Local historians estimate around 11 lynchings happened in Madison County alone, and the Madison County Remembrance Project is working to commemorate each killing.

The Lake County Chapter of the NAACP is hosting a performance and reception from 3 to 5 p.m. March 1 at Lake Erie College’s Royce Hall for the Fine and Performing Arts. “Mahalia Jackson: Born to Sing” ...

House Bill 2192 would limit work release for second- or third-time domestic battery offenders, if their previous offense was ...

Texas faces an alarming trend of domestic violence, with over 200 fatalities in 2023. Advocates push for stronger laws to protect survivors.

Stump Mitchell was drafted by St. Louis in 1981, taken in the ninth round after a stellar college career out of The Citadel.

Two men are accused of offering a 19-year-old thousands of dollars to drop a stalking charge against convicted sex offender Alan Moran. Efforts to improve the overall well-being of Coast youth are ...

During Black History Month, News4JAX is celebrating local African American trailblazers who paved the way in politics and ...

In Johnson County, traditional Appalachian music stands as one of our strongest cultural assets. This music came here with early Scottish and Irish settlers and it evolved into a unique ...

Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a minefield of misinformation. By Paul Blake. Twenty members of the public describe what spurred them on to discover more ...

The Underground Railroad was known for helping many enslaved people escape to freedom. It consisted of a network of people ...

Black History Month is a time to reflect on the nation’s civil rights struggles. Hagerstown author Ed Maliskas said ...