Big Rig Hero
A courageous 9-year-old boy and a quick-thinking, fast-running Good Samaritan may have saved a truck driver’s life. »
Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007
Teen Hero Speaks About Dramatic Rescue
Ivana Burnell and her three young children were asleep when a fire broke out in their home last week. »
Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007
Meet Kerala’s 10-year-old guardian angel
India — Anu spends most of his days walking his dog and going for a dip in the neighbourhood pond — an idyllic habit for any school boy. »
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007
4-Year-Old Rescues Uncle From Seizure
A small boy in St. Louis, Missouri, is being called a hero. »
Dad rescues two sons after fire
FAMILIES fled for their lives after a fire erupted at a fast food shop in a busy town centre street. »
Tuesday, Jul. 31, 2007
6 year old hailed as hero
With her parents out of town and her babysitter badly injured, a 6-year-old Saginaw girl is being called a hero. »
Little Angel saves grandmother while swimming
Barbara Pierce has long thought of her granddaughter Samantha Hebb as her little angel. »
Monday, Jul. 30, 2007
Student rescues grandfather
Fiji — THE quick actions of a primary school student saved her grandfather, who was asleep, from being burnt alive. »
Friday, Jul. 13, 2007
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. »
Thursday, Jul. 12, 2007
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. »
Friday, Jul. 6, 2007
Student Rescues Neighbor
When 18-year-old Jeffrey Poston came home for lunch Sunday afternoon, the last thing he says he expected to see was smoke coming from his neighbors’ house. »
Teen volunteers wade in for a soggy rescue
It was Monday morning, they think, when they became heroes. »
Thursday, Jul. 5, 2007
Children set hair-raising example in giving
Charitable contributions can get a little hairy. »
Wednesday, Jul. 4, 2007
10-year-old boy called hero by firefighters
Firefighters in Tazewell County are praising a 10-year-old boy for his actions after the child noticed a neighbor’s mobile home was on fire. »
10-year-old faces emergency, becomes 911 Hero
During an emergency it is important to stay calm. It isn’t always easy especially for someone who is 10-years-old. Madison Westbrook, however, proved how it can be done as she kept her composure during a very stressful time when her grandmother needed medical attention, and Madison was the one who go it for her. »
Boy Scout wins hero award
Eric Pawlowski hesitated only briefly when a friend and the friend’s toddler son were being swept away by the Maumee River on a warm spring night last year. »
Tuesday, Jul. 3, 2007
Miracle survives 12 years
A 12-year-old celebrated his birthday at a Gold Coast theme park last week. »
Nine-year-old boy’s liver transplant a miracle
His parents used to tell him he was a gift from God. »
Monday, Jul. 2, 2007
Boy, 4, hailed as hero
Xavier Johnson isn’t that tall, and he isn’t very old either, but when flames broke out in his apartment building, he leapt into action like a seasoned firefighter, the Fredericton Gleaner is reporting. »
Work with kids makes cop a hero
Paul Deppi started helping kids with an eye toward becoming a cop. »
Friday, Jun. 29, 2007
Field of Dreams
Karen Pusey’s vision for a field of dreams will finally become a reality this weekend when she and others break ground on a new baseball field specially designed for children with physical handicaps. »
Girl, 16, earns hero award
Nicole Gorski of Chesterfield, 16, received an award from the Chesterfield Township Fire Department on April 12 for being a quick thinking hero during a time of crisis. »
Mum rescues her babies from house fire
A QUICK-THINKING mother rescued her two young children from a house fire minutes before it engulfed their home. »
Thanks to neighbors and other good teens
In our current environment, when we read weekly about underage drinking and illegal drug usage, it is rare to read about unheralded good deeds of everyday, neighborhood teenagers. »
Thursday, Jun. 28, 2007
Infant OK after 20-foot tumble
An infant was treated at hospital after he somehow pushed out a screen and tumbled from a second-floor window in central Oshawa Wednesday. »
Wednesday, Jun. 27, 2007
Lifeguard comes to boy’s rescue
A lifeguard is credited with saving a boy’s life at a city pool on Tuesday. »
2 Children Rescued From Mobile Home Fire
An act of heroism by a Forest Lake firefighter early Wednesday morning saved the lives of two children trapped inside burning mobile home. »
Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2007
Toddlers waddle for charity
Walking is a new skill for most toddlers, but one bunch of tots managed to walk more than a mile on Saturday and raise money for Barnardo’s at the same time. »
Monday, Jun. 25, 2007
Teen rescued after saving little girl
Two heroes emerged from a frightening experience at Magnolia Townhomes this weekend. One almost didn’t make it. »