An opera about the Underground Railroad has interesting ties to Lexington and one of its greatest basketball players.

Police and firefighters responded at 7:10 a.m. to the crossing at Ward Road and River Road following several calls about a car struck by a railroad crossing arm. The car, which police said was ...

LFR has not yet determined a cause. Soltys said no one may ever know. But what is known — and what railroad devotees soon revealed online — is the building was actually an old train depot that ...

Super Bowl LIX has come to a close with the Philadelphia Eagles taking home the trophy, beating the Kansas City Chiefs.

What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...

We continue the series on walking Buffalo, from the intrepid couple who walked every day—no matter the weather—in the early ...

More than 90 years ago, a railroad line ran through what is now Little Buffalo State Park. One of the cars used to maintain ...

Abolitionist Rev. Jermain Loguen called Syracuse's Jerry Rescue of 1851 “earthquake voice through the land” against slavery.

History is filled with great people who have done great things. Locally, we often hear the names of men such as Martin McLeod, the Hutchinson Brothers, or Alonzo Brown – people who played ...

Consider visiting some of these sites to mark Black History Month or keep them in mind to travel to when the weather is ...

February is Black History Month. There are numerous events in Western New York to honor those who came before and celebrate ...

Historical and sociological perspectives reveal why certain societies or subgroups resist change, often rooted in cultural ...