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The Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester unveiled its updated, state-of-the-art computer lab Monday.

Houma-Thibodaux has seen both monthly gains and losses since mid-2016, though overall, declines have outpaced growth.

President Donald Trump signed a bill earlier this week to help veterans looking for work after crossing over the military-civilian threshold and searching for a place to land.

When people think of the issues faced by veterans in their return to civilian life, the mind often goes to stereotypes: trauma, PTSD, disability

On Saturday, local boy scouts gave back, in a unique way, to a Vietnam veteran whose home sustained substantial damage from the Aug. 24, 2016 tornadoes.

Blue Winds Dancing Sanctuary (BWDS) is a non-profit organic farm in Indianola that was created to provide a creative, alternative, holistic way for veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to heal.

Military veterans’ mission changes when they move to the civilian workforce; but sometimes their strategy remains the same.

Hamilton County has hired its first-ever veteran services officer to assist the county's vets with benefit claims and other needs.

It can be difficult to know how to help someone you suspect has thoughts of suicide.

Sixteen year old Owen Norton saw a need, and he stepped up.

On Monday, Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island) and Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Mid-Island) held a joint press conference at the Staten Island Marine Corps League in Sunnyside with Councilman Steven Matteo (R–Mid-Island) and Councilwoman Debi Rose (D–North Shore) to announce that legislation,

Questions, concerns and cries for change were raised by dozens of veterans Thursday night at a town hall at North Orange Baptist Church in Orange hosted by U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX).

When Darrell Nixon approached a man at a New Castle service station recently, all he was hoping for was a chance to wash the man's windshield in exchange for a few bucks.

Two veterans are building unique shelters in Kansas City to help homeless veterans.

When veterans return home from war they can suffer from physical injuries or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and one of the biggest fights can be getting the help they need.