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And why Santas decided to bury the hatchet.

A group of Santas and Mrs. Clauses spent the weekend learning tips and tricks ahead of the holiday season at the International University of Santa Claus.

SEATTLE — These are bittersweet days for Tim Lorang, or “Santa Tim,” as he is known among the local ranks of professional Santas.

COVID-19 by the numbers Over the weekend, health officials reported 2,519 additional COVID-19 cases—1,442 on Saturday and 1,077 on Sunday—bringing the statewide total so far to 129,993. Of those, the health department has designated 54,357 as recovered. Bernalillo County led with 727 new cases over the weekend, followed by San Juan County with 335 and Doña Ana County with 206. Santa Fe added 109 new cases: 66 on Saturday, 34 of which came from the Southside 87507 ZIP code, which ranked ...

The Santa who sounded the alarm Brittany Shammas, The Washington Post Dec. 19, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Art Hoffman broke out the Santa suit early this year. It was April, his Louisville neighborhood quiet in the shock of the first coronavirus lockdowns. He strolled from house to house holding up a sign: "Hello and Love from Santa." He waved at the delighted kids - always from a distance Santa Claus doesnt usually keep. The pandemic was warping everyones sense of time, but that wasnt the only...