President Trump said there should be fewer holidays because they are hurting the economy. Some Chronicle readers disagreed ...

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

"Post Offices will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day. There will be no mail delivery, ...

I have experienced ugly, repulsive, bigotry-based acts over my lifetime. It’s hard to witness. It’s even harder to volunteer ...

The Fourth of July reminds us of how precious and dearly bought our freedoms are -- and why they’re worth protecting. So let ...

The US government is already preparing massive celebrations of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for next ...

The Fourth of July is the next three-day weekend of 2025, as it falls on a Friday this year. And Labor Day weekend in ...

One guaranteed three-day weekend remains in 2025: Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30 - Sept. 1). Memorial Day was May 26 and the ...

Dispatch photographers fanned out in Downtown Columbus July 3 for one of the biggest fireworks celebrations in the Midwest.

It might seem like a while before the next federal holiday. Here's when you'll get your next off day (with pay).

City Councilman Barry Tyler Jr., D-3rd, having spoken the previous week at the Purdue University Northwest MLK service, urged people to “find out what you can do for others. When one of us rises ...

On July 4, a 17-year-old boy was killed and five other people were injured in a shooting during a party at a short-term ...