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Local community group provides free food for unhoused community and struggling working class
By: Shoshiana Vang FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Every Monday, the MayDay Community Kitchen (MayDay), a local nonprofit organization made up of volunteers, cooks up meals and packs them to hand out to the unhoused community and struggling working class. MayDay began during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 as a way to help ensure community members receive food through struggling times. The idea came from a chef named Alex Tripodi, who works as the…
Rising home prices and high interest rates push first-time buyers out of housing market
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The average cost of a home in Arkansas is now $250,000 and the average income is $50,000. Many first-time homebuyers are being pushed out of the market. The average age of a first-time homebuyer is now 40 years old. In 1991 the average age was 28 years old. Realtors say that…
Two Bentonville high schoolers are breaking barriers in their sports
By: Aidan Loney BENTONVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Bentonville senior Kylee Sallee is one of the nation’s few female high school football players, having been their starting kicker this season after four years in the program. Sallee joins a small but growing group of girls competing in high school tackle football, where about 0.4% of more…
Arkansas Maternal Mortality Rates
By: Harper Buck FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – When Anna Adams woke up one morning late in her pregnancy, she sensed something was wrong. Hours later, doctors confirmed what she already feared: her daughter, Sunday, had died in utero at 36 weeks. The loss was devastating, but Adams says it also showed her a bigger problem.…
Name, Image and Likeness: The Benefits and Drawbacks
By: Jax Crall FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Name, image and likeness, better known as NIL, is one of the most prominent storylines in athletics in today’s college sports. Since 1906, collegiate athletics has been run by the National Colligate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA based their business model off amateurism, rather than professionalism, which…
Job market for new graduates
By: Avery Branscum FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – New college graduates are facing issues finding jobs. For college graduates ages 20 to 24, the unemployment rate is 2.2% higher than the national average, which currently sits at 4.4%. Entry-level hirings have dropped nearly 17% since 2019, leaving fewer opportunities for those seeking jobs right after college.…
Coaching Changes Reshape College Football
By: Jaxson Miller FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — College football is experiencing one of its most turbulent seasons ever. Across the country, 13 FBS programs have fired their head coaches, the highest number ever recorded in a single year. Programs like LSU, Penn State, Florida, Auburn, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Oregon State, UAB, Colorado…
A local nonprofit works to aid poverty increase in Washington County
By: Hannah Moore FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Every third Saturday of the month, Every Soul Matter’s sets up at Walker Park for its mobile mission serving unhoused residents in Washington County. The outreach includes a mobile shower, clothing, meals, haircuts, dog grooming, a walk-in clinic, and optional books and activities. Every Soul Matter’s was created…
Thanksgiving day meal deals throughout NWA and the country
By: Emma Manhire FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – As Thanksgiving day approaches the country, and with a recent government shutdown affecting certain benefits for thousands of people, some may be searching for ways to afford their holiday feast. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) SUSPENDED DURING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN On the afternoon of October 24, 2025,…
Exploring Fayetteville’s Black Historic District
By: Wisdom Harlan FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – This year marks one year since the Spouts Spring Branch area in southeast Fayetteville was formally recognized as Northwest Arkansas’ only historic Black district. The designation aimed to honor generations of Black families who shaped the city’s story. But the once tight-knit neighborhood has become prime real estate,…