President Donald Trump holds his 9th cabinet meeting at the White House. by Chelsea Hylton, KOMO News Staff SEATTLE — There are events and celebrations happening all over Seattle and surrounding areas ...

Juneteenth is the nation’s newest federal holiday, established in 2021. The name blends the two words – “June” and “nineteenth” – that marks the day, June 19, 1865, that commemorates the final stop, ...

Juneteenth Week, a tradition born out of pandemic days, is here to stay. After COVID-19 closed the Northwest African American Museum’s doors in 2020, the Seattle organization pivoted toward doing more ...

Juneteenth celebrations are gearing up in and around Seattle to commemorate June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free — over two years after President Abraham ...

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The tradition began in 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas received word, belatedly, of their emancipation. The celebrations ...

Seattle is set to celebrate Juneteenth with a vibrant mix of familiar and new traditions, marking the fourth year of its recognition as a federal holiday. Juneteenth, typically celebrated June 19, ...

SEATTLE — This year Juneteenth will be recognized as a paid state holiday in Washington state for the first time. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth also ...

SEATTLE — Setting out to run 100 miles is no simple task. Brandon Morales, of Seattle, set that goal to benefit a nonprofit he started in 2020. It's called Food Intentions. The mission of Food ...

SEATTLE — There was a ping-pong table next to a cornhole set. There giant Connect Four game loomed nearby. In between it all were several uniformed police officers, gladly handing over their squad car ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane NAACP Branch is hosting a Juneteenth event that will feature a former Super Bowl champion with the Seattle Seahawks. The NAACP Spokane Branch is inviting everyone to join ...

A group of black King County Metro employees says they’re livid over a woke email celebrating Juneteenth. They’re now demanding race-based hiring and reeducation around diversity issues. Christina ...

Seattle's plans to celebrate its LGBTQ+ community coincide with a group-stage fixture between two countries that criminalize ...