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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Finding a job with a criminal record can be challenging, especially with a felony conviction. Now, more than 200 convicted felons in the area are getting a new lease on life and ...

Do it Best is planning a $12 million expansion of its Fort Wayne headquarters that would create 180 new jobs, and county officials want to invest money to help make that happen. At least one county ...

Federal and Alabama state officials are holding a special job fair this week to help people impacted by the justice system ...

Person injured in fire district golf cart incident at St. Lucie County Fair The St. Lucie County Fire District is investigating an incident involving one of its golf carts that left a person in the ...

SEATTLE — A man with a lengthy history of violent crimes is now accused of attempting to kill Seattle police officers as they tried to arrest him earlier this week in the Ballard neighborhood. On ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The latest jobs report is out and reaction continues to pour in as the White House and economists interpret what the numbers represent for the state of the country. According ...

“...and he knew how to connect with them” — probably one of the most important points of James E. Causey's opinion piece of Feb. 2 regarding Adam Procell being ...

What makes a good place to live? Maybe it's affordable housing and a strong local economy, or access to quality schools and health care, or even healthy air quality and a low chance of extreme weather ...

DETROIT – Federal agents say a convicted felon who complained that someone “just tried to steal my mother f***ing car” at a Detroit gas station minutes later pulled a gun and opened fire in a nearby ...

College HUNKS Moving Opens New Location in Ocala We’re building the best team in the market, and we’re going to pay for ...

All of this could pave the way for the rise of a new kind of role: the “new-collar” job. Here’s what to know about the category that’s not quite white collar, or blue collar. Falling somewhere between ...