A doting Marine left his stepdaughter speechless when he surprised her with adoption papers that were hidden in her sports team's backpack. Ariane Yocum, 12, thought she was receiving a new travel bag ...

Beginning Oct. 1, Marines will qualify under five water survival levels: Basic, Novice, Competent, Proficient and Advanced.

Acting Supreme Court Justice Anthony Senft told Austin Lynch, 18, of Nesconset, that he would be arraigned Friday on new ...

Republican Greg Cunningham, a Marine Corps veteran and retired policeman who is challenging incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Gabe ...

A local marine is being remembered at his namesake swim-a-thon  The 2026 Patrick }Vega Memorial Swim-a-Thon raises money for ...

A new five-level qualification program will replace the current three-tier system of basic, intermediate and advanced swim qualifications.

A Saratoga Springs mother is turning her tragic loss into a mission to support veterans as they make their transition back to ...

Photographers Eli Joshua Adé, Agata Grzybowska and Merrick Morton captured moments from the making of three of this year’s ...

Two leaders from the Punxsutawney Area School District recently stepped into the demanding world of U.S. Marine Corps recruit training as part of a national program designed to ...

The 2026 Butterfield Charter School Career Fair highlighted local jobs available to high school students and recently graduated alumni.

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew over at SFGATE, and buy Drew’s books while you’re at it. Today, we’re talking ...

An artillery shell fired over Interstate 5 during a live-fire demonstration at Camp Pendleton prematurely exploded, military officials said in a report, calling the incident a "one in a million" ...