Breaking news and in-depth coverage from across Northwest Arkansas — Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville, Rogers, and the surrounding region.
A proposed amendment aiming to standardize academic standards, accreditation, and assessments across all Arkansas school districts could effectively eliminate local educational customization and innovation. Writing in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette…
Earl Johnson Jr., convicted of a 1971 murder in Fort Smith, has been recommended for commutation by the Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer Board. Johnson has spent more than five decades behind…
Arkansas, the nation's largest rice-producing state, faces a precarious economic season in 2026 with farmers contending with soaring input costs and global market volatility. The convergence of geopolitical instability and…
Arkansas hosted 175 boys from first through eighth grades and their fathers on the University of Arkansas campus for an annual basketball camp led by Razorbacks head coach John Calipari.…
The Pope County Sheriff's Office confirmed Tuesday that a homicide investigation is underway in the small community of Hector. Local deputies and special agents from the Arkansas State Police have…
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' office have teamed up to showcase the state’s heart and hustle through a new Faces of Arkansas series. Since December, this program…
Laurie Hernandez, 2016 Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics, was the featured guest Saturday at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Preps Awards Banquet held at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.…
The National Weather Service reported an early morning tornado struck Ozark on Monday, causing damage as part of a series of severe storms sweeping across Arkansas. These storms pushed eastward…
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will consider a letter Tuesday that urges the Arkansas General Assembly to require hospitals in the state to provide at least 180 days' written…
Arkansas’s roadside trash problem is one of the worst in the nation, and honestly, it’s hard to find a state with a more persistent litter issue. Ray Hanley, a cyclist…