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Ollama is the open-source app that finally made free local AI useful on my PC

Ollama made local AI feel less like a developer experiment and more like something I could actually use on my PC.
The Desk

Cascade PBS launches Local Public as standalone streaming tech company

The company provides branded streaming app technology for PBS member stations across connected TVs, mobile devices and the ...
ruralsprout

Switchel: The Old-Fashioned 4-Ingredient Drink That Knocks Out Summer Thirst

I’ve been making switchel for decades. Quite a few years ago, I introduced this summertime drink to the Rural Sprout community, and our readers loved it. As we head into the dog days of summer, I ...
The Boston Globe

From farm to ... freezer? A new approach could help close N.H.’s local food gap.

The owner of Micro Mama’s has a plan: to blast-freeze or freeze-dry New Hampshire vegetables so local produce can be available all year WEARE, N.H. — Stephanie Zydenbos had a bold idea to get more ...
The Indianapolis Star

Geist boaters will now help pay to keep reservoir clean

A grassroots conservation group no longer has to rely on volunteers to keep the water in Geist Reservoir clean, after a Hamilton County court approved the creation of a new conservancy district to ...
Android Authority

Android may soon play much nicer with PCs, NAS systems, and local networks

Google is implementing a networking upgrade for Android that could make local file sharing and network access feel much more seamless. An upcoming Google Play System Update will let Android apps use ...
NBC Sports

Bears’ Illinois solution hinges on new plan to create local stadium authorities

Illinois is playing beat the clock in the hopes of keeping the Bears from beating a path to Indiana. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the legislature has pivoted from a law that would create major ...
Governing

How Local Governments Could Make Use of Kamala Harris’ Housing Plan

Vice President Kamala Harris proposed creating a $40 billion "housing innovation fund" to help cities produce more affordable housing. The proposal builds on an initiative outlined in the Biden ...
The Washington Post

D.C. set to become first city in the U.S. to implement local child tax credit

D.C. is poised to become the first city in the nation to create a local child tax credit, a move that lawmakers say could be transformative for families living in poverty. The D.C. Council passed the ...
WRIC

8News learns how to make botanical incense with Lewis Ginter

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — 8News got a visit from two special guests with Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Thursday to learn how to make local botanical incense. 8News anchors Autumn Childress and Delaney ...
wbng

250 ramps later: Teens team up with Ramp It Up! to make local home accessible

ENDICOTT, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Ramp it Up! Youth Initiative started construction on its 250th ramp in Broome County, helping make homes accessible for those in need. On Wednesday, engineering students ...
Cleveland.com

DISH blackout Update: When will local channels come back? How to watch now

What started the DISH–Gray Media blackout? The disruption began on March 10, 2026, when retransmission consent negotiations between DISH and Gray Media failed just ahead of a contract renewal deadline ...