SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The city of South Bend is offering free Christmas tree pickup and disposal for residents. The program runs from Monday, Jan. 5, to Thursday, Jan. 30. Trees will be collected ...

MIDLAND, Texas — With Christmas behind us, many shoppers are returning to the mall to take advantage of post-holiday sales or to exchange and return gifts. Mila Blank, a shopper at the Midland Mall, ...

Luke Durant Jr., better known to generations of Baltimoreans as cheerful Santa Luke, doesn’t remember a time when he didn’t groove on the magic of Christmas. As a child, he’d get up at 4 every ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Grand Strand families turn holiday errands into bonding time despite expected crowds. Leading up to the week of Christmas, stores tend to be overcrowded and have long lines.

THAT’S COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. JADE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GLENN. WELL, WITH CHRISTMAS DAY JUST A FEW HOURS AWAY, STORES ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY ARE STILL PACKED WITH LAST MINUTE SHOPPERS ...

WEST HARTFORD, CT. (WFSB) - With just hours remaining before Christmas, last-minute shoppers rushed to West Farms Mall on Christmas Eve to purchase final gifts before stores closed. Some shoppers said ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — With less than an hour left before closing on Christmas Eve, the Mall of America was still packed with shoppers racing the clock for last-minute gifts. Some admitted they waited ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Shoppers are reflected in a Christmas ornament hanging from a tree at SouthPark Mall.

Shoppers are reflected in a Christmas ornament hanging from a tree at SouthPark Mall. JOHN D. SIMMONS Observer file photo Editor’s note: This is one of our favorite Christmas stories, first published ...