On this day in 1867, the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from Russia for $7.2 million, or less than two cents...
No matter where you look, screens are everywhere. The proliferation of easily portable tablets and smartphones means many people, adults and children alike, are never too...
Cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation therapy can take a toll on patients’ bodies. Though the side effects vary depending on the type of cancer and...
Novelist Nathanael West, was born in New York to a family of Jewish immigrants on this day in 1903. He attended Brown University, then went to...
Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), in an attempt to start...
By ERIC VICCARO Former Saint Jo mayor and current infrastructure consultant Tom Weger presented a budget study before city council and a packed audience on Wednesday....
Members of the revitalized City of Bowie Citizens Advisory Committee met for the first time Tuesday night and were given their first task by Mayor Larry...
A Bowie business has been named a finalist in the 2016 Texas Downtown Association President’s Awards Program. Since 1988, the awards program has recognized more than...
The Bowie Library’s storytime children visited the Bowie Fire Department Wednesday morning for a tour. After looking at the trucks and ambulances, Firefighter Jackson Towery put...