The Beaumont USD students attended the free Scholars on Vacation program while regular classes were closed for winter break.

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Ijams Nature Center offers a variety of winter activities for all outdoor enthusiasts looking to keep warm on a winter’s day.

Winter Ventures is a grassroots initiative to provide activities for kids during the winter months. “A couple years back, I ...

Every December, Nicola Parish says she finds herself “bored to tears” by her roster of winter coats. For the owner of Parish PR, a Manhattan talent agency that oversees red-carpet events, an average ...

The days will finally start to get longer now that winter is officially here. With fall finally over, astronomically speaking and the first day of winter now past us, we can start looking forward to ...

(KRON) — Dec. 21 is the winter solstice, also known as the first day of winter. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. According to the National Weather Service, the Bay Area will see ...

A midland painted turtle. Unlike its land cousin the box turtle, painted turtles do not have a hinged bottom shell that closes when the head is pulled in. © Jim ...

The winter solstice marks the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The solstice happens when the Earth's axis is tilted farthest from the sun, resulting in the shortest day of the year.

Though temperatures have floated below freezing for weeks now in Illinois, winter doesn't officially begin until Sunday, Dec. 21, marking the start of the winter solstice. Here’s what to know about ...

Yes, the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter ...

Members of the public can witness astronomical features marking the shortest day of the year at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Sunwheel during gatherings at sunrise and sunset Dec. 21. Two ...