Microsoft’s Vista operating system arrived with great fanfare in late January. You can buy it already installed on a new computer or you can install it on the computer you already have.

Ihave received numerous questions lately about Microsoft Windows Vista, including some about its anti-piracy provisions. Let’s see if we can get some common ground once and for all and answer some common questions.

BENTONVILLE — A Bella Vista woman was sentenced to 12 years in prison after admitting to having sexual contact with a 13-year-old boy. (Benton County Daily Record)

Several severe storms moved through the region Wednesday afternoon. The storms produced destructive winds, hail and torrential downpours. One of the strongest moved through Buena Vista in Rockbridge County. It ripped the metal roof off several buildings.

BELLA VISTA — American Legion Post 341 is looking for former scout leaders to help form a Boy Scouts of America unit in Bella Vista.

BELLA VISTA — The organizer of the Bella Vista Independence Day parade is seeking a variety of participants to add to the growing list of area organizations.

BELLA VISTA — Bella Vista firefighters noticed something unusual Monday afternoon after extinguishing a fire in a large trash bin at the Bella Vista Christian Church.

BELLA VISTA — The Bella Vista City Council quickly approved several items Monday before spending more than an hour hashing out the details of a 53-page employee handbook.

BENTONVILLE — A man accused of breaking out of prison and kidnapping and robbing a Bella Vista couple last summer has been extradited to Arkansas.

BELLA VISTA — The noise of an electric generator and the sight of a few large hoses and several buoys floating in the water provide the only evidence of an experiment in Bella Vista’s Lake Brittany.