Texas Bowl cancelled due to issues with COVID-19
The Texas Bowl matchup between Arkansas and TCU previously set for Thursday night has been cancelled, multiple sources are reporting Tuesday.
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Fayetteville police investigating mural vandalism
Fayetteville police are searching for whoever is responsible for vandalizing a mural on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard earlier this week.
Case update: Washington County leads state in new coronavirus cases Tuesday, state adds 139 probable COVID-19 deaths
The number of confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Arkansas increased by 864 on Tuesday.
Case update: Arkansas confirmed coronavirus cases increase by 1,107 and probable cases up by 78
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arkansas increased by 1,107 Friday, bringing the total number to 67,911 since the pandemic began.
Fayetteville Roots Festival to host livestream events next week
Roots Fest organizers organized an online, at-home version of the festival’s popular Thursday night opening celebration featuring music, food, and other festivities, and other live-streaming events to take place during the weekend the festival would have been held.
Fayetteville police officer cleared in shooting
A prosecutor has cleared a police officer of criminal wrongdoing in a shooting that took place last month in southeast Fayetteville.
Police make arrests in 2017 fatal hit-and-run
Police have arrested two people in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a Fayetteville woman in 2017.
Police identify officers in shooting, body cam footage released
Police have identified the two officers involved in a shooting earlier this week in southeast Fayetteville.
Man with rifle shot in leg after ‘advancing’ on Fayetteville police officer
A police officer shot a man in the leg on Monday during a brief altercation in southeast Fayetteville, according to a department statement.
Slim Chickens to suspend dining room service in all NWA restaurants
Fayetteville-based restaurant chain Slim Chickens today announced plans to voluntarily suspend dining room operations at all of their NWA restaurants effective on Wednesday
Fayetteville School Board approves mask, screening policies
The Fayetteville Board of Education on Thursday voted unanimously to approve two new policies related to COVID-19.
Washington Regional issues statement calling NWA COVID-19 surge ‘serious public health emergency’
With the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in the community in Northwest Arkansas, Washington Regional Medical Center Chief Operating Officer Birch Wright issued a statement to the local media Wednesday evening.
Bikes, Blues & BBQ officials still planning for 2020 event
Bikes, Blues & BBQ officials are still hoping to host an event this fall, officials announced in a video released earlier this week on their Facebook page.
Walton Arts Center announces Artosphere photo contest winner, runners-up
Walton Arts Center officials today announced the winner and runners-up for its annual Artosphere photography contest.
Fayetteville Roots Festival postpones 2020 event until August 2021
Fayetteville Roots Festival won’t host an event in 2020, but organizers are hoping to bring the same lineup scheduled this year to Fayetteville in 2021.
Man killed in shooting in south Fayetteville
A 31-year-old man was killed in a shooting Wednesday on 22nd Street in south Fayetteville.
Free registration available for upcoming drone summit in Fayetteville
The event will include drone experts covering topics such as Federal Aviation Administration compliance, homeland security regulations, how drones can aid in research and the role of drones in emergency response.
Spring registration open for Fayetteville youth baseball
Registration is open to players from 4-15 years old, and the early registration deadline is Feb. 27.
Prosecutor: Fayetteville officers justified in shooting of gunman who killed Stephen Carr
The officers were justified in their use of deadly force, according to the Washington County prosecutor.
Mary Gauthier, Dead Horses, Front Country, and others to perform new winter concert series at Roots HQ
A new winter concert series by the folks behind Fayetteville Roots Festival could help keep music fans warm over these cold winter months ahead.
Details and video footage released in killing of Fayetteville police officer
An autopsy from the state medical examiner found that Carr was shot 10 times in the head. Any of those shots alone would have been fatal.
Fayetteville police officer, suspect dead after shooting near downtown square
A Fayetteville police officer and one suspect are dead after a shooting behind the police station near the corner of Rock Street and Block Avenue, one block south of the downtown square.
