A Lowcountry native who became the nation’s first Black military nurse will be laid to rest in New York this weekend.

High pressure continues to ridge in from the west, providing sunny skies and warmer temperatures for the weekend.

In 1948, she became the first Black woman in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force.

Suffolk County Legislator Jason Richberg, who presented Leftenant-Colon with a proclamation in 2022, recalled her as a "firecracker." ...

Loretta Boniti, who was a political anchor and senior political reporter at the TV station, is the new director of strategic communications and media relations under State Treasur ...