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When to take your Christmas tree down, and how to dispose of it
Have you taken down your Christmas tree yet? Here's all you need to know about when to box up or take down your tree — and how.
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Have you taken down your Christmas tree yet? Here's all you need to know about when to box up or take down your tree — and how.
While most trees are turned into mulch, some communities use recycled trees for rabbit/small game habitats, and others, such as Delhi Township, feed the collected trees to sheep and other animals.
For Lexis Zeidan, a Palestinian-Christian living in Dearborn, this Christmas is a somber one.
Some somber, some celebratory — photos show how the world is marking Christmas 2023.
Pope Francis made his Christmas Day appeal for peace around the world and in particular between Israel and the Palestinians.
Babies' first Christmas!
NORAD's official Santa tracker allows families to follow Santa Claus on his journey this Christmas Eve.
Here's where you can find which stores, restaurants, fast food chains and grocery stores are open on Christmas Eve.
NORAD first started tracking Santa in 1955. This is what it looks like behind the scenes.
When Donald Wilson lost the mother of his three children to a stroke, he was left alone, struggling to parent them while keeping a fulltime job. Then an unlikely neighbor came to his aid.
Experts say "Christmas Tree Syndrome" isn't a reaction to the tree itself, but to weed pollen and mold spores collecting on it. Here's what to know about reducing the risk of symptoms.
Seven and a half million people are expected to fly to their holiday destination this season, which is a 3% increase from last year.
Santa's helpers are everywhere around the holiday season because, let's face it, Santa has a lot on his plate this time of year.
Around 200 tow trucks from Michigan and Ohio took part in the Light Up the Night Tow Truck Parade outside Children's Hospital of Michigan Sunday night.
With one week until Christmas, donations for those who are underprivileged are flowing in through the form of giveaways, fundraisers and Christmas carols.
Beginning this weekend, roughly 750,000 lights illuminate Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.
With Christmas falling on a Monday this year, Sunday deliveries will be limited, making it even more important to meet the deadlines.
Here are the top five favored Christmas movies for Michigan residents.
Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" outperformed familiar chart-topper Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
A "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" pop-up is coming to town!
Over a thousand Christmas trees are on the way to Chicago from northern Michigan for the annual Christmas Tree Ship run.
CBS News Detroit takes you inside Greenfield Village for the annual holiday tradition.
A little snow in metro Detroit didn't slow down a stroll around the Meadow Brook Hall in Rochester for the Winter Wonder Lights.
It is estimated that one in three Americans planning a holiday vacation.
The winning tree designer receives $10,000 for a charity of their choice.
Stalions was on head coach Jim Harbaugh's staff until he resigned in November.
It has been 37 years since Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed after taking off from Detroit Metro Airport, marking the deadliest plane crash in Michigan's history.
A prominent ally of Donald Trump who is facing charges of trying to illegally access and tamper with voting machines in Michigan after the 2020 election is seeking the GOP nomination for the state's highest court.
Many million-dollar properties are no longer considered luxury homes, with almost 1 in 10 U.S. houses costing at least that.
Should I freeze my credit? Here's what experts say, and how to stop bad actors from accessing your file.
Stalions was on head coach Jim Harbaugh's staff until he resigned in November.
It has been 37 years since Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed after taking off from Detroit Metro Airport, marking the deadliest plane crash in Michigan's history.
A prominent ally of Donald Trump who is facing charges of trying to illegally access and tamper with voting machines in Michigan after the 2020 election is seeking the GOP nomination for the state's highest court.
Many million-dollar properties are no longer considered luxury homes, with almost 1 in 10 U.S. houses costing at least that.
Should I freeze my credit? Here's what experts say, and how to stop bad actors from accessing your file.
The Biden administration announced that $50 million will go to Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois to boost electric vehicle production.
The union hosted a call Wednesday, during which members will hear what's at stake in November, the union's key issues, and how they're looking to win against the so-called "billionaire class."
"The Connect" is an autonomous shuttle service with 16 stops to help people get to or near their destination.
Stellantis is warning that it could lay off as many as 2,450 of the 3,700 union workers employed at a truck plant just outside of Detroit.
Mohawk Chevrolet in New York has gone viral on TikTok for its "The Dealership" parody series. The company brought the series to Detroit and featured General Motors CEO Mary Barra.
For many of these diehard car enthusiasts we spoke to Thursday, Saturday will be a rain-or-shine event. Their vehicles might say otherwise.
Taylor Swift's blockbuster "Eras Tour" resumed in London on Thursday after her concerts in Vienna were canceled earlier this month because of an alleged terror plot.
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft, died at 94 on Wednesday, her representatives confirmed.
Robert Englund, the actor best known for playing Freddy Krueger in "A Nightmare on Elm Street," will attend Motor City Comic Con in November.
The family is demanding $3 million for Trump's use of "Hold On, I'm Coming" at his rallies.
Many million-dollar properties are no longer considered luxury homes, with almost 1 in 10 U.S. houses costing at least that.
Should I freeze my credit? Here's what experts say, and how to stop bad actors from accessing your file.
NOAA forecasters say there's a 77% chance that 2024 will be the warmest year on record, after July marked the 14th consecutive monthly record.
Trump has not appeared at an outdoor rally since mid-July, when a gunman took several shots, grazing his ear.
Team USA's Jordan Chiles took to Instagram to open up about the loss of her bronze medal.
It's nearly one month until the start of the fall season, and in Oakland County, the health office says to be careful as West Nile virus looms in mosquitoes.
Florida cucumber grower used untreated canal water found to be tainted with salmonella bacteria, laboratory tests found.
The Oakland County Health Division says WNV was detected in three birds and the county's mosquito pool in 2024
Trader Joe's reports 14 incidents of high flames, a handful resulting in minor burns and limited property damage.
Officials have been warning of a return to the pre-pandemic trends of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
Stalions was on head coach Jim Harbaugh's staff until he resigned in November.
Australia breaker Rachael Gunn, also known as B-Girl Raygun, said the "hate" she has received over her Paris Olympics performance has been "devastating."
Team USA's Jordan Chiles took to Instagram to open up about the loss of her bronze medal.
The "Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series" will feature a pair of doubleheaders on Jan. 3 and 4.
Dressed in shorts, Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs watched training camp from the sideline on Wednesday after he left practice earlier in the week with a leg injury.
Michigan GOP Party Chair Pete Hoekstra and State Sen. Mallory McMorrow discuss the results of the primary and how the field of candidates still standing and their prospects look as Election 2024 enters the sprint to the finish line on Nov. 5 on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters
Michigan's primary was held Tuesday, with numerous contests being voted on, including the open U.S. Senate seat, several Michigan U.S. House seats and much more.
The spotlight is on two successful Detroit family-owned businesses on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters as leaders from PVS Chemicals and Sweet Potato Sensations talk about working for a family enterprise and the nuances.
With a red-hot election season on and 2024 past the halfway point, the focus is on business.
Gardner-White is a 112-year-old family-owned furniture retailer, and Stewart is the first female to serve as CEO of the company.
It has been 37 years since Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed after taking off from Detroit Metro Airport, marking the deadliest plane crash in Michigan's history.
Construction on the Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to be completed in 2025. On this week's episode of Michigan Matters, Canadian Consul General Colin Bird and Heather Grondin Windsor Detroit Bridge Authority give us a look at what travelers can expect when the bridge opens.
Attached to Mootz Pizzeria, Side Hustle Lounge opened in Detroit in April 2024.
Culture Creators Detroit is hosting a sports and entertainment summit on Aug. 19.
We're celebrating National Thrift Shop Day with more on back-to-school thrifting.