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Soaps are missing the (sail)boat by not telling more summer stories. Nothing beat the blockbusters we grew up watching.
An Oklahoma County Commissioner is setting the record straight after being at the center of a short-live controversy Tuesday involving the Juneteenth holiday's observance in the county.
An Oklahoma County Commissioner is setting the record straight after being at the center of a short-live controversy Tuesday involving the Juneteenth holiday’s observance in the county.
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.” ...
Springfield city leaders responded to a report of a group proposing a whites-only settlement near Springfield.
Raleigh's Liberation Station, a Black-owned children's bookstore, is set to make a return in Montague Plaza on Juneteenth 2026.
Springfield Police detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman suspected of committing identity fraud in the city and surrounding communities.
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.
A Springfield man has been arrested after law enforcement identified him as the suspect in a homicide that happened in March of 2024.
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.
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 ...