Horses help brighten the life of a local grandmother before Mother’s Day

Gretta Schiefer had one thing in mind for this Mother's Day weekend, besides just celebrating with her beloved mother and stepmother, she wanted to make her grandmother smile.

Mother's Day: This is how moms are celebrated around the world

Traditionally on Mother's Day in the United States, flowers are being delivered and online orders are being placed as people scramble to get last-minute gifts to show mom how much they love her. 

LA Pride Parade and Festival is going digital for 2020, in-person festival canceled

The 50th anniversary of the LA Pride Parade and Festival is going to be held digitally in 2020, organizers said Thursday, as they announced they would be forgoing the in-person festivities this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Polar vortex, scorching heat on tap for Mother’s Day weekend

Absent for the entire winter, the polar vortex is blasting in with bitter Arctic cold across the eastern U.S. for Mother's Day weekend, and setting the stage for a possible historic May snowstorm in the Northeast.

How to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in quarantine

A few ideas for those who want to celebrate Cinco de Mayo while social distancing.

Support local businesses this Mother's Day

FOX 7 Austin has compiled a noncomprehensive list of some things, gifts, and more that you can consider doing or buying for mom.

Hawaii governor halts flower deliveries prior to Mother's Day

Hawaii’s florists have suffered a blow through the reversal of a coronavirus policy exemption that would have allowed flower deliveries on Mother’s Day.

SeaWorld penguins tour the park in celebration of World Penguin Day

Scout, Delta and Pippa enjoyed a Saturday out of their enclosure going on a great adventure around the Orlando theme park.

SF's Hippie Hill fenced off for 4/20, party moves online

There are barriers and a police presence to impede 4/20 celebrations in Golden Gate Park. Instead, there's the Great American Shesh In is a virtual music and art festival that starts at 11 a.m. that's raising money for first responders.

Tax-free weekend for Emergency Preparation Supplies is April 25-27

The primary intent of the law that established this holiday is to help Texans prepare for events like hurricanes and turbulent spring storms. 

Sheriff cites California pastor for 'hiding' congregants on Easter Sunday

Before Easter, Sheriff Vernon H. Warnke said in a Facebook message that he, too, as a Christian would love to attend church in real life on the holiest day of the year. But he added that the people elected him to keep them safe and he warned that everyone must stay home. 

Large Florida Easter cookout broken up by police amid coronavirus stay-at-home order

More than 100 people gathered outside an affordable housing complex in the Florida Panhandle for an Easter cookout Sunday, defying social distancing measures amid the coronavirus outbreak before police arrived to break up the scene.

Longhorn Village retirement community treated to social-distancing Easter parade

Easter Sunday, Patterson and her neighbors were given a spectacular social-distancing reunion — an Easter and Passover parade, starring their family and friends.