Joyce “JT” Tabb lived in her apartment for 26 years, but in Delaware’s booming real estate market, the rent kept climbing. Facing the daunting prospect of a $2,000 monthly payment, the 78-year-old decided instead to invest in a home. Living on a fixed income, she knew her budget would narrow her options. However, Tabb had […]
Jun. 6—COLLEGE STATION — With funding provided by the 88th Texas Legislature, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has expanded its outreach efforts throughout Texas to offer training and assistance in three critical disciplines essential to Texas communities: Fire and Emergency Services; Law Enforcement and Protective Services; and Critical Infrastructure/Water and Wastewater Management and […]
ROGERS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Natural disasters like the tornadoes that swept Northwest Arkansas on Memorial Day weekend can cause post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans. Sheep Dog Impact Assistance, a local nonprofit, is there to help those veterans find purpose and strength again while also helping the community clean up from that very disaster. When military […]
ARKANSAS, USA — Severe storms demolished areas of northwest Arkansas in the early morning of May 26. Due to the level of impact, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has declared an emergency in parts of the state. The governor signed an executive order authorizing $250,000 to be used by the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management. This […]
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — School classrooms are empty but the need for food to be on the table for children is at an all-time high. With kids out of school for the summer, one business worries about how kids will get their next meal. “We are talking about one and three children who are food insecure […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced on Friday an additional $275 million in military aid for Ukraine as Kyiv struggles to hold off advances by Russian troops in the Kharkiv region. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the package, which was previewed on Thursday by two U.S. officials, “is part of our efforts to […]
(FOX40.COM) — The California Highway Patrol Auburn division is asking for the public’s assistance to find the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a motorcyclist on May 14. At around 6:24 p.m., a crash between a red Cadillac and a red Harley Davidson motorcycle on Douglas Boulevard at the intersection of Kingsgate Drive […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday said it had been unable, due largely to logistical reasons, to accept an Iranian request for assistance following a helicopter crash over the weekend that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, as Washington offered its condolences. The rare request from Iran, which views the United States and Israel as […]
The university student sits down next to a 12-year-old pupil in the classroom and he looks at her exercise book, then explains the task. “He helps me in many subjects,” says Christelle, who has been living in Germany for about a year and attends the Neue Oberschule Gröpelingen, a secondary school in the north-western city […]
May 16—The Federal Emergency Management Team, previously located on the south side of the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex, will now be situated in the small animal barn on the north side of the Agri-Plex. The move will take effect on Thursday morning, May 16, due to weather concerns. The FEMA team is on hand to assist […]
Port workers affected by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge can apply for cash grants from a local nonprofit’s fund starting Friday. Those who worked at the Port of Baltimore as of March 26, the day the bridge fell into the Patapsco River effectively closing the waterway to shipping traffic, are eligible for […]
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Missouri’s Department of Social Services has been illegally denying tens of thousands of residents access to food assistance benefits. Due to extremely long wait times at the DSS call center, many eligible residents are unable to get help applying or schedule interviews, which the state requires in order for […]