5 Letter Carriers Awarded For Rescue of 100
The 2008 “Hero of the Year” Award of the National Association of Letter Carriers was shared by 5 Oakland, California, letter carriers. »
Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2008
Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2008
Rescued climber calls friend a hero
An Auckland man who survived a 170 metre plunge down a mountain in the Southern Alps, says he owes his life to his mate. »
Police risked their lives in fire rescue
TWO police officers have been praised after they risked their lives and rescued an unconscious man from a burning home. »
Monday, Jul. 14, 2008
Wrecker driver honored for being a hero
An East County wrecker driver was the last person and only civilian honored for his heroism this week after he and four law enforcement members rescued a man from a burning 18-wheeler after a multi-vehicle pileup on U.S. 59 in November. »
Woman keeps promise to war hero dad
ANN YORK will soon be making the journey she has always dreamed about - a poignant visit to a Canadian town which has honoured her late father. »
Thursday, Jul. 10, 2008
Supercop, Bystander Called Heroes In Bank Robber Chase
An off-duty Cleveland police officer with 35 years on the job chased down a bank robbery suspect with the help of a woman bystander, and now both of them are being called heroes. »
Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2008
Truckie hailed a hero after car crash rescue
Wayne Zappone has been called a hero after he helped resuscitate a man who had a heart attack at the wheel of his car. »
Man with Autism Meets Firefighters Who Came to Rescue
Keith Kennedy is getting a chance to meet the firefighters who rescued the 25-year-old man with autism from the Wisconsin woods. »
Firefighters rescue children
The Patriots in the Park annual carnival turned into a tense situation for several children stranded on a ride. »
UK Teacher of the Year 2008 is…
FUN-LOVING Paul Johnson has scooped the title of the Scarborough Evening News Teacher of the Year 2008.
Mr Johnson, of Hinderwell School, was presented with the award after four of his pupils nominated him for the prestigious title. »
School’s Teacher of Year uses river as a resource
Teacher Jill Wnuk believes middle school is not just about math, science and social studies: It is also about helping them discover what is really important in life. »
Tuesday, Jul. 8, 2008
War Hero Reunited With Troops
U.S. Army Maj. David Underwood was released Monday from Brooke Army Medical Center to be reunited with troops returning from Iraq. »
Teacher strikes a winning chord
THE world may know only one Carlos Santana — the guitarist and rock musician — but at Mayflower Primary, there are quite a few of him, so to speak. »
Monday, Jul. 7, 2008
Shark Hero recieves Award
A man who received a bravery award for swimming into the ocean to help a woman being attacked by a shark says he is no hero. »
Heroes rescue neighbour from house fire
TWO hero housemates have told how they pulled their neighbour from a smoke-filled kitchen after a fire in the early hours of the morning. »
Tuesday, Jun. 10, 2008
Hero loco driver returns to his roots
The longest-serving Toll train driver in New Zealand is finishing his career the way he started, with a nostalgic last shift driving a steam train. »
Neighbours hailed as heroes by firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS today praised the actions of two hero neighbours who saved people’s lives in separate rescues.
Alan Coates sprung into action to save a family of three after a fire broke out at the side of their home in the early hours. »
Monday, Jun. 9, 2008
Grandfather Hailed as Hero
A little boy has a grandfather to thank for his life. »
Always a volunteer, now a hero
DONALD Thompson is apprehensive about the attention he will get from the close-knit Rochester community when his Medal of the Order of Australia is announced this morning. »
Friday, Jun. 6, 2008
Heroes save two from burning
A HERO mum and son pulled an elderly woman and a man from a blazing house in Rhos on Sea. »
Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2008
Hero saves children from burning home
Described as a hero, Officer Jeremy Foote raced in a home with a room on fire Wednesday morning and helped bring two girls to safety, officials said. »
Fire hero dashes into blazing house to save pal
A HERO friend burst into his burning house three times in a desperate attempt to rescue his flatmate. »
Tuesday, Jun. 3, 2008
Del Mar teacher wins excellence award
Candy Basso is strict, which is understandable because she teaches a class of 30 English Language Development students at Del Mar High School. »
Saturday, May. 31, 2008
Firehouse serves feast to Silver Star recipient
Heroism was the hot topic around the firehouse kitchen Tuesday night when the headquarters crew hosted Cpl. Moses Cardenas and his family at a firehouse pasta dinner. »
Heroine rescues blaze woman
A WOMAN was today hailed a heroine after she rescued an elderly woman from her burning home. »
Thursday, May. 29, 2008
Neighbor Saves Man In San Francisco Fire
A San Francisco man remains in critical condition with severe burns after a heroic neighbor pulled him out of an apartment fire early Monday morning in the city’s Richmond District, a Fire Department spokewoman said. »
This is the Oscar of teaching
Jean Murphy and her students at Long Range Academy have a lot of fun with math. »
Friday, May. 16, 2008
Warsaw Ghetto hero dies
A Polish woman who saved thousands of Jewish children during World War II by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto has died in the Polish capital after a long illness, aged 98. »
Family thanks firefighters for rescue
A mother and three children saved from a burning house in Oxford yesterday thanked their rescuers. »
Thursday, May. 15, 2008
Shark hero to receive recognition
A WOMAN who dived into the sea and rescued a man being attacked by a shark will be nominated for a bravery award. »