It was first proposed four days after King’s 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

Robert Machray, a veteran actor known for roles in Cheers as well as numerous other sitcoms and Broadway shows, died at his home in North Hollywood on Sunday. He was 79. Machray’s husband, Luigi Camperchioli, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the actor passed away after suffering two strokes ...

From sun-up to sundown, Abilenians will have the opportunity to remember civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.