Lena Miano covers K-12 education for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She joined the newsroom shortly after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2024.

FAYETTEVILLE -- With the advent of name, image and likeness into college basketball recruiting, coaches have another layer between them and the recruit they're pursuing: The agent. So called ...

MUSIC 'Timeless Strings' Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Andrew Irvin and pianist Jaeyeon Park perform the Violin Sonata No. 3 in d minor, op.108, by Johannes Brahms for the final ...

DEAR ABBY: My godchildren and I were always very close. They consider me literally their second mom. Until now, we were blessed with great communication. The oldest always sent me a warm Mother's ...

A jury on Thursday found that rapper Soulja Boy was liable for sexually assaulting and physically and emotionally abusing a former assistant, awarding the woman more than $4 million in damages.

FORT SMITH -- The first African-American woman to go to outer space, Mae Jemison, said she ventured beyond the earth ...

Columnist Let’s accurately define a ‘near miss’ 15 hours, 7 minutes ago by Richard Mason I've had several incidents concerning what could be defined as close calls.

FORT SMITH -- Students from the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine recently joined forces with Remote Area Medical to offer free healthcare services during a weekend clinic at the Fort Smith ...

Authorities in several countries in Central Europe are working to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle ...

Israel announced Saturday it has completed construction of a new security corridor that cuts off the southern city of Rafah ...

The kinds of drills schools put their students and staff through reflect the ever-changing nature of school safety. Occupants of a school building have to be prepared for inclement weather, like a ...

Phoebe Anne Bruffett and George Alan Shultz exchanged marriage vows at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, in Walnut Grove United Methodist Church. The Rev. Mark Norman of Highland Valley United ...