Fayetteville
RSSEdwards: Shelter Could Be Done By June
FAYETTEVILLE — Washington County Judge Marilyn Edwards said this week the completion of the county’s animal shelter might be pushed back to June.
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Police Say Man Lied To Steal Money
FAYETTEVILLE — A Kentucky Fried Chicken employee is accused of lying about being pepper-sprayed and robbed to hide his theft from his employer.
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City To Fill Volunteer Positions
FAYETTEVILLE — The deadline to apply for 18 vacancies on city volunteer boards and committees is 5 p.m. March 2.
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Jury Mulls Lawsuit
OFFICER ACCUSED OF USING EXCESSIVE FORCE
FAYETTEVILLE — Jurors will decide today if a former Bella Vista police officer used excessive force when he shot and killed a man following a high-speed chase. Continue reading...
Woman In Crash Dies
FAYETTEVILLE — One of the drivers in Tuesday evening’s head-on Interstate 540 collision died in the wreck, state police said in a report issued early Wednesday. Continue reading...
City Edict Darkens Tree
REVISION WOULD ALLOW DECORATIVE LIGHTS
FAYETTEVILLE — City officials want to keep a large elm tree on the downtown square lit year-round with strands of decorative red lights. Continue reading...
Life Styles Announces New Director
FAYETTEVILLE — The assistant director of Life Styles, a nonprofit groupworking with people with disabilities in Benton and Washington counties, has been promoted to executive director. Continue reading...
Council Talks Bike Racks
ORDINANCE WOULD INCREASE REQUIREMENT, ALLOW FLEXIBLE DESIGN
FAYETTEVILLE — New businesses will be required to have more bicycle racks if aldermen approve a change to city code next week.
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Shooting Lawsuit Trial Under Way
FAYETTEVILLE — A Northwest Arkansas jury will decide this week if a former Bella Vista police officer used excessive force when he shot and killed a man during a traffic stop. Continue reading...
New Learning Approach Reviewed
FAYETTEVILLE — Parents and incoming sophomores filled the Fayetteville High School auditorium to capacity Tuesday to learn about a new structure coming to the school, starting next school year. Continue reading...
Police Donate Seized Money
CHECK GOES TO DRUG COURT
FAYETTEVILLE — Drug money seized by law enforcement will soon pay for drug tests and counseling for participants in the Washington-Madison County Drug Court.
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UPDATED: One Killed in Interstate 540 Crash, State Police Report
Southbound Lexus veered across median, struck Pontiac head-on, trooper reports
FAYETTEVILLE — Ambulance crews took two people to Washington Regional Medical Center after a head-on collision in the northbound lane of Interstate 540 near the Wedington Drive exit. Continue reading...
School choice, voucher programs debated at UA law school event
FAYETTEVILLE — Government programs that help students attend private schools on the public’s dime raises questions over the separation of church and state, an expert said Tuesday during a panel discussion at the University of Arkansas. Continue reading...
UA to propose $6 million land bid
FAYETTEVILLE — Officials at the University of Arkansas are seeking approval to spend $6 million to purchase buildings in north Fayetteville that would provide space for employees who either have been displaced by campus construction or whose jobs don’t have to be on campus. Continue reading...
Football fields to cover UA lot
FAYETTEVILLE — For years, parking officials at the University of Arkansas knew Lot 67 was on borrowed time. Continue reading...
