Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler. Shepard made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7. Gray Media, parent company of WDBJ7, is celebrating ...

The 5x National Champions are taking on a new challenge this season. Brother Martin High School is set to compete in Division ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. On the morning of May 5th, 1961, 37-year-old Alan Shepard woke up, ate a breakfast (consisting of a filet mignon ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WCSC) — 37-year-old Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, 1961. The Navy Pilot rode a Project Mercury capsule 115 miles in a suborbital flight and came back ...

As NASA fought to catch up to the Soviet Union in the space race, they selected a Navy veteran as the first astronaut. But what happened once Alan Shepard stepped into the space capsule? Alan Shepard ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — This week, we honor the Daphne High School Trojans as our WKRG News 5 Cheer Squad of the Week! The squad is led by Head Coach Rachel Jablonski and assistant coaches Sara Brett, ...

NFL wide receiver Sterling Shepard was all smiles while partying in the desert at Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif. this past weekend, as seen in an Instagram carousel post. Shepard, who’s an ...

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 30 for its $430 million Alan B. Miller Medical Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The seven-story, ...

This week marks 65 years since a Derry man became the first American to travel in space. On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard made history. Sign up for our Newsletters Before lifting off, Shepard reportedly ...

Sixty-five years ago yesterday, New Hampshire native Alan Shepard became the first American to slip the surly bonds of Earth, etc., etc., etc.—his suborbital flight really little more than a cannon ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS — With business and community leaders and members of the public in attendance, executives at northern Palm Beach County's newest hospital offered the first look at services to come ...

The third time is the charm for a high school cheerleading coach in Virginia. She's had not one, not two, but three heart transplants. Karin Mallett has her survival story and how the coach is now ...