Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed in the United States on the third Monday of January. This year coincides with the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Here is what to know about what businesses and services will remain open and which ones will take the day off.

Members of the St. Joseph community gathered at Word of Life Church on Monday morning for the 11th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Solutions Summit. Mid-City Excellence Community Learning Center invited attendees to celebrate Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events occurred across Central Texas encouraging the community to continue his legacy. The 25th annual MLK Jr. Peace March took place in downtown Waco. Participants marched across the suspension bridge to Bridge Street.

Hundreds of people visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy on MLK Day.

Special events are taking place all throughout the country, reflecting on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement.

One order says the government will recognize only two sexes, including on documents such as passports and visas.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to sign executive orders proclaiming that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and ending “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion programs inside federal agencies.

A West Virginia Division of Highways worker was hit by a truck and taken to the hospital while patching a pothole in Mason County on Saturday.

The Meridian-Lauderdale County branch of the NAACP held its 40th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Junior Prayer Breakfast at the newly restored Frank Cochran Center. Representative Charles Young, Jr. was set to speak at the program prior to his passing.

Today's local leaders expressed defiance toward Trump, while young speakers at the Columbus celebration spoke in hopeful tones about the future.

Black Hills Chamber Music Society presents Erinys Quartet, 7 p.m., The Journey Museum theater, Rapid City. In residence at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Erinys Quartet from Helsinki, Finland, is one of the most exciting young, up-and-coming ensembles, thrilling audiences around the world. Tickets and information: bhchambermusic.org