News in brief: Walmart employee event set for June; 4 Walmart centers test robotic forklifts

Walmart Inc. will hold its annual employee celebration on June 7 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, the company said Friday. Its formal business meeting is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. June 5, and will ... Read More

The silence ofthe universe

The front page of the March 2 issue of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette featured the headline ... the further the reach of bad actors across the world. If we want to survive, we simply must limit ... Read More

Pushing the pace

Her intelligence, though, is only part of the reason why she's the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas Preps Player of the Year. The way she played and the impact she had on this particular ... Read More

Five people arrested in connection with various charges in Northwest Arkansas

Derrick Hill, 47, of 257 S. Liberty St. in Marianna, was arrested Thursday in connection with possession of methamphetamine or cocaine with intent to distribute, two counts of possession of a ... Read More

NWA EDITORIAL | Arkansas puts out the welcome mat, gives the world a friendly front-porch view of Monday’s eclipse

In ancient times, eclipses elicited fear. On Monday, the emotions in Arkansas were excitement and wonder. It's astounding what a difference knowledge makes. The long-anticipated solar eclipse ... Read More

Weather damage leaves uneven trail in Northwest Arkansas

Something left a 200-yard-wide trail of damage through the Blue Spring Heritage Center in Carroll County as storms moved through Northwest Arkansas early Tuesday, though it is hard to tell what ... Read More

Small, but luxurious, boutique hotels on the rise in Northwest Arkansas

Developers across the country are investing in Northwest Arkansas' hotel industry. Bo Aughtry, chairman and chief executive officer of Windsor Aughtry Company in Greenville, S.C., said he became ... Read More

Arkansas Senior Olympics 2024 games set to take place in Northwest Arkansas

"We look for people who want to adopt a healthy lifestyle." This year the Arkansas Senior Olympics is set to take place in Northwest Arkansas after a long history of events in Hot Springs and ... Read More

LISTEN: Know the News - A look into the four-day school week for Northwest Arkansas

The number of Arkansas school districts operating on a four-day school week is rapidly increasing. Lincoln made the move to four days this school year, and other districts in Northwest Arkansas ... Read More

NWA EDITORIAL: Job losses are never great for a community, but the postal service’s move in Northwest Arkansas isn’t nuts

At least this time, the U.S. Postal Service delivered as it said it would. The independent federal agency employs more than 500,000 people in its gargantuan effort to deliver mail and packages ... Read More