Washington County officials table ban on truck brake systems
FAYETTEVILLE -- An ordinance to outlaw certain braking systems on large trucks was tabled for a month by Washington County's justices of the peace Monday night…
FAYETTEVILLE -- An ordinance to outlaw certain braking systems on large trucks was tabled for a month by Washington County's justices of the peace Monday night…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Increasing property values in Washington County have triggered a provision of the state Constitution that will reduce the property tax rates of…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Increasing property values in Washington County have triggered a provision of the state Constitution that will reduce the property tax rates of…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Election officials are looking at voting trends in regards to where people are voting more or less frequently as they draft the list of polling…
FAYETTEVILLE — Police say they have identified the man found dead Oct. 16 in an open pit at a Prairie Grove gas station as Bobby Henry.
Washington County officials on Thursday approved a resolution supporting the state's Freedom of Information Act.
Washington County's voting machines were on display and open for testing Wednesday as officials gear up for the Nov. 14 special election in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Police say they believe the man found dead Monday in Prairie Grove is 61-year-old Bobby Henry who was reported missing from the Lincoln area Oc…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Police say a disagreement over a gun ended in a shooting that left one man dead and another jailed in connection with first-degree murder and o…
Northwest Arkansas voters have opportunities this month to see for themselves how their counties' voting equipment works and ask questions of election official…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County's justices of the peace on Tuesday endorsed an ordinance accepting a $550,000 federal grant to establish a mental health cour…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas property owners have an extra day to pay their taxes this year, with the due date falling Monday.
A federal lawsuit claiming inmates at the Washington County Detention Center were given ivermectin to treat covid without their knowledge nor consent was settl…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Two juveniles were shot Thursday night while they were in a parking lot near Washington Regional Medical Center.
Washington County officials are working to draft an ordinance for the Quorum Court to fund a $200,000 pretrial services program to help reduce crowding in the …
Officials in Benton and Washington counties said Wednesday they will receive $550,000 each in federal grant money to begin work on mental health courts.
FAYETTEVILLE -- The Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition and Legal Aid of Arkansas are hosting a record-sealing clinic today for those who have fulfilled their co…
FAYETTEVILLE -- A new emergency communications system for Washington County is expected to go live before the end of October, according to John Luther, the cou…
County officials "have a blueprint" for programs aimed at reducing crowding in the jail and making the courts more efficient, Prosecuting Attorney Matt Durrett…
Washington County's justices of the peace on Thursday failed to muster enough votes to approve spending $20,000 appealing a number of lawsuits involving the co…
Washington County officials hope to jump-start the planned jail expansion by selecting a new construction manager for the project.
FAYETTEVILLE -- University of Arkansas police are investigating a rape that was reported early Sunday morning.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County officials hope to jump start the planned jail expansion by selecting a new construction manager for the project.
A California man arrested in connection with a 1995 rape case was released from the Washington County Detention Center on $200,000 cash bond less than 24 hours…
SPRINGDALE -- Police say a woman was stabbed Tuesday morning and hospitalized with what they called "life-threatening" injuries.
FAYETTEVILLE -- The cost of appealing rulings against the county in a pair of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits prompted Washington County Attorney Brian Les…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County officials hope to begin construction of an expansion to the Detention Center this year.
Washington County election officials are using technology to show voters how elections work.
FAYETTEVILLE -- New construction values and overall property values are setting records, Washington County Assessor Russell Hill told the county's justices of …
FAYETTEVILLE -- Federal grant money will help pay for the Northwest Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Unit through June as officials work to make the facility more…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County's justices of the peace spent 15 minutes Tuesday reviewing the 2024 budgets for Treasurer, Prosecuting Attorney and one circu…
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County Judge Patrick Deakins said Monday that the county has "fired" the architect and construction manager on the $20 million jail …
Attorney General Tim Griffin said Friday he sees his job as finding ways to "fix stuff."
The group formed to find ways to ease overcrowding at the Washington County jail is still working on recommendations to present the Quorum Court for pretrial s…
Washington County planners on Thursday unanimously approved a pair of conditional use permits for businesses in unincorporated areas of the county.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Changes in federal guidelines will allow Washington County to make $300,000 in Emergency Rental Assistance 2 money available to five local nonp…