For many of us who knew about Pat Tillman, April 22 remains a day of deep sadness. On that day 20 years ago, he was killed by friendly fire at a rocky outcropping in a place called Spera, Afghanistan. Now it’s a day to remember him and to ponder a nation’s lost opportunity. Tillman wasn’t just a soldier serving his country. He was also a national symbol of patriotism. The lead-up to his death was the stuff of national headlines. The aftermath was the stuff of national disgrace. He was 27 when he...
Courtney Pandolfi, now 44, pleaded guilty back on February 6 to second-degree murder in addition to a felony count of driving under the influence. Pandolfi was sentenced to 15 to life Friday, four years after the Jeep she was driving plowed into the 35 weeks pregnant Yesenia Lisette Aguilar. Aguilar's baby was delivered via emergency C-section and the little girl, named Adalyn, is being raised by her father and Aguilar's husband, James Alvarez
The pause announced Thursday is exclusive to Alaska, according to a spokesman for the Alaska National Guard, and came after advocacy from elected leaders in the state.
A man was sentenced to 15 more years in prison for killing a fellow inmate at United States Penitentiary Hazelton with a handmade weapon in 2015.
Winnebago County presented Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Michael Gambino, a military policeman with the Freeport-based 333rd Military Police Company, with two awards for valor on April 25. Gambino, a Winnebago County deputy sheriff, apprehended a man accused of killing four people and wounding several others. He was among the first law enforcement officers on the scene of the March 27 multiple murders and his quick actions are credited with putting an end to a violent rampage.
The Vermont Army National Guard held its 2024 Statewide Best Warrior Competition at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vermont on April 6th and 7th. Two Soldiers came out on top as victors in this years competition and are looking forward participating in the regional competition.
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. –Fifteen Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers from around the state competed in three categories at the 2024 state Best Warrior Competition here April 11-14.
Officials have launched a criminal investigation into a National Guard helicopter crash near the southern border that killed two members from New York and a third victim, ABC News reports. The incident – which saw a UH-72 Lakota helicopter go down near Rio Grande City, Texas, on Friday, March 8 – is now the focus of an investigation by the Starr County Sheriff’s Office into whether there was any criminal wrongdoing, officials told the outlet. That investigation is separate from a parallel...
259th E-MIB Soldier wins MIRC Soldier of the Year Competition
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BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A 63-year-old in Bradford County is going to spend at least 15 years in prison for two dozen drug-related crimes. On Friday, the Bradford County District Attorney's Office announced that 63-year-old Leslie John Bailey, from Towanda, was sentenced to a minimum of 189 months (15.75 years) to 456 months (38 years) in []
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state. The Alaska Air National Guard confirmed the delay in an email to The Associated Press on Friday. AIR NATIONAL GUARD CHANGES IN ALASKA COULD AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY, CIVILIAN RESCUES, STAFFERS SAY Efforts by the state’s politicians and Alaskans "have been...