Fire strikes apartment complex; all residents rescued
Chester Cooper Junior was in his mother’s apartment on the first floor when police say he started the fire. His mother, also in the apartment, is wheelchair bound. »
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007
Little Angel saves grandmother while swimming
Barbara Pierce has long thought of her granddaughter Samantha Hebb as her little angel. »
Drinking Coffee And Working Out May Help To Cure Skin Cancer
A team of researchers at Rutgers University, New Jersey have found a new cure to fighting skin cancer by the unique combination of exercise and caffeine. »
Workers rescue wildcat
A wildcat escaped a murky death Monday morning when it was rescued by employees at the Fort Kent Water and Wastewater Department. »
Monday, Jul. 30, 2007
Woman reunited with missing $2400 after four years
A FORGOTTEN bank account gave one woman a surprise when she was reunited with £1,200 ($2400) she thought she had lost. »
64-Year-Old Man Unlikely Hero In Foiled Robbery
He wasn’t the likeliest of heroes, but a couple of alleged thugs holding up an Oshawa drug store at knife point Friday discovered they’d made a horrible mistake in underestimating him. »
Firefighters Dig Deep To Rescue Cat
Dallas firefighters spent Saturday morning trying to save a cat stuck in a pipe that runs under an apartment complex, NBC 5 reported. »
Nurse Called Hero After Pulling Elderly Woman From Burning Home
It was a long night for firefighters in Monroe, after an elderly woman on oxygen apparently lit a cigarette, causing an explosion. »
Martial arts expert rescues schoolgirl
A HAVE-A-GO hero has revealed how he helped rescue a 13-year-old girl who was the victim of an alleged sex attack at a busy Newcastle (UK) bus station. »
Program turns soda bottles into charity donations
Waco residents who need extra motivation to recycle may want to consider the good they could do for a local nonprofit organization. »
Mom wants to thank hero senior
The mother of a seven-year-old Mississauga girl says she owes “everything I have” to the 70-year-old Toronto man who saved her daughter from drowning. »
Amazing Rescue in Greene County to Save a Boy’s Life
A dramatic rescue, after a 12-year-old boy takes a fierce fall while hiking with his family. »
Friday, Jul. 13, 2007
Couple’s golden gift to charity
Sweethearts Frank and Sue Smith are preparing to celebrate their Golden Anniversary after overcoming a string of health problems. »
Heroes reunite after 60 years
When pensioner Norman Wood hadn’t seen his boyhood pal Ron Rogers since their days fresh out of the Navy, he’d given up all hope of tracking him down. »
Dog rescued by cop beneath bridge
A dog rescued from a rock underneath a New York City bridge has been reunited with its owner. »
Heroes recognized for their efforts
A record was broken during this year’s annual American Red Cross Heroes Campaign. »
Boy saves gran’s life
A SCHOOLBOY was today hailed a hero after helping save his grandmother’s life. »
Fifth-grader takes her duty on the safety patrol seriously
On a bright and sunny Monday afternoon, gaggles of children pile out of Wildwood Elementary, finished with their studies and ready to head home. But for some students, the day isn’t over — because students on the safety patrol, such as fifth-grader Jessica Hicks, don’t rest until their classmates are safely on their way home. »
After 50 years, couple remembers only the good
The Midtown house that Yoneko and Wilbur St. John share with their daughter and son-in-law is filled with homemade quilts, old photographs, keepsakes made by grandchildren and Yoneko’s graduation certificate from a sewing school in Japan. »
Lottery winner lives dream selling cars
All Fred Brown ever wanted to do was sell cars. »
Family Called Miracle After Surviving Freak Accident
A mother and child escape serious injury after what officials are calling a freak accident in Massachusetts. »
Thursday, Jul. 12, 2007
Firefighters Rescue Trapped Dog
Wednesday afternoon, a 125-pound Great Pyrenees in the Union Valley area became trapped up to its neck in a what firefighters describe as a “quicksand pit” made up of water, sand and mud at least four feet deep. The treacherous pit formed because of all the rain the county has received in the past few days. »
Daughter and dad reunited after 24 years
A FATHER and daughter met up for the first time in nearly 24 years - thanks to an appeal in the Lancashire Telegraph. »
Dramatic Rescue On Quesnel River
Quesnel RCMP are releasing details of a dramatic rescue on the Quesnel River. In fact, Police say they may very well recommend a life saving award for those involved. »
Heroes hoist horse from hole
Firefighters rescued a two-day-old horse that fell into a well last Thursday afternoon at Vandecoevering Farms, where the filly quarterhorse lives with her mother Ruby. »
Cat rescued from 70-foot perch
For two nights recently, Nancy Bowker listened to the moanful cries of her cat, Curry. The year-old, gold-and-white female cat was stranded 70 feet up in a hard maple tree. »
Neighbors rescue sleeping women from burning trailer
Neighbors in a Redmond RV park who noticed a nearby 28-foot travel trailer was on fire early this morning roused two sleeping women, helped them escape, and extinguished the fire using a garden hose. »
A golden retriever for rescue crew
The Aurora Township Fire Department hauled out the jaws of life Sunday to help retrieve a golden retriever. »
Pitman child honored for kindness to animals
Molly Knox, 6, makes cat toys out of discarded socks and sells them to raise money for shelters, animal welfare groups and pets in need. »
Airmen reunited after 50 years
TWO former RAF servicemen have had a reunion nearly 50 years since they last saw each other. »