In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, like magic dumplings.

In an effort to increase the accessibility of maternal health statistics, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently launched a dashboard that collects multiple state data points.

Arkansas State Police have opened two investigations in the aftermath of unrelated deaths -- one where a woman in Hughes was shot and killed by an officer on Christmas Eve, and the other after a car ...