On this day in 1875, Judge Isaac Parker—later dubbed the “Hanging Judge”—presided over his first court session in Fort Smith.

History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column each Saturday that reflects on the history of Knox County. MOUNT VERNON — It was 150 years ago and newspaper editors didn’t hesitate to throw their ...

Longtime Detroit Tigers outfielder and 1984 World Series hero Chet Lemon has died at the age of 70. Lemon’s wife Gigi told the Detroit Free Press that he died in his sleep Thursday morning. Lemon had ...

We’ve always loved the fact that it was an older home,” said Al Papsun, referencing his white house in North Haven. Recently, ...

Maps have been around since humans could communicate through drawings to describe the location of a specific place. Some of ...