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Dangerous heat to continue this weekend, forecasters say Forecasters are saying Northwest Arkansas and River Valley residents should take precautions this weekend amidst excessive heat. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for both regions F... July 30, 2021

Northwest Arkansas arrest roundup Centerton • Casey Perry, 27, of 1631 N. Maxwell Drive in Fayetteville, was arrested Thursday in connection with aggravated assault and sexual assault. Perry was being held Thursday in the Benton Coun... July 30, 2021

Family, friends raise money for 24 Forever scholarship in Pea Ridge PEA RIDGE -- On what would have been his 17th birthday, family and friends held a fundraising drive in honor of Ayden Cotton. Cotton, 15, died Jan. 9, 2020, after collapsing at work at Webb Feed and ... July 30, 2021

Gentry's Paine named to Berea College dean's list BEREA, Ky. -- Ian Paine, of Gentry, was named to the spring 2021 dean's list at Berea College. A student is named to the dean's list when he or she achieves a GPA of 3.4 or higher while passing at le... July 30, 2021

NWA EDITORIAL | Thursday's thumbs: Cave Springs worries about its future 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: A road to somewhere [THUMBS DOWN] Say what you will about... July 29, 2021

Woman dies in Fort Smith crash Tuesday night FORT SMITH -- A woman was pronounced dead Tuesday night at the scene of a vehicle crash near the intersection of U.S. 71 and Zero Street. Aric Mitchell, Police Department spokesman, said a woman driv... July 29, 2021

Rogers plans series of vaccination clinics ROGERS -- Community Clinic is partnering with the city to host a series of six, mobile covid-19 vaccination clinics starting today and continuing through mid-August. No appointments are necessary, an... July 29, 2021

NWA EDITORIAL | The west gets wilder: Hogs will be fine with Texas, OU additions It looks like a couple of new additions are coming to the cool kids' table, otherwise known as the Southeastern Conference. SEC leaders could vote as early as today to invite the universities of Okla... July 29, 2021

Rogers plans series of vaccine clinics ROGERS -- Community Clinic is partnering with the city to host a series of six mobile covid-19 vaccine clinics starting Thursday and continuing through mid-August. No appointments are necessary and t... July 28, 2021

OPINION | NWA EDITORIAL: Measurable progress How one measures up depends a lot on what yardstick one uses. Measuring golf skills, for example, against Nicklaus, Palmer or Woods would quickly lead almost any golfer to take up Pickleball instead.... July 28, 2021