VIDEO: All-female honor guard travels from N.D. to learn from a WWII veteran

The seven young women sat straight-backed in the chairs at the retirement home in New London. Wearing immaculately pressed Air Force uniforms, they quietly and respectfully turned the pages of photo albums and scrapbooks of another woman who — 70 years earlier — also wore an Air Force uniform as she served our country during World War II.

• Billie Nadeau, who served in the Air Force in London during WWII, was honored May 11, 2013
• Master Sergeant Stephanie Rose, from the Grand Forks Air Force Base Honor Guard, kneels beside Billie Nadeau

North Korean envoy delivers letter to China's president

A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions.

BIZ BUZZ: Acme Tools receives achievement award

Acme Tools of Grand Forks has earned the Summit Club award for 2012 from the Toro Co.

• Biz Buzz

Small North Dakota town loses school in reorganization of rural districts

Beginning July 1, Adams will become part of the new Park River Area School District under a reorganization that voters in both districts approved last year.

• Last day for Adams-Edmore School District
• Locator for Adams-Edmore School

Ticks carrying Lyme disease thrive in lakes country

Now that Memorial Day weekend has arrived and summer has unofficially begun, those taking to the woods should remember: Beware of ticks.

• Wood ticks in hand

Family's journeys to cabin mark a yearly ritual

Inside a simple, brown cabin that overlooks a narrow bay of an isolated lake, Peggy Marshall pulls open the door of a cast iron wood stove to start an annual rite.

• Peggy Marshall works quickly to get a fire started in the cookstove
• The Muir/Marshall cabin and Highland Lake.
• Peggy Marshall works the sole source of water for the cabin.

Evacuated residents of Cavalier returning home

As authorities suggested residents of a northeastern North Dakota city flee their homes earlier this week in case a rain-swollen dam burst, Daryl Thompson hurriedly prepared meals at his Main Street cafe for the emergency workers who would stay behind.

• Construction equipment is parked near a section of a levee at Renwick Dam near Cavalier

Rhombus Guys a potential buyer for historic downtown GF opera house

The Metropolitan Opera House located in downtown Grand Forks soon could have new owners whose current business venture is just around the corner.

• The Metropolitan Opera House in Grand Forks

After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil

The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.

• Wes Comer holds the Boy Scout uniform of his son, Isaiah

Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos

A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.

• Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio

NYC lawsuit alleging Favre sent racy texts settled

A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said Friday.

• Brett Favre

Man charged in crash that killed passenger

A Minnesota man has been charged with three counts of criminal vehicular homicide in connection with a crash that killed his passenger last November.

Principal recounts tornado hitting Oklahoma school

Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she walked the halls until the twister was on the doorstep, then announced on the intercom, "It's here."

• Crosses erected by the workers of the Moore Public Schools maintenance department

No bail for Pa. parents in faith-healing death

After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.

• Herbert and Catherine Schaible

DeMers Avenue ramp to close May 28

The Demers Avenue off ramp from Fourth Avenue South onto DeMers Avenue will close to all traffic May 28.