Thieves Follow FedEx, Snatch Packages
A Portland, Ore.-area man was stunned after thieves drove up to his front door, snatched several packages, and dashed away. The incident happened all in a matter of minutes and it was all caught on camera. ABC Affiliate KATU caught up with the victim, who… Read More »
EmailIs Kissing Under the Mistletoe Dated?
The tree has been trimmed, the presents have been placed beneath it and chestnuts are roasting on an open fire as you relax and sip eggnog. But one item seems to be missing from the holiday scenario this season: a traditional branch of mistletoe hanging in the doorway. A massive drought in… Read More »
Smashing Christmas: Vandals Batter Holiday Decor
While elaborate lighting displays are making the season extra merry for delighted onlookers, not everyone is in the holiday spirit: three Christmas displays in different places in the country have been trashed by vandals this month. Grinches tossed the baby Jesus from a nativity scene… Read More »
Postman Banned From Wearing Santa Claus Outfit Fighting Back
ABC News’ Melissa Morrissette and Kevin Dolak report: A Washington mail carrier is fighting back after he was told by a supervisor that he is no longer allowed to wear a Santa Claus suit while delivering the mail. Letter carrier Bob McLean has been donning… Read More »
Mich. Residents Receive Letter Calling Christmas Lights ‘Pagan’
Homeowners in Hudsonville, Mich., have been singled out for displaying what an anonymous letter-writer calls “pagan” lights and decorations on their properties. On Wednesday night, residents of Vintage Drive found a letter attached to their mailboxes suggesting that anyone with Christmas lights or decorations should… Read More »
Kids Caught on Camera Stealing Toys From Church (VIDEO)
Some might call it cutting out the middleman. The police call it theft. A group of youths stole two bags’ worth of donated toys from St. Helen Catholic Church, in Pearland, Texas, during Mass on Sunday, police said. A similar theft had occurred at Mary… Read More »
Alabama Christmas Tree Moved After Lawyer’s Motions
Objection sustained. In Dothan, Ala., a courthouse Christmas tree decorated with photos of violent-crime victims has been moved, days after a local defense attorney filed motions that trials of clients of his, scheduled for next week be deferred until after the holidays, when the display… Read More »
Stolen 16-Foot Santa Returned With Apology and $100
An Indiana man had some of his faith in the holiday spirit stolen from him when his 16-foot Santa and two 6-foot inflatable penguins were swiped from his property last week. But at 5 a.m. on Saturday, Jason McClaren awoke to his longtime girlfriend Abbie… Read More »
Ala. Lawyer Against Courthouse Christmas Tree: ‘Just Trying to Do My Job’
“I’m not trying to be Scrooge here,” said an Alabama defense attorney who wants his cases postponed until a courthouse Christmas tree decorated with photos of violent-crime victims is removed. “I have four Christmas trees in my own house,” Billy Joe Sheffield II, of Dothan,… Read More »
News Anchor Tells Viewers ‘There is No Santa’
A Chicago news anchor surprised some parents and potentially confused some children when she announced during a nightly newscast that Santa Claus doesn’t exist. Robin Robinson, an anchor at Fox Chicago, responded to a segment about managing gift expectations of children during Christmas by saying… Read More »
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