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Riverside County reports progress reducing animal euthanasia
The Department of Animal Services' 2025 report says new programs raised adoptions and spay/neuter surgeries and put the county's four shelters on track toward a 90% pet life preservation rate.
Torrance chamber celebrates local education achievements.
The Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual Celebrate Education event on April 23 to honor students and educators, spotlighting mentorship programs, scholarships and student speakers on leadership.
Marceaux returns home to rejoin Cajuns
Kennedy Marceaux, a Kaplan native, has transferred from Alabama to rejoin the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and said being back home has been meaningful.
Recent heartwarming stories
Showing: 381-390Unseen Ocean exhibit at Chase Gallery reveals hidden coral beauty
The traveling show 'Unseen Ocean: America's Hidden Coral Gardens Revealed' opened April 3 at Spokane's Chase Gallery, featuring paintings, sculptures, video installations and public programming; the exhibit runs through April 25.
Mobile police and firefighters show support for baby born in parking lot
First responders in Mobile held a parade on April 2 at the USA Health Children's and Women's parking lot to show support for a baby that firefighters helped deliver in a parking lot on March 22.
Community shelters in Niger help protect children and enable women to restore degraded lands
Community-built shaded shelters have been installed across six regions in Niger, protecting 6,465 children and enabling women to join a World Bank–supported Cash for Work land restoration program that began in 2023.
Make-A-Wish New Mexico marks 40 years by granting Rome trip to teen who is cancer-free
Make-A-Wish New Mexico unveiled a new Wish Wall and is granting a trip to Rome for 16-year-old Isabella Solis, who was recently declared cancer-free; local groups and first responders helped make the wish possible.
NSF launches collaborative effort to build ed-tech tools
NSF's FINDERS Foundry will fund up to $8.5 million to support interdisciplinary teams that include educators, technologists and researchers; a webinar on the program is scheduled for April 8.
Baha'i Faith donates 40 care bags to Caring Kitchen
Members of the Baha'i Faith from Champaign and Clark Counties delivered 40 tailored personal-care bags to The Caring Kitchen and also made a donation to the Backpack Program partnered with Urbana Schools.
Siloam Mission serves 500 Easter lunches and faces questions about media access
About 500 turkey dinners were served at Siloam Mission's annual Easter lunch, and a reported email from the CEO initially restricted media presence; the board chair later allowed reporters to attend.
Historical marker at Forest Home Cemetery honors Wisconsin's early Chinese immigrants
A new historical marker at Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery was dedicated April 2 to recognize the city's 19th- and early 20th-century Chinese immigrant community; the marker was granted to the Wisconsin chapter of the Organization of Chinese Americans by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
BLOOM returns to The Avenue Peachtree City for a second year of community events.
The Avenue Peachtree City is hosting its second annual BLOOM from April 1 through May 17, featuring live music, charitable drives, family activities and seasonal events.
Cherokee Nation celebrates opening of Sallisaw Creek Park
The Cherokee Nation opened the 100-acre Sallisaw Creek Park on the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, a site protected under the tribe's 2021 parks law. The park includes RV campgrounds, luxury cabins, a four-lane boat ramp and recreational facilities, and it is open seven days a week.