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March Madness could mean money for Arkansas in a new way
It’s now legal to online gamble in Arkansas.
Coffee fundraiser for Ukrainian family
Local coffee shop owners help with Ukrainian crisis.
TIMELINE: Ukraine-Russia 2022
Ukraine-Russia daily update. The conflict began 2/2022.
NWA businesses struggling to hire amid national labor shortage
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Businesses across the country are struggling for staff amid a nationwide labor shortage, and local employers in Northwest Arkansas are no exception. Many stores and restaurants, including those that have called NWA home for years like Eureka Pizza, are on the hunt for help as business grows but…
Dependents eligible for payments in latest stimulus package
By: James Morgan FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – As many Americans begin to receive stimulus payments in the mail or through direct deposits, some college students may be surprised to find themselves eligible in this round of checks. Dependents ages 17 and older were previously ineligible for stimulus payments in both the March and December relief bills. The biggest…
The CDC releases new mask guidance; what you need to know to best stay safe
By: UATV Staff WASHINGTON D.C. (UATV) — The Centers for Disease Control release new guidance to help improve your mask’s effectiveness. The center lists two important ways to make sure your mask works: making sure it fits snugly and picking a mask with layers. They also recommend using a mask with a nose wire and…
University of Arkansas ranks high for online degree programs
By: Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The U of A ranks among the nation’s top online degree programs, according to the latest list from the US News and World Report. The university’s online bachelor’s degree programs ranked number 21 in the country, while two of the u of a’s master’s degrees ranked in the…
President Biden reverses many of Trump’s policies on his first days in office
By: Michael Adkison WASHINGTON, D.C. (UATV) — Just one day into his presidency, Joe Biden signed more than two dozen executive orders and agency directives to establish his agenda on a number of issues, including the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, and racial equality. “I’m going to start by keeping the promises I made to the…
“Without unity, there is no peace,” Biden, Harris take office amid pandemic, locked down capital
By: Tristan Hill WASHINGTON (UATV) — President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have officially taken their respective offices of President and Vice President of the United States. In a largely empty Capitol garrisoned under military security, Biden and Harris took their oaths to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.…
President Trump Invokes Defense Production Act
By Tristan Hill FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — President Donald Trump issued a statement Thursday announcing expansion of the use of Defense Production Act authority to increase production of ventilators. The DPA gives the president the authority to order certain cabinet secretaries to direct private companies to prioritize government contracts that are deemed essential to national defense,…