Fayetteville: Uber services against law
City officials aren't rolling out the welcome mat for Uber, a ride-sharing company that uses smartphones to connect drivers with people seeking rides as an alt…
City officials aren't rolling out the welcome mat for Uber, a ride-sharing company that uses smartphones to connect drivers with people seeking rides as an alt…
University of Arkansas athletic officials said academic performance for athletes continued to improve last year with an emphasis on graduation.
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting reported on Braxton Drive on Friday night.
Follow this post for updates from the opening of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on Friday, Nov. 11.
Leaders of Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation announced on Tuesday a shorter name and expanded mission for the charitable organization.
"We’re just looking for the right eyewitness. Somebody knows what happened.” Capt. Hayes Minor Rogers Police Department
Enrollment for Rogers schools grew by the second-smallest amount in the past decade, but administrators said the additional students still required class secti…
The new Common Core education standards take students way beyond Dick and Jane, the children who lived on Pleasant Street with their baby sister, Sally, and th…
Kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers have spent the first weeks of the school year grappling with what some called the largest shift in curriculum an…
Williams Marks 98th Birthday
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will be in charge of a $14.7 million federal grant aimed at improving career education throughout the state, college and s…
School administrators said a new grant will help them attract and retain minority teachers using recruiting trips and bonuses. The $189,950 grant came from the…
Fire Chief Tom Jenkins is experimenting with reducing the number of active ambulances, a move he said could improve service and save money.
Bellview Elementary School joined the ranks of National Blue Ribbon Schools on Thursday, becoming Rogers’ first school to earn the distinction.
Parents in the Rogers School District can now keep track of their children’s cafeteria accounts, put money in those accounts and even keep track of what their …
There are two races for a spot on the Rogers School Board in a Sept. 20 election, with early voting starting Tuesday. The two candidates for the At-Large Posit…
The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank got a fatter wallet and a fuller refrigerator Tuesday.
The Walmart NW Arkansas Championship golf tournament will bring 144 players, thousands of visitors and an indeterminate amount of money to Northwest Arkansas, …
New tennis courts at Heritage High School were almost finished Friday, months behind schedule, but just in time for the girls team’s first home match today.
Three candidates for an opening on the Rogers School Board discussed their qualifications and views at a forum Friday.
A new database will help teachers by putting many pieces of student information, including test scores and demographics, in one place, teachers and administrat…
Businesses from around the country may soon be coming to Rogers to learn how to cut back on waste or even turn their trash into money.
Rogers and Bentonville school districts will have less tax revenue next year after the appraised value of property in the districts dropped this year, school o…
Students at six Rogers schools had new principals when they returned to class Monday.
Bentonville School District officials scrambled last week to find rooms for teachers, students and programs as enrollment increases and space becomes limited.
Some students will have more to worry about than having the coolest backpack when they return to school Monday — they’ll have to worry about having a backpack …
A Rogers High School football fundraiser meant to raise money to pay for a lineman sled, summer camps and uniforms also raised questions about proposed purchas…
A Rogers police officer was justified in the fatal shooting of a woman after she charged him and another officer with a knife, according to a report from Van S…
The Arkansas National Guard 142nd Fires Brigade’s 1st Battalion Battery C will be retired this year after more than five decades of service including deployme…
An incumbent will compete with a write-in candidate for a spot on the Rogers School Board in a Sept. 20 election.
PLEASURE HEIGHTS — Authorities said they are scratching their collective heads to come up with a way for lake-goers to enjoy rural areas of Beaver Lake without…
Students return to class Monday at Eastside Elementary School, which this year is the only school in the district on what is called a continuous-learning calen…
A lawyer, a banker and a community college administrator will vie for a spot on the Rogers School Board in a Sept. 20 election.
Students’ scores in Northwest Arkansas four largest school districts showed a few common themes in this year’s Benchmark exams.
Three Rogers School Board positions will be open in a Sept. 20 election.
Northwest Arkansas adults shouldn’t have a hard time finding educational pursuits to fit their interests.
Students and teachers in the Rogers School District will have access to faster, cheaper classroom Internet connections this year, school officials said.
A new sponsorship program for Rogers High School football drew complaints from the owner of a local radio station that broadcasts the games.
President Barack Obama has ordered the withdrawal of 10,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year and another 23,000 by September 2012.
Teenagers may have a hard time following their parents’ admonitions to get a job this summer.
Officers patrolling Beaver Lake will make contact with up to 3,000 people over the Fourth of July weekend, said Capt. Brian McKinzie of the Arkansas Game & Fis…
Elementary administrators and teachers said they hope students will find time to include reading along with their summer vacations, swimming and general lack o…
Rogers students will have to pull up their pants before they go back to school next year, but they can keep their cheerleading uniforms and swimsuits.
Frankie Jackson was going through her classroom library at the end of the school year when she started thinking about Joplin, Mo., teachers who lost everything…
Rogers and Bentonville school policies don’t specifically prohibit cyberbullying that happens away from campus, despite a four-year-old state law saying school…
Bidders snatched up land across Benton and Washington counties Wednesday and Thursday in auctions by the commissioner of state lands.
Amy Hardin’s third-grade classroom at Central Park Elementary School smelled of suntan lotion on Tuesday as students wrapped themselves in towels while watchin…
A week into June, Rogers students were hot, restless and eager to start their summer vacations, students and teachers said.
State preservationists are trying to raise money and support to preserve the site of a Civil War battle that took place near the Battle of Pea Ridge.
Kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers got a sneak preview this month of a curriculum to be introduced next year to meet new state standards. “I think …