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Fayetteville taking steps to be more eco-friendly
By: Collin Anderson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – For Earth Day, Fayetteville is hosting events across the city to promote recycling and saving the planet. This began with a trail clean-up of the Razorback Greenway. The goal of the event was more than just spring cleaning, it was also to educate people about recycling and improve rates…
Flight safety during the eclipse
By: Georgia Caroline Patterson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Local airports across Arkansas spent years planning for the total solar eclipse. Many airports located in the path of totality are preparing for a possible influx of 200 or more airplanes. Viewers are traveling from around the world to areas in eclipse totality. Rural towns across Arkansas…
Keeping travelers and citizens safe during the solar eclipse
By: Maddi Phipps FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – While the 2024 solar eclipse came and went in just 4 minutes, a group of unsung heroes had been planning for the event for over a year. A statewide collaboration between various emergency service departments was coordinated ahead of Monday’s eclipse. Over 100 public services agencies collaborated on a…
Solar eclipse palooza
By: Emma Rasmussen FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV)- A total solar eclipse will make its way through Arkansas on April 8th shadowing parts of the state in complete darkness for a few minutes in the afternoon. An eclipse occurs when the Moon aligns itself between the Earth and the Sun, effectively blocking sunlight to parts of Earth.…
Super Tuesday: what does it mean?
By: Drew Chamberlain FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Voters in Arkansas joined several other states in casting their ballots on Super Tuesday, a pivotal day in the U.S. presidential primary process. Across the nation, states vote on presidential primaries, local legislation, and other caucuses. According to UofA Advanced Instructor of Journalism, Gina Shelton, local voters are…
Congressman Steve Womack faces State Senator Clint Penzo in the Republican primary
Two Republican candidates, Congressman Steve Womack and State Senator Clint Penzo, are vying to fill the seat representing the third congressional district in Arkansas. Sen. Penzo representing the 31st district looks to replace Congressman Womack with a more conservative approach. “52% of the time he votes with the republicans and 48% of the time he…
Large cicada population projected to emerge this spring
By: Georgia Caroline Patterson FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – University of Arkansas Entomologists say a large influx of two broods of cicadas will make a rare emergence. This appearance of cicadas is predicted to take place at the end of May and consists of two broods of periodic cicadas. The last time these two broods surfaced…
Governor Sanders announces improvements for the schools of deaf and blind.
By: Collin Anderson LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UATV) – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a plan to fix both the Arkansas School for the Deaf (ASD), and the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ASB). After visiting the school along with legislators and staff at the end of 2023, she decided to create a…
Early voting: What to know and where to go
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – February 20 marks the first day of the early voting period for the March primaries. During this time, people who are registered to vote in the state of Arkansas can go to their local polling location to vote anytime between now and March 5. Washington Country Election Commission Executive Director Jennifer…
University of Arkansas Sierra Student Coalition Impact on Local Area
By: Jessica Znidarsic Arkansas is known as the Natural State, and there are many organizations within the Northwest Arkansas area specifically that are helping the state maintain its natural beauty. The Sierra Student Coalition of the University of Arkansas is one of those organizations helping keep the Natural State beautiful. This specific chapter of the…