Coloradans who still have a live Christmas tree at home may want to start thinking about taking it out. Police in Houston said several kids trying to rob a man were subsequently shot, with one now in critical condition. “At first it irritated me. Then it annoyed me. Then it got me angry. Now I’m just bewildered,” one passenger said.

Each year Michiganders purchase hundreds of thousands of live Christmas trees, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Instead of turning them into landfill, they can be used to benefit the environment Woody habitats are important for fish,

If the needles are starting to fall off your Christmas tree, it’s probably time to get it out of the house. Here’s how to get it recycled for free. Christmas trees can be recycled