State Football Champion Bulldogs to be Honored
The 7A state football champions, the Fayetteville High School Bulldogs, will be honored today at a community appreciation and celebration hosted by the school’s football booster club, according to a...
View ArticleLowell Budget Includes Fire Station
The 2013 Lowell budget, recently approved by aldermen, reflects almost $1 million increases in anticipated revenue and expenses.
View ArticleRogers Man Sentenced To 25 Years For Child Porn
A Rogers man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to possessing child pornography.
View ArticlePlanning Review Scheduled
Benton County’s justices of the peace will do a chapter-by-chapter review of the county’s proposed new planning regulations, with the first session set for Jan. 15.
View ArticleMan Gets 12-Year Prison Term
A Rogers man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges in connection with the accidental shooting of an 8-year-old girl and hitting a man with a car.
View ArticleStudy Suggests Water Hike
An engineering firm hired by Bentonville to study its water and sewer rates recommends the city increase its sewer rates by 25 percent over the next two years.
View ArticleDrugmaker contests lawyer fees
Attorneys for drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, fined $1.2 billion for Medicaid fraud in April in Pulaski County Circuit Court, returned Tuesday to fend off demands that the company now be forced to...
View ArticleNW Arkansas today QUOTE OF THE DAY
“We are trying to extend higher education to all.What are the education options for students who are not able to renew their Challenge scholarships because of low scores? Are they able to stay in...
View ArticleInfant girl hurt, man faces charge
Thomas Edward Smith is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 4 in Logan County Circuit Court on charges of battery in the first degree related to injuries sustained by his stepdaughter, 21-monthold Brookelynn...
View ArticleA&P Commission Select Audit Firm
Advertising and Promotion Commission representatives and the city’s accounting manager for investments and cash on Tuesday selected a Rogers company to audit the commission’s finances in 2013.
View ArticleTontitown Stakes Claim to Land
Tontitown voters decided Tuesday to annex 88 acres on the city’s northern border, an area that also has been claimed recently by Elm Springs.
View ArticleSchool Facilities Get New Names
The newly renovated facility for the school district’s Alternative Learning Environment program now has a name.
View ArticleCouncil Approves 2013 Budget
The City Council approved on Tuesday a 2013 budget with a substantial pay raise for city employees.
View ArticleTontitown Police Chief Named
An experienced police officer was named police chief for Tontitown.
View ArticleRaises on Tap for Aldermen
One of the final decisions the current City Council could make is whether to increase the amount aldermen are paid for their civic service.
View ArticleSpringdale Moving Forward After "Race"
The Springdale School District did not win this year’s Race to the Top district competition.
View ArticleDeputies: Woman Hit Girl for Wearing Wrong Outfit
A Springdale woman faces criminal charges after deputies said she slapped and scratched her 8-year-old stepdaughter for refusing to wear a blue shirt.
View ArticleSuspect Sought in Clinic Break-Ins
Police are looking for a suspect in the burglaries of three veterinary clinics in the city.
View ArticleTwo More Arrested in Robbery Cases
Police arrested two additional suspects in connection with an online advertising scam that led to robberies.
View ArticleAndrade Likely to Die in Prison for Shootout
Sergio Hidalgo Andrade Martinez, 52, who was found guilty last week of eight counts of attempted capital murder, including wounding a Fayetteville police officer, was sentenced Tuesday to 147 years in...
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