NORAD's holiday tradition can by traced to 1955, when a Colorado Springs newspaper printed a Sears, Roebuck & Co. ad telling children of a phone number to talk to Santa.

Petsense, 1506 N. Riverside Drive, Española, is hosting a Summer Beach Splash Party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, featuring adoptions, vaccination clinic and pup beach costume contest with prizes.

The former owner of a Santa Monica hotel has been charged with 28 felony counts after allegedly impersonating a high-ranking firefighter from the fictitious Santa Muerte Fire Department.

When it comes to the Super Bowl, the promise of the best commercials of the year can be just as much of a draw as the action on the gridiron.