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An Idaho teenager who was allegedly planning an attack on churches in the name of Islamic State has been arrested. Last Saturday, federal authorities arrested 18-year-old Alexander Scott Mercurio of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a day before his alleged planned attack on churches in the city using weapons including knives, firearms and fire. The federal investigation into Mercurio began when he

The First Parish Church of Gorham transformed unused office space into living quarters for 16 people. "In both the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament, we are constantly told and asked to care for the strangers in our midst, care for the hungry and care for the homeless, care for all this. And we take that very, very seriously," Rev. Dyke said. "Now we really get to make a difference."

A 26-year-old Syrian suspect is being held by police on suspicion of fatally stabbing three people at a festival in Solingen. Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz lays a flower at a church, near the scene of a knife attack, in Solingen, Germany, on Aug. 26, 2024. Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz lays a flower at a church, near the scene of a knife attack, in Solingen, Germany, on Aug. 26, 2024. Thomas

One group of local football fans say they have had enough of the region’s devotion to the Chicago Bears so they say will not support a team-themed fundraiser despite its intended beneficiaries – Crown Point first responders. Wearing their Green Bay Packers jerseys and cheesehead hats and carrying signs espousing their undying support for the team, the group of about 15 recently protested the