Did your favorite make the list? Here are the most popular toys since 1952.
Malls, mail, and Zoom could help get your list into Santa's hands!
Santa is still coming to town in 2020! Here are some festive options to get your wish list (safely) into Santa's hands this holiday season.
Not all Thanksgiving dishes are as they appear
While Thanksgiving gatherings might look different from other years, the feast won't likely get too off track. Here is a deep dive into some myths behind Thanksgiving's favorite dishes on today's 5 to Know.
Canadian "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek died at age 80 from pancreatic cancer on Sunday, Nov. 8. Here's a look back at his career in photos.
These are some of the strangest items TSA won't let you bring in your carry-on bag.
Dreaming of the next time you can travel? You might be thinking of what you'd pack in your carry-on bag. Check out the weirdest things that TSA won’t let you take through airport security before you hop on the next flight.
Gross or brilliant? You decide.
Hormel has released a bacon-scented face mask so you can smell bacon all the time. You can get your hands on one for free. Would you wear it? Check out today's 5 to Know for more info.
A quick history of Halloween
Halloween 2020 will look surely different this year, but here are five spooky Halloween traditions and their origins to boost your spooky spirit.
People love to hate on in-flight meals. Whether you're choosing to travel or dreaming of the next time you can hop on a flight, here are some weird facts about airplane food that might surprise you.
Weird facts about airplane food that might surprise you
HICKORY — The Catawba Valley Community College paramedic program is working with Redhawk Publications and Creative Solutions on a commemorative yearbook celebrating the 35th anniversary of accreditation — the first in the NC Community College system — and the alumni classes from 1981 through 2022.
VALDESE — Individuals and families interested in celebrating Easter with a visual re-enactment of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ will have the opportunity on Easter Sunday.
NEWTON — Newton’s spring cemetery cleanup is scheduled Saturday, March 25, through Monday, April 3.
Who doesn’t take note when a snazzy sports car zooms by on the highway? Even more attention-getting are the old ones. For me, the British versions win by far.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A railroad police officer who was murdered a century ago will be honored in Washington, D.C., this year thanks to research done by a Wilmington museum.
SHELBY, N.C. (AP) — Jimmy Hall is all about lifting up others, inspiring unity and shining a light on the positive stories in the community.
Increased punishments for rioting in North Carolina will become law as Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says he won't veto a measure containing them. Cooper on Friday announced he would let the bill become law without his signature. The governor successfully vetoed a similar bill in 2021. But now Republicans have padded their House and Senate majorities and a half-dozen House Democrats voted for this year's measure. That raised prospects of a successful override. Republicans have advanced the bills following the 2020 demonstrations about racial injustice that at times turned violent. Cooper says changes had been made to this year's bill but he still had First Amendment concerns.
A “larger-than-typical” black bear was found dead near Bladenboro, North Carolina, raising concerns as to what else might be roaming in the dark.
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A Lincolnton man was arrested on multiple indecent liberties charges.
An 18-year-old wanted for attempted murder turned himself in to authorities three days after the shooting.
A man was sent to the hospital Monday after crashing a Dodge Challenger police say was stolen from a Hickory dealership. Four days after that crash, no charges have been brought in the case.
The Hickory Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a Hickory man charged with attempted murder in shootings at the Sunny Valley Apartments.
Profit from liquor sales at North Carolina’s government-run alcoholic beverage control stores has more than tripled in the past 10 years. There are few rules that guide how that money is spent, leaving governments to use the earnings as local leaders please.
Catawba County placed an order for a new ambulance in January 2021. More than two years later, the county is still waiting on the new vehicle.
The N.C. House won't vote until next week on whether to accept significant Senate changes to its historic Medicaid expansion bill.
States had a big decision to make in 1933 when the U.S. ended Prohibition: How would liquor be sold?