Springdale man has case reset for mental evaluation
FAYETTEVILLE -- Attorneys for a man police say set fire to his home in a case of unrequited love have requested a mental exam for their client, which will delay the case.
View ArticlePolice: 74-year-old beat man with bat, electric prod
FAYETTEVILLE -- A 74-year-old Bentonville man was arrested Wednesday after Fayetteville police said he used a pink baseball bat and a weapon similar to a cattle prod to beat another man, according to a...
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Jacob Franco, 20, of 1393 Janice Lane in Springdale was arrested Wednesday in connection with delivery of a controlled substance. He was at the Washington County Detention Center with no bond Thursday.
View ArticleRogers man sentenced to 20 years in prison for possessing child porn
BENTONVILLE -- A Rogers man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.
View ArticleWashington County Quorum Court supports fewer mentally ill in jail
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Washington County Quorum Court approved a resolution Thursday to support lowering the number of people arrested and held in jail because of mental illnesses.
View ArticleRogers School Board kicks off superintendent search process
ROGERS -- The School Board held a special meeting Thursday to begin the search for a successor to Superintendent Janie Darr.
View ArticleFayetteville School Board approves leases with mental health providers, hears...
FAYETTEVILLE -- Students in the city's public schools have more options for receiving mental health services while remaining on campus.
View ArticleBella Vista property owners plan work at Scotsdale course
BELLA VISTA -- The Property Owners Association's board voted Tuesday to spend more than $400,000 at the Scotsdale Golf Course. Scotsdale is one of six 18-hole golf courses maintained by the association.
View ArticleBenton County officials OK 2016 budget
BENTONVILLE -- Benton County's justices of the peace on Thursday unanimously approved the 2016 budget.
View ArticleGetting it straight Northwest Arkansas
As a matter of policy, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette will publish corrections of errors in fact that have been printed in the newspaper.
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Arrests Elm Springs Sergio Rivera, 27, of 2700 Toni Ave. in Springdale was arrested Friday in connection with failure to pay child support and a misdemeanor offense.
View ArticleSpringdale plans road closing
Part of Johnson Road in Springdale will be closed from 6 a.m. to about 6 p.m. today.
View ArticleBentonville to honor officer, dispatchers Monday
The Bentonville Police Department will honor three of its own next week for their achievements this year.
View ArticlePolice confirm death at Springdale gun range was suicide
A 25-year-old woman killed herself at a gun range Tuesday afternoon, police said.
View ArticleWilliams given trial date in Fayetteville robbery case
A man who police said robbed a credit union at gunpoint, then led police on a car chase, was given a trial date Friday in Washington County Circuit Court.
View ArticleNo charges filed in UA student's rape report
A Washington County prosecutor has declined to file any criminal charges after a University of Arkansas student told police in February she was raped at a campus dorm by another student.
View ArticleRogers museum approves architect for renovation of old Rogers Morning News...
The Rogers Historical Museum Commission will recommend a Kentucky-based architect to design the renovation of the museum's future location.
View ArticleFayetteville, attorney general dispute state discrimination law in lawsuit
An Arkansas law regulating local civil rights laws could get its first round of judicial scrutiny in the ongoing lawsuit against Fayetteville's non-discrimination ordinance.
View ArticleVarious agencies work on new force
The FBI is working to form a Northwest Arkansas gang task force including officers from area police departments, including Springdale and Rogers.
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Arrests Benton County Sheriff's Office Daniel Alejandro Cartagena, 23, of 121 Veterans Parkway in Rogers was arrested Friday in connection with felony possession of a firearm by certain persons,...
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