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CUTE N' COMFY Freezing for the sake of fashion
For my last first day of college (woot! woot!),I decided to wear the adorable top that Robert got me for Christmas. I absolutely love it - It's long sleeve, so I don't freeze; navy and white stripes a...
Posted on 1/14/13 at 9:28 PM
IT'S SIMPLY GRAND! Black Friday shopping and Thanksgiving dining hours in Greater Grand Forks
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Posted on 11/19/12 at 12:46 PM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! Armed Forces Day
Do you know what Armed Forces Day is? I wasn't quite sure so I looked it up at www.defense.gov/ Here is what I found.....President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish...
Posted on 5/10/10 at 12:00 AM
Minnesota's Rep. Collin Peterson questions federal biofuels plan 
Minnesota’s senior congressman fears the Obama administration has fired a shot over the ethanol industry’s bow in seeking a home-grown fuel for the Navy.
By Don Davis , August 17, 2011
Navy poised to consume more biofuels, but ramp-up plan is vague
The federal agriculture, energy and Navy departments today announced they will spend up to $510 million in the next three years to build new or rebuild existing facilities to make fuel from what now is considered plant waste, such as corn stalks, grass, wood chips and corn cobs.
By Don Davis , August 16, 2011
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Navy sub USS Memphis hit by exam-cheating scandal
Former officers: Shortcuts not unique to one vesselSome former submariners tell The Associated Press it is not uncommon for sailors to receive answer keys or other hints before training exams. They say sailors know how to handle the nuclear technology, but commanders competing with one another to show proficiency have made tests so difficult — and so detached from the skills sailors actually need — that crew members sometimes bend the rules.
By Michael Melia , August 15, 2011
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PORTRAITS: Navy SEALS killed in Afghan helicopter crash
The American troops who died aboard a downed helicopter in Afghanistan came to the special forces from far-flung corners of the country, some motivated by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. They were intensely patriotic and talented young men with a love of physical challenges and a passion for the high-risk job they chose. Here are the stories of some of the fallen:
By Associated Press , August 12, 2011
Family, friends: Second Minnesota SEAL killed on helicopter always gave his all
John Faas, a high school football quarterback and a 1998 class valedictorian at Minnehaha Academy, was determined to become a Navy SEAL, football coach Ron Monson said.
By Mary Lynn Smith , August 11, 2011
Pentagon confirms 2nd SEAL from Minnesota died in Afghanistan helicopter crash
A Navy SEAL from Minneapolis was among the 30 U.S. troops killed when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan last week, making him the second known Minnesota casualty of the attack.
By Associated Press , August 11, 2011
Second Navy SEAL from Minnesota died in chopper crash
Family members say a Navy SEAL from Minneapolis is among those who died in an attack on their helicopter in Afghanistan last week. Another SEAL from Chisago City, Minn., was among those who died.
By Associated Press , August 11, 2011
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Minnesota SEAL killed in copter crash remembered as focused
A Navy SEAL from Minnesota who was among 30 U.S. troops killed when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan is being remembered in his hometown as a young man who gave everything to his country.
By Associated Press , August 09, 2011
Real Navy SEALS attempt to weed out masses of pretenders
There might be more fake Navy SEALs than the real thing — so despite being outnumbered, retired SEALs and others are doing what they can to stop impostors from stealing the valor that rightly belongs to others who have trained for some of the world's toughest military missions.
By David Sharp , May 11, 2011
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Navy firing over videos raises questions of timing
The Navy brusquely fired the captain of the USS Enterprise on Tuesday, more than three years after he made lewd videos to boost morale for his crew, timing that put the military under pressure to explain why it acted only after the videos became public.
By Anne Flaherty & Pauline Jelinek , January 04, 2011
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Navy probes carrier officer's lewd onboard videos
Videos just coming to light show the crew of a Navy aircraft carrier got an eyeful on shipboard TV: Gay slurs, suggestive shower scenes and mimicked masturbation in clips made not by some sailor run amok, but by the ship's second-most powerful officer.
By Associated Press , January 03, 2011
Armed man, gunshot sounds cause N.J. base lockdown
UPDATED 12:07 P.M.A military spokeswoman says a delivery driver with a gun and something that sounded like gunfire caused officials to lock down a Navy base in Lakehurst, N.J.
By Geoff Mulvihill , June 21, 2010
Navy identifies 4 killed in plane crash in Georgia
One of those killed was Marine Capt. Jason Paynter, son of Moorhead, Minn., man, Burton Paynter.A Marine combat veteran with three young children, a Virginia Tech aerospace engineering graduate, a retired Navy lieutenant commander and a young Marine died when their Pensacola-based Navy jet crashed this week in north Georgia woods, the military said Wednesday.
By Melissa Nelson , April 14, 2010
Sweet 90th birthday for George Widman
The candy man is 90, courtly and gracious as ever, still working a full week in the namesake Grand Forks store — members of the next generation
By Chuck Haga , March 12, 2010
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Pearl Harbor merging with Hickam Air Force Base
On Sunday, the two historic sites will cease to be separate bases, merging into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. They will be among 26 installations across the country that are combining to form 12 joint bases as the military strives to become more efficient.
By Audrey McAvoy , January 30, 2010
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