L.A.M.A. Yuma Chapter hosts Christmas Toy Drive
According to a press release, they were asked by the Fraternal Order of Eagles 398 to assist them in giving new, unwrapped toys to kids for Christmas.
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House of Fades hosts 2nd Annual Project Christmas
The event, which took place at 1:30pm Sunday at Joe Henry Optimist Center, was to help those struggling this holiday season.
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Thousands of football fans attended the Army Navy game
Thousands of football fans from all over the country gathered to witness the match up. Ahead of the game, fans cheered on the two branches of the military.
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New York residents dress up as Santa Claus for SantaCon 2023
The annual SantaCon charity pub crawl featured a variety of grinches, elves and other Christmas-themed costumes.
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says
Pollstar data is pulled from box office reports, venue capacity estimates, historical Pollstar venue ticket sales data, and other undefined research, collected from Nov. 17, 2022 to Nov. 15, 2023.
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Two million Mega Millions jackpot sold at a California gas station
According to the California Lottery, both tickets were sold at a Chevron along Ventura Boulevard. Both tickets will split the grand prize of $395 million.
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Baskin-Robbins officially opens in the Foothills
During the ceremony, Peter Cicero, the franchisee for Baskin-Robbins Yuma, handed out coupons for the first 31 guests as they will receive free scoops of ice cream for a year. However, other guests also enjoyed scoops of ice cream for $1.31.
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Chicanos Por La Causa hosts Angeles del Barrio
The event, which started at 10:00am at Food City, is to help thousands of families across Arizona celebrate the holidays by giving away free toys, stockings, music and food.
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Local cancer foundation receives large donation
The Sunrise Optimist Club of Yuma presented a $8,000 check to the AdvoKATE Foundation on Saturday.
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McDonald’s holds grand opening for its new spinoff in Illinois
Customers lined up for the grand opening of CosMc’s on Friday, with some of them saying they’ve been waiting in line for about an hour to two hours.
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California zoo announces the rescue of mountain lion cubs
Mountain lion sisters Maple and Willow were seen enjoying their meal in a video released by the Oakland Zoo on Friday, December 8.
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Las Vegas teacher uses TikTok to help students fulfill Christmas wish list
It all started with a TikTok video. Desert Pines High School teacher Cheri Guy, or Ms. Guy, put out an emotional plea to her followers.
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LAPD helicopter escorts Santa to holiday party
Santa was strapped in to the helicopter skids of the LAPD chopper, waving and cheering at all the kids and their families on the ground as they gathered for the holiday celebration.
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North Carolina therapy dog celebrates cancer remission
Quinn, a certified therapy dog, celebrated completing his chemotherapy treatment on Tuesday. His last treatment was on November 27.
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Taylor Swift named as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year
Swift beat out a wide-ranging pool of finalists for the Time Magazine title, including Barbie and King Charles III.
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Darius Rucker receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
The iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame celebrated country music star and lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish, Darius Rucker, on Monday.
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Philadelphia residents and Sylvester Stallone celebrate “Rocky Day”
On Sunday, 47 years ago, the first “Rocky” movie premiered in 1976. Now, Philly has officially declared December 3 as “Rocky Day.” “Rocky” himself, Sylvester Stallone, took part in the festivities.
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Imperial Valley Equity & Justice Coalition to host Lithium Valley community meetings
The coalition says these meetings will be in regards to the lithium extraction developments occurring in the Imperial Valley.
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City of Waukesha holds 60th annual Christmas parade
It came two years after the tragic incident where six people were killed and 62 were injured after Darrell Brooks drove his car through the parade.
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Crews make final preparations ahead of 40th anniversary of California International Marathon
Crews finished up the final touches on the finish line Friday night, preparing for more than 10,000 racers from 42 countries and all fifty states, including New Jersey, North Carolina, and as far as Serbia.
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