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Month: June 2024

Oregon Dept. of Forestry announces historic funding boost for equity in urban and community forestry

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry seeks to fund projects that improve urban and community forests in areas of Oregon that need it the most. ODF’s Urban and Community Forestry Program received $26.6 million from the Inflation Reduction Act through the U.S. Forest Service. Out of this, $10 million will be awarded to the

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Epoch Times CFO is arrested and accused of role in $67M multinational money laundering scheme

NEW YORK (AP) — The chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, a conservative multinational media company, has been indicted in a multi-year scheme to launder tens of millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits and other funds. Arrested on Sunday, Weidong “Bill” Guan, 61, of Secaucus, New Jersey, appeared Monday before a federal

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NeighborImpact HomeSource holding first-time homebuyer lender panel to celebrate NeighborWorks Week

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In celebration of NeighborWorks Week, NeighborImpact HomeSource, a leading provider of housing and financial counseling services in Central Oregon, invites you to attend “Building Financial Wellness with Your Clients.” This training series aims to empower professionals with the tools and knowledge necessary to support clients in achieving financial security and stability.

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Maduro llama a Sheinbaum a fortalecer la Celac y crear “una alternativa a la derecha”

Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, llamó a la candidata ganadora de las elecciones presidenciales de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, a fortalecer la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (Celac) para crear en el continente “una alternativa a la derecha y al neoliberalismo”. La Celac es un mecanismo de concertación regional

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Biden lays into Trump over convictions and says he now poses a greater threat than in 2016

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — President Joe Biden laid into his predecessor and likely opponent in November’s election, Donald Trump, for being convicted by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments, saying Monday night that “this campaign has entered uncharted territory.” Speaking at

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