Michigan entered the Union as the twenty-sixth state on January 26, 1837. More than two hundred years earlier, when French explorer Étienne Brulé visited the region in 1622, some twelve to fifteen thousand Native Americans lived there. Sault Sainte Marie,…

By Abigail Carey, Fort Meade Public Affairs The beloved military working dog, known across the force for greeting users when they log in to military devices, is now retired from active service. Affectionately called "Doggles," MWD Nick served eight years…

On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold on the property of Johann A. Sutter near Coloma, California. A builder, Marshall was overseeing construction of a sawmill on the American River. “Just when we had got partly to work…Mr.…

On January 24, 1870, as she departed the port city of Yokohama on her return voyage to the United States, the USS Oneida was struck by the British Peninsular & Oriental (P&O) Line Steamer Bombay. The collision severely damaged the…

MIAMI – Four Brazilian nationals made their initial appearances in federal court Wednesday after a grand jury returned an indictment charging multiple defendants for their roles in a conspiracy to launder tens of millions of dollars in illicit proceeds, including…

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction and sentence of Phillip Timothy Howard, 64, of Tallahassee, Florida. Howard is serving a 14-year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty…

By David Vergun Since 1826, the nation has marked its 50-year milestones with semicentennial celebrations on Independence Day. This year, the United States' 250th birthday, will be its fifth semicentennial jubilee. The third such celebration took place July 4, 1926,…

By Alejandro Pena Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command medically evacuated an individual Jan. 21 from Southwest Alaska. In response to a request for assistance from medical staff at Kanakanak Hospital, Dillingham, Alaska, the Alaska…

WASHINGTON — On Jan. 15, 2026, Sergey Nechaev, a dual U.S.-Russian citizen, was sentenced in federal court to 41 months in prison with three years of supervised release for his role in attempting to illegally export aircraft to Russia. Nechaev,…

Authorities say the West Valley residence had been on their radar for years, with police responding to more than 100 animal-related calls. What began as years of neighborhood concern ended in a massive animal rescue operation Wednesday afternoon, as Peoria…