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Now, the tradition of Americans scouring the shelves for the best holiday deals, shopping until they drop, continues on into the week after the Thanksgiving holiday.

For some travelers at Orlando International Airport, Thanksgiving day will be spent on a plane.

An estimated 114 million people plan to shop this year, part of the 166.3 million planning to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to the National Retail Federation.

Thankfully, for pre-thanksgiving travel, the weather was relatively quiet. But for return travel, it may be a different story with a large storm system diving into the southern Plains this Black Friday.

Families in the Sanford area picked up free Thanksgiving meals Wednesday night at the Midway Safe Harbor Center.

Halfway through the Thanksgiving travel season, the Orlando International Airport is facing challenges with record-high passenger traffic, according to airport officials.

Community and church leaders in Eatonville banded together Wednesday to help feed their fellow neighbors in need ahead of Thanksgiving.

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For those of you looking to get the best bang for your buck on the eve of Black Friday, the harsh truth is that many stores are anticipated to be closed on Turkey Day.

Gasoline prices have dropped as Florida motorists hit the road for one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

Orlando Magic, alongside local nonprofits, churches and other groups, teamed up Monday to help families ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

State agencies are working together with a message of safety as Thanksgiving travel is expected to be the busiest Florida has seen in nearly two decades.

Eugine Blackshear was one of the many who got up early on Monday morning to make the long line at Exploria Stadium all to get a Thanksgiving meal for his family.

Sunday morning, International Association of Academic Methods hosted a Thanksgiving distribution through its food bank, assisting about 1,000 families.

Sunday kicks off an unsettled stretch of weather leading up to Thanksgiving.

Heart of Florida United Way distributed 4,000 thanksgiving meal kits to families across Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.

The holidays are the perfect time to give back to the community and there are a plethora of opportunities in the Central Florida area for you and your family.

Americans are bracing for a costly Thanksgiving this year, with double-digit percent increases in the price of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, canned pumpkin and other staples.

AAA projects nearly 3 million Floridians will travel at least 50 miles for the holiday.

Percentage change of food at home outpaced food away from home in ‘21, CPI data shows

Like everything else lately, Thanksgiving is getting more expensive.

Popeye's is once again offering to help with the cooking this Thanksgiving.

From filtered water bottles to a pedicure foot spa, there are plenty of great gift ideas to choose from at Walmart.

A man faces an attempted murder charge after deputies say he used a knife to attack a father and son on Thanksgiving in a fit of jealousy.

Netflix is making a movie about a famous Thanksgiving text mix-up that turned into a tradition and an unlikely friendship.

You may have a fridge full of Thanksgiving leftovers, but they won't last as long as you may think.

Noel Young, 65, was last seen Thanksgiving night.

While most people get to spend the day at home surrounded by family, many of our first responders are working.

Thanksgiving travelers across the U.S. are flying in record numbers.

Hundreds of volunteers showed up to help out in this year's "HOPESgiving" event, an annual tradition that provides thousands of meals for people in need.

In his recent memoir, the late Trader Joe's founder Joe Coulombe wrote he kept his stores open on Thanksgiving and Christmas for years. The reason: Wine.

Disney returned to in-person volunteering this week with a Thanksgiving meal for the residents at Coalition for the Homeless.

The cost of Thanksgiving dinner is going up, like everything else, but dozens of families in need will still have a turkey on their Thanksgiving table this week thanks to a volunteer effort.

Residents are encouraged to take caution with activities that could begin fires.

If you're hosting, you're probably starting to make lists and consider what you need around the house. We're here to help.

Holiday leftovers have a short lifespan, and may be spoiled after Monday.

Go ahead and rinse your cranberries, potatoes and green beans. But food experts say don’t — repeat don’t — wash the turkey before popping it in the oven on Thanksgiving Day.

You may wonder why Ocean Spray cranberry sauce labels are upside down.

There were long lines at Orlando International Airport early Wednesday as thousands were traveling ahead of Thanksgiving.

Families and individuals searching for a place to share in a Thanksgiving meal or pick up a holiday turkey still have a few choices leading into the holiday.

Family bragging rights, and maybe even some made-up trophies, are usually on the line for a game people look forward to annually.

We all love spoiling our pets, and amid the spoiling we do to ourselves on Thanksgiving with all the delicious food, some of us consider doing the same for our pets.

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Maybe the NFL teams set to play on Thanksgiving got caught looking ahead to the holiday extravaganza. All six squads playing on Thursday lost in their lead-up to the Thanksgiving game, marking the first time since 2001 that every team playing on the holiday dropped its previous contest. Back then there were only two Thanksgiving games, with Detroit hosting Green Bay and Dallas hosting Denver. The final two games on Thanksgiving are part of a record nine this week between teams that don't have a losing record, the most in NFL history in Week 12 or later. The Cardinals have won all six road games this season, with each victory coming by at least 10 points.

Two days before Thanksgiving, dozens of people living at Jackson Court apartments in Orlando's Parramore neighborhood were treated to a food giveaway.

Tesla wants to avoid long, frustrating lines at its Superchargers by letting owners charge up for free overnight and in the early morning.

If you find yourself consuming too many adult beverages during the Thanksgiving holiday, AAA wants to give you a free tow.

Two Florida-based grocery chains are limiting the number of items sold to customers ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday.

Hundreds lined up along Colonial Drive early Tuesday for Pendas Law Firm's annual Thanksgiving tradition by giving away frozen turkeys to families in need.

Have you ever sat back and wondered, “If I were a Thanksgiving food, what would I be?” ... Yeah, safe to say, probably no one has!

Thanksgiving meal shopping is in full force this week, and one grocery store is limiting the number of certain items you can buy.

Thinking of some new recipes to try this holiday season?

Here we go again.

Thanksgiving week has arrived, and starting Monday, kids are off from public school — not just for a few days, but for the whole week.

Cross-country travel is looking pretty good, whether you’re taking to the skies or traveling by car for Thanksgiving.

ORLANDO, Fla. — As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Orlando International Airport is preparing to see numbers near pre-pandemic levels. Airport leaders said estimates place the total number of travelers at only 2.5% less than the record crowds of 2019. Estimates show only around 21,000 less passengers are expected during this year’s Thanksgiving travel season than in 2019. “Based on conservative estimates, we expect that passenger activity for this Thanksgiving travel season will be approximately that of 2019,” says Phil Brown, chief executive officer of the greater Orlando Aviation Authority. An estimated 1.63 million passengers are expected to travel through Orlando International Airport.

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But 400 years ago, the pilgrim's first Thanksgiving took place over a three-day interval. Most of the civilized world was using the Gregorian Calendar, but England, unhappy with the Church of Rome, refused to go along with the new calendar. Not until more than a century later — in 1752 — would England (and its American colonies) convert to the Gregorian Calendar. What would the night sky have looked like? In all, it would have been a glorious celestial scene for any of the pilgrims who gazed skyward during that first Thanksgiving.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two winter storms blasted the United States on Wednesday, stranding motorists and causing thousands of flight delays as Americans jammed highways and airports to visit family and friends for the Thanksgiving holiday. She had snowchains for her two-wheel drive car, but did not know how to put them on. Los Angeles International Airport told domestic passengers to arrive three hours early as it expected 238,000 passengers and 113,000 vehicles on Wednesday. But it brought evacuation warnings to thousands of residents in Santa Barbara suburbs for possible mudslides on fire-charred hills. There are apocalyptic storms all over the country and 50mph winds!

For such an integral part of the American holiday experience, Thanksgiving doesnt really get a lot of representation in cinema. One notable exception is the 2008 comedy-horror film, in which a talking turkey rises from the grave to exact revenge on the descendants of white settlers.Vault 5421 pairs the notoriously ridiculous no-budget film with a drinking game because you have to get through it somehow, we guess. 7 p.m. Wednesday; Vault 5421, 5421 International Drive; free; godmonsters.com. Our small but mighty local team works tirelessly to bring you high-quality, uncensored news and cultural coverage of Central Florida. Whether it's a one-time acknowledgement of this article or an ongoing pledge, your support helps keep Orlandos true free press

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Obama pardons "Cheese," the Thanksgiving turkey President Obama delivers brief remarks about Thanksgiving before offering a presidential pardon to "Cheese," this year's lucky Turkey.