Every now and then there’s a windstorm that’s fierce enough that trees are blown over. I’m amazed when I see the size of some of these trees and how it’s even possible for wind to be strong enough to bring them down. I’ve always just assumed that these trees would be cut up and ...

Note: The Standard-Examiner's sister paper, the Winchester Star, shared a story about the groundbreaking of a new temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in its area and the response from the community. WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA — Members of the Winchester Stake of The Church ...

With the progression of artificial intelligence, I’ve been learning more about the ways in which kids are figuring out how to cheat in school. One example I noticed just this week involved a student bragging about how he manipulated ChatGPT to produce an essay for one of his classes in a ...

I was looking on social media on July 5 when I noticed that the Seattle Mariners baseball team had just had The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints night for its game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. This is something I remember being a thing when I was growing up in the Seattle area ...

HARRISVILLE — A local church received a major assist from a pair of local organizations as its leaders and congregation members work to rehabilitate church property. Volunteers from MyHometown Ogden and E.K. Bailey Construction recently teamed up to help Harrisville's Ascension Lutheran ...

I was on my mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in late 2004 when the 9.1 to 9.3 earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated Indonesia. I remember going out to knock doors that night and talking to a college student who wondered how there could be a God when such ...