United Way Worldwide and a group of foundations launched a new award Tuesday for “civic bravery,” which includes grants of up ...

Tribal lender Minto Money has boosted the economy of its Alaska town. But some tribal members are appalled by the millions it’s made off desperate borrowers — much of which, lawsuits allege, has gone ...

More police officers could soon be downtown, along with more efforts to rehouse homeless people as part of a public-private ...

Nebraska lawmakers upheld a lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for felons with drug convictions. LB 319 was six votes short of becoming law.

For the last few months, eighth-graders in Northern Michigan Christian School have been tasked with putting their faith in ...

News 12’s last update was in February when we learned a planned community called Arbor Ridge would be built on Dyches Road — but the project has hit a snag.

A community effort is assisting the homeless person at the center of controversial Dunkirk Common Council comments. Several people emailed the OBSERVER to notify the newspaper that Melissa Barnes was ...

We saw decreases across the region in almost every city, in every jurisdiction,” Tamera Kohler, CEO of Regional Task Force on Homelessness San Diego, said.

You might have noticed them – massage parlors tucked away in plazas that seem a little off. Massage parlors that people in the community say offer sex acts for money.

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is working to bring new opportunities for diversity in cancer research and treatment with the ...

Sheri Cordell with Second Harvest Food Bank said the program buys fresh food from 48 local farmers and delivers it to 18 local food pantries to help support their missions to get nutritious food on ...

Lake Square Mall has stood through a number of challenges. Mall leadership is seeking to bring community members back through ...