Family’s miracle escape in bus crash
A FAMILY of five had a “miracle” escape when a bus ploughed into their garden, smashed into their caravan and stopped just feet from their Sheffield home. »
Friday, Sep. 29, 2006
Guardian angel picks up award
A community group leader who helped shut down a drug den has been commended by the Government for his efforts in tackling anti-social behaviour. »
Boy hailed as hero for alerting grandparents to house fire
A 10-year-old Montgomery County boy is credited with saving his grandparents’ lives when their home was damaged by a fire Wednesday night. »
Man, 81, honored for rescue of 3-year-old
What do you call an 81-year-old man who catches a 3-year-old girl tossed to him across six feet of water from a burning boat? »
Stolen soccer nets returned, along with note and money
They’re back. »
Toddler’s survival of three-day ordeal ‘truly a miracle’
For three days, 2 1/2 -year-old Kevin Brown’s chubby bare feet took him through acres of rugged North Texas pastures of grass taller than his head and around several ponds where bobcats and coyotes roam. »
Checkout workers continue despite $14 million lottery win
For those lucky enough to scoop the Lotto jackpot it is usually a ticket to unbridled luxuries and a lifetime without work. »
School honored for success
Mendota Elementary principal Steve Goldade said his school has experienced a barrage of positive changes: a new superintendent, million-dollar construction projects and now a federal 2006 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools Program award. »
Elderly woman rescued as flats go up in flames
A FIRE which engulfed a block of flats may have been started by children. »
Miracle escape for mother and baby
A MOTHER and her 15-month-old daughter escaped death by seconds after a giant slab of concrete fell to the ground from a Newport shop frontage, badly damaging her year-old car. »
Girl’s mission: to help find a cure
With a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes in 2001, 14-year-old Brittany Dunham-Villa has done more than just learn how to combat the disease. She has made a conscious effort to help raise money to find a cure through the work of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. »
Fishermen with disabilities catch some recreation
The fishing trip was extraordinary and exhilarating, said Ray Leight: »
Teacher kept her riches secret, then left charity $4.3-million
During most of her long life, Roberta Langtry was an unassuming elementary school teacher in Toronto. »
Officers honored in woman’s rescue
The City Council on Tuesday honored four police officers who rescued a woman in the path of an approaching train. »
Thursday, Sep. 28, 2006
Staying afloat with prayer
Three Florida Gulf Coast residents who were diving 25 miles offshore surfaced to find their boat had drifted two miles away from them. They thought they were doomed. »
Youngster loses five ponytails for a good cause
A bottle of shampoo will go a long way for Kelsey Middleton now that she’s modelling a much shorter haircut. »
High School Students Rescue Elderly Man
Three boys are being called heroe’s today. A trip outside last week for a 98-year-old Marshall County man took a scary turn for the worse….until three high school students came to his rescue. KTEN’s Andrea Kurys has the story. »
Doctors hail lung cancer breakthrough
An experimental drug that extends the lives of lung cancer patients by a third has impressed doctors, who say that it is one of the first signs of progress against the disease. »
Resident rescues abandoned bunny
Thanks to the alertness of a Wayland resident during the summer, an abandoned rabbit was able to enjoy its final days in a good home. »
A league with only winners
Brittany Breen took aim and swung away at a baseball perched on a T-ball stand. »
Wednesday, Sep. 27, 2006
Lorry driver’s miracle escape
A lorry driver was lucky to escape this horrific crash with his life. »
A class ring ranks high on the list of prized possessions for a high school student, so when Clay Couey lost his in the summer of 1992 he was heartbroken. »
Miracle Woman Has Miracle Baby
Donna Burt was an Idaho State University senior majoring in elementary education 16 years ago when her life, as she knew, changed forever. »
Instinct makes trucker a hero
Bruce Fitzsimmons didn’t think twice when he saw a car burning on Highway 401. »
Mo, the Chihuahua, will be returned to owner
Mo, Redding’s favorite Chihuahua, is coming home Wednesday afternoon, his owner, Rose Dunn, said today. »
Navy veterans reunited 61 years after war ends
TWO ex-navy veterans were reunited in Heage on Wednesday having not seen each other since serving in the Second World War 61 years ago. »
Miracle escape from crash on railway track
A MOTHER and daughter escaped with minor injuries after their car overturned in aroad then flipped onto a railway line yesterday. »
Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2006
Train driver hailed a hero
A PASSENGER has hailed the driver of the train that struck a car, killing one man, as a hero. »
Bravery award for sea rescue man
A WEST Cumbrian man has received a national bravery award after he saved an 11-year-old boy from drowning in rough seas at St Bees. »
Man saved in dramatic river rescue
EMERGENCY services saved a man’s life today by hauling him from the River Orwell today in a dramatic rescue. »