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“Dr. Christmas Tree” is a weighty title to bestow on someone. After 48 years of diving into the nitty -gritty of the perfect holiday foliage, Gary Chastagner has earned the moniker. A professor ...

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As people all over the country prepare to travel to see loved ones this Christmas season, an unexpected obsession is driving home the “less is more” adage. It’s also dividing people. Stripped of ...

Each year, a tree is selected and driven across state lines to Manhattan's Rockefeller Center. The iconic tree has come from Canada, New York, and various states across the Northeast. Few holiday ...

Hunter Geisel is a digital producer at CBS Miami. Hunter has previously produced digital content for local and national outlets, covering several topics from breaking news and current events to ...

A female doctor was mysteriously found dead and possibly naked inside a freezer at a Dollar Tree store in Miami, Florida, on Sunday, according to police and media reports. An employee at the discount ...

A mother of two and accomplished anesthesiologist was found dead inside the walk-in freezer of a Dollar Tree store in Florida, according to authorities and reports. Police officers responded to the ...