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The Empowerment Network program wants to help 700 more people aged 14 to 21 years old explore careers via internships, job training and entrepreneurships.
For North Omaha leaders, making sure this new money stays in the community is key. "This whole process has been a long time coming. I think all of us understand the gravity of the moment that we're in right now," Charles Drew CEO Kenny McMorris said at the meeting.
The Omaha Police Department recorded 29 homicides in 2023 — down one from 30 in 2022, and a continued decline from the pandemic-induced spike in homicides in 2020, which left