Newark Soldier Dies While Serving in Afghanistan

The Department of Defense announced Tuesday that a soldier from Licking County has died.
 

Officials say Army Sgt. 1st Class Bradley Hughes of Newark died Sunday during a non-combat incident in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan.
 

The 41-year-old Hughes was assigned to the 528th Sustainment Brigade in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
 

No other information was released.