Joshua is a staff writer for Coffee or Die Magazine. He has previously covered the 75th anniversary of D-Day in France, multinational military exercises in Germany, and civil unrest during the 2020 riots that followed the death of George Floyd. Born and raised in small town South Dakota, Josh grew up playing football and soccer before going on to serve as a forward observer in the U.S. Army. After leaving the service, he earned his Crossfit Level 1 certificate and worked as a personal trainer while earning his paramedic license. Josh went on to work in paramedicine for over five years, much of that time in the North Minneapolis area, before transitioning to his career in multimedia journalism. Josh is married and has two children, and is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism. His creative outlets include Skovlund Photography and Concentrated Emotion, which is where he publishes poetry focused on his life experiences.
The US Coast Guard and its allies announced the seizure of approximately 23,000 pounds of cocaine and 8,800 pounds of marijuana before offloading the illegal drugs at Port Everglades, Florida, during a press conference on Wednesday. “The ...
A World War II veteran became the first person to receive the novel coronavirus vaccine in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System on Monday as the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines began throughout the US, according to a VA press release. “VA is ...
The US Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert Higdon Jr., announced the conviction of a US Marine Corps veteran who was involved in an apparent scheme to overthrow the Haitian president. After a three-day trial, 34-year-old ...
After an almost weeklong standoff between protesters and law enforcement officials over the attempted eviction of a North Portland family who lost their home to foreclosure, city officials reached an agreement to end the protesters' blockade of the ...
New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot Shea announced Sunday that three officers stopped a shooting outside the St. John the Divine Cathedral in Manhattan. “Today, NYPD cops ran into the line of fire to save the lives of innocent people. ...
US marshals were involved in multiple shooting incidents over the past week, according to several law enforcement press releases. Shootings occurred in Cleveland, Ohio; Portland, Oregon; Millen, Georgia; and New York City. On Dec. 4, members of ...
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced a Thursday airstrike against the al-Shabab militant group's bomb-making network in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, a week after President Donald Trump ordered the near complete withdrawal of US troops in the ...
The Minneapolis City Council voted to cut $8 million from the Minneapolis Police Department’s budget on Wednesday. The decision comes after months of continually rising violent crime in the city. According to a Minneapolis City Council press ...
The US Air Force announced on Saturday that Staff Sgt. Alaxey Germanovich, a Special Tactics airman, will receive the Air Force Cross for his actions during a firefight on a deployment to Afghanistan in 2017. “Through his extraordinary heroism, ...
The US Marshals Service and local faith leaders announced the creation of the Fugitive Safe Surrender Hotline on Nov. 23. This hotline is an extension of the preexisting Fugitive Safe Surrender (FSS) program. The 24/7 hotline can be reached at ...
One New York sheriff’s deputy held on to a vehicle for dear life just after midnight Sunday, marking another instance of violence against law enforcement over the weekend. The Associated Press reported that Danny Presti, co-owner of Mac’s Public ...
An autopsy report revealed that Enrique Roman-Martinez, an 82nd Airborne Division soldier based at Fort Bragg who was reported missing back in May, had been decapitated. The report concluded the death was a homicide, but the underlying cause was not ...
Chicago Police Department Chief of Operations Brian McDermott announced the shooting death of 65-year-old retired firefighter Lt. Dwain Williams on Thursday, in what appears to be an attempted carjacking. "He was the rock in our family. Now he's ...
Two Forest Service firefighters were injured Thursday fighting the Bond Fire in Orange County, California. Like many other wildfires throughout the West Coast this season, this wildfire has forced thousands of people to flee their homes, according to ...
On Thursday, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) announced a major drug bust that resulted from two separate search warrants, originally intended for finding illegal firearms in the possession of felons. Lt. David Auner, from LASD’s ...
The USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is decommissioned as of Monday after a fire raged through the ship for more than four days starting July 12, 2020, according to the US Navy. “We did not come to this ...
An active shooter in Albert Lea, Minnesota, has been arrested after a standoff lasting from before sunrise on Sunday until 10:48 a.m. the same day, according to a Facebook post from the Albert Lea Police Department (ALPD). One ALPD officer and two ...
The Department of Defense announced Saturday the death of a United States Air Force airman who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan. The airman was identified as 30-year-old Capt. Kelliann Leli of Parlin, New Jersey, a family ...
The Chicago Police Department (CPD), New York Police Department (NYPD), and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) have been helping families through Thanksgiving by providing people in their communities with turkeys and other holiday ...
New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, along with Mayor Bill de Blasio, announced that two New York Police Department officers were wounded by gunfire while investigating a domestic violence incident Tuesday. “I want to emphasize when it ...
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller announced Wednesday that the acting assistant secretary of defense (ASD) for special operations/low-intensity conflict (SOLIC), Ezra Cohen-Watnick, will report directly to him, essentially elevating US ...
It was a cold December morning, and Taylor Olson and his fire department crew had just finished their start-of-shift checks on their gear. They wanted to get a hot breakfast before the winter storm set in, so they headed off while they had the ...
Eleven crew members from the US Coast Guard cutter Stratton tested positive for COVID-19 while on a counternarcotics patrol in the East Pacific, according to a Coast Guard press release. The Stratton was ordered to return to Coast Guard Island, its ...
An apparent steam explosion erupted Friday at the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus, killing two people and injuring three, according to Alfred A. Montoya Jr., director of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. “It ...
A police officer with the Helena-West Helena Police Department in Arkansas was shot in the line of duty Thursday. The officer later died, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives New Orleans Field Division. Arkansas ...
Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) personnel have been saving lives and providing transport of rescue personnel as well as vital supplies throughout Honduras, Guatemala, and Panama since Hurricane Eta brought its destructive forces to Central ...
Chief of Police Art Acevedo of the Houston Police Department announced the arrest of a primary suspect in connection with the Monday shooting death of HPD Sgt. Sean Rios, during a press conference Tuesday. Acevedo identified the man in custody as ...
The US Senate unanimously passed HR 8276 legislation Tuesday night, authorizing President Donald Trump to posthumously upgrade Alwyn Cashe’s Silver Star to the Medal of Honor, according to Military.com. The bill now awaits the president’s signature ...
A Houston Police Department officer is dead following a gun battle on a side road off Interstate 45 at approximately 1:30 p.m. local time Monday, according to Houston Chief of Police Art Acevedo. During a Monday press conference, Acevedo ...
From Jan. 1 to June 30, 2020, 65 law enforcement officers have died in the line of duty, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Of the 65, five have been confirmed as being COVID-19 deaths in the line of duty. The total ...
