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Month: July 2025

Pacific Power Foundation provides over $300K in grants to support Oregon education, STEM programs

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 10, 2025) — The Pacific Power Foundation is proud to provide grant funds and support to 89 nonprofits and community organizations that are expanding access to quality STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education and strengthening learning opportunities in the communities that Pacific Power serves.     “The foundation is delighted to support local

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Houston City College and American Turkic Business Council Empower Emerging Entrepreneurs Through Hands-On Seminar

By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story     July 10, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a powerful demonstration of community partnership and entrepreneurial spirit, Houston City College (formerly Houston Community College), in collaboration with the American Turkic Business Council, recently hosted a dynamic Entrepreneurship Seminar aimed at cultivating the next generation of

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New Hampshire investigators use DNA testing to determine identity of woman found dead in 1974

By KC Downey, Imani Fleming Click here for updates on this story     MANCHESTER, N.H. (WMUR) — After more than 50 years, New Hampshire investigators on Wednesday announced the identity of a woman found dead in Marlborough. According to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Nancy Gale Erickson, of Tampa, Florida, and Brattleboro, Vermont, was found

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Silver Sparky Award Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District

Sisters-Camp Sherman ‘Fire Corps’ volunteers honored with state fire marshal’s ‘Silver Sparky Award’

(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A single spark can change everything, and stopping a fire before it has a chance to impact communities can change lives. Community risk reduction through education, prevention, and proactive outreach is at the heart of this work. Many Oregonians rely on their local fire agency or community members to

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The White House just took its most aggressive stance yet against Jerome Powell

By Samantha Delouya and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s intensifying campaign against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hit a boiling point Thursday. Just two weeks after President Donald Trump sent a handwritten letter to Powell demanding lower interest rates, Russell Vought, Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), accused

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Camp Fire of Central Oregon hiring

Camp Fire of Central Oregon launches largest hiring campaign in its history amid youth program growth, expansion

(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Camp Fire Central Oregon said Thursday it’s thrilled to announce that it has just launched the largest hiring campaign in its history as it prepares for a landmark year of growth and expanded youth programming. In response to increasing demand for its youth programs and partnerships across the

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Working Families Increasingly Turn to Food Banks as Insecurity Rises

By William Albert Click here for updates on this story     PASCO, Wash. (KAPP) — Second Harvest Inland Northwest addresses rising food insecurity across Eastern Washington and North Idaho, with officials reporting an increasing number of working families seeking assistance from food banks and pantries. The organization has served communities in Washington and Idaho for 53

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