For Abby Cole, Olympia’s Pride Parade is an opportunity to see people who look like her. Cole is a leader of Girl Scouts of Western Washington Troop 43869. She, other troop leaders and several Girl Scouts were just a few of the hundreds who participated in this year’s parade, a key part of Capital City […]
El Pasoans danced through Downtown at the 19th Annual Pride Parade on Saturday, June 29. “It means a lot especially because I know where we’ve come from in the past and how much change has happened even just like in the past 20 years. It’s amazing to see so much more support,” said Emerald Medrano, […]
By 5 a.m., the first round of fans had already begun to trickle in. More than 200,000 fans are expected to flock to the Florida Panther’ championship parade on Sunday. The parade will start at 11 a.m., though people began arriving hours before to snag parking spots, find a good place to camp out or […]
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s process of choosing a running mate has entered its final stages in a frenzied and increasingly theatrical fashion as he privately narrows his focus to a set of top contenders. At the same time, he is encouraging his team to fuel speculation about other candidates — and about the […]
CHICAGO — The alleged shooter in the Highland Park 4th of July mass shooting Wednesday rejected a plea deal that would have put him in prison for life. Assistant State’s Attorney Ben Dillon said Robert Crimo III would plead guilty to seven counts of murder, and 48 counts of aggravated battery. He was to be […]
The man accused of killing seven people at a 2022 Independence Day parade in Chicago has rejected a deal requiring him to plead guilty to seven charges of murder in a stunning courtroom scene just days before the second anniversary of the attack. Appearing in a Lake County courtroom, Robert E Crimo III, 23, refused […]
A Hinds County Circuit judge sentenced Jordan Cummins to life in prison Monday for a 2023 Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade shooting that killed two people. Hinds County Circuit Judge Eleanor Faye Peterson said Cummins will serve out two life sentences in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. Peterson said the sentences will be […]
Unable to work after being shot at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade on Feb. 14, 2024, Jacob Gooch Sr. initially received short-term disability payments. But that assistance abruptly stopped in May when he started seeing a new doctor who was in network with his health insurance. The issue was resolved in June and […]
The St. Pete Pride parade and festival returns to the downtown waterfront. It’s the most popular event during St. Petersburg’s monthlong celebration, which Visit St. Pete/Clearwater calls the largest Pride event in the Southeast. If you’re one of the 300,000 or so folks heading out to celebrate this weekend, here’s what you need to know. […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — People will be allowed to carry guns within blocks of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month and protesters will be given two stages, one within sight of the convention arena, under a security plan local and federal law enforcement authorities released Friday. The plan comes in the wake of a […]
“That is my family on the wall behind me,” Loretta Holloway, South Carolina’s official First Lady of Song, exclaimed as she beamed with pride in the hot Juneteenth sun at Unity Park in Greenville Wednesday. The wall behind her featured a mural dedicated to her ancestors, Elias Brown and Hattie Jordan Holloway. Community members kick-off […]
Communities across the state and nation are holding events to celebrate the oldest Black holiday in the country. Juneteenth celebrates the freedom and emancipation of enslaved Black people in America. The name Juneteenth refers to June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black people learned about their newfound freedom from federal troops who arrived in Galveston, Texas. […]