Anguished parents waited for word on the more than two dozen children still missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian girls' camp ...

Arlington celebrated Independence Day with a traditional parade; the Arlington PD provided route and safety info on social ...

Bethel Township’s proposed $125,000 elementary school, approved and encouraged by the county board of school directors ...

As Ben Franklin said at the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately,” referring to the ...

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

By confronting America’s most pressing issues with unity and determination, we can best ensure that our 250th anniversary ...

West Des Moines Community Band Concert, Jamie Hurd Amphitheater, 4100 Mills Civic Parkway 7 p.m. Friday Cost: Free Enjoy the ...

For the 249th time, Americans are getting ready to haul out the hot dogs and fire up the fireworks for the nation’s big ...

Over time, the Fourth of July became etched in public memory as the date of independence, largely because it was the day Americans first saw the finished document. It became symbolic, representing the ...

Touted as one of the greatest presidential speeches in American history, Ronald Reagan’s words on the Fourth Of July in 1986 in front of the Statue of Liberty are as relevant today as they ever were: ...

On July 5th, 1865, the United States Secret Service was formed as part of the Department of Treasury. It was originally ...

As the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence loomed, Congress passed a bill that steals from the poor, hungry and sick to reward the wealthy, enslave generations to unsustainable ...