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Playford Ray Rice was born on Oct. 8, 1921, in Gibbon Glade, Fayette County, to William and Pearl Rice.

In the end, the crumbling Bywater manor was a home fit only for birds. Doves, poignantly enough.

An inferno erupted at the historic Oregon hotel featured in Stanley Kubrick’s famous horror flick “The Shining,” officials confirmed early Friday. The three-alarm fire broke out late Thursday night in the attic of the Timberline Lodge, called the Overlook Hotel in the 1980 classic starring Jack Nicholson. Firefighters across multiple agencies — including those from Hoodland, Clackamas, Gresham ...

Live music venues in the Midwest draw hundreds of thousands of concertgoers each summer. Our favorites include Ravinia Festival in Illinois, Alpine Valley Music Theater in Wisconsin and Pine Knob Music Theatre in Michigan.

Eudora Welty House & Garden open next weekend with plenty of fun events.

The African American Museum of Philadelphia (AAMP) is showcasing the work of renowned printmaker and artist, Dox Thrash, in a new exhibition entitled, “Imprint: Dox Thrash, Black Life, and American

On March 16, 1937, as a disastrous fire at the Taylor Aircraft factory on the Harri Emery airport grounds “swept through the frame and metal sections of the factory with

These couples found artistic inspiration—and love—amid the Harlem Renaissance and remained committed to serving their communities, too.

The exteriors of the former Fire Station 9, in Long Beach's Los Cerritos neighborhood, are set to be preserved.

GILFORD — The day after a rain, snow and sleet storm, Gunstock Mountain Resort General Manager Tom Day is making the rounds.