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Drivers clear parking tickets with holiday donations

The Cottage Grove (WI) Police Department is accepting a different way to pay off parking tickets during the winter. It started back in 2019 and every year it is a popular way to help the community.

WRAL Coats for the Children 2024

WRAL's annual fundraiser provides winter warmth to Triangle-area families.

Coats for the Children 2024

Pledge right now to provide warm winter wear to children in the Triangle and eastern NC.

WRAL Staff

'Operation Toy Airdrop' provides gifts for children in western NC amid Helene recovery

Kids in western North Carolina wrote thank-you notes to the pilots and volunteers who worked together to create a Christmas miracle just months after Hurricane Helene.

1,580 children receive toys from Durham Rescue Mission's Christmas event

It's a holiday tradition! Friday marked the 46th annual Christmas Toy Giveaway and Community Dinner at the Durham Rescue Mission.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter

Consumer Reports' top tech gifts for 2023 holiday season

If you have a lot of people to buy for this holiday season, tech gifts are often some of the most popular, but also the most expensive. So Consumer Reports compiled a list of top tech gifts that cost $150 or less.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

Landon's Lights: A boy's mission raises money for Duke Children's

When the light show that Landon Mandolesi loved shut down, he decided to step into the gap. He was 8 years old at the time.

Willie Daniely, WRAL reporter

Christmas comes early for some families

Hundreds of Fayetteville-area families got their Christmas gifts on Monday at the Salvation Army's annual Angel Tree distribution event.

What happens when Salvation Army angels are not returned?

Hundreds of Fayetteville-area families will receive Christmas gifts on Monday at the Salvation Army's annual Angel Tree distribution event.

Are shipping companies ready for the holiday rush?

With just over a week until Christmas, it's crunch time for the nation's shipping companies. But are they ready?

Be an angel: Charity programs still accepting donations to help make Christmas bright

Hundreds of Fayetteville-area families will receive Christmas gifts on Monday at the Salvation Army's annual Angel Tree distribution event.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Family tea tradition is also holiday gift drive

Girls from the ages of 4 to 14 came together for tea at the annual Bazley Grace Christmas Tea Party. Guests also brought unwrapped gifts for the Raleigh Rescue Mission.

Waterfall of Christmas lights: Cary home flips switch on 250,000 lights

Rick Grandinetti has been dazzling neighbors with his sky-high Christmas lights display for almost 20 years.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Mix 101.5 radiothon raises $541,000 for Duke Children's Hospital

The 29th annual Mix 101.5 Radiothon for Duke Children's Hospital on Wednesday raised $541,000 to help patients and families.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Raleigh Dream Center spreads holiday cheer with annual Adopt-A-Block event

Over 3,000 gifts were distributed to children in need, wrapped with love by dedicated volunteers.

Grace Holland, WRAL News Plus anchor

List: 15 ways to give on Giving Tuesday

There are plenty of ways to give back on Giving Tuesday and throughout the entire holiday season.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Clayton family with quadruplets gets help for the holidays

Imagine being a first-time parent to not just one child, but quadruplets. That's the challenge two Clayton parents were facing this holiday season. As Eric Miller explains, however, they got some unexpected help from the community.

Wake Forest Cares Holiday Kickoff

The Wake Forest Cares Holiday Kick-off is Saturday, Nov. 18.The community celebration opens up a donation drive to support initiatives to benefit people in Wake Forest.

Parents of late Rocky Mount teen who ran annual toy drive keeping his legacy alive

A Rocky Mount couple is carrying on the legacy of their son, who ran an annual holiday gift drive for years before his death in April.

Parents of late Rocky Mount teen using annual holiday gift drive to carry on his legacy

Joshua Moore's family said he was a miracle baby who used his 19 years on Earth to serve others. Moore's family is working to keep his ministry alive.

Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Environmental tips for a greener holiday season

Americans generate more waste and emissions during the holiday season, but there are easy ways to make your gifts greener.

Local 'Wreaths Across America' events honor veterans

At memorials and cemeteries across the country, hundreds of thousands of people paid tribute to our veterans by taking part in Wreaths Across America Saturday.

Brett Knese, WRAL multimedia journalist

A Christmas miracle: Abrigo team collects more than 200 gifts for Toys for Tots after theft in Enfield warehouse

After two-thirds of the toys collected for Toys for Tots were stolen from the warehouse just 10 days before Christmas, it seemed like all hope was lost. But just when they thought hundreds of children would be left without presents, a Christmas miracle happened.

Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer

Annual 'Christmas for Kids' shopping spree happening Saturday morning in Raleigh

Saturday marks the 12th year of the "Christmas for Kids" event, which gives more than 100 foster children $150 each to spend however they please at the Target in North Hills.

'Christmas for Kids' celebration set for Saturday, gives $150 cash to foster kids to shop at Target

Saturday marks the 12th year of the "Christmas for Kids" event, which gives more than 100 foster children $150 each to spend however they please at Target.

Debra Morgan, WRAL anchor/reporter