Covid-19 cases on the rise in Northwest Arkansas
Covid-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas increased about 5,200 in little more than a week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Covid-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas increased about 5,200 in little more than a week, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Northwest Arkansas hospitals are beginning to implement plans to accommodate more covid-19 patients.
Final plans for a new public park have the approval of the city's Planning Commission.
Covid-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas have increased about 4,100 in just under two weeks, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
Pharmacy staff in Northwest Arkansas are administering covid-19 vaccines to residents and staff at long-term care facilities.
Hospitals in Northwest Arkansas are continuing to vaccinate their staffs against covid-19. Long-term care facilities such as nursing homes are next.
Hospitals in Northwest Arkansas had a combined total of 106 patients in their covid-19 units as of Thursday, according to a joint statement from the region's l…
Hospitals in Northwest Arkansas got a surprise in their first shipment of the covid-19 vaccine -- more doses than they expected.
Hospitals in Northwest Arkansas began giving their first covid-19 vaccines to staff members Tuesday.
Mercy Northwest Arkansas hospital received its first shipment of a covid-19 vaccine Monday, according to a spokeswoman.
ROGERS -- Mercy Northwest Arkansas hospital received its first shipment of a covid-19 vaccine Monday, according to a spokeswoman.
SPRINGDALE -- Arkansas Children's Northwest has added staffing and a new sports medicine program, and plans to offer more services -- all to make it easier for…
Northwest Arkansas hospitals continue to manage an increase of covid-19 patients.
Northwest Arkansas has a record high number of covid-19 hospitalizations, according to a statement from the region's largest health care organizations.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with Northwest Arkansas government, education, health care and business leaders for more than an hour Wednesday morning to discuss covi…
The uptick in the growth of coronavirus cases in Arkansas continued Wednesday as the state's count rose by 2,327 -- topping the increase the day before as well…
SPRINGDALE -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with Northwest Arkansas government, education, health care and business leaders for more than an hour Wednesday morning t…
The city has adopted a budget for 2021.
The demographics of the covid-19 deaths in Northwest Arkansas have changed since this spring.
Northwest Arkansas is seeing a surge of covid-19 deaths, surpassing 100 in a single month for the first time in November, according to data from the Benton and…
Northwest Arkansas hospitals continue to stress taking precautions to prevent spreading covid-19.
The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved plans for a multifamily project and a rezoning to allow another.
ROGERS -- Covid-19 has affected some city departments' revenue and ability to operate more than others, and the uncertainty of the pandemic has officials takin…
The number of people in Benton and Washington county hospitals with covid-19 has increased by about 86% since the start of November.
Northwest Arkansas hospital leaders say the rising number of covid-19 patients is stretching their staffs thin.
The Police Department got the green light to spend an additional $1.4 million on the new emergency dispatch center.
SPRINGDALE -- Springdale Public Schools will shift to remote learning for all of next week because of covid-19.
One person is dead and two others are in the hospital after an early morning apartment fire, according to Braden Flood, battalion chief at the Fire Department.…
Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to increase in Northwest Arkansas, and local health care organizations are urging people who have recovered …
A person who attended the City Council’s budget meeting Monday tested positive for covid-19, a spokeswoman for the city said.
ROGERS -- A person who attended the City Council's budget meeting Monday tested positive for covid-19, a spokeswoman for the city said.
The rise in covid-19 cases in Northwest Arkansas is coming from community events such as sports, church and private social gatherings, including Halloween par…
A developer will be allowed to build a new multifamily project after the Planning Commission approved plans for the project Tuesday.
The city's proposed 2021 budget includes money for new staff, equipment and projects for some departments, while others will continue to operate as they are or…
ROGERS -- The rise in covid-19 cases is coming from community events such as sports, church and private social gatherings, including Halloween parties, an Arka…
The number of cumulative covid-19 cases in Benton and Washington counties increased about 1,760 within the past week, according to the Arkansas Department of H…
City employees will receive Christmas bonuses despite the covid-19 pandemic's effect on revenue.
A biotechnology company is working to develop antigen tests that can detect covid-19 via saliva.
Early vote results showed one City Council incumbent leading and another in a tight race in Tuesday's election.
Plans for a new "tiny home" development have the support of the Planning Commission.
SPRINGDALE -- An oncology business wants its new clinic to accommodate Northwest Arkansas' growing population and offer more services to cancer patients, its c…
At least 292 Benton and Washington county residents have died of covid-19 since April, according to information from the county coroners.
Candidates running for two City Council seats in Tuesday's election reported how much money they raised and spent on their campaigns.
The city will continue to contract waste and recycling pickup and hold off considering operating its own trash and recycling service.
FAYETTEVILLE -- A $360,000 grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest will help the university pay for a new lab, scholarships and othe…
The University of Arkansas' Pat Walker Health Center has temporarily converted the Garland garage behind the center into a clinic for students, faculty and sta…
The Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a rezoning and preliminary plans for new townhomes in a split decision.
SPRINGDALE -- Health care professionals are urging people to get flu shots this year because of the double threat of getting the flu and covid-19 at the same t…
Antigen tests, which can detect covid-19 within an hour, are becoming more widely available to Northwest Arkansas residents.
The Police Department has a more than $22,000 grant to go toward training, the police chief said.