DENVER – Three Colorado projects are winners in a nationwide search for innovative approaches to addressing poor health in low-income communities. "Project Access" in Colorado Springs says it plans to use its $75,000 award to accelerate efforts to bring faith-based, health and recreational or ...Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Californians could be paying much less for prescription drugs if a bill just passed by the state Assembly makes it past the Senate and the governor. AB 339 would put a monthly cap of about $275 on the cost of a 30-day prescription, and prevent insurance companies from put ...Read More

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The busy summer vacation season has arrived, and with child care providers among those who'll likely be taking some time off, parents should make plans now for lining up back-up care. Karen Fogolin, associate director of Child Care Aware of Minnesota, says care options are a ...Read More

CARY, N.C. – Seventy-five-year-old Ken Cowick and his wife moved to Cary from Michigan with their retirement in mind. What's top of mind now for the stroke survivor is that the Tarheel State seems increasingly less supportive of its retiree population. This year Cowick paid $1,200 in addition ...Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Martin McGrath of Nashville has cerebral palsy. Unable to take care of himself, McGrath struggles to maintain his independence through in-home care. He is one of thousands of Tennesseans in need of home-based services, which can be difficult to secure because of funding and ...Read More

TUSAYAN, Ariz. – A proposed housing and retail development in the small town of Tusayan, near the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, continues to draw opposition. Sandy Bahr, director of the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, says the U.S. Forest Service has received more than 200,000 pu ...Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Just the thought of bed bugs make most people squeamish, but one expert says bed bugs are an epidemic in Ohio. The week marks Bed Bug Awareness Week, and Ohio State University entomologist Susan Jones says the Buckeye State has had a problem with the insects for more than a d ...Read More

MANCHESTER, N.H. – As the school year draws to a close, the Granite State is getting an average grade when it comes to making sure kids don't go hungry during the summer months. Henry Harris, community outreach director with Southern New Hampshire Services, says his group sponsored more than ...Read More