BIJELJINA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — In cities along a section of the Drina River, which forms a natural border between Bosnia and Serbia, there are simple, durable gravestones marking the final resting places of dozens of migrants who drowned in recent years trying to reach Western Europe. Their often decomposing bodies were retrieved from the Bosnian […]
A National Memorial in Northern Michigan is getting a $3.6 million makeover to more accurately portray the area’s Native American history. The grant, received by The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), comes from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Projects, a $500 million commitment to transforming the nation’s commemorative landscape to ensure collective histories are more […]
Sir Jim Ratcliffe was among those in attendance at the Munich Air Disaster memorial as he edges closer to becoming minority owner at Manchester United. February 6th is a date indelibly marked in club history after the plane carrying Sir Matt Busby’s side crashed on its way back from a European Cup tie at Red […]
Feb. 3—A Lakeland Community College alumna and the great-granddaughter of Alta Reigert, one of the institution’s early trustees, is being remembered at the school. Lori Ann Reigert lost her battle with cancer in 2016. Now, John and Eileen Reigert have committed a $100,000 gift to The Lakeland Foundation in memory of their daughter to establish […]
Family, friends and former co-workers of Jesus Ramos-Torres gathered this week for a lowrider and truck meetup fundraiser and memorial to help pay for funeral costs. Ramos-Torres, 23, of Salem was found shot to death about 1:30 a.m. Jan. 25 in his silver 2017 Lexus IS 350 F Sport on Cordon Road SE between Caplinger […]
Memorial services have been announced for a teenager killed in a head-on crash in Logan County. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 17-year-old dies days after head-on crash in Logan County Chloe Hodge, 17, of Bellefontaine, died early Saturday morning at a Columbus hospital from injuries sustained in a head-on crash on Jan. 25. News Center 7 previously reported […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Loved ones gathered in East Nashville Sunday to remember a 17-year-old whose life was cut short after a deadly home invasion in Goodlettsville earlier this month. Family held a memorial and balloon release for Ra’King Hammonds in Cleveland Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. “He was a baby, first of all; he was […]
An MP in the UK has had the Labour whip suspended after she appeared to say the war in Gaza should be remembered as a genocide in a post about Holocaust Memorial Day. Kate Osamor has issued an apology for “any offence caused” by the message on the eve of the day marking the murder […]
President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Ukraine “glorifies” Adolf Hitler’s SS killing squads and vowed to “eradicate Nazism,” as he opened a memorial marking 80 years since the end of the siege of Leningrad. The Russian leader has repeatedly invoked the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War to justify his […]
Jan. 25—A memorial for the victims of the 2019 mass shooting in the Oregon District is already making significant progress, well ahead of the five-year anniversary of the tragedy coming Aug. 4. More than 250 community members have already pitched in to help put together a large mosaic that will be a key part of […]
From changing traffic patterns at a nearby bridge to a collaboration with Wave Transit, N.C. Department of Transportation officials mapped out ways Thursday to help drivers in advance of eastbound lane closures on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. During a news conference Thursday, the NCDOT provided another update on the timeline of the bridge’s rehabilitation […]
Memorial services have been announced for longtime Springfield Mayor Warren Copeland. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: ‘Lifelong dedication;’ Recently retired Springfield Mayor passes away The family will receive friends during a memorial celebration on February 3 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. in the Springfield City Hall Forum, according to his online obituary. A celebration of his life […]