2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (109+ words) Observer Local News Palm Coast Elks Lodge names retired Marine Corps Col. Jack Howell Citizen of the Year Howell founded Teens-In-Flight program. Palm Coast Elks Lodge No. 2709 has named retired Marine Corps Col. Jack Howell as its Citizen of the…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (388+ words) April 11, 2026 / 6: 19 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia Hundreds of community members and firefighters gathered Saturday at Fleetwood Area High School to honor Walnuttown Fire Company Chief Jeffory Buck and Assistant Chief Robert Shick Jr. , who were killed last weekend in a crash…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (344+ words) Richard Roundtree, the county's first African American sheriff, leaves behind a legacy of service and community engagement. Apr. 11, 2026 at 5: 55pm The Richmond County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the death of former Sheriff Richard Roundtree, who served as the county's first African…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (102+ words) Muslims made a pilgrimage during the Great Commemoration of Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin in the 470th Hijri/456th Gregorian year at the Great Mosque of Banten complex, Serang City, Banten, on Monday (30/3/2026) The event, organized by the Supreme Council of the Banten Sultanate…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (213+ words) South Carolina man who served as a ball turret gunner receives the National Order of the French Legion of Honor. Apr. 11, 2026 at 6: 23pm A 100-year-old World War II veteran from South Carolina who served as a ball turret gunner on a…...

5+ hour, 5+ min ago  (240+ words) Daily Democrat Military veterans in and around the Sacramento Valley area are invited to a special service session next weekend at Yolo American Legion Post 77, located at 523 Bush St. in Woodland. American Legion staff and members will be available to…...

43+ min ago  (154+ words) LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - We're in Washington, D. C. with the Texas South Plains Honor Flight as they visit monuments and museums built in their honor. The trip started with an Honor Guard sendoff from the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. The flight…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago  (383+ words) " TOMS RIVER " Nearly six decades after being wounded in combat during the Vietnam War, a U. S. Marine Corps veteran has finally received long-overdue recognition for his service. " Cpl. Leo Perlmutter was injured during the Tet Offensive in January 1968, when North Vietnamese…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (245+ words) OSWEGO " Edward W. Germain, 71, of Oswego, passed away on April 10, 2026, "with his family by his side. Born and raised in Oswego, he was the son of the late Phillip and Doris (Smith) Germain. Eddie was a hardworking interior and exterior house…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (192+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The public is invited to help welcome home a group of veterans that flew to Washington, D. C. to see memorials in the nation's capital in person. Honor Flight Louisiana made the trip possible. Every year, the nonprofit…...