SPOKANE, Wash. – Grant Park in Spokane was filled with energy and purpose as families reunited and people learned about Juneteenth for the first time.

Dozens of people gathered at Grant Park on Thursday to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the ...

Savannah native and Louisiana State University women’s basketball star will be on the court for the at the 2025 FIBA Women’s ...

Juneteenth celebrates the anniversary of the day 160 years ago when previously enslaved people in Texas were told that they ...

The federal holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.

Many banks will be closed on Thursday for Juneteenth, though ATMs and online banking will still be available. Major banks planning to close on Thursday, June 19 include: Bank of America Corp., ...

On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over and that all remaining enslaved people in Texas were free — an event now celebrated nationwide as ...

According to the Spokane Regional Emergency Communications evacuations map, all evacuations have been dropped for the Parksmith Fire south of Mead.

US General Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, delivering the long-awaited news of emancipation to enslaved Americans — an ...

Torrents of rain did nothing to stop the Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition's first celebration at Liberty Park in 2011. Dozens of people showed up in the midst of a storm for three hours to listen ...

A local nonprofit says its immigrant legal aid program is overwhelmed with demand as fears of deportations and increased ...