SEBRING — Go figure. You'd think that after the Christmas shopping rush, local retailers should be able to take a breather, but several store representatives said Wednesday that snowbirds will continue to keep workers busy for a little longer. Kathleen Trussell, store manager of Bealls, said operating hours will go back to normal starting today, but there will be no employee layoffs, in anticipation of continued heavy business. ...more

December 27, 2007

The ancient carols stand unrivaled in true Christmas spirit by anything penned in contemporary history. The popular Christmas hymnal beloved today was pretty much complete before the first strings of Christmas lights were mass produced in 1890. ...more

December 25, 2007

The traditional Christmas get-together at grandma's house was put on hold Monday morning by a devastating fire. ...more

December 24, 2007

While her clients are hundreds of miles away, enjoying Christmas Day in colder climes, Lynda Seeber will be wrangling some 30 dogs, maybe more. ...more

December 24, 2007

In the Golf Club III division of Northdale, Brian and Katherine McKinney took their 20-month-old son Patrick out for an evening walk to check out the neighborhood's holiday lights in the dark for the first time. ...more

December 22, 2007

With Christmas approaching fast, the next couple of weeks will bring the seasonal decorations and sights that shine every year. Among the green and red lights, the eggnog and the menorah, another seasonal spectacle will emerge. ...more

December 22, 2007

LAKE PLACID — The American Red Cross has set up a family of three for three nights at the Kenilworth Lodge after an electrical fire Monday night left them without a home. ...more

December 19, 2007

It would take a DeLorean and the flux capacitor from the movie "Back to the Future" to take a ride back in time and observe the events surrounding the nativity story 2,000 years ago. ...more

December 15, 2007

BRANDON - It would take a Delorean and the flux capacitor from the movie "Back to the Future" to take a ride back in time and observe the events surrounding the Nativity story 2,000 years ago. ...more

December 12, 2007

It takes a while for a tree to be green. For decades, the National Christmas Tree was heartily chopped down from forests throughout the nation and trucked to the White House to be decked out in lights and ornaments. Then someone finally had the idea to plant the tree, so it would grow each year; the current tree has stood in place for 28 years. ...more

December 8, 2007