Connecting Vets

1 day ago | audacy.com | Ryan Chichester

The Yankees are reportedly promoting one of their top prospects, who has been raking in Double-A. According to SNY's Andy Martino, New York is sending Spencer Jones to Triple-A Scranton, bringing the 24-year-old one step closer to the big leagues. Jones had spent time with Double-A Somerset in each of the past three seasons. Jones played a full season at Double-A last year and hit .259 with 17 home runs in 124 games. He already logged 16 homers in 49 games this season, batting .274 with a .984 OPS.

1 day ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

A number of senate republicans have introduced a resolution officially supporting President Donald Trump's airstrike's on Iran. The resolution supporting Operation Midnight Hammer was led by Senator John Cornyn of Texas supporting what is listed as the United States' decisive military strikes to degrade Iran's nuclear program. A number of republican colleagues signed onto the legislation but Senator Ted Cruz is absent from the list of sponsors. Cruz has spoken out in support of the operation.

2 days ago | audacy.com | Eric Bushman

The City of Fort Worth is giving more details about a major change to its ambulance service. The city is transitioning from over four decades of service from MedStar to EMS being provided by the city's fire department. Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker says they hope this move creates improvements to several key areas. "Improving quality of service and efficiency on the operations side, improving response times by up to 5.5 minutes, improving our 911 system," Parker said.

2 days ago | audacy.com | Julia Ledoux

Frequent moves, limited access to resources and underemployment can significantly impact the well-being and financial livelihoods of the spouses and partners of American service members. The recently released annual Blue Star Families Military Family Lifestyle Survey highlights the concerns of military spouses. Employment is their biggest challenge, with career paths often disrupted by relocations.

2 days ago | audacy.com | Peter Schwartz

Regardless of the sport, it's not very often that a first-time General Manager has the opportunity to have the first overall selection in a draft, but that's what is in store for New Islanders General Manager and Executive Vice-President Mathieu Darche on Friday night when he will have the first pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. The likelihood is that the Islanders will take defenseman Matthew Schaefer from the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League.