Photos for August 5, 2023

Raelyn McGarrah runs through water, Friday, August 4, 2023 at the Lawrence Plaza Splash Pad in Bentonville. Visit nwaonline.com/photos for today's photo galler…

Cameron Lewis prepares the infield Friday at John Hernreich Memorial Sports Complex in Fort Smith. The field is located within Kelley Park along with seven oth…

Visitors gather as the finishing touches are made on a mural on the basketball court in Walker Park during an unveiling ceremony for the renovated court in Fay…

Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan celebrates Friday after making a ceremonial first shot during an unveiling ceremony for the renovated basketball court in Wal…

Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan takes a ceremonial first shot Friday during an unveiling ceremony for the renovated basketball court in Walker Park in Fayett…

Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan (center) speaks Friday with artist Jeremy Navarrette of Springdale during an unveiling ceremony for the renovated basketball …

Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan puts the finishing touches Friday on a mural on the basketball court at Walker Park during an unveiling ceremony for the reno…

Visitors check out the completed mural Friday on the basketball court at Walker Park during an unveiling ceremony in Fayetteville. The city received a grant fr…

Artist Jeremy Navarrette smiles Friday during an unveiling ceremony for the mural that he painted on the renovated basketball court in Walker Park in Fayettevi…

Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan takes a ceremonial first shot Friday during an unveiling ceremony for the renovated basketball court in Walker Park in Fayett…

Emily Still (right), a teacher new to Fayetteville Public Schools who will be teaching at Butterfield Elementary School, smiles Friday as she receives strips o…

Sacha Walker, an educator new to Fayetteville Public Schools who will be teaching at Holt Middle School, signs a board Friday during the district's annual new …

John Mulford, first-year superintendent for Fayetteville Public Schools, greets educators new to the district Friday during the district's annual new teacher b…

Josiah McGuff, 8, (right) gives Eva Maples, 9, a swing and twirl Friday while practicing their square dancing moves at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. Th…

Dancers practice their square dancing moves Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. Their group, known as Footloose n Fancy Free, will p…

When spray painting, several light coats yield the best result. (istockphoto.com/maksim kulikov)

The Pollinator Victory Garden and Valet Tray

This combination of wallpaper photos released by Romo and Temperley London shows a leopard print pattern (left) and a sea agate pattern. (Romo and Temperley Lo…

Emma Hayes' Sediment pattern is shown in turquoise. (Emma Hayes via AP)

Adult ants feed on the sweet nectar-like substance secreted by a peony bud. (Whitney Cranshaw/Colorado State University/Bugwood.org via AP)

Ants farm aphids on the back of a jewelweed leaf in New York. (Ansel Oommen/Bugwood.org via AP)

For this 1952 bungalow in Austin, Texas, interior designer Sara Malek Barney moved a wall to double the kitchens size, then updated cabinets and finishes. She …

The older leaves of Florida lettuce can be cooked and eaten, while younger leaves can be used raw in salads. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette)

This Spicebush Swallowtail also finds the Superbena Pink Cashmere verbena to be on the nectar menu. (Norman Winter/TNS)

Superbena Pink Cashmere verbena will be making its debut in 2024. The Garden Guy took this picture at the Young's Plant Farm 2023 Garden Tour in Auburn, Ala. (…

Pope Francis arrives at Lisbon's Parque Eduardo VII to preside over a 'Via Crucis' (Way of the Cross) with young people participating into Sunday's 37th World …

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders responds to questions during a news conference after the team's NCAA college football practice at the university Friday, Aug.…

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders enters a news conference after the team's NCAA college football practice at the university Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Boulder, …

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders responds to questions during a news conference after the team's NCAA college football practice, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Boul…

FILE - Colorado coach Deion Sanders, left, leads longtime supporter Peggy Coppom to kick the football before the team's spring practice NCAA college football g…

Deion Sanders Jr., back to camera, jokes with Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton as he signs an autograph for a fan after at the Broncos' NFL footba…

FILE - An unidentified cheerleader carries the school flag across the end zone to mark a Colorado touchdown in the third quarter in Colorado's 31-28 overtime v…

FILE - The Big 12 Conference logo is seen during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game between Missouri and Western Illinois, Sept. 17, 2011, in C…

In this illustration by Alberto Gennari, Perucetus colossus is depicted in its coastal habitat. (AP/Nature/Alberto Gennari)

Paleontologist Mario Urbina poses for a photo Wednesday next to the vertebrae of a newly found species named Perucetus colossus, or “the colossal whale from Pe…

Visitors and journalists attend a presentation Wednesday introducing a newly found species named Perucetus colossus, or “the colossal whale from Peru”, in Lima…

File - Driver Jose Viveros delivers beverages in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles, Thursday, July 27, 2023. On Friday, the U.S. government issues the J…

File - An employee works on a car on the assembly line at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C., Wednesday, October 19, 2022. On Friday, the U.S. government…

Healthcare instructor Aolion Doxie, right, works with Jamila Thomas at Naperville Wellness & Salt Cave in Naperville, Ill., Thursday, June 8, 2023. On Friday, …

Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco arrives at NFL football training camp Friday, July 28, 2023, in St. Joseph, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kansas City Chiefs running backs Jerick McKinnon (1) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (25) arrive at NFL football training camp Friday, July 28, 2023, in St. Joseph, …

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) hands the ball to running back Deneric Prince (34) during NFL football training camp Saturday, July 29, 202…

FILE - Cats sit in a shelter at the main linear park, in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 19, 2023. Cyprus veterinarians association on Friday Aug. 4, 2023…

FILE - A cat crosses a pedestrian road at the main linear park, in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on July 19, 2023. Cyprus veterinarians association on Friday Au…

Nine members of Congress wait to enter Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Parkland, Fla. The group will tour the blood-stained and …

Leigh Keener, left, addresses those in attendance in the governor's conference room at the state Capitol after it was announced she would be appointed to the A…

Washington Nationals' Blake Rutherford stands in the dugout following a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Cincinnati. Friday …

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the 10th inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Cincinn…

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Kyle Finnegan, left, celebrates with catcher Keibert Ruiz after a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, Aug. 4…

Washington Nationals' Lane Thomas rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds during the 10th inning of a baseball game Frida…

Washington Nationals' Lane Thomas, center right, celebrates with third base coach Gary Disarcina (10) after hitting a two-run home run against the Cincinnati R…

Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Washington Nationals during the third inning of a baseball game Fri…

Cincinnati Reds' Matt McLain, left, poses for a photo with Nick Senzel after hitting a solo home run against the Washington Nationals during the first inning o…

Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard catches a pass from a machine during the NFL football team's training camp Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Oxnard, Calif.…

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, left, hands off to running back Tony Pollard during the NFL football team's training camp Monday, July 31, 2023, in Ox…

FILE - Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. On Wednesday, Aug. 2, a…

A view of the old dining hall from the north at Arkansas Baptist Assembly (now Camp Siloam) in Siloam Springs.

Kids lining up outside the old dining hall at the Arkansas Baptist Assembly in Siloam Springs (now Camp Siloam.)

The entranceway to the Arkansas Baptist Assembly in Siloam Springs as it appeared decades ago.

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A woman reacts as she fails to find her house after flood waters devastate Nanxinfang village on the outskirts of Beijing, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Heavy rain and…

Hendrix College senior Olivia Larson explains a game that was developed in the Disco Tray Studio at Hendrix to Ginny McMurray (left), Hendrix associate Vice Pr…

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) runs through drills at the NFL team's football training camp in Metairie, La., Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. (AP Phot…

Mary Line, a caretaker with IDC & Nursery School, plays with Ellison Gallo Friday at the Lawrence Plaza Splash Pad in Bentonville. Visit nwaonline.com/photos f…

Mia Gallo (left) pours water Friday on Everett Moses as they play at the Lawrence Plaza Splash Pad in Bentonville. Visit nwaonline.com/photos for today's photo…

Raelyn McGarrah runs through water, Friday, August 4, 2023 at the Lawrence Plaza Splash Pad in Bentonville. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)

Raelyn McGarrah runs through water Friday at the Lawrence Plaza Splash Pad in Bentonville. Visit nwaonline.com/photos for today's photo gallery.(NWA Democrat-…

File - Driver Jose Viveros delivers beverages in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles, Thursday, July 27, 2023. On Friday, the U.S. government issues the J…

United States' Rose Lavelle, center, talks with a referee after receiving a yellow card during the first half of the FIFA Women's World Cup Group E soccer matc…

Sweden's players celebrate after their second goal during the Women's World Cup Group G soccer match between Argentina and Sweden in Hamilton, New Zealand, Wed…

United States' Lynn Williams, left, and Lindsey Horan speak to the media during a FIFA Women's World Cup press conference in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, A…

United States' Sophia Smith, left, is replaced by Megan Rapinoe during the second half of the FIFA Women's World Cup Group E soccer match between Portugal and …

United States' Kelley O'Hara takes a selfie with fans following the Women's World Cup Group E soccer match between Portugal and the United States at Eden Park …

Sweden's Elin Rubensson celebrates the second goal of the match during the Women's World Cup Group G soccer match between Argentina and Sweden in Hamilton, New…

Sweden's Elin Rubensson, right, celebrates with teammate Lina Hurtig after scoring her team's second goal; during the Women's World Cup Group G soccer match be…

United States' Megan Rapinoe, right, reacts with teammates following the Women's World Cup Group E soccer match between Portugal and the United States at Eden …

FILE -Oregon place kicker Camden Lewis (49) celebrates with teammates after kicking a field goal against Utah during the second half of an NCAA college footbal…

FILE -Washington placekicker Peyton Henry (47) celebrates ith punter Jack McCallister (38), tight end Quentin Moore (88) and long snapper Jaden Green (89) afte…

FILE - The Pac-12 logo is shown at Sun Devil Stadium during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Arizona State and Kent State in Tempe, Ari…

FILE - The Big 12 Conference logo is seen during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game between Missouri and Western Illinois, Sept. 17, 2011, in C…

Workers unload utility pipes on March 22 on Zion Road in Fayetteville. The easternmost portion of the road near Crossover Road will be closed starting Monday a…

Raegan Alexander plays pickleball May 30 with her son, Cohen, 11 at Mt. Hebron Park in Rogers.(File Photo/NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)

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