Luke Yarbrough celebrates with his three-week-old daughter, Ezra, after his wife, Makayla, pinned his firefighter badge on his uniform during the graduation ceremony Friday, Oct. 25, 2025, for the ...

SPRINGFIELD - The energy was palpable inside the Pioneer Valley Christian Academy gymnasium Wednesday evening as the No. 1 Eagles and the No. 4 Thunder squared off in a semifinal match of the Western ...

The U.S. Naval Academy is offering counseling services to those affected by the passing of Midshipman Second Class Kyle Philbert James. (Patrick Semansky/AP) A 20-year-old student at the U.S. Naval ...

Class of 2026 five-star forward Anthony Thompson has set a date for his college decision. Thompson, the No. 8 player in the senior class according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, will announce ...

Purdue is once again projected to be the class of the Big Ten while Ohio State is picked as a middle-of-the-pack team in the ninth annual unofficial official Big Ten men’s basketball preseason poll.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Big Ten’s primetime schedule the last two weeks might have been the best spotlights possible for the two biggest risers in my quarterback rankings. Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza was ...

The USC Trojans remain at the top of the 2026 recruiting rankings after the latest update, holding firm with 32 commitments and a class loaded with blue-chip talent. The Georgia Bulldogs and Notre ...

Gaven Emerson (2) leads the La Center Wildcats onto the field for the season-opening football game against Montesano on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at La Center. (Jeff Klein/The Columbian) La Center made ...

What if high school included kayaking classic whitewater in Patagonia, climbing tufas in Greece, riding A-Line in Whistler, or kiting perfect wind in Brazil—while earning a diploma and applying to ...

For the first time, Success Academy Charter has been named one of the Big Apple’s top 10 best public high schools, according to new rankings by US News & World Report. The annual list, released this ...

The NYPD welcomed nearly 1,100 new recruits to its police academy on Wednesday — the largest Finest-in-training contingent sworn in by the department in nearly a decade. The 1,093-strong class is the ...

CITYWIDE — THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS HIRED ITS LARGEST CLASS OF OFFICERS IN ALMOST 10 YEARS, reports 1010 WINS after an announcement on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD ...