SPRINGDALE -- The Springdale Fire Department and Chief Blake Holte garnered statewide honors at the Arkansas Fire Convention held earlier this month in Hot Springs.

Right now, three families are looking for a place to stay after their apartment building caught on fire in the Town of Springdale.

SPRINGDALE -- A firefighter and paramedic, Tony Spero, was killed in an off-duty ATV accident on Thursday, according to a social media post from the Springdale Fire Department.