Tom Sissom

FAYETTEVILLE -- Northwest Arkansas emergency services officials spent Wednesday preparing for another night of extreme cold temperatures and the possible refreezing of streets that remain snow-covered.

SPRINGDALE -- Officials on Monday recommended a master plan for the city's parks and recreation facilities be done with an eye toward making Springdale a regional sports tourism destination.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Area residents are being urged to prepare for blizzard-like conditions with several inches of snow, sleet and ice and dangerously low temperatures beginning Tuesday and continuing through the next few days.

SPRINGDALE -- Trucks equipped with smart cameras will soon be using artificial intelligence to measure and improve household curbside recycling in Springdale.

ROGERS -- A Van Buren man has been arrested in connection with a continuing investigation into three Asian massage parlors in Rogers.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Local officials are keeping an eye on the sky as they wait to see if winter weather forecast for the region will hit Northwest Arkansas.

SPRINGDALE -- The potential of transforming Springdale into a regional sports tourism destination was pitched to city leaders Monday, and a proposal for a master plan will be brought to the City Council Committee meeting Feb. 17.

SPRINGDALE -- City Council member Amelia Taldo has been publicly cautioned and fined $500 by the Arkansas Ethics Commission by seconding and voting for a measure rezoning property owned by her father.

SPRINGDALE -- Water Utilities officials received some good news last week with the cost of some planned water and sewer projects dropping.

FAYETTEVILLE -- County Judge Patrick Deakins said Thursday the criminal justice system in Arkansas and in Washington County fits one definition of insanity as detainees are arrested and released and rearrested in a seemingly endless cycle.