – that I’ve ever encountered,” Hunt County (Texas) Justice of the Peace Aaron Williams said Monday.

Williams was called out to the scene of a routine traffic stop Sunday morning when police made a grisly discovery – about two dozen severed human heads in the back of a tractor-trailer.

Police officers said…[more]

U.S. Representative John Boozman (R-AR) today voted to temporarily extend the ban on Internet taxes for another seven years, and called for passage of a permanent ban.

“This is a positive for American consumers and small businesses,” Boozman said of the ban. “The Internet has allowed for greater communication, productivity and development. Taxing it would discourage economic growth and the creation of more American job opportunities. I am…[more]