• WBRZ

    State receives $156 million in federal funds for solar infrastructure in disadvantaged communities.

    BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources Monday received $156 million in federal funds to help build out solar infrastructure to improve energy resilience in low-income and disadvantaged communities.The program, "Solar for Y'all," will be overseen by DENR's Energy Office and is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act."Louisiana is in a uniquely positioned to benefit from this federal investment, with so much of its population in the areas of highest risk for...

  • Volunteers needed for community cleanup project

    A Trumbull County cleanup project is looking for people who aren’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and get dirty.

    • WMDT

    CWDI to hold community update on Cambridge Harbor Project

      Cambridge, Md.- Cambridge Waterfront Developement Incorporated will be holding a community update on the Cambridge Harbor Project on April 18th. In the meeting CWDI board members, staff, and other relevant experts will be presenting key information on the project which will include what is, and is not planned to keep it moving forward. Recently community members have voiced concerns

    • WBRZ

    Howell Community Park to receive $12M for children's 'Inspiration Center'

    BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge leaders and business owners announced Tuesday that a children's "Inspiration Center," is planned to be built at Howell Community Center.The Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Foundation hopes that the center will decrease crime in Baton Rouge. Leaders say the purpose of the center is to provide resources and opportunities to children to stop the crime before it starts. They believe that children turn to crime when they don't have a healthy environment, such as...

  • Love Your Block Program gearing up for their third year of community projects

    The City of Erie is continuing their mission of having safe, welcoming, vibrant neighborhoods. Their Love You Block initiative is back and helping them achieve their vision. The initiative is planning to come back with more community projects after a successful previous season. The City of Erie's Love Your Block Program is preparing for their []

  • Erin McClelland wins Pennsylvania Treasurer Democratic primary, AP projects

    (WHTM) -- Allegheny County Democrat Erin McClelland has won the Democratic primary race for Treasurer in an upset victory over State Representative Ryan Bizzarro, who received the state party’s endorsement last year. McClelland has worked as a substance use/mental health counselor and a policy advisor for the Allegheny County Department of Human Services. Bizzarro, who []

    • ABC27

    Janelle Stelson wins Pennsylvania 10th District primary, AP projects

    (WHTM) — Former television news anchor Janelle Stelson will face incumbent Republican Congressman Scott Perry in the November general election. Stelson defeated Harrisburg City Councilwoman S

  • EPA awards $94 million to Arkansas solar projects in disadvantaged communities

    Hope Enterprise Corporation was awarded $93,670,000 for solar projects in Arkansas.

  • NDDC solar-powered street light project excites Bayelsa community

    The people of Ayama in Gbarain kingdom of Bayelsa State have expressed gratitude to the management of Niger Delta Development Commission for considering their community in the award and completion of solar-powered street light projects. They expressed delight that their community had been lit-up with solar-powered streetlights by the NDDC, thereby making it to be Read More

  • Eugene DePasquale wins Pennsylvania Democratic Attorney General primary, AP projects

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Former two-term Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has won the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s Attorney General. “We won tonight because our campaign is about every Pennsylvanian,” said DePasquale. “Now, it’s time to unite toward a common vision – to make democracy work for all of us, defend abortion rights so women can get the healthcare they []

    • DVIDS

    Building Resilience: Typhoon-hit community receives lifesaving training from AFP, US

    In a concerted effort to enhance disaster preparedness following the aftermath of Typhoon Egay in 2023, joint service members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Armed Forces assembled at the Davila Barangay Hall on April 21, 2024, to provide lifesaving training to residents of Barangay Davila, Pasuquin, Ilocos Nortes, Philippines, as a pre-Exercise Balikatan 2024 community health engagement.

  • [LISTEN] Community Matters – Rebecca Wurster & Crystal Surdyk – April 18, 2024

    The Chautauqua County Partnership for Economic Growth, County Planning Department, and housing-related stakeholders recently completed a County-wide Housing Market Analysis and Development Strategy. We talked with County Planning Coordinator Rebecca Wurster and Jamestown Director of Development Crystal Surdyk about what they learned.