- Associated Press
WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after fatal plane crash
The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final days of the conflict. The older Ikemoto was among 31 men killed when their C-46 transport plane hit a cliff while attempting to land in Okinawa, Japan, on Aug. 13, 1945. Army records indicate only two of the 31 ever received Purple Heart medals, which the military awards to those wounded or killed during action against an enemy.
- WTVR
No Limit Towing owner arraigned in grand larceny case
The owner of a local towing company was arraigned in Richmond Circuit Court Friday, according to the state’s online case information database.
- The Guardian
Ferocious solar storm could give US rare view of northern lights
Noaa issues warning for extreme G5 geomagnetic storm, with effects due to last through weekend and possibly into next week
