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Online education needs three primary pieces of technology to work: the device at home, its connection to the internet and the computer program that delivers le…
Online education needs three primary pieces of technology to work: the device at home, its connection to the internet and the computer program that delivers le…
A camp of about 100 homeless people, likely the largest in the region, is gone. The people are still around, and the work to house them and more than 1,000 oth…
Three centers and a health system in Northwest Arkansas have partnered to provide better care for victims of sexual assault.
The School District has more students enrolled than ever, but some of its schools have seen student numbers fall from last year, district officials said at Tue…
Two longstanding family establishments might outlast the public corruption scandal that brought convictions of their current or former leaders.
The city's three candidates to represent Ward 2 on the City Council told a small crowd Wednesday they'd take dramatically different tacks on the job.
A little piece of Northwest Arkansas' region-wide push to end homelessness is in Tiffany Myers' south Fayetteville apartment.
A pair of refugee siblings in Northwest Arkansas have begun post-secondary education, a first among the more than 100 refugees who have come to the area in the…
The School District doubled the land it owns around Sonora Middle and Elementary schools for future needs on the east side of town.
A Marshall Islander community organization has started a program to help kids who are put up for adoption stay with extended family members nearby rather than …
A Marshall Islander community organization has started a program to help kids who are put up for adoption stay with extended family members nearby rather than …
Washington Regional Medical Center is the second hospital in the area to drop inpatient pediatric services since the arrival of Arkansas Children's Northwest h…
Service organizations responding to the homeless camp eviction in the south part of town are welcoming donations and volunteers.
The Walmart and Walton Family foundations are kicking in millions of dollars for the push to make Northwest Arkansas a welcoming place for people of all backgr…
Service organizations responding to the homeless camp eviction in the south part of town are welcoming donations and volunteers.
The Walmart and Walton Family foundations are kicking in millions of dollars for the push to make Northwest Arkansas a welcoming place for people of all backgr…
The low-cost Community Clinic is expanding its Fayetteville location and has added a behavioral health care provider to meet growing patient needs, its CEO sa…
Service providers and volunteers have mustered to help scores of campers on undeveloped land in south Fayetteville get housed in the next few weeks.
Mercy Northwest Arkansas will begin accepting Medicare coverage for a diabetes prevention program, the system announced earlier this month.
Conversations and forums about the value of diversity in Northwest Arkansas haven't led to many concrete actions in recent years, speakers at the Northwest Ark…
Northwest Arkansas's transit system is going in a new, perhaps more successful direction thanks to the advice of experts and transit leaders from around the co…
A three-year, $651,000 grant to the Schmieding Developmental Center for children with disabilities and other complex health needs will help recruit providers a…
A Republican co-chairman of the Wisconsin Legislature's budget committee said Monday that there are not enough votes in the Senate to pass a $109 million tax-b…
Washington Regional Medical Center has opened an intensive care unit for patients recovering from surgery for strokes and other neurological problems.
Mercy Northwest Arkansas' clinic operations have a new chief operating officer.
More than 200 Marshallese children have received education savings accounts through a program that began last fall.
About 2,200 children each month have received care at Arkansas Children's Northwest since it fully opened early this year, the hospital's chief executive offic…
Helping Northwest Arkansas’ newcomers participate and thrive no matter their backgrounds will bring a richer culture and stronger economy to the region, severa…
The design of the Fayetteville Public Library's expansion is nearly complete and should be going before city officials for approval before the year's out, arch…
United Way of Northwest Arkansas is accepting applications for its new nonprofit training program, part of a retooling the organization has undergone as it dea…
The School Board's newest member is Debbie Creek, a controller for Harps Foods and Springdale Chamber of Commerce board member, following a board vote Thursday.
More Arkansans than ever are generating their own electricity, though the financial benefit of doing so could soon change.
A component of the marijuana plant is taking off in popularity around Northwest Arkansas, sellers say, though two doctors warned the substance isn't a cure-all.
A component of the marijuana plant is taking off in popularity around Northwest Arkansas, sellers say, though two doctors warned the substance isn't the cure-a…
A University of Arkansas program that provides entry-level and advanced training for information technology jobs will continue its work and add courses with a …
The Northwest Arkansas Council unveiled more than 50 recommendations Tuesday meant to guide the region's development in the next three years in ways to improve…
Northwest Arkansas has a full-time director to oversee the push to decrease homelessness throughout the region, which officials said will mean more people in n…
School Board secretary-treasurer Kathy McFetridge resigned Tuesday to take an "unspecified opportunity" outside the district.
SPRINGDALE -- School Board secretary-treasurer Kathy McFetridge resigned her position today to take an unspecified opportunity outside of the district.
Recent recognition for work with Northwest Arkansas' Marshall Islander community is fueling research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwe…
Recent recognition for work with Northwest Arkansas' Marshall Islander community is fueling research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northw…
The search for a place to put the city's new animal shelter continues after City Council members declined to pick a favored location Tuesday.
Hundreds of Northwest Arkansas residents said they want the region to have more housing that’s affordable and accessible to all and located near work, services…
Arkansas and federal officials have called on a Texas court to overturn the law saying health insurance companies must offer coverage to all customers regardle…
The downtown area around Emma Avenue could be the heart of the city again with more public and private investment, several business leaders said Thursday.
A project linked to the Walton family will bring retail, restaurant and office space to downtown Emma Avenue, the developer announced Tuesday.
SPRINGDALE -- A project linked to the Waltons will bring retail, restaurant and office space to downtown Emma Avenue, the developer announced Tuesday.
Hundreds of Northwest Arkansas residents said they want the region to have more housing that's affordable and accessible to all and sits near work, services an…
A regional land conservation group wants to triple the area under its protection in the next three years to better protect water quality, tourism and the healt…
School District employees will get a slight bump in pay after a School Board vote Tuesday.