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Doswell, VA

Margaret Minnicks

This time of the year we see twinkling Christmas lights and beautiful decorations almost everywhere. We also hear the sound of Christmas music playing just about everywhere we go. Here is a place where you can see lights and hear beautiful Christmas music at the same time.

The longest drive-thru synchronized Christmas lights display is in Doswell, Virginia

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Tennille, GA

Erika Marie • OurBlackGirls

Often, supporters of OurBlackGirls will send over cases that have occurred in their hometowns, and someone did just that when they asked if I could feature Sonya Tukes. There has been minimal news coverage about her case over the years, and the last detailed report I could find came courtesy of Georgia's WMGT 41 News from 2016. The outlet spoke with the 22-year-old's family as they mapped out Sonya's last steps and speculated as to how she could have vanished in the middle of the night in 2004 without a trace.

Sonya Tukes, 22: Georgia Woman Goes To Bed & Disappeared By Morning In 2004

Salem, OR

Robbie Newport

The average person never thinks the bad things they read in the news will ever happen to them, that is, unless they have been a victim of crime themselves. This is a lesson a Salem, OR mom learned the hard way when she left her car running with her two children inside while she went into a convenience store in the early hours on Nov. 8.

Mom learns a lesson about leaving her car running with children inside while going into a store

Chicago, IL

Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

Amidst disillusionment, migrants depart Windy City return to Venezuela in search of better lives. Migrants who sought refuge in Chicago are choosing to leave the city in pursuit of a better life. Chicago has become so unpleasant for migrants who resent being housed in shelters and being refused the top paying jobs that they are fleeing back to Venezuela,

After Night of Cold Temperatures in Chicago, Some Migrants Are Returning to Venezuela

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

A man who owns property next to the Comfort Inn where Denver migrants are being sheltered said children frolic on his property, “riding on scooters unaccompanied” and climbing up buildings to play on the roof.

Denver migrant mayhem: ‘Kids on roofs, kids riding scooters unaccompanied’

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Lady Lions conclude pre-district slate with loss at Burnet

BURNET – The Brownwood Lady Lions wrapped up their pre-district slate of volleyball matches Tuesday night with a...

Lady Lions conclude pre-district slate with loss at Burnet

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