Holiday

Target has announced plans to raise its hourly minimum wage beginning next month and will offer employees a one-time bonus and free access to virtual healthcare through the end of the year. The Minneapolis-based retailer said beginning July 5, the starting wage at the company will be $15 per hour. Current frontline store and distribution center hourly workers will also…

President Donald Trump has rescheduled a presidential reelection campaign rally from June 19, the same day as Juneteenth, to June 20, after he faced backlash for the rally’s date and location, Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre against the city’s Black residents. California Rep. Karen Bass and Texas Rep. Al Green have both called it a...

The Virginia Senate has advanced legislation to scrap the state’s Lee-Jackson holiday celebrating two Confederate generals.

It’s a scene almost straight out of “Christmas Vacation,” only it’s a very real nightmare for one Atlanta, Georgia family. Kari and Dustin Drees returned from Christmas vacation to find substantial damage caused by a squirrel that slid down their chimney and couldn’t get out. WXIA’s Joe Henke reports.

Now that holiday gifts have been opened, it’s time to take a moment to say thanks with a handwritten thank you note.

While you’re gearing up for the holidays, fraudsters may be trying to take advantage of you.

Empty gift cards, bogus charitable solicitations, cyberattacks and thieves who steal packages from your porch aren’t necessarily unique to this time of year.

News4’s Molette Green catches up with some Washington-area entrepreneurs who sell ideal gifts at Shop Made in DC.

Just a few days into December, John Hamill has received a number of queries from worried callers: Does he still have Christmas trees available at his Roanoke farm? Their concern is prompted by a national Christmas tree shortage, a consequence of the economic downturn of the late 2000s that’s being felt a decade later. But industry experts say holiday...

Maine-made wreaths are starting the long journey to Arlington National Cemetery. Tractor-trailers loaded with wreaths departed Saturday from Down East Maine. The national president of American Gold Star Mothers Inc., Mona Gunn, will lead the caravan as grand marshal. About 250,000 wreaths will be displayed on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, Dec.14. Wreaths are also being shipped...

Eight people, including three children, went to the hospital Saturday night after a boat participating in a parade at The Wharf leaked carbon monoxide, fire officials say. Firefighters rescued 16 people from the boat in the Washington Channel about 7 p.m. after getting a report that someone on the boat was unconscious and others were feeling ill. Medics took eight…

Sara ventures to Build-A-Bear where she learns how, for more than 20 years, their mission has been to help kids – and of course – kids at heart – add a little more wonder to life by fostering creativity and fun.

Giant balloons took flight for a test run Saturday ahead of their debut in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Follow these tips to ensure your holiday turkey is both safe and delicious.

Cabbage patch dolls, pillow pets and Nerf guns may seem like a good holiday gift for children, but one group is saying otherwise.

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is celebrated in Mexico and Central America on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 to celebrate deceased loved ones.

For Muslims all over the world, June 15 marks Eid al-Fitr, the holiday at the end of Ramadan’s month of fasting. It brings festivals, food, gifts and prayers.

With holiday travel season coming up, members of Team USA, who are constantly on the road themselves, share the small travel annoyances that really grind their gears.