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    GOLDEN, Colorado (KCNC) — It’s more important than ever to support local businesses in Colorado and beyond if you want to see them stay open.

Every dollar you spend at a local business is 67 cents that stays in the community. This means two-thirds of your money stays local.

Small Business Saturday is approaching. This is the perfect time to stop at a local business to check out and even purchase something. According to the Denver Chamber of Commerce, there are 681,000 small businesses across Colorado.

Golden Goods is one of these small businesses. You can find them in Golden. They are a family-owned store that has been a staple in the community for 14 years. They sell everything you can think of, from toys, candy, and stuffed animals for the kids. They even sell puzzles, hoodies, and mugs for the adults.

Golden Goods says to think of them as your one-stop shop for all of your needs. Owner Deanne Aichholz says to check out your local businesses for a product before heading online.

“When you go online, you never know what you are absolutely going to end up with,” Aichholz said. “This way, you get to see it, to feel it, and you know exactly what you are going to get.”

Small Business Saturday launched back in 2010. The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce said since the launch, $103 billion has been spent at local businesses.

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    WOODLAWN, Maryland (WJZ) — A woman was taken to a hospital on Thanksgiving after a shooting in Woodlawn, Baltimore County Police said.

The shooting happened just after 11 a.m. in the 5700 block of Johnnycake Road. When officers arrived, they found a woman who had been shot. She was rushed to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and is in serious condition. She is expected to survive, according to police.

The suspect had fled before officers arrived, but police said that the victim knew the suspect. The investigation is ongoing. There is no more information available.

According to data from Baltimore County Police, weapons violation cases decreased by nearly 16% between 2022 and 2024. In 2022, the county reported 798 cases, compared to 670 in 2024. 537 weapons violations have been reported so far in 2025, data shows.

Homicide cases also decreased in the county. In 2024, 28 homicides were reported, a 20% decline from 35 cases in 2022. So far in 2025, there have been 28 reported homicides.

In November 2024, a shooting at a Red Roof Inn in Woodlawn left three people injured. Police arrived at the scene of the early morning shooting to find three people with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.

In May, four people were injured in a shooting at a Woodlawn shopping center, prompting calls for change from business owners in the area.

“It’s just absurd that this keeps happening,” said Sonny Awan, owner of BBQ Tonite. “Yes, safety is a concern — the safety of my customers and employees.”

Other store owners in the area said the safety issues escalate overnight with public drinking, loitering and violence.

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By Sasha Lenninger

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    SANTA FE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Santa Fe police are asking for the public’s help in locating Lindy Ziegler and her 6-year-old son, Odin, who have been missing since Halloween.

According to the Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD), Odin has not attended school since Halloween.

Santa Fe detectives interviewed Ziegler’s friends, who said she and Odin were staying at their home, and then the two abruptly left. Officers believe the mother and son could be in the Taos area. They do have a dog with them. The dog is described as reddish and has a limp.

Lindy is 48 years old, with brown hair and blue eyes. She’s 5 feet tall and 105 pounds.

Odin is 6. He’s blonde, about 40 pounds and a little over 3 feet tall.

Investigators say if you see either of them, call your local police department, or you can call Detective Andrea Gonzales with the Santa Fe Police Department at (505) 955-5330.

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By Jack Orleans

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    SALINAS, California (KSBW) — An Alisal High School teen is hard at work with family and friends, putting together care packages for several local families.

Lali Solis founded Heartfelt Healing as a way to deal with her own grief after her dad died of cancer.

The nonprofit puts together care packages for those in hospitals and is built “by teens, for teens,” according to the organization’s Instagram page.

“I know it’s a lot of late nights and sleepless nights sometimes, but it’ll ultimately make me feel good, which is what’s pushing me to do it more,” Solis said.

Solis and other volunteers will deliver the packages to Natividad Medical Center this week.

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    LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — On Thanksgiving morning, 500 “ready-to-go” care backpacks were handed out to people in need at Hotel Louisville, thanks to a project born from love, legacy and a teenager’s mission to help others.

The initiative, Touch of Terra, was created by Saint Xavier High School senior DyLon Boone in honor of his mother, Terra, who died two years ago.

He says his mother always kept care backpacks in her car so she could give them to people experiencing hardship, a gesture that inspired him to carry her compassion forward.

The backpacks distributed Thursday were filled with essential items, including hygiene products, toilet paper and other necessities—simple supplies that can make a meaningful difference for those facing homelessness.

Boone said that continuing his mother’s tradition is now his personal mission.

“I’m hoping I can put some hope in their eyes and give them a little push to be like, you can do this, and you can push yourself out of this situation and improve yourself. We all find ourselves in hard places, so everyone’s got to have some support,” he said.

So far, Touch of Terra has raised more than $14,000 to purchase supplies for the care backpacks. Organizers said that with continued donations, they hope to expand the effort and host a spring distribution event as well.

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    TROUTMAN, North Carolina (WYFF) — A teacher is facing charges after authorities say she was seen on video assaulting students with disabilities at least 13 times.

The investigation at Troutman Elementary School in North Carolina began in October after the school resource officer got a report about a teacher assaulting students.

Following an initial investigation, Kassidy Ross, 23, of Statesville, was arrested and charged with assault on an individual with disabilities.

Ross received a $5,000 secured bond and was suspended by the school.

Detectives reviewed more than 100 hours of classroom video and said they identified 13 additional assaults committed by Ross.

Investigators also observed one assault committed by a teacher assistant, Juanita Nesbit, 59, of Troutman.

Both individuals were arrested on additional charges of assault on an individual with disabilities.

Ross was ordered held without bond due to being on pre-trial release from the earlier arrest.

Nesbit received a $2,500 secured bond.

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By Leanna Scachetti

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    BOSTON (WCVB) — A plane crash in Boston Harbor 65 years ago shocked a nation into taking the threat of bird strikes seriously.

It was a good weather day in October 1960, when Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 took off from Boston Logan International Airport and immediately nosedived into the harbor, killing 62 of the 72 people on board.

Investigators found bird carcasses at the end of the runway and feathers lodged in the engines. They concluded birds played a factor in bringing the plane down and were determined to find out what was flocking at the intersection of the harbor and the Logan runway.

Officials at the airport and the young Federal Aviation Administration sent those feathers to the Smithsonian. They landed on the desk of Roxie Laybourne, an older woman tasked with managing the museum’s enormous bird collection.

“When these Starling remains landed on her desk, it marked this huge turning point in her career,” said Chris Sweeney, a Boston author who recently published “The Feather Detective,” a book on the “mystery, mayhem and magnificent life” of Roxie Laybourne.

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     SURRY COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — The Parigi family has given 4-year-old Jasper his forever home.

“We really wanted to be there and help kids, just to give them a stable home for however long they needed,” Sarah Parigi said.

The little boy is surrounded by love and a forever place to call home. He also gained three older brothers, 14-year-old JP, 11-year-old, Wade and 10-year-old Liam.

“They have learned so much compassion, they’ve been open to any and every child that we’ve brought, and we always include them in the discussion,” Sarah said.

The Parigis recently adopted Jasper after a kinship placement turned into fostering and then guardianship.

“After going through the court system and everything, a lot of it was determined upon the birth parents and set up for reunification. That’s the main goal, but in this circumstance, that wasn’t a viable option,” Sam said.

They knew adoption was the answer.

The Parigis have opened their home for years to children in foster care, and they said they plan to keep loving on them and their biological parents.

“When we first started to get licensed, our thought was they had their kids taken away and they don’t deserve kids, but the more we got into the training, we realized we could relate to the parents and how everybody falls on hard times they go through, and we want to be there and help whoever needed help.”

Children’s Home Society of North Carolina helped the Parigi family throughout the entire process of fostering and adoption. The organization wants to hear from people who can open their home for children in need.

“I highly recommend CHS for anyone thinking about fostering. They have been at every meeting, at every court date and all in between.”

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    SAN MATEO, California (KPIX) — Four people from Oakland, including three teens, are facing multiple charges after thousands of dollars in Lululemon clothing were stolen from a store in San Mateo Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Shortly after 2:35 p.m., police were told about a retail theft that had just occurred at the Lululemon store in Hillsdale Mall. According to officers, a man, a teenage male and two teenage females stole about $6,000 in clothing before fleeing the scene in a vehicle.

Police said the suspect vehicle was located in Oakland shortly after and all four suspects were placed under arrest. The stolen merchandise was recovered.

The adult suspect, identified as 19-year-old Charles Gaines II, was booked into the San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of second-degree burglary, organized retail theft with the intent to sell stolen merchandise, conspiracy and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. According to jail records, Gaines is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.

Police said the teenage suspects, whose ages are 14, 16 and 17, were released to the care of their respective parents / guardians. Two of the teens are also suspected in a prior Lululemon theft in which $13,000 in items were stolen, according to officers.

The teen suspects are accused of second-degree burglary, organized retail theft with the intent to sell stolen merchandise and conspiracy.

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