Washington County bridge inquiry spurs changes; more on the way
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County officials on Tuesday unveiled several changes to improve the Road Department's safety, structure and morale in response to the ongoing bridge controversy, and more...
View ArticleBella Vista association says no to addition staff
When the Property Owners Association boad met on Thursday, they voted against additional staffing for the golf courses in spite of maintenance manager Keith Ihms' warning a hot, dry summer would mean...
View ArticleBentonville wins baseball state title
Bentonville beat Conway 6-5 to win the Class 7A baseball state championship Friday.
View ArticleTwo Guard companies deactivated
A battalion of the Arkansas National Guard’s 142nd Field Artillery Brigade has been reduced by 114 members with the deactivation of two companies as part of a Defense Department restructuring program.
View ArticleFort Smith’s directors ratify food-truck rules
Mobile food vendors will be allowed to operate downtown for the first time in more than 20 years when city directors voted to amend the city’s unified development ordinance.
View ArticleFamily of drowning victim pushes for life jacket use on Beaver Lake
ROGERS -- It was warm the day Stacey Hernandez died on Beaver Lake.
View ArticleBentonville School Board member denies bullying in statement
BENTONVILLE -- School Board member Rebecca Powers issued a statement Friday defending herself against criticism of a comment she posted on Facebook about a student.
View ArticleParents end year in Springdale literacy program
SPRINGDALE -- Evangelina Arauja Martinez, 52, smiled Friday as she walked across the stage in the Performing Arts Center at Springdale High School to receive her certificate of participation from the...
View ArticleMemorial Day event planned for Sulphur Springs cemetery
A Memorial Day event at 4 p.m. Monday will honor veterans buried at a Benton County cemetery that's more than 100 years old.
View ArticleMemorial Day Closings Northwest Arkansas
Memorial Day Closings All public schools and colleges and city, county, state and federal offices will be closed Monday.
View ArticleStreet and lane closings planned in Springdale
SPRINGDALE -- Drivers soon may see some delays because of road work.
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas jail populations climb as state inmate backlog resurges
FAYETTEVILLE -- The number of men and women held in Washington and Benton county jails soared this week, which local and state officials said signals an end to the recent lull in the state's inmate...
View ArticleTemporary closing planned on Bentonville's Northwest 14th Street
Northwest 14th Street will be closed to traffic from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday from North Walton Boulevard to Bella Vista Road.
View ArticleADEQ helps Fayetteville cap old landfill at regional park
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality agreed Thursday to spend up to $3.4 million to finish capping and repairing the closed C&L Landfill this summer in time for the...
View ArticlePublic Meetings
Tuesday 4:30 p.m. Fayetteville City Council -- Room 326, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View ArticleBenton County seeks engineer for War Eagle Bridge
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County is advertising nationally for an engineering firm willing and able to design a program to renovate War Eagle Bridge.
View ArticleSocial worker testifies about Bentonville convicted murderer's childhood...
BENTONVILLE -- A convicted murderer's childhood was filled with reports about him being physically and sexually abused and at times having to beg for food or eat from the garbage.
View ArticleRecords
Arrests Fayetteville Jamie Callahan, 30, of 1506 Kirsten Drive in Springdale was arrested Thursday in connection with possession of a controlled substance and parole violation.
View ArticleMan dead after fire at Little Rock home
LITTLE ROCK -- A man is dead after a Friday morning fire ravaged his single-story home.
View ArticleDuggar's State Police notice went nowhere in '03
SPRINGDALE -- An Arkansas State Police corporal who gave Josh Duggar "a very stern talk" in 2003 about the teen's improper sexual conduct started the clock on the time limit for filing any charges,...
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