06/04/11 A Four Oaks native was killed Thursday while serving in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Saturday.
06/04/11 The Department of Defense announced Saturday that an Army soldier from Johnston County died this week in Afghanistan.
05/31/11 A North Charleston soldier killed in Afghanistan was laid to rest on Monday afternoon.
05/31/11 WASHINGTON - Americans from the nation's capital to Alaska marked Memorial Day with parades, somber reflection and even a climbing expedition in a holiday infused with fresh meaning by the approach...
05/30/11 Lillie Boyd of Kingstree was overcome with grief on Memorial Day as she hugged the flag-draped coffin of her nephew, Army Pvt. Cheziray Lashawn Pressley of North Charleston.
05/30/11 On this Memorial Day, take a moment to remember these servicemen who have lost their lives in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are infantrymen, helicopter pilots, tankers and Green Berets. They are sons and daughters, husbands and wives. They come from Colville, Coeur d'Alene, Washtucna, Pullman and Spokane. These are the stories of the sons and daughters of the Inland Northwest who have ...
05/29/11 Army Pvt. Lamarol Tucker of Gainesville was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and other honors Saturday at his funeral at Passage Family Church in northeast Gainesville.
05/29/11 High ticket prices won't stop Nayda Collins from flying to Central Texas next week to visit family and friends. The Killeen native lives near in North Pole, Alaska, with her husband, an Army chief warrant officer deployed to Afghanistan with the 52nd Aviation Regiment, based out of Fort Wainwright.
05/27/11 FAIRBANKS - Four monuments added to the Monterey Lakes Memorial Park on Fort Wainwright were dedicated on Thursday. One commemorates the Alaska Territorial Guard, which focused on service whil...
05/27/11 Garry Sweeny didn't know Army Pvt. Cheziray Pressley, but he knew the soldier had made the ultimate sacrifice.
05/26/11 From Press Release . . . Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that the U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings in all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis be flown at half-staff on May 31 to honor the bravery and sacrifice of Specialist Bradley Louis Melton.
05/24/11 A memorial service for a local soldier killed in Afghanistan will be held Monday in the ballroom of the Charleston Area Convention Center.
05/23/11 A Lowcounty soldier killed in Afghanistan will be remembered on Memorial Day.
05/22/11 Cadet David Ronald Linder, son of Bruce and Kerry Linder of Grand Ledge, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on May 20.
05/20/11 The eldest son of Todd and Sarah Palin recently married high school sweetheart Britta Hanson during a small ceremony in Hatcher Pass, Alaska. The eldest son of Todd and Sarah Palin recently married high school sweetheart Britta Hanson during a small ceremony in Hatcher Pass, Alaska.
05/20/11 "Macho Man" dies, somebody lies in the Botox mom incident and there's some serious backpedaling by a chagrined director and the folks behind "The Governator."
05/19/11 Associated Press The Army has released the names of three Alaska based soldiers killed by a road side bomb Monday in Afghanistan. The Defense Department identified them as 29-year-old Spc. Bradley Louis Melton, 21-year-old Pvt. Cheizray Pressley, and 26-year-old Pvt. Lamarol Jerome Tucker. The three were assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat at Fort [...]
05/19/11 Counseling hundreds of students year after year is her job. When they leave Fort Dorchester, guidance counselor Laura Jones, remembers some for their good grades, and some for their struggles.
05/05/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press FAIRBANKS, Alaska Toxic waste discovered during the construction of housing at Fort Wainwright has been cleaned up. The discovery of the buried toxic waste in 2005 delayed the completion of the 55-unit development known as Taku Gardens at the Fairbanks base. It also delayed occupation of the housing. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says the housing now is ...
05/05/11 The Associated Press Here is a sampling of editorial opinions from Alaska newspapers: April 30, 2011 Anchorage Daily News: History lesson In the spring of 1999, Gov. Tony Knowles and most Alaska lawmakers of both parties joined to support a balanced budget plan and a special election for it that September. Such unity was rare then. There was a sense of achievement in Juneau that they had bridged ... | 
