Pentatonix is bringing its Christmas tour to BOK Center for a Thursday, Dec. 19, performance. Tickets can be purchased at bokcenter.com . Jon Pardi is on a mini-tour of Christmas shows and will perform Thursday, Dec. 19, at the River Spirit Casino’s concert venue, The Cove. For tickets, go to riverspirittulsa.com . The Swon Brothers will perform at their 12th annual Beyond Bell Ringing concert benefiting the Salvation Army. The event will return Thursday, Dec. 21, to Muskogee Civic Center. Joining Zach and Colton Swon are fellow “The Voice” alum...

Donny Osmond feels a lot of nostalgia for his family Christmas specials — but thinks the past is where they should stay. "I don't know if it feels organic," the 67-year-old tells PEOPLE of reviving the storied television programs after all this time. "Those types of holiday specials that we did in the past, they don't really work these days for some reason." Plus, he added "they're extremely expensive to make. Back then it was more economical. But the marketplace has become a lot different with the million channels to...

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow raised concerns on her Friday show about recent developments involving President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, Kash Patel. Maddow highlighted reports linking Patel to a Russian filmmaker with Kremlin ties, emphasizing the gravity of the situation. "The nominee for FBI director taking $25,000 for a pro-Kremlin, anti-FBI smear campaign – a film made by a guy who has made propaganda for the Kremlin – it seems like the kind of story that should maybe break through," Maddow stated, urging viewers and senators to pay attention....

It’s Christmas at the Kremlin this week. That’s according to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow who took to her show Friday night to call attention to new that emerged linking Kash Patel to a Russian filmmaker with ties to the . “I recognize there's a lot going on,” Maddow said during her show’s opening monologue. “Every day feels like, you know, trying to put 10 pounds of news into a five pound bags.” But, Maddow said the latest development involving President Donald Trump’s to lead the country’s premier law enforcement agency raises...

The Richmond Christmas Mother program has completed its 2024 campaign with a grand total of $376,516.42 in donations from area residents, businesses and organizations. The Times-Dispatch follows its tradition of publishing the names of donors to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund throughout the holiday season. Your generosity helps the fund support initiatives across the region to brighten the holiday season for thousands of your neighbors.

A Hughes police officer acted lawfully Dec. 24 when he shot and killed a Cross County woman, according to a Saturday news release from the Arkansas State Police. The Friday decision from the 1st Judicial District prosecuting attorney's office exonerated Officer Mabry Green in the shooting that happened around 7 p.m. Christmas Eve at the Hughes Church of God on Main Street, the release states. Allie Kundert, 26, was armed and causing a disturbance at the church, and she refused to follow Green's commands when he encountered her near Main...

The Paramount Theatre in Aurora on Saturday announced the lineup of shows for its 14th Broadway Series set to begin in August. The series will include two Chicago-area premieres, “Come from Away,” directed by Trent Stork, from Aug. 20 to Oct. 12, 2025, and “Dear Evan Hansen,” directed by Jessica Fisch, which will run from Feb. 4 to March 22, 2026, according to a press release from the theater. Also part of the next Broadway Series will be Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” directed by Stephen Schellhardt, from Nov. 12, 2025,...

An investigation into the shooting death of a 4-year-old has concluded with no charges filed against the boy’s mother, according to police. On Christmas Eve, 4-year-old Jah’el E. Walker of Columbia was fatally shot after his mother left him and three of his siblings in a car in a parking lot in 200 block of Harbison Boulevard. Following a weeks’ long investigation, the Columbia Police Department announced Friday that no charges will be filed in the case. During the investigation, police interviewed witnesses and Walker’s family and reviewed surveillance cameras,...

The predominantly Shiite city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon once boasted the nation’s largest Christmas tree, erected to symbolize good relations between local Muslims and the tiny Christian minority of only 20 families. The local evangelical school—with a 99 percent Shiite student body—had celebrated the holiday for years, and in 2018 it built a 100-foot wrought-iron conic structure topped with a radiant star. (The use of natural firs or pines is uncommon in Lebanon). Several of the hundreds of students, parents, neighbors, and dignitaries in attendance wore Santa hats. Many...