HIT: Auburn again lived up to its nickname as History's Hometown last week with a grand celebration of a milestone in American civil rights.

When Roy Dahl was 20 years old, he was living the dream of an American cowboy. A ranch kid from Camp Crook, South Dakota, Dahl grew up on a place built up from homestead era claims by both sets of ...

That penetrating stare Gary Sinise displayed in films such as “Forrest Gump,” “The Green Mile” and “Apollo 13” is no act. Michelle Senatore, president and co-founder of the West Suburban Foundation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ATHENS, Texas (KETK)– The third annual "Thunder Over East Texas Air Show" took place this evening in Athens. This year's event ...

At least 100 Revolutionary War veterans are buried in Madison County. They lived here for a decade or more in the early 1800s, long after the war ended. So why come here? "Even though they were ...

A fresh highway marker on Vietnam Veterans Boulevard in Sumner County is kicking up a storm among local vets. The new sign labels a stretch of State Route 386 as the "Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway," ...

As America turns 250 years old this July — on the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence — the U.S.A. is ready for a Fourth of July party like no other. And across the ...

BEDFORD, Pa. — In the 1770s and 1780s, when revolution was occurring in the American colonies, Bedford County was an expansive territory, covering much of south-central and southwestern Pennsylvania, ...

For 250 years, the key ingredient in American culture has been immigration, and nowhere is that more obvious than in the kitchen, which is where you'll find Trong Nguyen most days. Nguyen came from ...

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, I find myself reflecting on a simple question: What does it mean to be an American? For me, the answer begins not on American soil, but in the middle of the ...

Editor’s note: This article is an installment in The Tribune-Democrat’s ongoing U.S. Semiquincentennial project titled “America 250: Local Connections,” about events and people that shaped the region ...