College, institute find common ground in Northwest Arkansas
BENTONVILLE -- Officials of two Northwest Arkansas educational institutions came together Wednesday to reaffirm a relationship they say provides more opportunities for students.
View ArticleCode-writing skills needed governor tells Northwest Arkansas students
ROGERS -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson's interest in computer programming soared after the president of the United States asked him a question he had trouble answering, Hutchinson told students at Rogers High...
View ArticleThree plead not guilty in fatal Springdale shooting
FAYETTEVILLE -- Three men charged in a fatal Springdale shooting last month were arraigned Wednesday and given trial dates in Washington County Circuit Court.
View ArticleSiloam Springs man arrested in connection with rape
A Siloam Springs man was arrested Tuesday in connection with raping a woman.
View ArticleBentonville Community Center's soft opening Friday
Premier members of the Community Center will have access to the building starting 5 a.m. Friday, said David Wright, Parks and Recreation director.
View ArticleBentonville festival panel addresses gender equality
BENTONVILLE -- Both men and women must work to create diversity in corporate America to avoid conflict between the genders, Dean General, executive at Kraft Foods Global, said Wednesday morning.
View ArticleIn slaying trial, professor raps officer
FORT SMITH -- A criminal justice professor testified in an excessive-force trial in federal court Thursday that a Fort Smith police officer had several options besides fatally shooting an armed man in...
View ArticleState approves permit for crematorium near Russellville
LITTLE ROCK -- The state's environmental agency has approved a permit for a business owner who wants to build a crematorium near an elementary school outside Russellville.
View ArticleBenton County officials eye court building costs
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County officials have several funding options once they decide how to proceed with a new courts building.
View ArticleAfter failing to alter Iran bill, Cotton casts sole no
WASHINGTON -- After a failed attempt to force a vote on amendments he supported, U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton was the lone no vote Thursday on legislation giving Congress a say in negotiations over the future...
View ArticleWomen accused of defrauing prospective adoptive parents
ROGERS -- Police arrested Rehab Jokna, 40, of Springdale on Tuesday in connection with defrauding a prospective adoptive parent.
View ArticleTeen in sex case jailed for five days
LITTLE ROCK -- A 15-year-old girl sexually exploited by a human-trafficking ring spent five days locked up in a juvenile-detention center because Arkansas State Police investigators pressed...
View ArticleCrashed plane's fit-to-fly permit forged, U.S. says
A private airplane that crashed on takeoff July 2, 2014, at the Boone County Regional Airport had a forged certificate of airworthiness, an investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board...
View ArticleFayetteville house fire leads to man's arrest
FAYETTEVILLE -- Police arrested a man on charges of arson and six counts of attempted capital murder Thursday after investigators say he deliberately set fires in the doorways of his home while three...
View ArticleBentonville graduate, 19, finishes high school in two years
BENTONVILLE -- Taylor June had zero class credits to her name and no formal education to speak of less than two years ago.
View ArticleSwimming lesson registration begins in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE -- Registration for Red Cross certified swimming lessons at the Wilson Park Pool began this week.
View ArticleDe Niro honors father at Bentonville festival
BENTONVILLE -- Robert De Niro's film about his father's art wasn't going to be for the public when the project first started.
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