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Greenwood principal, four other Arkansans killed in Oklahoma crash CAMERON, Okla. — Five people from Fort Smith and Greenwood died at the scene of a two-car accident Friday, including the newly promoted Greenwood High School principal and his son. Aaron M. Gamble, 4... June 18, 2021

LISTEN: What's Up podcast - Interview with Jane Elzey [Don't see the podcast above, click here: nwaonline.com/620elzey/] Jane Elzey enjoys murder — especially when she gets to kill a no-good husband. Meet the Northwest Arkansas author in this What’s U... June 18, 2021

Northwest Arkansas arrest roundup Arkansas State Police • Izaiah Tuck, 20, of 1208 Powers St. in Clarksville was arrested Wednesday in connection with aggravated assault. Tuck was released Thursday from the Washington County De... June 18, 2021

Rural bridge in Benton County to close for work A bridge near Avoca will be closed for several days for work during the next few weeks, according to a Benton County news release. The bridge is located at the intersection of North Old Wire Road and... June 17, 2021

Northwest Arkansas arrest roundup 4th Judicial Drug Task Force • Justin Short, 26, of 612 Summers Road in Springdale was arrested Tuesday in connection with possession of drugs with intent to deliver and possession of drug para... June 17, 2021

Crews find body of woman missing at lake ROGERS -- Emergency responders Tuesday night found the body of a woman who had disappeared in Beaver Lake two days earlier. Lt. Shannon Jenkins, spokeswoman for the Benton County sheriff's office, sa... June 17, 2021

OPINION | NWA EDITORIAL: Thursday's thumbs It's Thursday and another chance to fire off a few up or down thumbs about some of news developments in our neck of the woods and elsewhere: [THUMBS DOWN] The headline in Wednesday's USA Today put it... June 17, 2021

LISTEN: Prep Rally - Alma's 7-on-7 and a busy summer [Don't see the podcast above, click here: nwaonline.com/617preprally/] NWA Democrat-Gazette sports writers Chip Souza, Paul Boyd, Henry Apple and Rick Fires join Leland Barclay from Fort Smith to r... June 16, 2021

OPINION | NWA EDITORIAL: A systemic tragedy Our fellow Americans who served in the nation's military know a little something about oftentimes cumbersome bureaucracies and their attraction to acronyms. In the armed forces, they dealt with both. ... June 16, 2021

Woman’s body found in Beaver Lake ROGERS — Emergency responders on Tuesday night found the body of a woman who had disappeared in Beaver Lake two days earlier. Lt. Shannon Jenkins, spokeswoman for the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, ... June 15, 2021