Secondhand Sunday: Thrifting for gifting grows in popularity
National Secondhand Sunday offers a chance for shoppers to discover unique items and forgo expensive, lower-quality items that are made en masse today.
Watch: Train adorned with Christmas lights rumbles through southern England
The Christmas Train of Lights in southern England kicked off the holiday season last week with its first run ahead of its official opening.
Thousands line the streets for the Los Altos festival of lights parade
With over 50 groups participating in the holiday parade, people from across the South Bay lined the street in Los Altos.
Several Bay Area residents arrested over holiday weekend for DUI
The Petaluma Police Department had their work cut out for them this weekend with 11 DUI arrests being made by residents spanning all over the Bay Area.
SF's Fairmont Hotel among top 3 best hotels to visit during holidays
San Francisco's own Fairmont Hotel is in the running to be the best hotel in the country to visit during the holidays.
Piedmont's Scouts Tree lot now open for holiday season
If you're looking to support a good cause with your Christmas tree purchase this year, the Scouts Tree lot in Piedmont might be the business for you.
SFPD increases patrols in Union Square for holiday shopping season
Shoppers will notice more police patrolling San Francisco’s most popular shopping area, Union Square.
Holiday preparations in full swing post-Thanksgiving
As the sound of a chainsaw made a fresh cut into the trunk of a pine tree, Steve Clancy shared how his grandfather started selling fresh cut Christmas trees almost 75 years ago.
Residents impacted by Kentucky derailment fire can now return home for Thanksgiving
Authorities reviewed air monitoring data and decided it was safe to let people return to the small town of Livingston.
Amazon, NFL hoping to establish tradition with 1st Black Friday game
It is not a stretch to say that the Black Friday game between the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets is Amazon’s Super Bowl.
How to handle combative relatives during the holidays: 'Welcome to attend,' with conditions
They say this is the most wonderful time of the year — and quite possibly, it could be. That is, except if you anticipate having combative relatives in your home during the holidays.
Shoppers and soup kitchens make final preparations for Thanksgiving
From folks who were hosting Thanksgiving for their families to organizations that planned to feed the less fortunate, the day before Thanksgiving was a busy one.
Holiday travel season off to a good start at San Jose airport
Last holiday season, technical glitches and severe weather across the country caused major delays in San Jose.
Horn BBQ gives away turkeys for Thanksgiving day after devastating fire
A burned-down building didn’t stop the owner of Horn Barbecue from giving away turkeys Wednesday.
Hundreds turn out for free hot holiday meal in San Jose
A free Thanksgiving meal in a downtown park brought out hundreds of residents experiencing homelessness.
Thanksgiving travel off to a good start despite earlier storms in the East
Thankfully, much of the rest of the nation is getting a travel pass this Wednesday, but more ornery weather returns in the latter half of the holiday break for some heading home.
Bay Area law enforcement cracking down on retail thieves over Thanksgiving weekend
With Thanksgiving and Black Friday right around the corner, law enforcement said Friday that they stand ready to go after organized retail thieves while making sure shoppers are safe.
Flying for Thanksgiving? Here are travel tips from an airline pilot
Flights can be significantly impacted this holiday season by delays, a shortage of pilots and airline staff and a powerful cross-country storm.
Air District asks people to refrain from burning wood on Thanksgiving
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is asking people to voluntarily refrain from burning wood over the Thanksgiving holiday this year.