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A new report on homelessness in New Hampshire provides a mixed bag of both good news and bad. On the bright side, the state’s overall homeless population has decreased by 3 percent, from 1,685 in

Today, Governor Dave Heineman provided an update on the Nebraska Veterans Registry and encouraged recognition of military service. The Registry was created in 2013 by the Nebraska Legislature to place the word veteran on drivers

Supporters of a sweeping veterans suicide prevention bill suffered a major setback Monday when retiring Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., blocked the measure in the waning hours of the year’s legislative session. The move probably means

“WE WERE ON GUARD DUTY AND ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!” That’s how Robert “Bobby” Sterrett of Monterey, Virginia, recalled the events of Dec. 16, 1944. “Hell” was the massive German artillery barrage that was unleashed

DENVER 9Wants to Know found questionable practices by a charity that claims to help veterans through cash donations solicited from customers outside of grocery stores. Rescue a Vet has been spotted at Walmarts and Trader

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is using Watson technology in a pilot to assist physicians in helping accelerate the process of

RALEIGH, North Carolina Thom Tillis’ U.S. Senate office staff will include Capitol Hill veterans and aides who worked with him in North Carolina. The outgoing state House speaker announced Tuesday key positions before next month’s

AURORA, Colorado Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson is coming to Aurora to try to settle a contract dispute after Colorado’s congressional delegation sent a letter urging the agency to come up with a

KUSA – Thomas Amabile will have cataract surgery Tuesday after a yearlong ordeal with the Denver VA Hospital, which highlights ongoing lapses in patient scheduling. 9Wants to Know obtained Amabile’s medical records from the Department

PROVIDENCE, R.I. Health technicians at the Providence VA Medical Center picketed Tuesday during their lunch hour as part of an ongoing campaign for a raise. While center clerks recently received one, health technicians did not

The Department of Veterans Affairs internal watchdog said Monday that the VA mislead Congress and the public by putting out a fact sheet on veterans medical appointments that was filled with errors earlier this year.

President Barack Obama is expected to soon sign a bill ordering an investigation of whether the military has improperly used other than honorable discharges to rid the services of wounded troops who commit minor offenses.