Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's every move — including stops over County — will once again be followed by the vigilant eyes of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

More than 700 properties are due to be sold to the highest bidder at an online auction early next year due to their owners’ failure to pay millions of dollars in taxes to San Diego County. It is the county’s biggest sale of so-called tax-defaulted properties in seven years.

Among the new California laws taking effect on Jan. 1, 2025 is a bill legalizing cannabis businesses to sell food and non-alcoholic drinks as well as host live performances.

San Diegans planning to go to the beach or out in the water should be careful the next few days, according to the National Weather Service.

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:44 p.m. in San Diego County. Monte 3 Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

San Diego County public offices, family resource centers, library branches and animal shelters will be closed Christmas Day.

Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, Babbo Natale, Père Noël — whatever you call him, the man clad in red will be here soon.

Connecticut residents can track Santa Claus on Christmas Eve using NORAD's website or Google. The mythical flight took off at 6 a.m. EST.

Santa Claus is on the move -- and NORAD has its eyes on him! Watch the video above to track Santa’s journey around the globe! Click here to read how a typo and a call on a top s

WGNO talked with Chief Master Sergeant John Storms about how NORAD tracks Santa, how many gifts Santa’s delivered so far and how fast he and his reindeer travel. Watch WGNO’s Amy Russo’s full interview with Storms in the video player at the top of this story to find out how you can track Santa’s location.