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Soaps are missing the (sail)boat by not telling more summer stories. Nothing beat the blockbusters we grew up watching.
Juneteenth was celebrated for the fourth year at Bloomington's biggest park with a diverse crowd of vendors, live entertainment and Black joy.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom—a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.” ...
Raleigh's Liberation Station, a Black-owned children's bookstore, is set to make a return in Montague Plaza on Juneteenth 2026.
Food inspectors saw cockroaches, both alive and dead, at a Springfield restaurant on July 10, according to a Springfield-Greene County Health Department report. Sam's Southern Eatery, 1631 N ...
Early Thursday, a Springfield Police Division officer discharged their department-issued firearm during an incident involving a stolen vehicle that was being actively pursued by multiple law ...
Two Washington, D.C.-area statues commemorating the Confederacy will be restored and replaced, in line with President Donald ...
A Springfield man has been arrested after law enforcement identified him as the suspect in a homicide that happened in March of 2024.
Feeling lucky? Maybe there'll be a $118 million Powerball winner just after the Juneteenth or “Freedom Day” federal holiday, which was June 19, 2025.
President Trump hinted at ending federal recognition of Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S. But there are more logical targets.
Four men were arrested in Springfield for illegal drug activity around Federal and Worthington Streets. Cocaine and heroin were found.
Springfield man arrested in connection with two shootings, warrants issued for his arrest. Aponte-Perez faces multiple charges.