New Years Eve

The event I’m about to describe has probably happened more times than any of us realize. But when it does happen, the event becomes news.

Our New Year's Eve bash at the Mesa Theater featuring the Metallica cover band Battery was a face-melting good time. Grand Junction really knows how to throw a party!

If you're planning on getting gussied up and hitting the town for New Year's, you're in the minority.

The Coney Island Polar Bear Club's annual New Year's swim looks like a great time. People in costumes, swimming, having fun. We probably should've gone, but there was that whole hangover thing to deal with. Which makes us wonder, does jumping into the freezing Atlantic ocean cure a hangover? If so, we're totally there next year.

Everyone knows about the ball that drops in New York City's Times Square to mark the start of a new calendar year. What you may not realize, though, is that other cities around the nation have similar traditions that entertain and enthrall their local communities. Here's a look at some of the odder traditions that will be taking place in America tonight:

When it comes time to celebrate the passing of another year, people around the world often gather together and make a lot of noise in order to demonstrate their good cheer.