Suddenly, LeBlanc’s phone began to ring, And it rang. And rang. Three missed calls from his wife. That wasn’t normal. He stepped away and called her back—only to find her panicked. Their house was on ...

Michelle LeBlanc, left, trains Mercie, a 5-year-old rescue dog from Georgia, and Marine Corps veteran Mike Warren, right, works with Gunner, his 3-year-old golden retriever, as part of a program at ...

The program, LeBlanc said, works to shrink the skills gap facing technicians in the automotive field in southwest Oregon, with a nod to the growing interest in EVs. Indeed, the sale of battery-powered ...