Holiday

News4’s Erika Gonzalez breaks down last-minute great gifts for everyone in your life: Kids, techies, wine-lovers and anyone itching to travel again.

With snow on the ground, it feels like the holidays, and what’s Christmas without a gingerbread house? News4’s Erika Gonzalez shares some secrets to making gingerbread houses that can weather any storm.

A group of moms in Montgomery County is hosting a toy drive on with a fun twist that will brighten many holidays. The event happens 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Rio Lakefront Gaithersburg.

This year, more people are buying natural Christmas trees to have something a little more traditional during the pandemic. News4’s Megan McGrath shares tips for keeping the tree full and healthy.

The Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend won’t look like years past, but it’s not stopping The Campagna Center from helping in the community. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey dropped in on a virtual holiday party thrown by nonprofit Brain Injury Services (https://braininjurysvcs.org/) to see if they can still be fun.

Wolf Trap’s annual holiday sing-a-long typically brings crowds of people to enjoy music together, but due to the pandemic the event is moving online. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

Mental health experts weigh in with tips for seniors who are celebrating solo and how to keep feelings of loneliness at bay.

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

Several recent, violent crimes in D.C. have been tied to Sony’s new PlayStation 5. News4’s Darcy Spencer has more on how you can protect yourself if you’re looking to snag the big ticket video game console for the holiday season.

The two-time Grammy Award winner released a futuristic, Christmas-themed video for his first single in over a year.

Every year on November 11th, the country unites to honor and thank our veterans for their service. NBCLX explains the history of Veterans Day and shares ideas about how to help America’s vets, especially during the pandemic.

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.