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A Taco Bell employee so loved by his community that he’s known as “Taco Bell Joe” received a $6,095 tip raised by hundreds of his supporters. For nearly 20 years, Joe DeCicco has worked at the drive-through window of a Taco Bell in South Daytona, Florida. He refers to all his customers as friends, remembers

A homeless man risked his life to save several cats and dogs trapped at an Atlanta animal shelter after it caught fire, the facility’s founder said. Keith Walker, 53, rushed into the W-Underdogs shelter on December 18 after a fire engulfed its kitchen. “I was nervous as hell, I’m not going to lie. I was

A successful businessman had a holiday surprise for people in the small Pennsylvania town where he grew up. Jim Zockoll sent $30 Giant Eagle grocery store gift cards to residents in North Braddock, Pennsylvania, to give back to his hometown this holiday season, according to CNN affiliate WTAE. Zockoll, the founder and chairman of The

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV ) — A Portland couple came home Christmas Eve morning to find that someone had broken into their new home. Aaron and Jonathan Ferrara said they were in shock to find their home in disarray. “He said the iPad is gone, and I could hear

Click here for updates on this story     Michigan (WNEM ) — Almost three weeks to go before restaurants and bars can possibly operate again. Service industry employees are hurting right now more than ever. “On the verge of disaster because they’re just not able to make the money they used to been able to make,”

Click here for updates on this story     WENTZVILLE, Missouri (KMOV/KSMO ) — An 11-year-old was one of four people arrested for an attempted robbery early Saturday morning in Wentzville. Officials with the Wentzville Police Department said a woman was inside her car in the parking lot of Wentzville Commons around 7:30 a.m. when she noticed

Click here for updates on this story     Hawaii (KITV) — The state reports it’s given out $57 million in rent relief and housing assistance for people negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Another $63 million in payments is stuck in the system — some because landlords aren’t accepting them. Tax attorney Tom Yamachika says some

The United States reached a grim milestone on Saturday: 1 in 1,000 Americans have died from Covid-19 since the nation’s first reported infection in late January. Census Bureau estimates for the last week of December place the US population at around 330,750,000. On Saturday afternoon, the national death toll from Covid-19 reached 331,116, according to

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (Rockdale Citizen ) — Conyers resident Justin Knight and his mother will kick off the New Year by participating in the Atlanta Track Club’s Annual Resolution Run on Jan. 1. Knight and mom Teresa will be among 16 push-assist and wheelchair teams sponsored by The Kyle Pease

Click here for updates on this story     DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — Black Americans, one of the communities hardest-hit by Covid-19, are now some of the most wary of the new vaccines. A survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that nearly a third of Black Americans are still hesitant of receiving the vaccine. While a

Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS ) — Some Asheville residents and their furry friends took advantage of a rare white Christmas. There was fetch, snowball fights and sledding: all the essentials for winter fun. A family in Biltmore Park was among the many across the mountains also taking advantage

Click here for updates on this story     BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS ) — Christmas comes with a lot of traditions, including one unique to Bossier City. On a day when a lot of families took advantage of some time off, Tubbs Hardware owner Don Tubbs, his family and his staff were hard at work. Christmas

Click here for updates on this story     HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV ) — Whether they went home to Sherwood Forest, Waimanalo Beach Park or the Hui Mahi’ai Aina kauhale, each kid went home on Christmas with a full belly and a new bike. Blanche McMillan runs Hui Mahi’ai Aina, a homeless services and transitional housing provider

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMOV ) — The coronavirus pandemic forced many to scale back their holiday traditions, but only increased the need for help and food. Feeding America estimates 50 million people could experience food insecurity by the end of the year. Kansas City organizations worked hard Christmas

Here’s a look at Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday celebrated each year from December 26 to January 1. Facts Kwanzaa is based on traditional African harvest festivals. Also spelled Kwanza. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Pan-African studies at California State University at Long Beach, created the holiday in 1966 to be a nonreligious celebration of family

The former British spy and Soviet secret agent George Blake has died in Moscow aged 98, according to Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti. “Books have been written about him, films have been made. In intelligence, he was highly respected and appreciated,” a spokesperson for Russian foreign intelligence agency SVR said on December 26, according