Bribery Count Compounds DWI Sentence
A West Fork man who tried to bribe his way out of a felony driving while intoxicated charge was sentenced Thursday in Washington County Circuit Court to an additional seven years in prison.
View ArticleFayetteville Board Changes Owl Creek To Open Enrollment School
The School District’s effort to reduce crowding at some schools and fill other schools to capacity took another step forward Thursday when the School Board approved Owl Creek School to be an open...
View ArticleTax Revenue Increases In Northwest Arkansas Cities
Sales tax revenue around Northwest Arkansas increased for the month of August, and city administrators said they were pleased to see the steady growth the revenue represents.
View ArticlePartnership To Host Music Event Saturday
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership will host a free outdoor event 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the Watershed Sanctuary at Lake Keith in Cave Springs.
View ArticleSchedule Problems Hit Hard At Bentonville High School
Technical problems have hampered Bentonville High School’s ability to deal with schedule change requests since the new school year started Monday, officials said this week.
View ArticleBenton County Election Commission Reviews Budget
Benton County’s Election Commission wants to add new equipment to speed up the election-day voting process.
View ArticleWagon Wheel Road to close next week
The West Wagon Wheel Road bridge over Spring Creek, southeast of Cave Springs, will be closed for repairs for three days beginning Monday.
View ArticleDiamond, associate vice chancellor, leaving UA
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville said Friday that Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations John Diamond will be leaving the school at the end of September.
View ArticleFayetteville homicide victim identified as 76-year-old woman
Police on Friday identified Shirley Wolfe, 76, of Fayetteville as the woman found dead in a house on South College Avenue on Wednesday. Her body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab on Friday.
View ArticleBentonville man pleads guilty to rape, avoids second trial
Brian Brandolini avoided a second trial by pleading guilty Friday to raping a teenage girl.
View ArticleProsecutor to seek death penalty in machete slayings
FORT SMITH — An Arkansas prosecutor plans to seek the death penalty for a man accused of hacking two men to death with a machete.
View ArticleArrest made in Fayetteville homicide
Late Friday night, police arrested a man in connection with the Wednesday death of a Fayetteville woman.
View ArticleRECORDS
Arrests Arkansas Department Of Community Correction Royce Allen McNames, 26, of 12265 Firerun in Garfield was arrested Thursday in connection with a parole violation. McNames was being held Friday in...
View ArticleFrisco Festival Kicks Off In Downtown Rogers
Thousands strolled through downtown enjoying live music and checking out vendors at Frisco Festival on Friday night.
View ArticleRogers man waives extradition on Missouri murder charge
A Rogers man waived extradition Monday and will be transported to Missouri to face a murder charge.
View ArticleCrystal Bridges announces acquisition of Edward Hopper painting
Crystal Bridges has acquired Blackwell's Island, a 1928 painting by Edward Hopper.
View ArticleSpringdale police: Man with gun impersonated officer
A man was arrested Monday after trying to break into cars, brandishing a gun, impersonating a police officer and touching a woman inappropriately, according to a news release from the Springdale Police...
View ArticleUA to hold briefing on Diamond firing; Documents released
The University of Arkansas is holding a 3:45 p.m. press briefing in the chancellor's office related to associate vice chancellor for University Relations.
View ArticleArrest made in 2012 UA rape
A DNA database was used to identify a suspect in a 2012 rape of a University of Arkansas student, according to a news release from the university.
View ArticleUA chancellor disputes fired official’s assertions
The chancellor of the University of Arkansas disputes the assertion by his former chief spokesman that the Fayetteville campus fired him because of disagreements about its openness and accountability...
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