Washington County chooses bridge contractors, approves ambulance plan
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Washington County judge Thursday told the Quorum Court she has chosen the contractors who will patch up subpar county bridge construction and has addressed other problems at the...
View ArticleDevelopment in Pleasant Grove area of Rogers picks up
ROGERS -- Plans for retail growth in the Pleasant Crossing area continue with the Planning Commission's approval Tuesday of an 18,000-square-foot building.
View ArticleRogers talk focuses on historic hotel
ROGERS -- The yellow bricks of the Lane Hotel could be seen through the window as Kay Calvin Sanford talked about growing up in the building during a Rogers History Club event Thursday night.
View ArticleLane closing in Lowell, interstate projects set for Northwest Arkansas
Ongoing construction work will require lane closings on West Monroe Avenue in Lowell, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department officials.
View ArticleSpringdale to base gang prevention group at airport
SPRINGDALE -- The Springdale Airport Commission on Thursday approved leasing city space in an airport hangar officials plan to turn over to a nonprofit group working with at risk youth.
View ArticleFort Smith man accused of molesting 5-year-old
FORT SMITH -- Police arrested a 54-year-old man over accusations he pulled a 5-year-old girl into his apartment Wednesday evening and sexually assaulted her.
View Article'Tinkering' interest grows in anticipation of Amazeum
Interest is building across Northwest Arkansas in "making" and "tinkering," activities that will be promoted by the Scott Family Amazeum opening in Bentonville next month.
View ArticleBentonville School Board member eyes bullying policy tweak
BENTONVILLE -- School Board member Brent Leas said this week he would like to change the School District's bullying policy so it no longer lists various attributes -- such as sexual orientation and...
View ArticleCompton shares family's history in Benton County
BENTONVILLE -- David Compton Sr.'s wife's family wasn't happy when he moved his family to Northwest Arkansas in 1895.
View ArticleNWA Records
Doyle Leroy Robertson, 45, of 9702 Spery Road in Maysville was arrested Thursday in connection with third-degree domestic battering and first-degree terroristic threatening. Robertson was being held...
View ArticleNWA Public Meetings
Monday, 5:30 p.m.: Fayetteville Planning Commission -- Room 219, City Administration Building, 113 W. Mountain St.
View Article9 murder counts, no bail for S.C. church suspect
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The man arrested in the racially motivated shooting at a storied black church was charged Friday with nine counts of murder, and officials said he told law enforcement officers that...
View ArticleFayetteville fire stations added to National Register
Two more Fayetteville properties have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, according to a Friday news release from the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
View ArticleFayetteville's Wilson Park goes to the goats
FAYETTEVILLE -- A herd of goats will start clearing invasive plant species in Wilson Park next week.
View ArticleTwo Fayetteville men plead not guilty to robberies
FAYETTEVILLE -- Two men accused of robbing a sandwich shop and a fuel station in May pleaded not guilty Friday in Washington County Circuit Court.
View ArticleHenry pleads not guilty to pimping 14-year-old
FAYETTEVILLE -- A former Razorbacks basketball player pleaded not guilty Friday in Washington County Circuit Court to charges of human trafficking and fourth-degree sexual assault involving a...
View ArticleWashington County clears wind developer's proposal to join town
FAYETTEVILLE -- A proposed wind farm project west of Springdale cleared its first official hurdle Friday after the Washington County judge filed an order allowing the project site to be annexed into a...
View ArticleMove past bottles, cans recycling board told Friday
SPRINGDALE -- Everyone on the African continent could get a new outfit if every American donated four pieces of clothing, a co-owner of a Springdale company told the state Marketing Board for...
View ArticleBiz+Ed Conference unites businesses and students
BENTONVILLE -- Bentonville High School students will be tasked to solve real issues for area businesses during the inaugural Biz+Ed Conference on Tuesday.
View ArticleSpringdale-based Whitbeck Labs expands, plans new office
SPRINGDALE -- Gordon Whitbeck has cracked a lot of eggs in his day, and most of them he threw away.
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