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Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. February 16, 2021 – Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). January 6 – Carnival season celebrations begin on this date each year, continuing through midnight on Fat Tuesday. Facts Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is

Here’s some background information about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), also called North Korea. It borders China, Russia and South Korea. About North Korea (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 120,538 sq km, slightly smaller than Mississippi Population: 25,831,360 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 34.6 years Capital: Pyongyang Ethnic Groups: Racially homogenous, with a

Click here for updates on this story     PEORIA, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — As friends and family gathered for a Wednesday afternoon vigil to remember Brittany Walker, the mother who was killed while trying to protect her baby from being kidnapped by his father, her 11-year-old daughter, Prudence, sobbed into a new teddy bear. “I love her

Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — Some kids and parents in a north Phoenix neighborhood say they are heartbroken after a playground was torn down this week. It was located at a park near Tatum Boulevard and Union Hills Drive for more than a decade. Neighbors say they are frustrated

Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — The wife of ‘Lemonade Guy’ Derrick Moore, known for his shouts of “Lemonade, lemonade, like grandma made,” at Valley sporting events, says the beloved vendor is suffering from an unknown medical condition. “It’s really hard,” said Renita Sanders-Moore. “You know he was paying for

Click here for updates on this story     LAVEEN, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — Who knew that dipping broccoli into a packet of ranch dressing that fits in your pocket would be so popular? A Laveen farmer is garnering millions of views on TikTok. Eric Amadio, the owner of Amadio Ranch, is using his newfound fame to show

Click here for updates on this story     NORTH STONINGTON, CT (WTIC ) — A father and singing and piano teacher from North Stonington recorded a special Valentine’s Day message for a four-year-old in South Carolina who is battling stage 4 cancer. Justin Gigliello read about Riley Faith Steep’s story on a Disney site and reached

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, CT (WTIC ) — On Valentine’s Day we find couples spending time together doing the things that they love. In New Haven at the Floyd Little Athletic Center vaccination clinic two doctors married for 29 years decided to spend their Valentine’s Day making a difference. “She

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND. Oregon (KPTV) — Portland Fire and Rescue reported a car somehow traveled off the side the Glenn Jackson Bridge on Sunday night and went into the the Columbia River. Crews said they found the vehicle around 8:30 p.m., but no one has been found. As of Sunday,

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV KSMO) — A one of a kind of classic car that couples all over the metro have memories in is now missing. The 1954 Bentley was stolen from Pech Limousine Service in Kansas City, right after giving one couple some magical Valentine’s memories. The

Click here for updates on this story     RAYTOWN, Missouri (KCTV KSMO) — A water line break forced dozens of seniors to evacuate their apartments Monday morning and seek refuge at a nearby church. The Raytown Deputy Fire Chief Mike Hunley says they are trying to get a mobile boiler so residents at Temple Heights Manor

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Since 1967 people across Mobile have paid tribute to Joe Cain, the man credited as the founder of modern day Mardi Gras. “Happy Joe Cain Day we love it down here.” Decades later and in the midst of a pandemic, that tradition is still

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — No one should be outside for any length of time right now and that means homeless people need places to go. Shelters are working nonstop but it’s especially difficult when it’s been so cold for so long and we’re in the middle of a pandemic.