Firefly mating in the Smokies Crowds of visitors flock to Elkmont Campground in Great Smoky Mountains National Park outside Gatlinburg on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, to witness the fireflies’ annual mating ritual. Knoxville News Sentinel Adventurers visiting the Great Smoky Mountains will have to wait even longer to witness the “spectacular immersive show” that would […]
QUINCY – A large crowd, including U.S. Navy soldiers and veterans, elected officials and other area dignitaries, gathered in light rain and fog Friday morning for the dedication of the Quincy Navy Park in Squantum and the Lone Sailor statue. The statue, one of 19 worldwide, honors the men and women of the Navy past, […]
Redding restaurant news is on everyone’s lips this week The Lost Era is over. What are the two former partners of this downtown business planning? Read about it in this week’s “Buzz on the Street.” The Lost Era Antiques & Café no longer exists, but the managers have each started their own businesses. Joshua Mansfield […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Nearly eight decades after leaving the U.S. Army, 103-year-old World War II veteran Louis Gigliotti is finally receiving his veterans benefits after his caregiver discovered he was paying his medical expenses out of his own pocket. “He knew he had served and he was a veteran, so he went to the […]
