As Black History Month continues, WAAY 31 is spotlighting historic advancements made by Black Americans in North Alabama.

Cathay Williams defied the odds as the first African-American woman to enlist in the U.S. Army, disguising herself as a man to serve in the Buffalo Soldiers. Despite facing racism, sexism, and health ...

With few exceptions, the historical footprints of African Americans who trod Clark County in the early days are challenging to track. Through the Corps of Discovery’s journals, we know about York. He’ ...

Benjamin O. Davis Senior’s career started during a time when society and, more so the military, did not think highly of ...

Officials have recovered 40 bodies from the wreckage after American Airlines flight collided with Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac ...

Seven of the 67 people killed when an American Airlines jet and Army helicopter collided in midair were members of the two ...

Search and rescue crews have now spent more than 24 hours looking for the 67 people presumed dead after an American Airlines flight crashed into an Army helicopter and plunged into the icy Potomac ...

Amid the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, TikTok posts are circulating videos claiming to show US soldiers ...

There were no survivors after a collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter at Ronald Reagan ...

South African soldiers deployed in the DRC have complained about the incentives being paid to them by the South African ...

The Black Hawk that struck an American Airlines flight landing at Reagan airport had three soldiers on board and no VIPs or senior officials were involved.