In the News: Don’t Miss Your Chance for a $100,000 Grant

While monetary grants provide badly needed help for small businesses, they can also benefit from grants that offer more than just monetary support. By accessing grants that include technology upgrades, businesses can modernize their operations to stay competitive. Marketing support and media opportunities can increase visibility and attract new customers. Additionally, coaching and educational resources…

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More than 2,100 people are evacuated as an Indonesian volcano spews clouds of ash

Authorities ordered them to leave due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. Continue Reading at KOAT.com here Top Featured Tags: – New Mexico News Press Release Distribution Service

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Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on orders from Beijing

The apps, both owned by Meta, were already blocked in China and not widely used. Continue Reading at KOAT.com here Top Featured Tags: – New Mexico News Press Release Distribution Service

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25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting

A quarter of a century after the Columbine High School shooting, the trauma from the attack has remained with survivors. Continue Reading at KOAT.com here Top Featured Tags: – New Mexico News Press Release Distribution Service

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Overwhelmed by the Grand Prix of Long Beach? City’s new sensory trailer is here to help

Anaheim resident Kaleigh Ryan’s son is really into race cars. Yet, despite living in the same region as one of the country’s most-iconic IndyCar street races, they’d only ever attended NASCAR events — and not the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Until now. Ryan and her 5-year-old son, who has autism and is nonverbal,…

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Amid valedictorian protest, USC scrubs outside commencement speakers, honorees

Asna Tabassum, USC’s class of 2024 valedictorian and a first-generation, South Asian American Muslim, was previously announced as the school’s valedictorian, giving a speech at its Friday, May 10 commencement. But on April 15, officials backtracked the decision, citing safety issues after pro-Israel groups expressed concerns over Tabassum’s alleged antisemitic views. (Photo courtesy of Enjy…

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4 Inland men sentenced to prison for roles in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Four Inland Empire residents who traveled together to Washington, D.C. to attend then-President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally and later crossed police lines to ascend the West Terrace of the Capitol carrying bear spray were sentenced to federal prison on Friday, April 19. Erik Scott Warner, 48, of Menifee, was sentenced to…

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Israeli airstrike on house kills 6 children in southern Gaza city of Rafah

The strike late Friday hit a residential building in the western Tel Sultan neighborhood of the city of Rafah, according to Gaza’s civil defense. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

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School lockdown drills have become common — experts say they could be better

Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

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Maps show states where weed is legal for recreational, medical use

Maps show where weed and marijuana products are legal for recreational and medical use in the United States. Top Featured Tags: – California News Press Release Distribution Service

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Commissioners Introduce Dueling Homeless Ordinances; Experts Say None Get to the Root of the Problem

Mayoral candidates Gonzalez and Rubio have unveiled starkly different ordinances for regulating camping in Portland, as the city tries to fix legal issues with its prior rules. by Courtney Vaughn Two weeks after Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office unveiled a heavily revised ordinance to address restrictions on homeless camping in Portland, other commissioners are floating their…

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With Scant Evidence, City Commissioners Point to Fentanyl as Potential Contributor to Rise in Deadly Crashes

Transportation advocates say putting the blame on victims is a distraction from the real causes of traffic deaths. by Taylor Griggs On October 21, 2023, James Brian Fenimore was walking on the sidewalk on SE 82nd Avenue near Burnside Street, heading to run an errand, when a drunk driver veered off the street and struck…

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Heck Yes to More Pacific Northwest Non-Alcoholic Beer!

From the founder of Suckerpunch comes a zero-proof craft brewery focused on local hops and flavors. by Blair Stenvick Zero-proof drink entrepreneur Andy McMillan has a story he tells where, in 2021, he approached several Portland breweries about teaming up on a non-alcoholic craft beer. He got “laughed out of the room,” he says, by…

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Biden brags about first US-made nuclear fuel

Washington has been struggling to free itself from Russian enriched uranium supplies A US facility has produced its first 200 pounds (90 kilograms) of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), President Joe Biden said on Friday, stressing that the US cannot rely on imported nuclear fuel from Russia. Moscow is currently the only commercial source of HALEU…

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North Korea tests ‘super-large warhead’

Pyongyang insists that the launches were routine and had nothing to do with the rising tensions on the peninsula North Korea has successfully tested a “super-large warhead” for a cruise missile and a new type of anti-aircraft munition, state-run KCNA news agency has reported. The “test of power” of the warhead for the Hwasal-1Ra-3 strategic…

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NATO member accuses Russia of exploiting migration

Finland’s prime minister claims that Moscow has used asylum seekers from the Middle East against the EU Russia has engineered the influx of migrants from third countries in order to undermine the EU, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Friday. He stressed the need to strengthen the border with Russia, which has been closed…

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USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop student’s speech

The University of Southern California further shook up its commencement plans Friday, announcing the cancelation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the controversial choice to disallow the student valedictorian from speaking. The private university in Los Angeles on Monday said it was canceling valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s speech at…

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Bitcoin’s latest ‘halving’ has arrived. Here’s what you need to know

The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut — effectively reducing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, again. Bitcoin’s latest “halving” occurred Friday night. Soon after the highly anticipated event, the price of bitcoin held steady at about $63,907. Now, all eyes are on what will happen…

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US says a UN agency has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route

The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the U.S. military completes a pier for transporting the humanitarian assistance by sea, U.S. officials said Friday. The involvement of the U.N. agency could help resolve one of the major obstacles facing the U.S.-planned project — the…

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Fintech Forage helps Uber Eats quench thirst in ‘food deserts’

“By being able to order online, you have a virtual grocery store in your pocket,” the fintech CEO said of working with Uber Eats to deliver groceries to low-income Americans in food deserts. The partnership could help address the problem of food insecurity in places that have long struggled with the issue, like southern Dallas.…

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Huge event venues contribute to tourism’s $11B economic impact on DFW

Venues that are known for usually hosting pro sports are on the list, including AT&T Stadium and Toyota Stadium, as well as major commercial hubs like The Star in Frisco. In all, more than 10.8 million square feet of rentable indoor and outdoor space is represented. Read on for more juicy tidbits, including what folks…

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Rob Hays to leave Ashford Hospitality Trust after nearly 20 years

Hays’ departure is due to his desire to pursue another business opportunity alongside his father. He said that if he did not have this opportunity, he “would undoubtedly be at Ashford for the rest of my career.” His successor will come from within the company. Top Featured Tags: – Business, – Texas News Press Release…

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