$1,330 Bid Saves Santa Claus, 4 Reindeer In Flint
A big bid was good enough to save a Santa Claus, sleigh and four reindeer that once brought holiday cheer atop City Hall in cash-strapped Flint.
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A big bid was good enough to save a Santa Claus, sleigh and four reindeer that once brought holiday cheer atop City Hall in cash-strapped Flint.
A Detroit suburb did nothing illegal when it refused to allow a group to add an anti-religion message to a Christmas display at city hall, a federal appeals court said Monday.
The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit announced that it raised $8,303,690.86 through its 2012 Red Kettle Campaign, the largest amount the nonprofit has ever raised through all previous annual campaigns.
Swimp added that "no conservative" celebrates Kwanzaa, which he describes as an anti-God, anti-American celebration meant to distract black people from the true meaning of Christmas.
A Consumers Energy spokesman said the leak occurred because the furnace's boiler "was plugged with soot."
If you're anxious to take down your Christmas decorations already, Oakland County is offering a place to toss your tree.
Police say three people were killed and a fourth was injured in a head-on crash in Oakland County on Christmas Day.
A couple and an 11-year-old boy died in what is believed to be a case of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities in Flint said Tuesday.
Most of the thousands of children who call the annual Santa-tracking operation at a Colorado Air Force Base on Christmas Eve ask the usual questions: "Where's Santa, and when will he get here?"
We love to snuggle up and watch lots of movies during the holidays. Tell us which ones are the best. It's time to pick-a-side!
Most of my life I have tried my best to avoid eye contact with strange men. But, for 8 hours each year I smile at all of them -- women, too. I am a volunteer bell ringer for the Salvation Army.
Christmas traditions abound but do you recall why we hang stockings by the fireplace?
Running out of cash or time this holiday season? A local psychiatrist says "That's okay."
In this Christmas season, hundreds of families across the metro Detroit area are calling a homeless shelter home.
Renethia Jones' two young children kids don't yet understand that their mom is unemployed, may lose their home and can't afford to buy Christmas presents.
Planning your holiday menu? Don't forget the nuts -- and we're not talking about the in-laws. From stuffing to salads, nuts are one of the easiest ways to add flavor and crunch to your holiday favorites.
The demand for Christmas movies and TV specials is so great that there are bound to be a few misses. Help us pick the worst of the worst. It's time to pick-a-side!
This year, you'll be able to track Santa's journey online, by phone and in your own car.
Retailers say the weekend before Christmas exceeds the crush of people who crowd stores on "Black Friday" -- but special sales, discounts and bargains will continue through Christmas Eve on Monday.
Tacky Christmas sweaters are all the rage. Their being sold in stores and you might have been invited to a theme party to show them off. It's time to pick-a-side! Tell us which is the best in our ugly sweater collection.
The city of Detroit is turning red to raise awareness of the final days metro Detroiters can donate to The Salvation Army's 2012 Red Kettle Campaign, which ends when red kettles leave storefronts across metro Detroit on Christmas Eve.
Even though it's highly unlikely that we'll all die on this Friday, why not celebrate the night with the undead at Detroit Music Hall.
It's looking like a white Christmas is pretty much a sure thing in parts of northern Michigan, where a Winter Storm Warning takes effect Thursday morning.
'Tis the season to shop -- but that means serious trouble for the nearly 9 percent of people who are shopping addicts.
They're making their melodious voices heard.
