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Happiness for the Holidays

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Reach out and spread some holiday cheer to those who can feel most isolated this holiday season, our seniors.

Chambana Deals

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Giving back to Frontline Heroes

See all the places we were able to make deliveries to! It was our way of saying thanks to all these Frontline Heroes. And it was all possible because of your donations.

What's that Sound?

Use your ears every week to win some cool prizes

Doug picks a sound, plays it, and you’ve gotta figure it out. The first one to guess the stumper sound wins a gift card to a local business.

The Scoop!

The Latest from Hollywood, Politics, and Beyond. Mostly beyond.

A Little Bit of Awesome

Because everybody needs A Little Bit of Awesome in their day.

WATCH: We try Buddy’s spaghetti

We decided to make Buddy the Elf’s signature spaghetti. And well…nobody barfed at least.

School & Business Closings

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