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 ...

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 ...

Spokane County said all boat and watercraft registrations are set to expire on Monday, June 30. So if you want to take your ...

On Friday, June 20, the 12th Annual Pillar Awards will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Fox in Spokane. These awards celebrate those who help uplift the African American community in Spokane. You ...

The impact of smartphone witnessing has been immediate and unmistakable – visceral at street level, seismic in statehouses. On the ground, the videos helped inspire a “ No Kings” movement, which ...

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