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  • Records link cell phone use to accidents

    March 12, 2010

           SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Cell phone use has contributed to thousands of Texas automobile accidents since 2005, according to records obtained by a San Antonio television station through an open-records request.  WOAI examined the Texas Department of Transportation database and found that investigating officers cited cell phone use... more »
  • Mena to auction off 4 schools to raise money

    March 12, 2010

           MENA, Ark. (AP) -- The Mena School Board is auctioning four schools -- including one hit hard by a tornado last year -- in hopes of raising enough money to build a new elementary school. Superintendent Diann Gathright says it's hard to say how much money will be... more »
  • Halter's rise in Ark. sows bitterness among some

    March 12, 2010

          LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Lt. Gov. Bill Halter has become the biggest immediate threat to Sen. Blanche Lincoln's bid for a third term as he challenges her in the Democratic primary.  His rise in four years from a long-shot gubernatorial hopeful to a candidate in one of... more »
  • Jerry Jones' oil, gas company sued in fraud case

    March 12, 2010

           DALLAS (AP) -- A lawsuit accuses an oil and gas company owned by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of aiding an alleged $15 million fraud.  The suit filed Wednesday in federal court in Dallas does not name Jones.  The defendants are Blue Star Oil and Gas and its... more »
  • Healthy food offered to help reduce obesity

    March 12, 2010

    A report by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences says Arkansas' students are seeing fewer unhealthy foods at school and are being given more healthy options. The report says 23 percent of adolescent students say they had access to food vending machines at school -- down from 64... more »
  • Indiana man who murdered 2 executed in Texas

    March 11, 2010

    HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- An Indiana man, whose cross-country crime spree with his girlfriend a decade ago ended in a gun battle with police in San Francisco, was executed Thursday in Texas for killing a sheriff's officer.    Thirty-one-year-old Joshua Maxwell, his voice breaking, apologized repeatedly in the seconds before... more »
  • East Texas elementary school to close Play Video

    March 11, 2010

    It's the only school in Lone Star, Texas. Lone Star Elementary will shut down at the end of the year. Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD officials say the closure will save the district more than $300,000 a year. Currently, there are 142 students attending Lone Star Elementary and district officials say it... more »
  • Texas gas prices up 3rd straight week

    March 11, 2010

    Retail gasoline prices are up across Texas for a third week in a row. The weekly AAA Texas survey released Thursday shows regular unleaded rose an average of 8 cents at Texas pumps to $2.65 per gallon. Nationally, the average price rose 7 cents to $2.78 per gallon. Season price... more »
  • Report: Every state sees construction job losses

    March 11, 2010

           LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A report from Associated General Contractors of America shows the number of construction industry jobs fell from January 2009 to January 2010 in every state and the District of Columbia.  Arkansas had the fifth-lowest percentage of job losses at 6.2 percent. Oklahoma had... more »
  • Beebe touts mental health program for vets

    March 11, 2010

           LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Gov. Mike Beebe has gotten behind a program that matches up veterans with mental health professionals who donate their time and help soldiers make the transition from the combat to home life.  The Give an Hour program was founded by Maryland psychologist Barbara... more »

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