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Hogs hold off Auburn to win SEC opener, 97-85 January 19, 2021

Arkansas withstands a barrage from deep to move to 9-0

State reports 1,109 new virus cases, 22 deaths January 18, 2021

The Arkansas Department of Health reported 1,109 new covid-19 cases on Monday.

King Day service calls for nonviolence amid turbulent times January 18, 2021

ATLANTA — Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration in Atlanta called Monday for a renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year in which a deadly pandemic, protests over systemic racism and a divisive election capped by an attack on the U.S. Capitol strained Americans' capacity for civility.

Gov. Hutchinson, health secretary receive covid-19 vaccine January 18, 2021

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Secretary of Health Dr. José R. Romero received their first doses of a covid-19 vaccine during a televised event Monday.

Census Bureau director to resign amid criticism over data January 18, 2021

Facing criticism over efforts to produce citizenship data to comply with an order from President Donald Trump, U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham said Monday that he planned to resign with the change in presidential administrations.

OPINION | WALLY HALL: Covid-19 test is not a party treat January 18, 2021

This is not about sports, other than a sports reporter is writing it.

Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp January 18, 2021

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol complex temporarily locked down Monday during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after a fire in a homeless encampment roughly a mile away sent a plume of smoke into the air and caused security concerns in an already jittery city.

CARTOONS OF THE YEAR: Editorial cartoonist John Deering shares some of his best from 2020 January 18, 2021

A look back at some of the best work from editorial cartoonist John Deering this year.

Canada urges Biden not to cancel oil pipeline on first day January 18, 2021

TORONTO — Top officials in Canada want a chance to make the case for a long disputed oil pipeline to be built amid reports President-elect Joe Biden will cancel Keystone XL on his first day.

Kremlin foe Navalny jailed for 30 days; allies plan protests January 18, 2021

MOSCOW — A Russian judge on Monday ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for 30 days, after the leading Kremlin critic returned to Russia from Germany where he was recovering from nerve agent poisoning that he blames on President Vladimir Putin's government.

Catalon earns FWAA Freshman All-American recognition January 18, 2021

He is the first Razorback FWAA Freshman All-American since Dre Greenlaw in 2015.

Little Rock man shot in leg in apartment complex laundry room January 18, 2021

A Little Rock man was shot in the leg while in the laundry room of his apartment complex on Saturday evening, police said.

Waldo man dies after vehicle rolls over, hits tree, troopers say January 18, 2021

A man was killed early Monday in Columbia County after his vehicle overturned and struck a tree, troopers said.

Police: 18-year-old shot in leg while waiting at Little Rock intersection January 18, 2021

An 18-year-old man was reportedly shot in the leg Sunday night while sitting at the intersection of Colonel Glenn and John Barrow roads, Little Rock police said.

WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first January 18, 2021

GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief on Monday lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it's "not right" that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against covid-19 before older people or health care workers in poorer countries and charging that most vaccine makers have targeted locations where "profits are highest."

Zooming our way through life! January 18, 2021

Zoom is the new normal it seems.

Calendar Jan. 18, 2021 January 18, 2021

Editor’s Note: At press time, the following events and meetings were known to be still scheduled. Organizers or appropriate officials are encouraged to contact Sandra Hope at shope@pbcommercial.com to make additions or changes.

Protesters find troops circling state capitols January 18, 2021

Small groups of election and anti-government protesters -- some of them carrying rifles -- gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent a repeat of the violence at the U.S. Capitol.

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