With freezing temperatures comes freezing pipes. The Fayetteville Utilities Department is encouraging residents to take precaution with water and sewer systems to avoid freeze-ups. There are many simple steps residents can follow to prevent problems. One is to close all crawl space and basement vents. Installing foam insulation around your pipes is encouraged. Another tip is to make sure…

The Presidential Commission on Election Administration, put in place by President Barack Obama, is made up of 10-members. Today, they released an outline of recommendations for making the voting process faster. One fix is to expand online voter registration. Also, to improve access to voting for members of the military through state websites. Plans to expand early…

Cargill Meat Solutions has agreed to a settlement of more than 2-point-2-million-dollars in back wages after hiring discrimination. A portion of the 29-hundred affected applicants include women who applied for jobs in Springdale. The company must pay interest to all affected applicants. Springdale applicants will be paid a combined total of 6-hundred-15-thousand-dollars for back pay and interest. Cargill also…

Israel’s intelligence agency says a three-man operation was planning a coordinated attack on the U.S. Embassy and the Jerusalem Convention Center. They claim it seized computer files sent from Gaza that instructed one of the men in question in the manufacturing of explosives. He allegedly mapped routes to the convention center and had checked out the…

Target is just one of many retail stores no longer offering health care benefits to part-time employees. Instead, employers are encouraging workers to apply for coverage under the Affordable Healthcare Act. According to Target’s Human Resources Executive V-P, fewer than 10-percent of the company’s total workforce participate in the part-time plan. In an online notice, the H-R…

  The death toll from the flu continues to rise in the natural state. According to the Arkansas Department of Health, 24 people have died so far. They say this has been one of the worst flu seasons in the last three decades. The severe illness is also having a significant impact on the 25-50 demographic. The department urges…

One student is dead after a shooting earlier today at Purdue University. The shooting took place around noon on the west side of campus. The suspected shooter Cody Cousins is currently in custody. Purdue Police Chief John Cox says he believes this was an isolated and intentional incident. After the shooting Cousins stepped out of the building…

Fayetteville High School students are back in class today after a bomb threat closed the school early yesterday. The school had heightened security today after the bomb threat was found in a girl’s bathroom Monday afternoon. School officials will be reviewing security cameras to see who entered that particular bathroom throughout the day, and if found, the one…

The U of A Autism Support Program is one of the first recipients of scholarship funding from the Autism Speaks organization. The program received 25-thousand-dollars in scholarship funding to help eligible students beginning in fall of 20-14. The U of A was one of 11 institutions to receive this award to help pay for services…

Nevada authorities are investigating a shooting at a Carson City medical center. Sheriff officials say around 11:30 Sunday morning 88 year old William Dresser walked into a hospital room and shot his wife in the chest. She was hospitalized for previous injuries. Correctional officers safeguarding a patient a couple doors away helped subdue Dresser. He is jailed…