Police in Massachusetts are reportedly looking for someone who appears to have stolen Christmas decorations from a family’s yard late last month. Lynn and Joel Ryan told WGGB and WSHM that they checked their surveillance footage after realizing their antique Santa and snowman decorations were missing. The footage reportedly showed a man sifting through the …
Firefighters in Florida not only managed to extinguish a two-story house fire on Saturday, but also saved the residents’ Christmas tree and presents in the process. Polk County firefighters who responded to a fire at a Mulberry home were told by dispatch that a 13-year-old girl evacuated the home and verified that no other residents …
An 8-year-old Utah boy is recovering after reportedly chasing his dog across a frozen pond and falling through the ice. According to The Washington Post, the boy became trapped about 25 feet from shore on Christmas Day. Another child who witnessed the incident ran and alerted the boy’s parents. Minutes later, Washington County Sheriff’s Sergeant …
A Texas first grader’s humbling letter to Santa Claus has prompted an outpouring of donations after her teacher posted the note to social media. ABC News reported that Ruth Espiricueta, a first-grade teacher at Monte Cristo Elementary School in Edinburg, instructed her students to pen a letter to Santa about something they want and need. Espiricueta said she …
A 1970s report by the Food and Drug Administration indicated that the ever-popular silver sprinkles seen on many homemade holiday sweets are not edible. The FDA deemed in 1977 that silver sprinkles, also known as silver dragées, are to be used only for decoration and are not intended for human consumption due to their metal coating. “When …
