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College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40:03 -0400

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania - Student activists at more than 200 colleges are trying a new tactic in hopes of slowing the pace of climate change: They are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.

Flood-prone Norfolk chosen for storm water project

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:03 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - Flood-prone Norfolk is one of eight cities nationwide chosen by the Rockefeller Foundation for a program to finance and build better storm water infrastructure.

Oklahomans witness tornado from ND oil patch

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:07:38 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - People from Moore, Oklahoma, who were working in the North Dakota oil patch when a tornado devastated their city say waiting for word on whether their families were safe was a stressful time.

Idaho endowment land fund reaches all-time high

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:06:19 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Idaho officials say the endowment fund that is used annually to support public schools and other beneficiaries has its highest balance in history.

Thunder star Kevin Durant makes $1M tornado pledge

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:16 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Oklahoma City isn't just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It's home.

RI Senate approves Chafee's pick to lead EDC

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:58 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island's Economic Development Corp. has a new leader after the state Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved Gov. Lincoln Chafee's pick to head the agency, still reeling from its failed investment in former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company.

Tiger will return to Begay's charity event

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:05 -0400

VERONA, New York - Tiger Woods is returning again to play a charity event hosted by Notah Begay III, his former teammate at Stanford.

Donors help after girl's stand shut down at track

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:48:05 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Donors have helped a 10-year-old girl raised hundreds of dollars more for charity than she expected to since her lemonade stand was shut down at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Twain expert raises money for historic Nev. school

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:22 -0400

VIRGINIA CITY, Nevada - A Mark Twain expert from Connecticut is making his first visit to Virginia City this week to help raise money to make needed repairs at the Comstock's historic Fourth Ward School.

Ex-Indianapolis councilman gets 2 years for fraud

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:14:18 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - A former Indianapolis City-County Council member and minister was sentenced to more than two years in prison Monday for helping squander a doctor's $1.7 million charitable donation in just over a month on luxury vehicles, jewelry and expensive vacations.

U.Va. capital campaign exceeds $3 billion goal

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:28:09 -0400

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia - After nine years and despite a recession, the University of Virginia has exceeded its $3 billion fundraising goal.

Bar foundation grants $300K for NY, Pa. programs

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:04:20 -0400

ALBANY, New York - The charitable arm of the New York Bar Association is making a $300,000 grant to fund a program that helps disabled veterans start businesses and another that supports research in technology, innovation and competition law.

NH Superior Court chief justice gets fellowship

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:25:10 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - New Hampshire's Superior Court Chief Justice Tina Nadeau is the 2013 recipient of a fellowship awarded annually by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.

Kodiak school raises fund for Mali students]

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:10:56 -0400

KODIAK, Alaska - Students at Kodiak Middle School raised $1,000 to give electricity to a school in Mali, west Africa.

32nd annual NH fundraiser sets $2.75 million goal

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:05:38 -0400

HANOVER, New Hampshire - Organizers of New Hampshire's annual Prouty fundraiser for cancer research and treatment have set a $2.75 million goal for this year's two-day event.

Grand opening held for Model A museum in Michigan

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:07:36 -0400

HICKORY CORNERS, Michigan - A new Ford dealership opened up in southwestern Michigan.

Kansas City museum raising cash to fly 'Connie'

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:05:25 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air travel.

Thousands attend Race for the Cure in Detroit

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:03 -0400

DETROIT - Thousands have turned out for the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at Comerica Park in Detroit.

Blythewood festival raising money to fight cancer

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:13:36 -0400

BLYTHEWOOD, South Carolina - A fundraiser in Blythewood this weekend is memorializing those affected by cancer and raising money to fight the ailment.

Miami Art Museum gets $15 million gift

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:04:33 -0400

MIAMI - A new art museum being built in South Florida has received a $15 million gift from an anonymous donor

Plans to fund Okla. pop culture museum still alive

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:02:13 -0400

TULSA, Oklahoma - Backers of a museum devoted to Oklahoma popular culture said they're still hopeful state lawmakers will approve $40 million for the project before adjourning in two weeks.

Independence class creates muffin business

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:49:43 -0400

ELDERSBURG, Maryland - The smell of freshly baked muffins wafted out of Geoffrey Hoffman's classroom Thursday.

Camp means community service for many young people

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:37:51 -0400

NEW YORK - At 14, Tyler Cohen had never been out of the country or traveled without his Long Island family when he found himself in Costa Rica on a monthlong service trip for teens.

Media campaign planned for school funding program

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:49:30 -0400

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana - The Lafayette Parish school system and individual schools may soon be able to draw from private donations to pay for new computers, band uniforms or renovations without siphoning money out of the district's budget.

Dozens to be honored at body donor service in Iowa

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:24:04 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - Des Moines University is honoring dozens of people who donated their bodies in the last year for medical education.