A women's group is collecting supplies for Ken and Teresa's Place, a day center for the homeless run by Therapeutic Innovations and Recovery.
The center is at 4430 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick.
The Women of the Moose is running the supply drive. Items such as coffee, toilet paper, pens, copy paper, cup-of-soup, instant oatmeal, pudding cups, juice boxes and toiletries are needed. Donations can be dropped off from 2 to 5 p.m. in February at the Moose Lodge at 2617 W. Sylvester St., Pasco.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988. According to a recent report by American Express OPEN, as of 2011, there were 8.1 million women-owned businesses in the United States that generated nearly $1.3 trillion in revenues and employed nearly 7.7 million people.
Declaring "the days of Rambo are over," a top general said Tuesday that cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than tough physical fitness requirements for women looking to join the military's special operations units.
A corrections officer at the Women’s Correctional Center in Purdy suffered whiplash, a brain contusion and a concussion after being punched by an inmate last month.
A young moose had to be killed by law enforcement officers after being injured in a collision with a car near the Spokane Valley Mall.
Police and state wildlife agents used paint ball guns and noisy firecracker shots to drive a young moose out of Connell.
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