Julia MarninMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)(TNS) A U.S. Army veteran would use a wheelchair while attending VA medical center appointments as part of a scheme in which he pretended to be paralyzed to steal more than $750,000 in disability benefits, according to federal prosecutors. For…
Rob CreenanNiagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y.(TNS) Oct. 17—The recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene continue for North Carolinians, but soldiers from Western New York have played a part in easing their struggles. Eleven members of the 107th Attack Wing’s Fatality Search and Recovery…
Dave SutorThe Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.(TNS) BERLIN, Pa. – William Will spent a lot of time in the New Baltimore, Somerset County region visiting family, hunting and fishing during his short life. He even intended to retire there. But that never came to be. Will, an Allegheny County native,…
MARY SHINNThe Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)(TNS) As the war in Ukraine kills and injures tens of thousands, European countries are getting more serious about medical training and ensuring the care is standardized across NATO nations. In a large-scale ground war in Eastern Europe, casualties could…
Simone JasperMerced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.)(TNS) A pioneering chimpanzee went into space for NASA — then retired to North Carolina 44 years ago. Ham the “Astrochimp” made history when he became the first member of his species to be launched into space in…
Terry BrownTimes Union, Albany, N.Y.(TNS) Sep. 23—Army Pvt. John Greschiak of Watervliet, who was killed in action on Sept. 16, 1944 during a successful rescue mission outside Niedersgegan, Germany, received a belated posthumous New York State Conspicuous Service Cross last…
