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Westbrook accused of beating and robbing another man at Fayetteville hotel
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Fayetteville man is facing a bevy of charges after police say he beat and robbed a man at a hotel earlier this week.
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Fayetteville man accused of beating and robbing another man at hotel
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Fayetteville man is facing a bevy of charges after police say he beat and robbed a man at a hotel earlier this week.
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Deadly duo sentenced to long prison terms for murder of Fayetteville man
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Washington County Circuit Court jury took about 30 minutes Wednesday to find a Pine Bluff man guilty of a lesser charge of first-degree murde…
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Farmington man arraigned in fatal wrong-way crash
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Farmington man pleaded not guilty in Washington County Circuit Court on Wednesday to one count of negligent homicide and three counts of seco…
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Stuttgart woman testifies in Pine Bluff man’s murder trial in Fayetteville and is then sentenced to 40 years herself
FAYETTEVILLE -- A woman testified in a murder trial Wednesday morning, and immediately afterward, she was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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Accused of Fayetteville murder, Pine Bluff man’s lawyer says he doesn’t deny fatal shooting
FAYETTEVILLE — Lawyers for a man on trial for murder say he shot the victim at the behest of a woman he considered to be a sister after the woman said she had …
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Zuniga gets prison for 2022 fatal crash in Springdale
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Springdale man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Friday in Washington County Circuit Court and was sentenced to prison.
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Settlement in ivermectin lawsuit involving Washington County jail not stopping new claims by 4 others
FAYETTEVILLE -- An out-of-court settlement in a federal lawsuit involving Washington County jail detainees and ivermectin hasn't stopped four others from filin…
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Judge will allow the use of location data in upcoming murder trial
FAYETTEVILLE -- Prosecutors will be allowed to use cellphone, social media and other geolocation data in a murder trial set to begin next week, a judge ruled F…
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Fayetteville man gets prison time for charges related to wreck that killed Missouri man and drug possession
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Fayetteville man pleaded guilty to first-degree battery, manslaughter and multiple drug possession charges Wednesday in Washington County Cir…
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Dead baby may lead to more charges against Vinson
FAYETTEVILLE -- Prosecutors in Washington County are awaiting autopsy results from the Arkansas State Crime Lab before deciding whether to file additional char…
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Body found at Lake Fayetteville on Tuesday
FAYETTEVILLE -- A body was found near a bridge at Lake Fayetteville on Tuesday morning by a passerby, according to Fayetteville police.
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Fayetteville police name victim in fight, shooting near lake
FAYETTEVILLE -- Fayetteville police have identified the person killed in a fight and shooting incident that also left multiple others injured Thursday night.
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Man facing murder charge after woman found dead in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE — Police have arrested a homeless man in connection with the death of a woman in a warming tent Saturday in Fayetteville.
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Shooting near Lake Fayetteville leaves man dead, others injured
FAYETTEVILLE -- Police were investigating a shooting that left one man dead and multiple others injured Thursday night, according to a news release.
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The sky’s the limit as Northwest Arkansas National Airport takes off with a record-breaking start to the year
HIGHFILL -- People are flying early and often this year from Northwest Arkansas National Airport, according to enplanement data shared by airport officials.
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Samples, Scalise seek district court judge seat in Washington County
SPRINGDALE -- Two men are running for a district court judgeship in Washington County that is being vacated by Judge Jeff Harper, who is retiring at the end of…
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Cargill pleads not guilty to murder charge related to Fayetteville crash that killed California man
FAYETTEVILLE -- A driver who fled a traffic stop then crashed into another car, killing a California man in January pleaded not guilty Friday in Washington Cou…
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Shooting near Lake Fayetteville leaves man dead, others injured
FAYETTEVILLE -- Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and multiple others injured Thursday night, according to a news release.
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Fayetteville man, three others set to be sentenced for multimillion dollar fraud scheme in March
FAYETTEVILLE -- Four men, including one from Fayetteville, have new sentencing dates in federal court for running a $18 million fraud and money laundering sche…
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Former Springdale resident gets 20 years in prison after incident in which he shot himself in the leg
FAYETTEVILLE -- A former Springdale resident with a violent criminal history involving firearms was sentenced to prison Monday in connection with possessing a …
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Crawford County judge, library ask judge to toss out lawsuit
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Crawford County Library System and County Judge Chris Keith are asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit challenging a state law that …
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Investigation ongoing after Tontitown massage parlor raid with concerns of human trafficking, larger operation
TONTITOWN -- Police raided a massage parlor Friday and arrested a woman in connection with promoting prostitution.
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Brother of California man killed by fleeing driver in Fayetteville seeks change in high-speed pursuit policies
FAYETTEVILLE -- The brother of a man killed when his car was hit by a fleeing driver in January wants to spare other families from a tragic, preventable loss. …
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Springdale shooting sends juvenile to hospital
SPRINGDALE -- Police are investigating a Thursday afternoon shooting that sent a juvenile victim to a local hospital, according to Sgt. Matthew Ray, public inf…
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Fayetteville police make arrest in shooting death
FAYETTEVILLE -- Police on Wednesday arrested a Fayetteville man in connection with the shooting death of another man.
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Fayetteville man pleads guilty to capital murder in wife’s stabbing death, sentenced to life without parole
FAYETTEVILLE -- A man accused of stabbing his wife to death last year pleaded guilty to capital murder in Washington County Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon …
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Morrow man pleads guilty to rape, sex assault, sentenced to prison
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Morrow man who was set for a jury trial later this week pleaded guilty in Washington County Circuit Court on Monday to sex crimes involving v…
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Winslow man facing federal charges, accused of making poisonous biological weapon
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Winslow man is in federal custody and facing criminal charges after being arrested in connection with possession or attempted manufacture of …
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UA bids farewell to longtime officer: Capt. Gary Crain retiring from University Police Department after 45 years service
FAYETTEVILLE -- Capt. Gary Crain of the University of Arkansas Police Department has announced his retirement after 45 years of service.
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Clearing the backlog: Some courts in Northwest Arkansas still feeling effect of pandemic slowdown
FAYETTEVILLE -- Courts around Northwest Arkansas have been playing catch-up since reopening after the covid-19 pandemic largely shuttered them for more than a …
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UA bids farewell to longtime officer: Capt. Gary Crain retiring from University Police Department after 45 years service
Capt. Gary Crain of the University of Arkansas Police Department has announced his retirement after 45 years of service.
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Statute of limitations may not bar more lawsuits against Rogers doctor accused of fraud
A court ruling in a civil case against an embattled Rogers doctor could give more former patients a chance to have their legal claims heard in court.
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Negligent homicide charge filed in fatal crash that left girl dead
A Farmington man has been arrested in connection with negligent homicide after a wrong-way crash on Fulbright Expressway in Fayetteville that killed a child la…
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Washington County jury acquits Fayetteville man of charges he sexually assaulted girl over a decade ago
FAYETTEVILLE -- A Washington County Circuit Court jury deliberated more than two hours Tuesday before finding a man not guilty of sexually molesting a child mo…
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Trial begins for Washington County man accused of sexually assaulting child more than a decade ago
FAYETTEVILLE -- Trial began Monday for a Washington County man accused of sexually molesting a child more than a decade ago.
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Washington County man found guilty of groping three women when they were minors
A rural Washington County man was found guilty Wednesday of three counts of sexual assault for repeatedly groping three women back when they were still childre…
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Rogers medical supply company owner, former CEO sentenced to prison for billing fraud
FAYETTEVILLE -- The owner of a Rogers-based medical supply and billing company and its former chief executive officer were sentenced to federal prison and orde…
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Three women say they were groped as children by Washington County man
FAYETTEVILLE -- Three women who testified during a jury trial Tuesday said a rural Washington County man repeatedly groped them while they were children.