Creating a safe coronavirus pod for Thanksgiving

In a COVID-19 world, how do we celebrate during the season of coming together? Smartly and carefully.

NORAD to track Santa on Christmas Eve 2020, but with less volunteers amid pandemic

NORAD will continue its annual tradition of tracking Santa Claus’ journey around the globe as he delivers gifts on Christmas Eve — but with fewer volunteers.

Santa Claus to use plexiglass, face masks at malls across US as COVID-19 cases surge

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fact that Santa's age and weight put him at high risk for severe illness, mall owners are going ahead with plans to bring him back this year.

President Trump emerges from White House to mark Veterans Day

President Donald Trump spent 10 minutes in public Wednesday honoring America's war veterans — a veneer of normalcy for a White House that's frozen by a defeated president mulling his options, mostly forgoing the mechanics of governing and blocking his inevitable successor.

Father builds his daughter massive, 50-foot pirate ship for Halloween

Tony DeMatteo, a father in New York, built an impressive 50-foot long, 20-foot tall pirate ship in front of his home in Churchville.

Was Halloween weather as bad as we remember growing up? Derek Kevra takes a look

Everyone thinks Halloween weather was terrible when we were kids - but was it? Derek dove into the data and researched every Halloween in metro Detroit since 1960. Here is what he found:

Halloween costumes needed for children of Freedom House

Freedom House helps people who have survived unimaginable conditions for another chance in the U.S., including children, and want to throw a Halloween party for the kids. But they need a little help.

Dearborn dentist warns against latest TikTok challenge: gluing on vampire teeth

A Dearborn dentist has been given a grant to create educational videos on TikTok after she responded with the dangers of a new viral challenge that encourages people to glue on vampire teeth.

Santa Claus won't be coming to Macy's this year

Macy’s said Santa Claus won’t be greeting kids at its flagship New York store this year due to the coronavirus, interrupting a holiday tradition started nearly 160 years ago.

Former Eloise Asylum paranormal tours let you become a ghost hunter

Lobotomies, electroshock therapy and hydrotherapy all performed inside the asylum where attraction organizers say some of Michigan's most insane were housed. They believe in ghosts and they think they can show you the evidence. 

Detroit releases best practices for celebrating Halloween safely this year

For any Detroit residents trick-or-treating this Halloween, the city has released guidelines for staying safe during the holiday season.

Adorable toddler mimics inflatable Halloween decoration

One Maryland boy, who is known for his goofy antics, decided to give his mom a laugh by dancing along with an inflatable Jack Skellington Halloween decoration — and the likeness is uncanny.

Lowe’s to offer free curbside trick-or-treating for Halloween

The company announced that it plans to have “drive-through curbside trick-or-treating events” at all locations nationwide.

How to make a candy chute for socially-distant Halloween trick-or-treating

In this episode of Jill of All Trades, she shows us how to make a couple of different versions of a candy chute for safe trick-or-treating this Halloween.