Edith Casey fund’s final figure: 1,205 kids got gifts

COLUMBIA COUNTY — This Christmas season was “one of the most successful years we’ve had,” Edith Casey Stocking Fund Chairman Paul Mossman said Wednesday. For the 91st time, the fund collected and raised money for toys, and distributed them as Christmas gifts to young people in this area.

Woman accused of stealing needy children's gifts loses pre-trial petition

A Las Vegas woman accused of stealing toys and gift cards collected as Christmas gifts for needy children has lost a pre-trial petition to the Nevada Supreme Court.

TEMECULA: Teens provide holiday dinner for children

TEMECULA ---- Assisteens, an auxiliary of Assistance League of Temecula Valley, recently hosted 50 children ages 3 to 10, and their parents, for a holiday dinner that included a visit from Santa.

Dad: High Teens Destroyed Family Cars

A father in New Jersey says teens who might have been high on a legal drug destroyed two cars that were Christmas presents for his two daughters.

LETTERS: Christmas Bureau thanks community

With the 2011 holiday season over, the Baldwinsville Christmas Bureau would like to thank each and every person that made it possible for the less fortunate families in the Baldwinsville School District to have Christmas.