Lemor Shlomof from Reno, NBC affiliate KRNV was doing a live report from Lake Tahoe on the New Year’s eve celebrations when a man tried to kiss her.

Families gathered in Marion Square to prepare for the count down to 2009 and this year’s celebration may have you thinking about cutting down some numbers of your own.

You can ring in the new year at any number of events in the Lowcountry, including some that are free.

The rocky economy is biting into the bottom lines of businesses in the food and beverage industry, but the tough times aren’t putting a damper on New Year’s Eve business at local restaurants.

One last unseasonably warm day before cooler weather settles in as we ring in the New Year. High temperatures by New Year’s Day will struggle to reach 50 degrees.