AUGUSTA — Three local standouts played their way onto an exclusive list this football season as they were named finalists for the Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman of the Year awards on Monday. More...

Jack Tilley, a senior point guard for Thornton Academy, led the Trojans in scoring in both of their wins last week. More...

What we call a weed is in fact merely a plant growing where we do not want it.  —E.J. Salisbury “The Living Garden”   More...

10 years ago  From the Journal Tribune: “After years of planning and false starts the Thornton Academy Middle School is finally beginning to take shape.”  50 years ago  More...

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2015. There are nine days left in the year. This is the first full day of winter. On this date: In 1775, Esek Hopkins was appointed the commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy. More...

The “Holiday Season” has officially arrived, but Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa are hardly the only days on the calendar worth celebrating.  More...

TOKYO — Toshiba plans to cut 7,800 jobs, mostly in its consumerelectronics business, as it reorganizes in the face of projected record losses for the current fiscal year.  More...

WASHINGTON — Sudden cardiac arrest may not always be so sudden: New research suggests a lot of people may ignore potentially life-saving warning signs hours, days, even a few weeks before they collapse.  More...

PARIS (AP) — A French official says a retired French police officer traveling on Air France has been freed after nearly 12 hours of questioning about a fake bomb hidden in a lavatory that forced his Paris-bound flight to make an emergency landi More...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I do not like to bring social media into relationships because I feel like it is a bit childish. However, my girlfriend has recently done something that bothers me.  More...

James Thurber, a wit best known for his cartoons and short stories, which were published primarily in “The New Yorker” magazine said, “One (martini) is all right, two is too many, three is not enough.” Does that apply to round More...

The Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center will hold a Blue Christmas Service on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 6 p.m. This service is a musical meditation, recognizing that for some, Christmas is not a time of joy.  More...