A public memorial service for fallen Gila River police Officer Joshua Briese is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, with a procession in his memory beginning at 8:10 a.m. through Chandler and Gilbert, according to the Gila River Police Department. The service at Sun Valley Community Church, 5545 S. Lindsay Road in Gilbert, is open to […]
A public memorial service for fallen Gila River police Officer Joshua Briese is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, with a procession in his memory beginning at 8:10 a.m. through Chandler and Gilbert, according to the Gila River Police Department. The service at Sun Valley Community Church, 5545 S. Lindsay Road in Gilbert, is open to […]
A memorial bench has been unveiled to honour 154 men killed or injured during a battle in France, the day after D-Day. The engraved bench in Lebisey Wood, Normandy, has been set up to honour soldiers from the Royal Warwickshire regiment who took part in the campaign on 7 June 1944. Jason Woods, from the […]
BRIGHTON — A war dog memorial in South Lyon has given 73 military animals a formal, honorable sendoff. A dozen of those memorials were funded by a single Brighton business that identifies with the message. Linda and Craig Suter, owners of Big Frog Custom T-Shirts in Brighton, has partnered with the Michigan War Dog Memorial […]
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) — The Bogey Inn has announced it will open briefly again to entertain crowds during the Memorial Tournament week. In a news release, the iconic golf-themed establishment revealed it will host “three days of music, drinks, food trucks and fun” during the PGA’s stop at Muirfield Village Golf Club this June. The […]
Jordan Alexander Porter, the man accused of hitting and killed a family of three in a Garner wreck, has been indicted on charges of murder. Porter, 25, was initially charged with driving while impaired shortly after the May 27 wreck, but police said more charges would likely follow. On Tuesday, a Wake County grand jury […]
Timothy Hoffman Sr.’s daughter Cynthia Hoffman died on June 2, 2019, in a murder-for-hire plot involving her best friend; she was 19 family photo; Loren Holmes/ap (L-R) Cynthia Hoffman, her father Timothy A father in Alaska died while commemorating the fifth anniversary of his daughter’s death. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, June […]
BRANCH COUNTY — Cloud ceilings of 200 to 500 feet kept all but a few Michigan pilots from the 79th Branch County Memorial Airport Fly-In Sunday. A car show, boat, and power sports displays helped draw a crowd from the community of around 500 to the pancake breakfast, about half the usual number. The Aviation […]
Wichita Falls ISD’s two new high schools are nearing the construction finish line and are anticipated to open Aug. 15. Dr. Donny Lee, WFISD superintendent, said he expects both schools to be ready to welcome students at the end of the summer even if some construction is still underway. “We are on schedule regarding Memorial […]
BRIARCLIFF Ark.- The May 26th tornado, which stretched 36.1 miles and caused destruction in its path, impacted the Briarcliff community. “We heard them come across mountain home radio station, breakthrough that there was a tornado,” Cindy Buettman said. Northern Arkansas counties devastated by overnight severe weather, 8 confirmed dead Awakened by thunder and lightning, she […]
This article was published as part of a content-sharing agreement between Army Times and The Fayetteville Observer. FORT LIBERTY, N.C. — The U.S. Army Special Operations Command added five new names to its memorial wall during a ceremony Thursday, May 23, bringing the total number of command soldiers who died in the line of duty […]
I spent this Memorial Day as a lot of Missourians did: barbecuing and enjoying the sunshine with my family. But as my young children asked about the meaning of the holiday weekend on our way to a tribute event, I struggled with how to express to them the true meaning of Memorial Day. This is […]