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New Animal Adoption Special at Washington County Shelter
For all you animal lovers out there, the Washington County animal shelter has another deal for you this month. Although the February special is coming to an end, there’s a new deal for the month of March called the “Luck Of The Irish” adoption special. For the entire month all adoptions fees will be $17.…
Har-Ber HS Placed on Lockdown
Har-Ber high school was placed on lockdown around 2 this afternoon after multiple people told school administrators that there was a 15-year-old girl with a gun on campus. The school was placed on alert status and teachers locked their doors but remained teaching. The 15-year-old girl was taken into custody for questioning. Several other students were questioned…
UofA Fraternity Under Fire
U of A fraternity Pi-Kappa-Alpha is under fire after throwing an unregistered, and controversial party. UATV received all the documents in this case including the report released by the U of A division of student affairs and they say that the party was off campus and took place January 20th and the notification of the event was…
First Lady Proposes Changes for Junk Food in Schools
The first lady is taking steps to change students eating habits. Michelle Obama’s proposal of removing junk food advertisements in school’s will undergo a USDA-facilitated comment period which will determine how long schools have to remove unhealthy ads. The proposal is a part of her Let’s Move program that focuses on child obesity and healthy eating.
Greener Homes Being Built in Fayetteville
Habitat for Humanity is showing Fayetteville that homes can be built greener. Habitat for Humanity partnered with U.S. Green Building Council to build the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design home. The certification means that this LEED home is energy efficient and the building process was environmentally responsible.
More Than $2 Million to be Spent on Road Projects
Today, the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission’s policy committee approved spending $2.9 million in federal money to fund five road projects. The committee is primarily focusing on identifying areas where this money could aid in creating a link between the two communities by improving intersections and interchanges.
AR Groups Advocate for Medical Marijuana
Two medical marijuana advocate groups are working to get their initiatives on the November ballot. Arkansas for Compassionate Care and Arkansas for Responsible Medicine propose medical marijuana be available to people with specific diseases as well as painful ailments. Both groups must collect more than 62,000 signatures by July 7th to be put on the…
Netflix Partners with Comcast
The country’s largest cable company Comcast has partnered with Netflix. On Sunday they announced that Netflix will pay for faster, more reliable access to Comcast’s subscribers. This partnership was announced just 10 days after Comcast bought Time Warner Cable.This is a milestone in the history of the Internet since providers like Netflix have not had…
Burns Scheduled for Lake Fayetteville
Two burns are planned for Lake Fayetteville in the upcoming weeks. They are scheduled to help with site preparation and to create a favorable environment for the lake’s native plants. The burns will cause some of the trails to be closed. The days of the burns will depend on the weather and the city’s burn…
Gas Prices on the Rise
Gas prices in Arkansas are on the rise. The price has risen nearly 12 cents in the past two weeks. Right now the national average is $3.14 per gallon.But Arkansas’ average is higher than that at $3.23. Gas Buddy says the annual maintenance needed to change to summer fuel will cause prices to continue to…