Local filmmakers court Hollywood connections
Local film industry professionals hope to woo outside filmmakers during a new event at the Bentonville Film Festival meant to display Arkansas' potential as a …
Stories by Andrea Johnson
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A fighting chance
I saw him in my rear-view mirror. It was dark but not late. He approached my parked car wearing a thick coat, hood up. One arm was crossed over his body, obstr…
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Bentonville School Board considers facility use changes, talks safety
School Board members reviewed changes to the facility rental policy Monday that could require outside groups using school facilities to meet certain security r…
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Northwest Arkansas organization adds teen father support groups in Rogers high schools
Teen Madalyn Kelley prepared for motherhood with family guidance and help from a local pregnancy center. Jaylee Kelley, now her husband, hasn't found support s…
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Tyson executive hurt in D.C. baseball shooting back in the game
Matt Mika can retrace his steps on a baseball field and remember the moment a bullet pierced his body last June.
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Lowell man, World War II veteran dies at 100
One of Mayor Eldon Long's last memories of Elza Tucker, a respected community leader and World War II veteran, involved an enthusiastic handshake and greeting …
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Hospice said to be underutilized
Laney Morriss knew at about age 44 where she wanted to die, her sister said.
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Nonprofit opens survey, plans artistic space developments
Local artists can participate in a survey that asks what type of affordable living, working or display spaces they want to see in Northwest Arkansas.
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Out-of-sight visits are Arkansas art museum's goal
Being blind hasn't stopped Rita Reese-Whiting from seeing paintings and sculptures at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, she said.
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Horse association launches athletic careers
When working with a horse as a teammate, communication during a competition requires more than words, said Addison Guess, a 13-year-old rider from Bentonville.
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Committee begins planning for College Avenue transformation
FAYETTEVILLE -- City officials, residents and design firm consultants met Thursday to begin a year-long planning process to transform College Avenue into the c…
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Police arrest two Fayetteville women in connection with robbery
Police arrested two women Monday after a man told police he was robbed while selling them a phone he advertised on Craigslist, according to preliminary arrest …
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Raising age lets Arkansas center help more teen moms
Sade Danie imagined being a married woman living in a stable home environment when she became a mother.
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Compassion House changes age policy, opens Elm Springs home to pregnant women
Sade Danie imagined being a married woman living in a stable home environment when she became a mother.
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University's international students experience July 4th holiday
The inclusive nature of a small neighborhood parade altered Fulbright scholar Sima Niro's perspective of Fourth of July festivities and American culture, she s…
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Competitive shooters tested for safety knowledge, marksmanship in Northwest Arkansas
Some people view guns as instruments designed to kill, but Chad Livingston, a parent and shooting coach from Tifton, Ga., considers guns as sporting equipment …
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Competitive shooters tested for gun safety knowledge, marksmanship in Rogers
Some people view guns as instruments designed to kill, but Chad Livingston, a parent and shooting coach from Tifton, Ga., considers guns as sporting equipment…
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Fayetteville police investigating trail death as suicide
FAYETTEVILLE -- Police found a body Monday morning near the Lake Fayetteville Nature Trail, Cpl. Dallas Brashears, police spokesman, said.
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City officials designate days, hours for residential fireworks
Mitchell Wilbern thinks the best fireworks are "the big and loud kind" that pop incessantly. Some of his neighbors disagree.
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Theater groups feature Hispanics
Rogers resident Damian Dena studied to become an actor in Texas and played roles traditionally filled by white people — Dracula, for example — despite his brow…
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Latino-based theater organizations pursue growth, grant funding
Rogers resident Damian Dena studied to become an actor in Texas and played roles traditionally filled by white people -- Dracula, for example -- despite his br…
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Springdale Airport Commission to accept $2.2 million for runway construction
The Springdale Municipal Airport runway is set to get nearly $2.2 million from the federal government next year for improvement, the Airport Commission heard T…
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Moyers named Washington County's top farm family
Dyanna Moyer considers her family farm's most significant accomplishment to be supporting two daughters who became first-generation college graduates with agri…
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Springdale food pantry opens, expected to serve 300 monthly
The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank staff opened a mobile pantry at the Springdale Senior Center on Friday and expects to serve more residents at the new location…
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'I do' eco-friendly
If provided the local resources, Fayetteville resident Stephanie Hackmann would have worn a dress fashioned out of recycled paper to her wedding. Instead she w…
