While the holidays are a time for giving, in several Atlanta neighborhoods, that goodwill is leaving the surrounding areas looking more like dumping grounds.

- Credit: Dan Gross/The Gazette Big metal donation boxes — where people can leave books or clothes for charity — may get items to the needy, but the boxes are drawing scrutiny in Gaithersburg. The ...

BLOOMINGTON — Purple metal bins with signs seeking donations of books, CDs and DVDs have been mysteriously appearing around Bloomington-Normal parking lots the last couple of weeks. The problem is no ...

In the Midstate, the only bins that correspond with a local nonprofit belong to Community Aid and they are tan in color with the organization’s logo on them, Chandler said. Other thrift store ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: This story was initially published by the Toledo Free Press, a media partner of WTOL 11. You can find the original here. Cons, confusion and—in one case—connections to a ...

The 16 people charged Wednesday with stealing nearly $200,000 worth of clothing from bins from across Suffolk County exploited an often unmonitored donation system that relies on public assistance to ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - During store hours, donations to Goodwill on Scotty Drive usually involve someone pulling bags and boxes out of their car, and a staff member collecting them. But Retail ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks lost locations for 19 of their 45 clothing donation bins due to a business decision by Price Cutter. The nonprofit is seeking new locations for the bins, which ...

Read full article: Fireworks sales kick off Saturday in Houston for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations Sydney Marquez of El Paso, 24, was last seen on December 11 in Houston. Texas EquuSearch has ...