Meningitis Kills NWACC Student
A NorthWest Arkansas Community College student died Sunday night after contracting bacterial meningitis, college officials said Monday.
View ArticleWoman Pleads Not Guilty To Charge
A Springdale woman who was videotaped shaking a child pleaded not guilty to an endangering charge Monday.
View ArticleGarfield Man Fit To Stand Trial
A Garfield man is fit to stand trial on murder and robbery charges in connection with the deaths of his mother and grandmother, Circuit Judge Robin Green ruled Monday.
View ArticlePanel Tables Master Street Plan Changes In Bella Vista
A resolution proposing amendments to Bella Vista’s master street plan was tabled by aldermen Monday night in an effort for council members to gather more information on the changes recommended.
View ArticleCougar To Move To New Shelter
A 70-pound cougar named Makita will become the seventh big cat transferred from a shelter near Mountainburg to a refuge near Eureka Springs.
View ArticleUA Official Sees A Face Behind Every Statistic
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville’s quest to improve its graduation rate is not just a numbers game for administrators like Kathy Van Laningham, who has been tracking the university’s progress...
View Article4 sentenced in Fort Smith for federal meth charges
Four people from Fort Smith have been sentenced on federal methamphetamine-related convictions.
View ArticleChild's death investigated as homicide, body removed from scene
Authorities are investigating a homicide in Bentonville after a 6-year-old girl's body was found Tuesday morning in the neighborhood of Southeast A Street just south of the Bentonville Public Library....
View ArticleCouncil Makes No Progress on Budget
An hour of discussion left the City Council still spinning wheels over salary increases.
View ArticleCouncil Supports Budget
City Council members decided Tuesday to wait another two weeks before approving a $134.9 million budget for 2013.
View ArticleCounty Certifies Election
Almost 71,000 Washington County voters, or 2,141 more people, cast their ballots this month compared to 2008’s presidential election.
View ArticleSection of Hylton Closes for Construction
A section of Hylton Road is expected to be closed until mid-December for construction of a bridge between the intersections of Don Tyson Parkway and Julio Road.
View ArticleHoliday Buffet to Combat Hunger
Ella’s Restaurant in the Historic Inn at Carnall Hall is taking reservations for a Thanksgiving buffet from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday.
View ArticleInvestigators Seek Cause Of Storage Fire
Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire which burned a storage building near the intersection of Union and Arkansas streets Tuesday afternoon.
View ArticlePolice Continue Stabbing Inquiry
Detectives have identified a “person of interest” in connection with a stabbing Sunday, but a department spokesman stressed the investigation is continuing.
View ArticleOfficials Set Alcohol Zones
Planning commissioners established Tuesday where liquor stores will be allowed now that voters have approved the sale of alcohol in Benton County.
View ArticleBoard OKs Remodel
Band boosters at Rogers High School will move from a tent to a concession stand once construction approved Tuesday night by the School Board is complete.
View ArticleWalmart Property Rezoned Commercial
The Planning Commission voted to rezone 15 acres south of Washington Junior High School on Tuesday, allowing Walmart to go forward with development plans.
View ArticleAssociation Approves Three-Month Budget
The Property Owners Association passed a budget for the first three months of 2013, the first time an abbreviated budget has been used, at a special meeting Monday.
View ArticleJudge Rules Against Acquittal Hearing
Circuit Judge Jon Comstock has decided not to hold a hearing to decide whether a murder suspect should be acquitted because of mental illness.
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