Northwest Arkansas News
A group of performers got together a few months ago to talk about how they might bolster the offerings of Northwest Arkansas’ already robust theater scene. The…
by NWA Democrat-Gazette June 2, 2023ROGERS -- A crowd of about 30 attended a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the re-opening of the Boys & Girls Club of Benton County's Rogers Unit on Friday morning.
by Al Gaspeny June 2, 2023FAYETTEVILLE — Thousands of Walmart employees returned Friday morning to Bud Walton Arena for the retailer’s annual Associate Celebration. It was the second ye…
by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette June 2, 2023FAYETTEVILLE -- A Prairie Grove man was convicted of three counts of rape by a Washington County Circuit Court jury Thursday, according to prosecutors.
by Ron Wood June 2, 2023ELM SPRINGS -- Walmart Inc. employees call the Elm Springs Supercenter the "store of the future" because it's used to test new ideas in a real-life shopping en…
by Serenah McKay June 2, 2023VAN BUREN -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation is objecting to the baptism of 38 detainees in the Crawford County Jail and the Sheriff's Office promoting th…
by Tracy Neal June 2, 2023FAYETTEVILLE -- Samuel Sean Appling pleaded guilty Thursday to killing a rural Washington County man in an agreement allowing Appling to avoid a possible death…
by Ron Wood June 2, 2023FARMINGTON -- A proposed regional effort to train both adults and high school students how to program, operate and fix advanced industrial robots met with inte…
by Doug Thompson June 2, 2023SPRINGDALE -- Police on Sunday arrested a man in connection with holding a woman hostage and brutally torturing and raping her over 13 hours.
by Laurinda Joenks June 2, 2023Arrests
by Tracy Neal June 2, 2023HEBER SPRINGS -- The Arkansas State Police on Wednesday arrested a Heber Springs man accused of having child pornography, according to a Thursday news release.
by Grant Lancaster June 2, 2023JONESBORO -- The Master of Science in Engineering program offered by Arkansas State University will split into three separate degree programs starting this fal…
by Ryan Anderson June 2, 2023Actor and comedian duo Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer visited Springdale for a community barbecue that is part of filming for their new show Kings…
by Spencer Tirey June 1, 2023VAN BUREN -- The jury trial for a man who was recorded being held down and beaten by law enforcement officers has been pushed back to Sept. 28.
by Thomas Saccente June 1, 2023A doctor from Missouri who'd been missing for over a week was found dead Tuesday in Beaver Lake, according to a news release Wednesday from the Benton County S…
by NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE AND WIRE SERVICES June 1, 2023