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We might be missing ManyFest but the downtown street festival’s cancellation shouldn’t dampen the weekend entertainment prospects.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Three years ago, Kate Kleinert did something she had never done before. She accepted a friend request from a stranger on Facebook. “But there was something about his picture, he was very handsome, he was in a white coat like a doctor, just said he was so interested in everything I was […]

KAHULUI — Fake charities, FEMA impostors and shady contractors are among the scams to watch out for after a disaster, said Kathy Stokes, director of Fraud Pre

Aiming to close the financial literacy divide among teens and young adults, one investment company has set a goal of reaching one million of them by 2025. The National Center for Education Statistics reported among 15-year-olds, only one in four regularly discusses economics or financial matters with their parents. The Edward Jones Financial Fitness program is one way to get the information to them. ...

Starting a business is fraught with decisions ranging from defining the type of business to start, choosing whether to be a home-based, online, or a brick-and-mortar company, hiring staff and calculating startup and operational costs. According to the Indiana Small Business Economic Profile 2021, there are nearly 530,000 small businesses in Indiana, employing more than 1.2 million Hoosiers. David Watkins, senior vice president of entrepreneurship and small business for the Indiana Economic Dev...

State leaders in Maine are calling attention to the growing number of fatalities on U.S. roads and highways due to distracted driving. The soundscape of texts and phone calls, the monitoring of GPS maps and even eating in the car are causing drivers to take their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel. ...

AARP Virginia and Fairfax County’s Silver Shield Task Force to Live Stream Annual Scam Jam

AARP Virginia is hosting its annual Scam Jam to educate people about online scams tomorrow. WFIR’s Ian Price has more about the online event. Click HERE to learn more about the Scam Jam

In the hopes of warning seniors about the dangers of online scams, AARP Virginia is hosting its annual Scam Jam April 29. Members of law enforcement as well as scam victims will be speaking about what people should look for to avoid being scammed. According to the FBIs Internet Crime Complaint Center, Virginians were scammed out of $205 million in 2022 with more than 11,000 victims across the state. ...

Scam Jam will teach people, specifically older citizens and caregivers for the elderly, how to protect themselves and their families against scams.