FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — White Christmases have been hard to come by in Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley over the last few decades. Since 1949, Fayetteville has seen just six ...

The Arkansas River Valley varies from about 30 to 50 miles in width. The portion of the river valley in Arkansas runs from the Oklahoma state line at Fort Smith east to about Searcy, said Foti.

The future in the Lower Arkansas River Valley is also worrisome to water experts like Doug Kenney. “In a region where water is scarce, ... When looking at the U.S. Drought Monitor map at the start of ...

Northwest Arkansas may not lie within the path of totality of the April 8 solar eclipse, but regional leaders still anticipate an influx of people traveling to and from viewing locations.