Fayetteville Public Library ‘mostly’ open after rooftop fire, officials say
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Fayetteville Public Library shifted back to normal hours Monday after spending the past week cleaning from an April 14 rooftop fire that re…
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Fayetteville Public Library shifted back to normal hours Monday after spending the past week cleaning from an April 14 rooftop fire that re…
FAYETTEVILLE -- While county and state officials consider the future of the Arkansas Community Corrections facility on College Avenue, a former employee is con…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County officials on Thursday reversed an earlier decision to deny a conditional use permit for the Eaglecrest Recovery facility on l…
SPRINGDALE -- Plans for a new 3-million-gallon water storage tank for southwestern Springdale will move ahead after officials decided Wednesday to accept the l…
SPRINGDALE -- A request for federal funding to improve Apple Blossom Road from Goad Springs Road near I-49 to Arkansas 265 has been approved by both the Spring…
GARFIELD -- The National Weather Service has confirmed storms early Tuesday morning resulted in two tornadoes in the Garfield area.
SPRINGDALE -- Springdale planners Tuesday narrowly approved a proposal to rezone property in a single-family residential neighborhood for a townhouse developme…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County's justices of the peace got their first official look Monday at a proposal to implement a more detailed planning and zoning c…
SPRINGDALE -- The mood at Rex Bailey's barber shop in downtown Springdale was a bit subdued Thursday, the banter a bit less lighthearted than usual.
FAYETTEVILLE -- County planners on Thursday approved four requests from businesses wanting to operate in unincorporated areas of the county that are designated…
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Washington County Crisis Stabilization Unit is expected to close at the end of June, according to a news release from Tad Sours, county com…
SPRINGDALE -- Former Mayor Charles McKinney was recognized Tuesday for his years of service to the City of Springdale when the City Council named the council's…
FAYETTEVILLE -- County Judge Patrick Deakins has a draft ordinance ready that would implement municipal-style planning and zoning for the unincorporated areas …
FAYETTEVILLE -- A majority of Washington County's justices of the peace voted to approve a conditional use permit for the Kindness in Motion veterinary service…
SPRINGDALE -- Springdale's aldermen on Monday recommended reducing the amounts awarded to nonprofit groups through the city's federal Community Development Blo…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Federal officials are still reviewing proposals that could lead to the reopening of the Lake Wedington Recreation Area, and some interested in …
Benton and Washington County election officials on Friday certified the results of the March 5 primary election and began looking ahead to the Nov. 5 general e…
SPRINGDALE -- Part of the 11-acre site of the out-of-service wastewater treatment plant in what was Bethel Heights was transferred to Springdale Water Utilitie…
SPRINGDALE -- City officials are mulling requests for funding from 11 local nonprofit groups that in total exceed the amount of money available.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Turnout in Tuesday's party primary and nonpartisan judicial elections was significantly below past results, election officials said Wednesday, …
FAYETTEVILLE -- Voters in Benton and Washington counties voted yes on several local ballot issues.
SPRINGDALE -- Part of the 11-acre site of the out-of-service wastewater treatment plant in what was Bethel Heights will be transferred to Springdale Water Util…
SPRINGDALE -- Springdale is expecting a jump in its official population in the next few months.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Voter turnout remained slower than expected in the second week of early voting for the March 5 primary election, local election officials said …
The burn ban for Washington County has been lifted according to a social media post from Washington County.
SPRINGDALE -- Doug Sprouse announced Tuesday he will seek a fifth term term as Springdale's mayor.
Record high temperatures and dry conditions have put much of Northwest Arkansas at risk of grassland fires, according to the National Weather Service office in…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Election officials in Northwest Arkansas say the first week of early voting for the March 5 primary election was quiet and uneventful.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County planners on Thursday approved three requests from businesses looking to operate in unincorporated areas of the county.
SPRINGDALE -- City officials on Tuesday recommended approval of a proposal to lease the former Bethel Heights police and fire building for use as an ambulance …
LINCOLN — A Lincoln couple were arrested Friday after an incident in which police say they beat their neighbor’s dog with a machete and stabbed it with a pitch…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County has an ambitious plan to pave 200 miles of county roads in 2024 to address what County Judge Patrick Deakins characterized as…
FAYETTEVILLE -- A 72-year-old Fayetteville woman was arrested and jailed Thursday after animal control officers found 34 cats and a dog they said were being ne…
FAYETTEVILLE -- The arrests and possible deportations of members of the local Marshallese community drew a crowd of 40-50 people to the County Courthouse on Th…
SPRINGDALE -- Springdale residents may get to try out an alternative way to get around town after the City Council unanimously approved an amendment to a city …
Voters will decide next month if they want to fund a $26 million community center for the city of Centerton.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County officials on Tuesday endorsed a pair of bridge replacement projects using state and federal matching grant funds.
SPRINGDALE -- Springdale residents may soon have an alternative way to get around town if the City Council approves a pilot program to allow electric bikes and…
Changes in Arkansas election laws made during the 2023 session of the state Legislature should have little impact on voters, local election officials say.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Ofelia Cypert, who filed to run for the District 1 seat on the Washington County Quorum Court, has dropped out of the race but will remain on t…
Ofelia Cypert, who filed to run for the District 1 seat on the Washington County Quorum Court, has dropped out of the race but will remain on the ballot.
SPRINGDALE -- The Springdale Public Library plans to wait until summer nears its end before beginning a $1.1 million addition, its director said.
MANSFIELD -- Rural water customers should all have their service restored by Thursday morning, Mansfield Mayor William "Buddy" Black said Wednesday afternoon.
SPRINGDALE -- The City Council on Tuesday approved a plan to participate in a safety study of railroad crossings in Springdale and in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County officials on Monday were asked not to accept federal grant money reimbursing the county for costs incurred "due to the incarc…
SPRINGDALE -- Connecting a planned hotel for 203 E. Emma Ave. to the city's sewer system will require a new line crossing Emma, and a number of downtown busine…
BENTONVILLE -- A Thursday night fire significantly damaged a house being remodeled at 204 S.W. F St.
While the recent cold might have been shocking to anyone out in it, the record low temperatures seen over the past few mornings are neither uncommon nor a harb…
The record low temperatures seen over the past couple mornings are neither uncommon nor a harbinger of things to come, according to the National Weather Servic…
SPRINGDALE -- Springdale officials on Tuesday supported a plan to participate in a safety study of railroad crossings in their city and in Fayetteville.