New this year at Friday’s fifth-annual Zion Park District Christmas Tree Lighting was the homemade festive light switch used to illuminate several large evergreens with multicolored bulbs. The ...

The tree in County Durham, England, had stood for over a decade before it fell on Wednesday, Dec. 10 St Saviour's, Shotton Colliery Facebook; Peterlee Police Facebook On Wednesday, Dec. 10, a ...

Parents living in Davis County got an unexpected three-day weekend after a case of whooping cough in Iowa led to canceled classes. The Davis County Community Schools district canceled classes and ...

Oregon has seen a record-high number of cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, this year, prompting concern about the risks posed to vulnerable populations. On December 10, the Oregon ...

OR ENERGY DRINKS. UPDATED FEDERAL DATA SHOWS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 25,000 CASES OF WHOOPING COUGH IN THE UNITED STATES SO FAR THIS YEAR. IT IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WITH A HIGHER THAN ...

Deena and Lonnie Givens’ children faced a towering task when they flipped on Wilmette’s holiday lights Saturday. Especially when the larger-than-life switch stood taller than both of them. The Givens’ ...

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