Rescue Program

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – This week, the Harrisonburg Fire Department and Rockingham County Fire and Rescue Department hosted their 4th annual Camp LIT program for young women ages 14-16."I've always loved helping people and I don't know…

There is a growing stream of support in Michigan for water infrastructure.“Few things are more important to our households and businesses than drinking water, surface water and groundwater,” Governor Gretchen Whitmer…

Beware of park goers who break the rules: there's a new ranger in town.Salt Lake City is about to launch a new park ranger program that officials say will provide educational programs and give public lands a new set of eyes and ears.The…

Some of the wreckage of the Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune still remains at Gambell. (Photo courtesy of Gay Sheffield/UAF Northwest Campus and Alaska SeaGrant) The Alaska National Guard and the Alaska Bureau of Veterans Affairs plan to award the…

SAS says strike threatens ability to arrange bridge financingThe costly strike will enter its 12th day on FridaySTOCKHOLM, July 15 (Reuters) - SAS (SAS.ST) and the pilots' unions again failed on Thursday to agree on a deal to end a…

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and First Lady Jill Biden will announce the latest round of education grants under the US Bailout Plan (ARP) on Wednesday, The Hill has learned. Cardona and Biden will be joined by ARP coordinator…

For immediate release BROOKLINE — Health Commissioner Sigalle Reiss announces that the Brookline Department of Public Health will hold final registration for its Brookline Farmers' Market Food Stamp Program for income-eligible individuals…

SOUTH DEERFIELD — U.S. Representative Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, was invited by the Select Board to City Hall on Friday afternoon as officials continued their presentation of the South Deerfield campus, a long-term project which, officials…

A variation order that will add $79,199 to the Eck's Run Basin renovation project in South Williamsport has been approved by the Lycoming County Water and Sewer…

SALINA — Homeowners in the town of Salina will be able to make much-needed repairs to their properties thanks to a new loan program. The city is partnering with Home HeadQuarters to offer $15,000 home improvement loans at 1%…

Ohio residents will receive stimulus payments worth $350, if the Ohio Democrat who is running for governor, Nan WhaleyI selected.The state will receive $2.68 billion under the U.S. bailout, and 7.4 million Ohio citizens will receive a…

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - With a busy weekend ahead filled with barbecues, fireworks and travel, the Mobile Fire Rescue Service has some friendly reminders to help you get through a holiday weekend safe and fun.When it comes to grilling it,…

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln received a $1.6 million grant from the WE Department of Commerce to complete an academic facility providing actual education within the Scarlet Hotel. The funds will kick off construction of a…

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has put $16 billion in the hands of local and state agencies across California.Now, Latino-led organizations are pushing for funding to be equitably distributed among underserved…

The United Independent School District Board of Trustees approved pay increases for all employees at a special meeting called Wednesday night.At the meeting, the board approved both a one-time salary increase for the 2022-23 school year as…

COLOMBO/LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) arrives in Sri Lanka on Monday for talks on a rescue package, but time is running out for a country days from running out of fuel and likely to months of…

A massive, one-time influx of federal dollars has given Colorans a taste of what a well-funded state government looks like.The U.S. federal bailout law, passed in the spring of 2021, has brought billions of dollars to Colorado, allowing…

…

FAYETTEVILLE — The need for a mental health court to divert people from prison and programs to help others get out of prison and stay out were among issues raised in a report on criminal justice reform of Washington County.County…

HOWLAND — Trustees took the next step by placing a new ongoing $1.5 million police tax on the Nov. 8 ballot and also approved the use of $18,400 of the township's U.S.…

Altoona is preparing to create a new, comprehensive municipal plan in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Code. The code requires municipalities to…

!-->>-->!-->>-->…

RICHMOND — Recent high-profile mass shootings, including a May 24 incident at Robb Elementary School in…

RALEIGH, NC (WITN) — The North Carolina Senate voted almost unanimously on Wednesday to expand a Medicaid expansion bill.House Bill 149 passed 113 to 1 at second reading.The Medicaid expansion bill, if passed, will do the following:Extends…

The carvings along the Connecticut River at Bellows Falls are an important Abenaki site. Photo courtesy of Rich Holschuh A federal grant will support the study of a petroglyph site at Bellows Falls by a local indigenous group, the Elnu…

Multnomah County residents have one more chance to weigh in on a budget that will put $255 million — a historically large investment — into trying to reverse the region's worsening homelessness crisis.That's the most the county has ever…

MADISON, Wis. – Thanks to Governor Evers allocating millions of dollars to small businesses, community organizations and public safety initiatives, President Biden's US bailout continues to invest in Wisconsin neighborhoods. This week,…

BANGOR — The City of Bangor has scheduled public sessions to seek input to identify priorities for City Council to consider regarding the allocation of approximately $20 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Public…

A rendering provided to the Development Review Board of what a pod would look like. Image courtesy of Burlington Community and Economic Development Office BURLINGTON — The city's plan to house homeless people in "pods" in a parking lot…

The City of Lexington offers a one-time grant to local 501(c)(3) agencies for major capital projects in two categories: 1.) Facility Improvements (e.g., purchase, construction, expansion, repair of a building, installation or major overhaul…

ALBANY — Albany County officials have formed an executive committee to lead the process of how the county will spend the second half of its U.S. bailout funds.The committee includes County Executive Office Dan McCoy, Comptroller Susan Rizzo…

North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa Inflation reaches 23.6% Mass of unbearable excruciating suffering, Ablakwa Transport, food and electricity bills are the main drivers of inflation in Ghana, GSS North Tongu MP Samuel…

World leader in Manuka honey doubles commitment from last year in the second year of Beehive's rescue campaign SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comvita, the world leader in manuka honey, announces the second year of…

Tiffany Nelson's son needed a new laptop.It was early in the pandemic and the old one, provided by St. Louis Public Schools, had been damaged. The district wanted a $320 deposit before Nelson's son could get a new…

The Missouri Legislature on Friday approved a $49 billion budget — the largest in state history — that uses a treasury full of cash to fund increases in funds for teachers, tax breaks income, rural…

Post May 4, 2022 | 11:49 Hillsborough County, Florida (May 4, 2022) - The Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) voted on Wednesday to use $20…

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Groups that want to spruce up their Indianapolis neighborhoods can now apply for funding through the city's Neighborhood Grants program. The program was announced Monday by Mayor Joe Hogsett, the…

JOHNSTOWN — While Fulton County ratepayers may have gotten a raw deal, county lawmakers committed no crime when they relied on 2016 assessments to acquire property in September where they want build a heritage museum, according to a…

NORTHAMPTON — While finding no criminal conduct, a Fulton County Sheriff's Office report released Thursday was highly critical of Fulton County's 2021 purchase of land near the Great Sacandaga Lake to build a museum and visitor center. The…

Debate over a proposal to revive Baltimore's Dollar House program erupted into a verbal melee among Baltimore City Council members and the public as people flooded City Hall on Tuesday, filling council chambers and banging at the door of…

DEPOE BAY, Ore. (KPTV) — Two teenage siblings are safe and home after a Coast Guard rescue at Whale Cove in Depoe Bay on Saturday.Officials say a visitor to the Whale Cove Inn saw two teenagers, a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy,…

picture…

WASHINGTON, DC - April 21: US President Joe Biden delivers remarks from the Roosevelt Room of the ... White House on April 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images Earlier…

West Pittston will apply for a portion of funding from the Luzerne County U.S. Bailout to help pay for a levee the borough wants to build along the Susquehanna River, officials said. County Councilman Brian Thornton, who resides in the…

A program helping South Dakotans who own their homes pay to repair or replace their furnaces has more funding available and eligible low-income households in need are encouraged to apply.An additional $1 million in one-time funding was…

photo contribution Gaining Early Awareness and Being Ready for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) The Iowa Future Ready Program will provide experiences to help MHS students…

Costaño Elementary Kindergarten Matthias keeps track of schedules on a whiteboard in a classroom at the Boys and Girls Club of East Palo Alto in 2020. The program is one of the county's grant recipients of San Mateo in 2022. Embarcadero…

More paramedics are on their way to northern Michigan. Leland Township Fire and Rescue is the first department in the region to receive a paramedic apprenticeship program. This comes after a brand new partnership with…

When the Supreme Court struck down the federal moratorium on evictions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in August 2021, experts and politicians predicted evictions would skyrocket.But eviction records overall remained…

MORGAN COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) - Decatur Fire & Rescue has several NOAA weather radios to give away to anyone who needs them - but there are only 100 available! Lt. Brandon Sivley says the x-rays were donated by the Morgan…

TALLADEGA — The Talladega City Council voted 3-0 Monday night to approve more than $1.8 million in funding…

Like an avian soap opera, tens of millions of people have watched the drama around the clock from a…

The Medicaid program finances approximately 4 out of 10 births in the United States. Federal law requires states to provide no-cost-sharing Medicaid coverage to pregnant women whose income reaches up to 138 percent of the…

Crystal Surdyk, the city's director of development, discusses the $1.2 million rent rehabilitation program with Jamestown City Council during its voting meeting on Monday.…

March 27, 2022 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) celebrated $4,289,000 in funding going to Charlestown to support critical water system improvements. The…

A Saipem logo is seen on the deck of the deepwater drilling vessel Saipem 10000 in the port of Genoa, Italy, November 19, 2015. REUTERS/Alessandro GarofaloJoin now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterMain investors, banks…

WASHINGTON DC – Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (RW.Va.) and Joe Manchin (DW.Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, led 12 bipartisan senators in urging the U.S. Treasury Department not to not move…

The Vermont League of Cities and Towns and Efficiency Vermont have launched a new partnership to reduce…

!-->!-->>-->!-->!-->!-->-->!-->-->!-->-->…

El Monte joins the City and County of Los Angeles in introducing a Guaranteed Income pilot program, which will provide $500 per month to 125 eligible participants for one year, city officials announced today. On Tuesday evening, the El…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Representative Al Lawson announced that schools and libraries in Congressional District 5 are receiving approximately $2,805,202.88 to help children access the internet at home and bridge the data gap.…

The Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority is set to create two new social impact pilot programs aimed at encouraging minority entrepreneurship and business expansion. URA Ventures and the Minority and Women-Owned Business Development…

After Conroe City Council approved a grant late last year that would help fund the purchase of two specialist vehicles to help with water rescues, the council gave the Conroe Fire Department the go-ahead for the purchase of equipment for…

BALTIMORE (WJZ) --Baltimore City will use nearly $5 million of its American Rescue Plan Act funding to launch a free workforce training program, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Wednesday.In the first year of the initiative, known as Train Up,…

Watch the replay of the city council meeting in the player below. COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) School Resource Officer Program On Monday evening, the Columbia City Council on Monday approved a new contract with Columbia…

Gospel Rescue Mission strives to sell fresh vegetables year-round and help people get a fresh start."Fresh…

March 03, 2022 Funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan Today, U.S.…

Altoona officials are trying to figure out how best to set up and operate a program that would use about $1 million of American Rescue Plan Act money for business…

Today, Mayor Tishaura O. Jones joins Cure Violence frontline workers, gun violence prevention advocates and survivors, and Everytown for Gun Safety in commemorating Black History Month with a video highlighting efforts to reduce gun…

!-->>-->!-->>-->…

The Administration recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on persons with disabilities and brought new members into the disability community. Over the past year, the Authority has collaborated with…

On hiatus while the Williamsport City Council focused on the pandemic and other pressing issues, the topic of revitalizing Park Avenue areas recently resurfaced.…

Undeterred, Ms. Shalala encouraged philanthropic organizations to fund needle exchange programs and called on experts from the National Institutes of Health to provide needle exchange training. Mr. Clinton later said he regretted his…

PETALUMA, Calif. (BCN) — The first phase of Petaluma's emergency shelter pilot program called People's Village has ended, and new residents will be welcomed into nine brand-new units on the site by the end of the month.…

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Gun Violence Prevention Commission is preparing to offer hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to area organizations.The mini-grants program is back, but a second grant opportunity is planned to put another…

It has become popular to urge people to imagine a better world. It's not surprising. After forty years of rising inequality, stagnant median wages, untaxed wealth, lack of progress on racial!-->…

TOPEKA — A Kansas Democratic Party spokeswoman says Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt's praise for reopening a hospital in Bourbon County is inconsistent with his complaints about the federal…

LAURELLE, miss. A county in Mississippi is working to close the digital divide by making internet access more available. The Laurel-Jones County Library received 2,000 hotspot devices that will be available at checkout for…

Get the latest news from Syracuse delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. The Syracuse Common Council approved a working agreement between the Syracuse Fire Association and the city at their meeting Monday.…

“Our board decided to take our time and explore our options,” he said. "We are not interested in rushing."What about other funding?Before the US Rescue Plan, there was the CARES Act, the law signed by President Donald Trump in 2020 as an…