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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Now that Christmas is over, may people will be taking down their Christmas tree. Artificial ones will be stored away to be used again next year, but what do you do with your ...

It’s about a week before Christmas, and Paul and Stephanie Lizotte have come to Quinn's Tree Farm in Cornville, just north of Skowhegan. But it's a Tuesday, and it's closed. "We weren’t sure if anyone ...

It was one Christmas visitor that didn’t overstay its welcome. A Burmese python that had been spotted in a Miami-Dade neighborhood was removed just days before Christmas after a resident out for a ...

Across the country, artificial Christmas trees remain more popular than their natural counterparts — even in Connecticut, which is home to 4,039 acres of tree farms, according to 2022 USDA data.

Tree farmers and the marketing group that supports them want more Americans to buy live-cut trees. A new Home Depot ad gave them holiday hope. By Kevin Draper Milk had “Got Milk?” Beef had “Beef: It’s ...

As I sit here looking at our 2025 Christmas tree, I thought it might be interesting to dig into the history of the tradition. Why exactly do we use a tree to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our ...

In his latest vlog, WWE star Logan Paul called himself a “real wrestler,” and this did not sit well with Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green. While talking to Maxxine Dupri backstage, Paul ...

Millions of Americans choose live Christmas trees every year. Using multiple secure tie-down spots can be key for transporting a tree safely. Millions of real Christmas trees are purchased every year.

OH NO! Pickles, my vibrant green tree python, just laid a clutch of eggs… but something went terribly wrong—they were all rotten! In this unexpected twist, we explore what might have caused this ...

Dearborn Heights, Mich. — A Detroit suburb worried about the late delivery of an artificial Christmas tree from China has instead received the real thing — a towering Norway spruce — just in time for ...

Deena and Lonnie Givens’ children faced a towering task when they flipped on Wilmette’s holiday lights Saturday. Especially when the larger-than-life switch stood taller than both of them. The Givens’ ...