New Year's Day

An early rush to book Christmas travel is causing hotels and rental homes to fill earlier than usual this year.

Amazing fireworks from Reunion Tower in Dallas lit up the North Texas sky to ring in 2021.

A restaurant in Irving wants to bring in a heaping helping of good luck in 2021 by serving up free black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day.

A restaurant in Irving wants to bring in a heaping helping of good luck in 2021 by serving up free black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day.

We never thought 2020 would end but we are officially a few days away from saying goodbye to this godforsaken year! Our Executive Producer, Jessica Grose, has some creative ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve at-home. The Shops at Park Lane Just because we’re celebrating at-home doesn’t mean you can’t get all glammed up. If you’re looking for something...

A Dallas family’s 6-month-old dog died after she was struck by stray bullet shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, the owners say.

A Dallas family’s 6-month-old dog died after she was struck by stray bullet shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day, the owners say. Cristina Montoya said she and her husband heard multiple gunshots in their Pleasant Grove neighborhood during New Year’s celebrations. “They just kept on going, like gunshots and gunshots non-stop,” said Montoya. Shortly after laying down for...

Authorities say a woman ringing in the new year was fatally shot by a stray bullet outside her Houston home.

Everyone has a different New Year’s Day tradition but in the south, black-eyed peas are usually a staple for everyone. NBC 5 Photojournalist Robin Carter takes us to the Black-eyed Pea restaurant in Arlington.

Several North Texas families rang in the New Year in labor and delivery at hospitals across the area. A baby born in Mansfield early Wednesday morning may be the first born in the new year, and new decade, in North Texas. Methodist Mansfield Hospital says Emma Leigh Petermeier was born just one minute after midnight on Jan. 1. “The adorable,…

The city of Dallas will host the NHL’s Winter Classic for the first time on New Years Day. The outdoor hockey game between the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators has sold more than 84,000 tickets so far, with more 20,000 sold to Nashville fans.

The 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic airs on NBC 5 at 12:30 p.m. New Year’s Day, but there’s plenty to do and see outside Cotton Bowl Stadium before and after the big match.

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be lit during a ceremony on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

For many, the holidays spark joy, and are a time to relax in the comfort of family and friends. If you’re in retail, however, it’s a bit of a different story — especially if your business is struggling.

Discussing Dallas Symphony Christmas Pops, Fiesta Navidad! and New Year’s Eve performances with Denise McGovern, Vice President of Communications for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Experience the beloved holiday traditions of glorious music from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra this December. For more information, visit www.mydso.com.

Frequent travelers know that Black Friday and Cyber Monday can deliver savings on everything from airfare and hotel stays to cruises, attraction passes and bucket list tours. But the challenge is finding the true deals in the holiday sales heap. “The best advice I can give to navigate travel bargains is unromantic, but effective: Sign up for emails from online...

With the NHL Winter Classic now only six weeks away, various groups are in Dallas for a series of meetings at Cotton Bowl Stadium to finalize planning for the New Year’s Day game between the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators. NBC 5’s Paul Jones discusses one of the league’s premier events with NHL Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer.

They call it the most joyful time of the year, and for good reason: the holidays are a time to join family and friends and share in the things that make life special. But the celebrations and gift-giving aren’t without cost.