The area’s first heat wave of the summer wasn’t enough to keep people from celebrating, parading, playing and marching in ...

In our news wrap Thursday, Hurricane Erick is making its way inland across southern Mexico, stifling heat stretches across ...

The high temperature for Wednesday June 18 is expected to reach about 76 degrees in Norwich, according to the National ...

After three consecutive weekends of rain dampened shore tourism, New Jersey beach towns are finally bracing for a major ...

Our recent streak of rainy weekends may finally be at the end. The National Weather Service is predicting sunny weather ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Many Americans celebrate Juneteenth, that day ...

San Antonio to Endure Sizzling Heat Wave ... 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm," providing a modest reprieve to the citizens celebrating the holiday. ... For Juneteenth, ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week.. Although Juneteenth celebrations were documented as early as 1866, it wasn't officially ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday, established in 2021, and is often celebrated with family gatherings, religious services and cultural performances. The Fourth of July is just a few weeks away.

Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and became a federal holiday in 2021. Here's what to know about the holiday and what businesses will be open and closed on that day. June ...

Why is it called Juneteenth? Why do people celebrate it? Juneteenth is short for June 19, when the holiday is celebrated. Known also as Freedom Day, Juneteenth National Independence Day commemorates ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on Thursday, June 19, 2025. It was designated a federal holiday in 2021 under President Joe Biden. Most federal offices will be closed on that day.