Twenty-four years after he lost his firefighter son in the terror attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11, retired FDNY ...

Retired FDNY Deputy Chief James “Jim” Riches was laid to rest on Dec. 1. Riches died on Nov. 27 from a 9/11-related illness.

Retired FDNY Deputy Chief James "Jim" Riches, who died Nov. 27, had a strong Catholic faith that helped others cope in the ...

It would be impossible to sum up 2025 with one single moment. It has been an eventful, often confusing, curious 12 months.

The bagpipes, most commonly seen in their Great Highland form from Scotland, are a loud and imposing musical instrument. Known for being difficult to practice quietly, they’re not the ideal thing to ...

Hundreds of bagpipers set a new world record for the largest bagpipe ensemble while playing AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll).” A whopping 374 pipers joined forces in ...

At five minutes past 9 one morning last week, in the capital city of Ankara, a bugler blew a blast, and all over the nation’s 296,000 square miles, 21 million Turks stood motionless for five minutes.

Pipers and drummers will celebrate 40 years of Riverina Celtic community with a bittersweet concert following the loss of ...

Mary Lou Bennett, 85, died Nov. 25, 2025. Graveside services will be held Friday, Dec. 5, at 11 a.m., at Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery in Cabbage Grove. All arrangements are under the care of Joe P.