BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — The Bedford County Historical Society is preparing to bestow its annual “Historian of the Year Award” to Kevin Mearkle at its upcoming award banquet.
He spent the last four years working on a book titled “Civil War Soldiers of Bedford County.”
The work compiles more than 4,200 Civil War veterans that lived in the county.
Mearkle says that it’s an honor to receive the award and be part of the preservation of these stories. Read More...
BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) — A teacher in Idaho was charged with felony rape and child sexual battery, according to authorities.
Police said Eric McDermott was arrested on Monday.
McDermott was listed on the staff directory at Fairmont Junior High School as an eighth grade World Studies teacher and the athletic director.
A representative of the Boise School District clarified that their website was incorrect and that he was not the athletic director. Read More...
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — It's a great week for digital releases as "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire," "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare," and "Abigail" jump from theaters onto your streaming retailer of choice. I prefer "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire" to "Afterlife" in that it returns to New York City (which played a major role in the atmosphere of the original films). It also introduces some new ideas that I find incredibly interesting. I also enjoyed " Read More...