HELLO, little one!” Penny Dauntless greeted a robin-redbreast, who cocked his head as she pushed along her trolley of post on the daily round. “How often is there such a perfect mid-December morning?”

This week’s crime story...

For my family, Christmas will never be the same

Melody Hoffman, 20, loved unconditionally. She thought of others and even animals before herself and navigated the world with an endearing innocence. An intellectual disability meant she was mentally

Beneath the brightly wrapped gifts lay a grim and heartbreaking discovery

’Twas the night before Christmas, and a sadistic killer had a twisted tale to tell...