There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage of their life ...

Houston will host a unified Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade starting in 2026 after years of separate events.

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The renovated Northwest Moultrie swimming pool was dedicated on Thursday as the Tommie Lee Jackson Jr. Aquatic Center.

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During the COVID-19 lockdown, a band of masked robbers terrorized the city. It turned out they were just kids. Now, cops say ...

Anthony Owens Jr. died May 17 in a quadruple shooting shortly after midnight in the 100 block of Lincoln Court. His mother ...

Look past the Spanish fort, ornate Moorish buildings and main plaza to discover Black history in St. Augustine, Florida. More ...