Team investigates house fire that killed Hardy woman
A fire investigation team will attempt today to determine the cause of a house fire that killed a Hardy woman, Hardy Police Chief Ernie Rose said.
View ArticleWoman Dies in Traffic Accident
A Springdale woman died Monday in a minor traffic accident.
View ArticleDistrict Opening New Facility
Jo Vanderspikken smiled as she gazed upon her new office Monday. She hadn’t quite finished unpacking, but she clearly was enjoying the place already.
View ArticleMan Identified in Fatal Accident
Zachary Tyler Hagan, 20, of Fayetteville was killed in a single-car wreck late Saturday night.
View ArticleCouncil Considers Capital Improvement Program Fund Purchases
The Springdale City Council looked at protecting its Capital Improvement Program fund Monday by limiting what it purchases.
View ArticleTontitown Council Meeting Ends Abruptly
Four Tontitown aldermen haven’t been properly sworn into office, two other council members said Monday night.
View ArticlePlans Approved for Apartments Between University, High School
Construction of a five-story, 175-unit apartment complex between Fayetteville High School and the University of Arkansas could begin this spring, a developer said.
View ArticleArts Center Pitches Plan
Peter Lane, Walton Arts Center chief executive officer, made his pitch Monday for why Advertising and Promotion commissioners should commit $8.5 million in taxpayer money for planned arts center...
View ArticleMan Charged With Rape
A Rogers man was arrested last week in connection with the rape of two 12-year-old girls.
View ArticleBoard Grants Charter
The principal of New Tech High School in Rogers will start handing out applications to attend the school today. Parent meetings for the new school begin tonight.
View ArticleBoard Wants Second High School
The Bentonville School Board voted to put a second high school millage increase proposal before voters during its special meeting on Monday. The board voted 6-1 in favor of the action. Willie Cowgur,...
View ArticleNWACC Student Numbers Increasing
Student population is up at Northwest Arkansas Community College over the same time last year, a college administrator told the Board of Trustees on Monday.
View ArticleSiloam Springs Sets Election
A special primary election to fill a vacancy on the Siloam Springs Board of Directors is expected to draw several candidates, prompting the Benton County Election Commission to order as many as 300...
View ArticleJournalism Project Seeks Applicants
The 12th annual Lemke Journalism Project, a series of workshops for high school students from Northwest Arkansas who are interested in writing about multicultural issues, will begin Feb. 2.
View ArticlePolice Interview Homicide Witness
A woman injured during last week’s double homicide corroborated details of the shooting, according to Greenland Police Chief Gary Ricker.
View ArticleMan Faces Sexual Assault Charges
Police arrested a 26-year-old man Monday after a 14-year-old girl said she had sex with him, according to an arrest report.
View ArticleLPGA event set for June 21-23
Ladies Professional Golf Associations golfers will head to Rogers in late June during perhaps the most critical stretch in the season.
View ArticleFirst NWA flu death confirmed
Washington County Coroner Roger Morris confirmed the first death in Northwest Arkansas in connection with the flu.
View ArticleAG opinion: Unclear if WAC board subject to FOIA
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s office gave no final answer in an opinion on whether the Walton Arts Center's governing body is subject to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act."I am...
View ArticleWife-killer’s sentence: 32 years
A Boone County man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday in connection with the 2010 death of his wife, whose body was buried in a barn behind their house about six miles east of Harrison.
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