The Doris Miller YMCA will close at the end of the summer and reopen next year as a Waco community center with room to expand city programs.

Family members of Waco’s own Pearl Harbor Day hero, Doris Miller, and representatives of American Legion Posts named in Miller’s honor joined local and area dignitaries to honor Miller’s legacy ...

Advocating for the memorial and donating the final funds to have it complete, Johnson was dedicated to the city of Waco and fighting for equal rights and education for all in her communities.

Doris Miller, a Black sailor from Waco, was one of the first American heroes of World War II. His actions on Dec. 7, 1941, earned him a medal, though he almost didn’t receive it due to his race.

WACO, Texas (AP) - The Waco Veterans Affairs Medical Center will get a new name to honor World War II hero Doris Miller. Ceremonies are planned Thursday to rename the VA complex in memory of Miller.

The City of Waco is making a splash this January with the grand opening of the newly-renovated Doris Miller Community Pool. The grand opening will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 in the ...

About 3,700 miles from Austin at Pearl Harbor, a 22-year old-man from Waco named Doris Miller, nicknamed Dorie, a cook on the USS West Virginia, heard the alarm as several hundred Japanese torpedo ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The memorial dedicated to Waco native Doris Miller, the sailor who is credited with saving several lives by taking over an unmanned anti-aircraft gun and carrying wounded ...

WASHINGTON — The Navy plans to name its newest supercarrier for World War II icon Doris “Dorie” Miller, the mess attendant from Waco who became a surprise hero of Pearl Harbor when he manned ...

About 3,700 miles from Austin, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, a 22-year-old man from Waco named Doris Miller – nicknamed Dorie, a cook on the USS West Virginia – heard the alarm as several hundred ...

WACO, Texas (AP) - President Barack Obama will consider signing a bill to rename the Waco Veterans Affairs Medical Center for World War II hero Doris Miller.