Sheriff’s officers rescue man inside burning truck
A 40-year-old Sacramento man was recovering Tuesday night after Sheriff’s Department security officers pulled his unconscious body from a burning vehicle. »
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006
Homeless man to the rescue
A promise ring has new meaning for its owner after it was lost and found again with the help of two dumpster-diving strangers. »
Rescued otter cub sets off on long road back to the wild
A BABY otter was recovering in an animal hospital yesterday after it was found in a garden. »
Hero cop rescues 7 from river
A POLICE constable pulled seven people and a dog to safety after huge waves capsized their speedboat next to a pontoon yesterday. »
Two officers hailed as heroes for saving elderly man from a fire
Two OPP officers are being hailed as heroes for saving an elderly Mitchell man from a fire Sunday morning. »
K-9s get bullet-proof vests
When Irwindale police Officer Jose Pedraza is in danger, a click of his trusty remote control immediately opens the door to the patrol car and his K-9, Ricky, comes to the rescue. »
Hero Dog Donates Blood To Save Friend
Many stories have been told about dogs coming to the rescue of people, but German Shepherd, Thor, has become a local hero in Stoke after donating his blood to PDSA to save eight-and-a-half year-old Maltese Terrier, Buttons. »
Schools to swim for charity
When the Huron and Pioneer high school swim and water polo teams dive into their respective pools Thursday night, their goals won’t be to train hard for their sports. »
Cat With Crazy Walk Nears Adoption
Lola the cat has gained national attention due to her distinct way of walking. »
Heaven-sent bulldog stood in as wartime mascot
More than 60 years ago, during the last years of World War II, Mr. Angel watched over Sanford Stadium, much like Uga VI will do this Saturday. »
Firefighters shave heads to show support for boy
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Trimmed tresses become Locks of Love
Second-grader organizes benefit for charity that provides wigs to sick children »
Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006
16 yo improves chemotherapy - wins scholarschip
Shivani Sud isn’t waiting to graduate from college to make an impact in the field of medicine. For that matter, she’s not even waiting for her high school graduation. »
Recognizing unsung heroes in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath
It was bad enough that Jason Williams (name changed) had witnessed Hurricane Katrina. Now, he was in the Superdome with others who had lost everything. But the worst wasn’t over yet. »
Milwaukee woman rescues butterflies
Barb Agnew ruffled the thin netting hanging in her flower shop, causing a monarch butterfly to descend far enough for her to gently clasp it. She then released it outside where it flitted about a hanging plant before disappearing in the gray sky, leaving her beaming like a proud mother. »
Adrift boys rescued by onlookers
Rescuers have issued a warning to users of inflatable dinghies, after two children got into difficulties off the Northumberland coast. »
Man rescues boy from fire
Adrenaline took over Chris Garber when he heard his neighbor scream that her house was on fire and she couldn’t find her 5-year-old son. »
Twin brothers reunited after half a century
Two twin brothers who were separated after they were born have been reunited by coincidence, a newspaper said yesterday. »
Monday, Aug. 28, 2006
Stolen Corvette Returned After 37 Years
In January of 2006, Alan Poster was stunned when authorities notified him that his stolen Corvette had been recovered, 37 years after it disappeared from a parking garage in New York City, according to a news release by CorvetteAmerica.com. »
Heroic trio to the rescue
Stefan Timmermans, Dennis Cawte and Dave Judd aren’t usually in the business of saving people. »
Against all odds, couple has miracle babies
For all those who don’t believe in miracles, the following story should inspire you to strive to make the impossible, possible. Because that is exactly what Donna and Jude Baker did when faced with the odds of never being able to have their own baby. With the cards severely stacked against them, they not only conceived a miracle baby boy, but believe it or not, a miracle baby girl is on the way. »
Cutting for the cause
With an impatient grin on her face, Charley Walker kept her eyes fixed on the mirror in front of her Thursday afternoon as stylist Betty Tolston cut off a lifetime worth of blonde hair from the 6-year-old’s head. »
Friday, Aug. 25, 2006
Dog’s falls 200ft down cliff and survives
A DOG had a lucky escape after it fell 200 feet down a cliff at Saltwick Nab and survived unscathed. »
At 11, a calm hero
As he watched his grandfather struggle to breathe, 11-year-old Godfrey Wignarajah didn’t panic. He picked up the phone and called 911. »
Back from the brink - Miracle recovery from coma stuns kin
Just over a week ago, Scott Ashworth was picking out a cemetery plot for his only son, wondering how many weeks or years he’d be on life support as the death grip of EEE locked his body in a coma. »
Schools beat prayer bans by shutting doors
Some Manawatu secular primary schools are delaying starting times so they can teach religious education to get around Ministry of Education guidelines. »
Man rescued after bus falls on him
Largo Fire crews rescued a man trapped underneath a bus this afternoon. It happened at a warehouse near Belcher and Ulmerton Roads. »
Man gives false name; technology to rescue
Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies used facial recognition technology Wednesday to identify a St. Petersburg man who was then arrested and charged with violating his parole on drug charges. »
Stuck cow airlifted to safety from mountain stream
A ten year old cow weighing 400kg named ‘Portuguesa’ that got stuck three days ago after falling into a stream on a steep wooded slope near the towns of Navarredonda and San Mamés to the north of the Madrid region, is safe and well following her rescue by the regional fire-service’s mountain rescue team yesterday. »
Finally back together: Malaysian prince meets long-lost Australian mother
A MOTHER, son and daughter separated by one of Australia’s most notorious custody battles embraced in a Melbourne garden today - all together for the first time in 14 years. »