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  • Children feel the impact on their mental health as the COVID-19 pandemic reaches the one year mark

    Children feel the impact on their mental health as the COVID-19 pandemic reaches the one year mark

    By: Heidi Kirk  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Many people are feeling the mental health impact of the pandemic, but children are suffering more than others  Child Therapist Temple Carson said she’s seen an uptick in patients since the onset of the pandemic.  “I’m seeing a lot of kids that have increased anxiety and some phobias,”…

  • U of A student dies in fraternity house, police investigating

    U of A student dies in fraternity house, police investigating

    By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — One University of Arkansas student is dead following an emergency in a campus fraternity house Saturday afternoon. UAPD was dispatched to the house just before 1:30 p.m. on a call that a student was unconscious in a fraternity house bathroom. The student was unresponsive when officials arrived and…

  • Fayetteville Police Department announces partnership with University of Arkansas School of Social Work

    Fayetteville Police Department announces partnership with University of Arkansas School of Social Work

    By: Cayden Hartman  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The Fayetteville Police Department announced Tuesday that it would be partnering with the University of Arkansas School of Social Work.  The two groups are working together to provide a master’s level internship program for students within the graduate program with the goal of providing more community services. “This…

  • Fayetteville Public Library re-opens following expansion

    Fayetteville Public Library re-opens following expansion

    By: Cayden Hartman  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The Fayetteville Public Library re-opened its doors to readers Tuesday following the completion of an $26.9 million expansion.  The expansion includes amenities such as an expansion to the children’s section, video and audio recording studios and a dance studio among others.  The building remained closed since last year…

  • E-Scooter Ridership is Up During COVID-19

    E-Scooter Ridership is Up During COVID-19

    By: Jonathan Teal FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Veoride and Spin each have 500 scooters in the Fayetteville area. About 900 of them are put on the street for use everyday.  The U of A’s Active Transportation Coordinator Ammen Jordan said during COVID, ridership has not gone down.  “They’ve supplemented Razorback transit usage, so people aren’t necessarily…

  • Fayetteville Board of Health Announced New COVID-19 Guidelines

    Fayetteville Board of Health Announced New COVID-19 Guidelines

    By: Lexy French FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Coronavirus cases continue to rise state, city, and campus-wide. Holiday gatherings may amplify the increase. The City of Fayetteville Board of Health announced, in a media release, new guidelines to help slow the rise of cases and keep the community safe while celebrating the holidays. The Board of Health…

  • Stay Home and Serve Virtually

    Stay Home and Serve Virtually

    By: Sydney Davis ATLANTA, Ga. — As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase in the U.S., so does the amount of people in need. People in need of financial assistance, food donations, help adapting to the daily changes of the nation, the list goes on. Students are searching for ways that they can…

  • COVID-19 Impacts Campus Community

    COVID-19 Impacts Campus Community

    By: Ashlyn Brothers FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)—The coronavirus pandemic caused a change in the nation’s narrative as normal routines become uprooted. Fayetteville was notified of a presumptive positive case of COVID-19 on March 17, 2020—the first confirmed case in Northwest Arkansas. This individual is a family member of a Washington Regional provider, who began 14-day self…

  • Spring Breakers Take Precautions

    Spring Breakers Take Precautions

    By Madison Hartley FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- As Spring Break approaches, student travel plans are typically solidified in the final weeks before their  breaks.   This year, some spring breakers are cancelling their travel plans in caution of the novel coronavirus. University of Arkansas junior, Hannah Grace Woods, cancelled her fully-paid cruise vacation on Monday.  “We cancelled, not because…

  • Super Tuesday Takes Place Today

    Super Tuesday Takes Place Today

    By Michael Wood FAYETTEVILLE, Ark – Today marks a very important day in the steps of deciding who will be the democratic nominee to run against President Trump for the Republicans. Today, fifteen total jurisdictions will host Super Tuesday. Voting has been taking place since this morning, in which over a third of the delegates…

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