The city of Midland will kick off the holiday festivities with the Midland’s Merry Lights Tree Lighting Ceremony and Christmas market on Tuesday evening from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Blong also stated the city has also seen a 10 percent decrease in violent crimes, a reduction in fatal crashes in the community and she attributed all of this to increased enforcement from Midland ...

Together, the Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids will send 20 to 30 meteors streaking across the sky late Tuesday.