A US Marine Corps identification tag, which was lost during Word War II and found in a yam field on Saipan in 1981, was flown from the island to Massachusetts where it was finally returned to its owner, veteran Richard Caldwell Urie, now 86, over the weekend.

The dog tag made the last leg of its journey and is back where it belongs! assistant US attorney Timothy E. Moran told Saipan Tribune yesterday via email.

Moran and his family handed the dog tag to Urie during lunch on Sunday (Monday on Saipan) at Uries retirement compound, Brooksby Village, in Peabody, Massachusetts.

Urie, who now uses a power chair to get around, was with his four daughters, two sons-in-law, and a friend...

Dodges updated Journey seven-seater is now on sale in Australia, picking up the Chrysler Groups new 3.6 litre V6 petrol engine, a massively revised interior and the Dodge brands redesigned crosshair grille.

On the outside, the 2012 Journeys updates are limited to the new grille, along with subtly revised bumpers, updated LED taillights and, for the R/T variant, new 19-inch aluminium wheels.

The entry-level SXT variant gets 17-inch aluminium wheels, along with heated exterior mirrors, halogen quad headlights with auto-levelling, integrated fog lights and the front and rear, and black side roof rails.

With his journey well under way after stopping in Ashburton, David Wilson is on track to reach the top of the North Island on his journey across the country on a penny farthing.

The penny farthing Mr Wilson is travelling on has 54 inch (137 centimetre) wheels and was made in Oamaru. Mr Wilson began riding the old fashioned cycles in 1992.

As far as possible, the ride is being done as it would have been done in 1882.

He said it took him 19 days to pedal from Stewart Island to Wellington, reaching the North Island last month. A few days were allowed for repairs to the penny farthing and for Mr Wilson to rest. The first stage proved quite demanding,...

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — While Tuscaloosa continues to make strides in its recovery since the devastating April 27, 2011 tornado, it still has a long way to go.

Credit the Alabama football teams 21-0 victory over LSU and record 14th national championship for helping speed along the process for Tuscaloosa residents still in need of hope.

Mayor Walt Maddox says there is something meaningful about this particular championship for several reasons, but mainly because it provides some healing to those who lost so much in the storm.

In so many ways, the Crimson Tides journey has mirrored our citizens journey toward recovery in the face of tremendous adversity, Maddox said.

Maddox...