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Fayetteville volunteers honor the fallen Volunteers honored the fallen Saturday in preparation for Memorial Day by placing flags at the 8,947 headstones at Fayetteville National Cemetery. by Mary Jordan 1 day ago

Work begins on new I-49 interchange in Rogers, Bentonville Drivers will have to put up with a year of construction and then master a different kind of interchange at Interstate 49 and U.S. 71B between Rogers and Bentonville. by Ron Wood 1 day ago

Dowsers join this week in hunt for lost burial plots There are about 200 unmarked graves in Evergreen Cemetery. by Bill Bowden 1 day ago

Filing fee fight taken up by Democrats Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders paid a lower filing fee to get on the 2016 Democratic primary ballot in Arkansas than any Democrat running for the state House that year. by Doug Thompson 1 day ago

Floodwaters reach homes in Fort Smith; 100-200 people flee as Arkansas River rises Water had already begun reaching some houses in Fort Smith on Saturday, days before the Arkansas River is expected to crest and topple long-standing flooding records. by Clara Turnage 23 hrs. ago

Arkansas selected to host 3rd consecutive NCAA regional Arkansas will host an NCAA baseball regional for a program-record third consecutive season. by Matt Jones 8 hrs. ago

Mayor says 2 dead after tornado roars through Oklahoma town EL RENO, Okla. -- A likely tornado killed at least two people as it destroyed a motel, roared through a nearby mobile home park and caused significant damage in the Oklahoma City area, officials said Sunday. by TIM TALLEY and SUE OGROCKI Associated Press 18 hrs. ago

NWA Property Transactions List of property transactions from Benton and Washington Counties. 23 hrs. ago

Springdale hospital to add beds for psychiatric patients Northwest Health is adding patient beds to its behavioral health unit for the second year in a row because of a need for more mental health care, officials said. by Alex Golden 1 day ago

Police investigate shots fired in Springdale Springdale Police Department officers responded to a report of shots being fired about 6:30 p.m. Friday in the area of Thomas Boulevard and Jill Circle. by Staff Report 1 day ago

Several road resurfacing projects set to begin The Arkansas Department of Transportation approved several overlay projects in Northwest Arkansas that should start in the next few weeks. by Staff Report 1 day ago

Divorces The following divorces granted were recorded in the circuit clerks' offices May 16-22. by -- Special to NWA Democrat-Gazette 1 day ago

Records List of felony arrests in Benton and Washington Counties. by Staff Report 1 day ago

Three schools win STEM competition Three Arkansas middle schools are among nine schools in four states named Chain Reaction Challenge winners in a contest organized by the Garver engineering company to mark the firm's 100th anniversary. by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 1 day ago

Bridge, roadway repairs to close I-540, I-40 lanes Work on bridges and roadway surfaces on both Interstate 40 and Interstate 540 in Van Buren and Fort Smith will require overnight lane closings, some of which will extend through the middle of next year, the Arkansas Department of Transportation said. by ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE 1 day ago

More Fort Smith roads closed from flooding The Fort Smith Police department requests travelers avoid flooding areas of Fort Smith. 1 day ago

Fort Smith officials ask community to steer clear of flood barrier assembly FORT SMITH -- Fort Smith Police Department officials ask motorists and pedestrians to stay away from a dangerous stretch of Riverfront Drive as crews work to hold back flooding. by Staff Report 1 day ago

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HIGH PROFILE: Advertising executive Capos Culpepper is a tireless volunteer for the MacArthur Museum — and for military veterans such as his late father Only days after Chip Culpepper joined the commission overseeing the embryonic MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in 1999, its landmark building had the roof torn off by a tornado. by Jack Schnedler

Cooking for College key to helping school's grads Ask Texarkana native Edward Manley about his alma mater and he'll say, "I'm a freshman of '69, Booker T. Washington, a senior of '73, Arkansas High." by Jennifer Nixon

Making big plans Arkansas Art Center patrons were invited to a presentation about the future of the current building on May 15. by Cary Jenkins

She knew the words to the love song he played Spencer Sutterfield's friends didn't know the song he was strumming on his guitar after high school play rehearsal in 1998, but the beautiful girl who strolled into the auditorium as he played did. by Kimberly Dishongh

Eyeglass frame-jewelry clash does not make a spectacle Q Can gold-framed glasses be worn with silver jewelry or silver belt buckles? How much of a problem is nonmatching? by LOIS FENTON

Heartfelt The 2019 version of Go Red for Women was a little bit different from past years. by Rachel O'Neal

Helping little ones show their style down the church aisle Months before their wedding at the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia, Rachel Silver and Garrett Barten of Miami Beach had planned out exactly how their ring bearer would be styled. by HILARY SHEINBAUM The New York Times

Game winners lauded by Walmart president Walmart President and Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon was the keynote speaker May 13 at a lunch for winners of the Stock Market Game at the Statehouse Convention Center. by Cary Jenkins

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