Santa Claus

Santa Claus is coming to…NOMA

Tyler Ryan visits with the Jolly Ol' Man and learns about his early trip to Columbia

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – We all know that Santa Claus is coming to town in ten days, but he is making an early trip to Columbia this weekend.  The Golly Gift Giver will be at NOMA Warehouse Holiday Market on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  The NOMA Market is located in the North Columbia Business District, and is a place for…

Don’t plan on whispering those wish lists in Santa’s ear in 2020

New safety precautions are put in place in malls due to COVID-19

Image:(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (AP) —Santa Claus is coming to the mall — just don’t try to sit on his lap. Despite the pandemic — and the fact that Santa’s age and weight put him at high risk for severe illness from the coronavirus — mall owners are going ahead with plans to bring him back this year. But they are…

Former Walmart Santa Claus arrested after bodies of his 2 children were found buried in his backyard

GUYTON G.A. (ABC NEWS)-  A Georgia man employed until recently as a seasonal Santa Claus at a Walmart was arrested after the bodies of his two children, who were never reported missing, were found buried in the backyard of his home, authorities said. Elwyn Crocker Sr., 50, was arrested after sheriff’s deputies went to his house in Guyton, Georgia, a suburb of…