Before he became a musician, Merle Haggard lived the kind of life that's often mythologized in song: Hopping freights and doing prison time. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car.

Haggard, who died in 2016, spoke to Fresh Air in 1995 about his love of trains. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car. Now that coach is part of the Virginia Scenic Railway.

Virginians can now hop aboard a vintage dome train car for a three-hour sightseeing excursion through the Blue Ridge ...

A revised plan to redevelop Merle Hay Mall will allow for greater use and expand the number of visitors to the area than the plan that was originally submitted to the state under its Iowa Reinvestment ...

Merle L. Wischmeier, 88, of Waterloo, died April 10, 2025, in Columbia. She was born April 29, 1936, in Waterloo. Merle was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ – Waterloo, Monroe County ...

Generally speaking, an artist has little to no control over which of their songs will become the most popular and commercially successful, and that’s certainly true of the iconic Merle Haggard ...

A somewhat troubled childhood led to years spent behind bars for Merle Haggard. Merle was born the third child of Flossie Mai and James Haggard in 1937. At the time, the family was living in a ...

That's the case with a stunning rare white Merle Collie by the name of Whisper, who was brought to the shelter with four other Collie dogs, all looking for their happily ever after. People are so ...

EXCLUSIVE: Independent studio SK Global has hired Elizabeth Haggard for the role of Senior Vice President of Feature Film, which will have her help lead the company’s film slate through ...

Mr. Haggard was promoted from his previous role of Executive Vice President of Operations in which he was responsible for spearheading the company’s data center performance optimization.

In addition to driving Aligned's operational excellence across North and South America, in his new role as CFOO, Mr. Haggard will continue to align operations with customer needs, optimize service ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines City Council on Monday voted to approve changes to the Merle Hay Mall hockey arena project. In 2021 the mall and the Des Moines Buccaneers announced a ...