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Saginaw City Councilman Reggie Williams-- sparking a dialogue through a recent Facebook post. By calling out local activists for what he believes has been silence on the uptick in gun violence not related to police involved shootings that occurred in the city this year.

26 homicides---the most since 2013 when Saginaw saw 29 homicides in the city. And nearly triple the number from last year when the city had 9.

Kira Aiken has seen her hours greatly reduced and job changed to that of a takeout server like thousands of others in restaurant industry.

Restaurant workers from Midland, Bay City Mt Pleasant and Saginaw were invited to a drive thru food giveaway in Midland hosted by the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association Educational Foundation and the Michigan Hospitality Industry Employee Relief Fund-- with food donated by Sysco of Michigan.

On Tuesday, the locally owned Biggby coffee shop in Midland took all of its sales and donated it to a local charity.

Eligible workers will need to show an event invitation from their employer or the Michigan Hospitality Industry Relief Fund to receive a food box.

The nonprofit introduced a “Back on Track” program that forgives $100 of overdue rent for every hour a tenant volunteers for a recognized nonprofit charity.

This is all thanks to donations from people in the community, like one 11-year-old girl who wanted to make sure other kids get to have Christmas presents too.

The shelter didn’t know about the surprise visit until minutes before the convoy arrived with a truckload of Christmas gifts.

Omar McGee and Jermaine Smith are entrepreneurs who are coming together to give back to their hometown.