Northwest Arkansas

While elected officials’ focus shifted to recovery efforts after more than a dozen deadly tornadoes struck the state last week, Arkansas lawmakers have continued negotiating the details of a pending special session.

“It’s certainly not going to be super quick," said Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders about the cleanup effort, "but we want it to be as efficient as possible.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed in a press conference Sunday in Bentonville that eight Arkansans died during an EF-3 tornado early Sunday morning.

Northwest Arkansas community members broke ground Tuesday on a multifamily rental development that provides a new path forward for the Bentonville School District’s affordable housing project.

The Cocoon Collective is a Fayetteville-based nonprofit providing housing and resources to trans and queer youth who have been rejected by their families.

Northwest Arkansas remained the fastest-growing metro in the state in 2023. Benton County was the state’s fastest-growing county.