Non-Profit News

Charles Okonkwo Jr., 18, has been charged with assault on his mother, Chinwe Okonkwo, 52, Saturday in Dix Hill, New York, but does not yet face charges on the death of Bradley Okonkwo.

The nonprofit agency, which operates 2,900 stores in the U.S., said it is working with federal investigators to look into a possible breach.

The former Arcs of Orange, Durham and Wake counties, which have served clients for roughly 60 years, finalized the merger July 1. The new agency's administrative offices will be in Chapel Hill, but local offices will remain to serve clients, said executive director Robin Baker.

Main purpose of the position The Executive Secretary will provide all secretarial, technical, administrative and logistical services including correspondence, appointments, personal travel arrangements, communications, and documentation in the office of the Director General.

Goodwill Industries International said Monday federal authorities are investigating a possible payment card breach at its U.S.-based retail outlets.

Monterey Peninsula College professor David Clemens sits in tree outside his office.

The Big House Museum is currently located in a 900 square foot building that was constructed in the 1880s.

A shark-sensing "buoy" and a fake kelp forest that is actually a high tech shark barrier could soon be deployed at beaches to help prevent shark attacks, which led to 10 deaths last year and dozens of serious injuries.

Taneka Armstrong, 20, is learning about different aspects of the tech industry - from coding to sales - through the nonprofit group Hack the Hood.

But he still says that all the money donated to his Peace Not Guns group was handled honestly, if somewhat sloppily, and that critics of its unauthorized use of a federal charity designation are missing the point.

The San Antonio FBI field office has learned of two different schemes attempting to fraud families of the illegal immigrant children crossing into the U.S. from the Texas and Mexico border.

Once a niche business, locally grown foods aren't just for farmers markets anymore.

The nonprofit Kids in Need Foundation, dedicated to providing free school supplies to economically disadvantaged schoolchildren and underfunded teachers, is offering grants to improve preschool to 12th-grade students' reading levels.

SAN ANTONIO: US officials warned on Sunday that scammers are attempting to prey on the families of some of the tens of thousands of unaccompanied child immigrants crossing the border from Latin America, seeking money for phony travel costs.

The former public transit bus has been outfitted with two full private bathrooms and offers hot showers, clean toilets, shampoo, soap and towels free of charge.

Kelly Hardy of Tyngsboro has received a Simon Youth Foundation community scholarship totaling $1,500 in connection with the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua.

It can seem as if the Philadelphia region hosts an expo every weekend - on dogs, firearms, or furniture, to name a few - but this might have been a new one: The one-day event in Southwest Philadelphia sought to help people erase the records of crimes for which they were arrested but never convicted, thus removing an often imposing barrier to ... (more)

Collison has been a member of the patrol for three years and serves as deputy commander for cadet and aerospace officer.

Norman Williams walks through the courtyard of the InnVision Opportunity Services Center in Palo Alto, offering drop-in services for single adults and families.

For Florida's 1 million children growing up in poverty, kindergarten - and even pre-K - is too late to start giving them the help many will need to grow into capable, productive adults.