Springdale News

The 65th annual Rodeo of the Ozarks arrived this year in its traditional way - on a slow, glittering procession of horses and wagons.

Jessica Weekley/Herald-Leader Caitlyn Cleek, hired by Riverside Fireworks this year to help customers and run the till, spends her days selling sparklers and firecrackers in anticipation of the July 4th holiday.

Mayor Doug Sprouse and wife Sandy came out to the dusty rodeo grounds Tuesday to test drive a pair of quarter horses - their rides for today's parade.

A Springdale man was sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting to using a computer service to solicit sex from a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl.

Little can be more heart-breaking than a child's death from being left in a hot car.

ANDY SHUPE Northwest Arkansas Times David Emery, a buyer for Treasure Hunters Roadshow, examines a necklace offered by Linda Thurston of Bentonville on Friday at the Holiday Inn Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale.

A 21-year-old Springdale man was killed Tuesday night in a one-vehicle accident.

Francis Clinic's parking lot. 9:30 a.m. - Fish 'N Friends will perform Blue Grass songs and traditional gospel.

In life, Curtis and Virginia Markley shared everything from toys to their bedroom and the playful mischief they often found together.

A Springdale man faces several counts of breaking and entering and theft related to string of break-ins. Todd D. Strode, 39, was arrested Sunday by Fayetteville police and faces five counts each of vehicle breaking and entering and theft of property.

Joel Rubio and four others were weeding the median along Watkins Avenue in front of Arvest Ballpark last week.

A free Lunch and Learn program, titled "Stop-Learn-Go: Taking Medication Seriously, Taking Medication Safely," will be presented June 23 in Bella Vista and June 24 in Springdale.

The Arkansas Recovery Office, in conjunction with the Arkansas Planning and Development districts, will host a Recovery Town Hall meeting in Springdale on Thursday, June 25.

A safety foundation is asking General Motors Corp. to recall its 2000 and 2001 sedans and refit their trunks with emergency-release latches after two Arkansas children were found dead in the trunk of a 2000 Chevrolet Malibu.

The suspected accomplice in four armed robberies a few weeks ago is now in the Benton County Jail.

The director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, citing opposition from a current and a former state senator, said Wednesday he denied the transfer of a liquor license to Macadoodles.

SPRINGDALE, Ark.: A young brother and sister were found dead in the trunk of their family's car about an hour after they slipped out of their mother's view on a hot afternoon.

Authorities in Springdale say seven counterfeit $100 bills were passed over the weekend at a Walmart in Springdale.

The Washington County coroner says he believes the deaths of two young siblings found in the trunk of their family car was accidental, but that authorities are awaiting a final determination.

The U.S. is in the midst of an economic storm that's worse than any the country has seen since the Great Depression.