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LISTEN: What's Up podcast - Musician Alisha Pattillo [DON'T SEE THE PODCAST ABOVE? CLICK HERE: nwaonline.com/814pattillo/]Northwest Arkansas’ vast array of musicians never fails to impress. When we heard of Alisha Pattillo, who recently jammed... August 10, 2022

Innocent, says man accused in stabbing of his ex-probation officer in Fayetteville FAYETTEVILLE -- A man accused of stabbing his former probation officer pleaded innocent Monday to attempted capital murder and third-degree battery.Zachry Thomas Seward, 31, who police listed as being... August 10, 2022

Two law enforcement officers injured and Bentonville man shot Two law enforcement officers were injured Saturday in an incident where a Bentonville man was shot, according to a press release from the Arkansas State Police.A Cleburne County sheriff's deputy a... August 7, 2022

NWA EDITORIAL | Benton County is shopping again for someone to provide ambulance service on its western side From a standpoint of public policy, it's hard to imagine anything more fundamental to a community's health care than a responsive and medically capable ambulance service.No matter where people... August 7, 2022

Candidate filings in Northwest Arkansas, River Valley counties The following candidates filed for offices in cities with mayor-council forms of government in Benton, Crawford, Sebastian and Washington counties.The filing period is the same for several education-r... August 6, 2022

Northwest Arkansas arrest roundup ArrestsBenton County Sheriff's Office• Myron Doffin, 56, of 1606 Daline St. in Springdale, was arrested Friday in connection with two counts of aggravated assault. Doffin was being held Frida... August 6, 2022

NWA EDITORIAL | Human trafficking is serious business; a judge’s big punitive award reflects the heavy impact of it on victims Perhaps the most welcome news in U.S. courts this week came out of Texas, but a Northwest Arkansas judge also recently provided a pretty good example of using punitive damages to draw attention to egr... August 6, 2022

LISTEN: Know the News - Northwest Arkansas renter's dilemma [DON'T SEE THE PODCAST ABOVE? CLICK HERE: nwaonline.com/85knowthenews/]There’s no room at the apartment complex these days in Northwest Arkansas. With rental occupancy rates hovering around ... August 5, 2022

Springdale teacher named semifinalist for Arkansas Teacher of the Year LITTLE ROCK -- Springdale teacher Stephanie Long was named Thursday as one of four semifinalists for 2023 Arkansas Teacher of the Year.Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Johnny Key, Arkansas Department of Educat... August 5, 2022

Candidate filings in Benton, Crawford, Sebastian and Washington counties The following candidates filed Wednesday or Thursday for offices in cities with mayor-council forms of government in Benton, Crawford, Sebastian and Washington counties.The filing period is the same f... August 5, 2022