More than 16 million American men and women served in World War II. Today there are only about 240,000 remaining. What brings that to mind is that this week the oldest surviving WWII veteran died. Lawrence N. Brooks, who served in the U.S. Army during the war, was 112 years old when he died ...

Local youth to perform in ‘Elf Jr.’ The Fairmont Opera House’s youth theater program is putting on a production this weekend— the first winter show the group has done. “Elf the Musical Jr.” will show tonight at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. What an awesome program and opportunity ...

If you think it’s too late to make a New Year’s resolution, think again. One of the best resolutions you can make is to give blood at a Red Cross blood drive. Giving blood is easy. It takes a little time out of your day, but it’s not very taxing. In fact, most of the time during your ...

Today is the anniversary of one of the darkest moments in our democracy’s history. One year ago thousands of people heeded President Trump’s call to come to Washington to protest the election results. After a rally at which Trump addressed them and told them to march to the Capitol where ...

The specter of the omicron variant is casting a shadow over schools and workplaces. This version of the COVID-19 virus is proving able to plow through the defenses of vaccinations. It travels fast, and as schools reopen and businesses start to call employees back to work, health experts fear it ...

The House committee examining the events leading up to and surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is getting ready to start releasing its findings. The Associated Press reports the committee has interviewed 300 witnesses, collected tens of thousands of documents and interviewed ...