Month: November 2025

By Brady Halbleib

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    SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Crossing the country to spread positivity, gratitude, and human connection, that’s the mission behind a couple who are walking across all 50 states.

Their journey brought them to Northern California, where they passed through Roseville and Folsom on Tuesday.

Torin and Paige Rouse call themselves the Walking America Couple. They set out to walk more than 12,000 miles through every U.S. state.

What started as a leap of faith to explore America’s beauty and diversity on foot has become a deeper mission, one about understanding humanity, one step at a time.

The Rouses say their goal is to connect with people from all backgrounds and remind others that change starts with kindness, compassion and the way we listen to one another.

“It’s all about changing the mind, showing people how much we’re capable of, how we can change our perspective to be happier, more resilient, more loving, and less judgmental,” Paige Rouse said.

“We’re seeking to change people within, and that will eventually result in the change outside that we’re all hoping for,” Torin Rouse added.

Along the way, the couple has been welcomed into hundreds of homes, relying on strangers for meals, shelter, and encouragement. They say it’s those acts of kindness that have restored their faith in humanity, and they hope to inspire that same feeling in others.

Now more than two years into their journey, California marks the 28th state the Rouses have visited so far.

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By Carolina Loera Lozano

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    HUTCHINSON, Kansas (KAKE) — A Hutchinson family says they’ll never forget the community that stood by them during the toughest year of their lives. Now, the owners of a popular local food truck are finding a heartfelt way to give back — one plate at a time.

The Guzmán family, who run Los Mariachis Taqueria, says their young son Gael became suddenly sick last year. Doctors later discovered he had a brain tumor, launching the family into a year marked by surgeries, chemotherapy, and weekly trips to Kansas City.

“That process is difficult because my wife and me… my business close too much for go every week to Kansas City, go back, go back again,” said father Javier Guzmán.

Despite the emotional and financial strain, the family says they were never alone. The Hutchinson community stepped in with donations, prayers, and constant support.

“It’s incredible… the community helped me too much. Everybody called me and I told my wife, it’s incredible why the community help me too much,” Guzmán said.

With Gael now doing well, the family says it’s their turn to return that kindness.

Last Christmas, Javier collected 150 toys to donate to children at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. This year, he’s planning something even bigger.

On November 21, Los Mariachis Taqueria will host a community fundraiser, selling food for one day — cash only — and donating 100% of the proceeds to five local families facing hardship. Guzmán is also inviting other food trucks and businesses to join the effort.

“This project is very important… more people helped me, now we help more families,” he said.

The family hopes the fundraiser becomes a yearly tradition — a reminder that kindness creates a ripple effect.

“Hutchinson… this city is very important for everybody stay together,” Guzmán said.

If you’d like to support or volunteer at the event, details can be found on Los Mariachis Taqueria’s Facebook page.

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