Rachel Williams M.A.

Reporter🎥 @WPBF | Choose Joy☀️🙏🏽 | Texas-Native ❤️ | HBCU grad 🎓| 1908 🩷💚

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God's time is the best

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Be where your feet are! The past already happened and the future has yet to happen, so focus on the present.

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Affordable housing is a tough thing to come across in Northwest Arkansas. That's why a University of Arkansas alumnus turned a motel into an affordable housing complex …and it’s opening soon.

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A fan favorite restaurant in Fort Smith “Bricktown Brewery” is seeing severe damage after structural a fire early this morning. I’ll bring you updates on your 5news at 4,5, and 6pm.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Anthony Smith for earning his GED while serving time in the Washington County Jail. This story was such a joy to cover. It just goes to show that your past doesn’t define your future. 🎓🙏🏽

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A Bella Vista couple comes home to their home partially destroyed after Friday night’s severe thunderstorms

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Affordable housing is coming to Fayetteville! Quality Inn Motel is now being converted into an affordable housing complex. Today I got to talk to the developer on the project and tonight at 6, I’ll tell you who can live there & when the project will be completed.

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So many resources available for those in need at Rogers high school — they have food, water, bedding for you sleep on, and showers. If you need breakfast or lunch, breakfast is at 8am & Lunch is at noon.

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Happening now: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders & other Benton county officials are holding a press conference at the Benton county sheriff’s office, discussing details of recovery efforts for cities affected by the tornado. I’ll have a live report at 10

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After many reports of Marshallese people in NWA being detained by ICE, we sat down Leaders from the Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese and The Washington county Sheriff for answers.

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A volunteer fire department in Crawford county saves the day by rescuing stranded drivers overnight into Monday morning during icy road conditions.

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113 Homes in Tontitown are with without Heat tonight while temperatures are at “feels like” temperatures of -10 degrees. Black hills energy is working to restore gas meters overnight but it may take several hours. I spoke with a couple affected by this leak.

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I need you all to understand how infuriating it is as a journalist to be on the job and have a childish adult ruin your report just to be “funny”. To stand in camera view & verbally harass a reporter as she prepares for a live report is disgusting & unacceptable. Let’s do better.

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“I can still hear the sheriff saying, Charlene, we lost Paul today, and it’s just something I’ll always remember.”

Today the Benton County Sheriff’s office honored the life of Detective Paul Newell by adding his name a memorial plaque. I’m live at 5 & 6 with more

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ICYMI: Mercy hospital now has a new surgical robot called “Mazor X” It’s designed to assist with spinal surgeries in the operating room. Click the link below to watch or read all the benefits Mazor X.

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It’s out with the old and in with the new!
Washington county receives a new radio and 911 system that connects first responders and law enforcement across the state.

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Back in court today for Day 2- court hearing for convicted killer and rapist Zachary Holly. Holly's lawyers argued that his trial attorneys were ineffective and that he had an unfair trial. Stay with 5NEWS for more updates.

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@T_Minus_1 I would never 😂🥹🫶🏽

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Peso Pluma- Mexican Singer/Rapper played back to back shows at the AMP this holiday weekend…leaving his mark on the Hispanic community in Northwest Arkansas.

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