Just last week the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs heard testimony on evaluating federal and community efforts to eliminate homelessness among veterans. Back in 2009, President Barack Obama set an ambitious goal of ending chronic… Read More
On December 11, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs held a hearing titled Evaluating Federal and Community Efforts to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness. Chair Jeff Miller (R-FL) opened the hearing expressing concerns about the increasingly insular… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
“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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More