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Vigil in Bentonville Square to honor lives lost by Immigration and Customs Enforcement
By: Hannah Moore BENTONVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — A vigil was held on the Bentonville Square on Friday, Jan. 30, to honor the 31 documented lives lost to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Love Over Fear NWA held what they call a peaceful vigil from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for community members to honor the…
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…
America’s most haunted hotel only an hour away from U of A Campus
By: Emma Manhire FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The Crescent Hotel was built in the late 1800s in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It’s past haunts the property and guests today, living up to its standard as the most haunted hotel in America. THE CRESCENT HOTEL’S HISTORY The Crescent Hotel hasn’t always been just an ordinary hotel. According…
Furry pups on the hunt for a forever home
By: Hannah Moore FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — Sammie Davies, a University of Arkansas senior, fosters her 10th dog with Big Paws of the Ozarks. Biggie, her last shelter dog, was fostered for one month until he found his forever home. Sammie, from Houston, Texas, grew up with a family dog that was adopted after being…
Hmong community celebrating 50 years of living in the United States
By: Shoshiana Vang FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The Hmong community in Northwest Arkansas celebrated its 2025 Arkansas Hmong New Year. The Hmong Association hosted the celebration with food, live performances and sports competitions for two days. It was opened to everyone and not inclusive to the Hmong people. The event happened on Oct. 4 to…
“Pick Up Where You Play” tackles Lake Fayetteville
By: Hannah Moore FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – “Pick Up Where You Play” is a two-month initiative in the Northwest Arkansas region to collectively clean up litter in impacted areas. It started in 2020 as a way to continue litter cleanup during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, while staying socially distanced. Nearly a dozen community partners organize…
Charlie Kirk shot and killed at a Utah college campus Turning Point USA rally
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University shares 911 call of active shooter hoax on campus
By: Emma Manhire and Emma Rasmussen WARNING THIS CONTENT CAN BE TRIGGERING TO SOME, AS IT CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT A POSSIBLE ACTIVE SHOOTER THREAT ON CAMPUS. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — The University of Arkansas released the first call University Police received warning of a potential active shooter on campus. The call begins with the caller…
Potential flash flood alerts in NWA
By: Emma Manhire FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — This morning on August 28, students and faculty woke up to alerts regarding potential flash flooding in North West Arkansas (NWA). Some Arkansas Transit busses had to re-route or even take a break due to the rain. In an email sent out to the University, it announced that…
Married couple killed at Devil’s Den State Park
By: Emma Manhire FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Two people were killed while hiking at Devil’s Den State Park on Saturday, July 26. Thursday July 31 update, here’s what we know. In a press release Arkansas State Police (ASP) said they have arrested Andrew James McGann, 28, in connection to the double homicide that occurred on…