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Sikorsky gives the Army its first look at the S-97 Raider helicopter Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail A pilot demonstrates the Sikorsky S-97 Raider helicopter's capabilities in mid-April in Huntsville, Ala., the first flights before U.S. Army staff considering the helicopter as an armed reconnaissance replacement for Bell Helicopter's OH-58 Kiowa. (Press photo via Lockheed Martin)Press photo / Lockheed Martin Corporation For the first time, U.S. Army staff has gotten a look this week at the Sikorsky S-97 Raider helicopter in flight, one of two initial prototypes of a new generation of air...

Good luck getting a reservation at California's Lord of the Rings-inspired 'Hobbit Hole' FacebookTwitterEmail Deep in California's Siskiyou Mountains, there's a 'Lord of the Rings'-inspired Hobbit Hole.Dan Schultz Deep in Del Norte County, nearly an hour from Crescent City, there’s an underground Hobbit Hole where you can stay the night in a Lord of the Rings-inspired “damp cave” for $58 a night. Hand-dug into the side of a mountain, supported by a rebar cage, and “firmed up” with concrete, the tiny, 260-square-foot Hobbit Hole is painted green, with a living roof, an atrium-style s...

Sikorsky added 1,000 workers in 2020. The company’s new president promises more jobs this year at the Stratford helicopter manufacturer. Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant The new president of Sikorsky Aircraft is settling in just after the helicopter manufacturer doubled its pace of hiring in 2020 and he’s promising to keep it up this year. Paul Lemmo, who took the top job Jan. 4, is leading Sikorsky, a subsidiary of defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp., as it rides a wave of strong, though not rising, military spending in response to threats in Asia. The Stratford manufactu...

Hundreds enjoyed wintertime fireworks on Lake Koshkonong on Saturday night.

Conservatives Flock to Grassroots GOP Positions to Push Party Reform Conservatives across the country are applying for local Republican official positions in a bid to reform the party. Some feel a major part of the party establishment consists of “Republicans in name only,” or RINOs, who no longer represent their voter base. The movement aims to fill the many vacant positions of precinct committee officers. Those involved in the effort estimate that roughly 400,000 of these jobs exist nationwide, with half or more empty, although the precise number is hard to determine since the GOP doesn...