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. »
Friday, Jun. 29, 2007
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. »
Bee-autiful performance; Eight-year-old wins provincial spelling title
“M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-E-O-U-S.” With those 13 letters, David Chan won the 20th annual Ontario Spelling Bee Championship. The Grade 3 student from St. Martha Catholic School was the Kingston representative in the primary category, for kids aged six to eight. On June 15, he competed against about 40 students from around Ontario and walked away with a trophy, $1,500 and a computer, as well as several other prizes. »
Monday, Jun. 18, 2007
Bystanders rescue drowning boy
When Adrianna Kruger saw a man swim into the water Saturday at the Barton Creek greenbelt in Southwest Austin screaming that his son had disappeared, the former lifeguard had a feeling that she might be called upon to perform CPR. »
Dad hailed after blaze rescue
A TODDLER survived a house fire after being dropped 12ft from a bedroom window into the arms of a hero neighbour. »
Friday, Jun. 8, 2007
Life-saving boy hailed as hero
A Horry County boy who risked his life to save two children from a fire is being hailed as a hero. For his family, a fire several years ago claimed one life, but this time a 10 year old was there. »
Thursday, Jun. 7, 2007
Girl’s gift of a viola seen as an answer to prayer
Thirteen-year-old Dinorah N. Rosario closes her eyes, taps her foot and begins to play Bach’s Gavotte in G minor, one of her favorite pieces. »
Sixth grade student cuts long locks for children in need
Destiny Foister, a sixth-grader at Sevierville Middle School, just wants to lend a helping hand. »
Teen hailed as hero for saving brother’s life
13-year-old Brandon Larsen is being called a hero after pushing his younger brother out of the way of an out of control car. Brandon is fighting for his life at UMC. It happened last Friday about twenty miles north of Las Vegas on the 1-15. »
Wednesday, Jun. 6, 2007
Baby life saved: Teenage heroes earn high praise
Three Erskine Park High students are reluctant heroes after their act of goodwill helped save a baby’s life. »
Teen mom earns diploma, honors
A high school diploma didn’t come easy for Edelmira Lopez. »
Youth hailed as hero
Evangelina Castro was presented a National Youth Hero award for her bravery from the National American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Monday night. »
Friday, Jun. 1, 2007
Boy’s recovery from brain tumor: “miracle after miracle”
It took eight hours to remove the tumor from 7-year-old Jacob Petersen’s brain. Then came the hard part. »
Happy homecoming for 4 yo who almost drowned
Many people in the Burgess Community of Horry County call it a miracle story. A four year old boy returned home after almost drowning last week. Neighbors, family, friends, and all those who helped save his life, joined for a big welcome home celebration Thursday night. »
Thursday, May. 31, 2007
Third-grader saves brother, 2, from going under truck
A third-grader at Albany Street Elementary in Utica is being called a hero after she put herself in the path of an oncoming truck to save her brother’s life Tuesday evening. »
High school hero saves 3-year-old boy from choking
It took four days for Liberty High School student Ellis Davis to tell his mother he saved a 3-year-old boy’s life. »
Wednesday, May. 30, 2007
Boy honored for pool rescue
An Oklahoma City boy is honored with a heroism award for jumping into a back-yard pool to rescue his then-3-year-old cousin. »
Tuesday, May. 29, 2007
Passerby saves an 8-year-old boy
Kim Imrie was enjoying a sunny afternoon of inline skating along a popular trail in Quesnel last week when she heard screams that shattered the quiet of the day. »
Monday, May. 28, 2007
Schoolboys rescue girl from car in pool
Little Luyanda Mhlongo has two new heroes, two Pinetown schoolboys who saved her life and her mother Cindy believes they should be nominated for an award. »
Toddlers rescued from Australian wilderness
A pair of 2-year-olds who wandered out of a vacation home and into the Australian wilderness were found Monday - scratched and dirty but unhurt - after spending more than 24 hours outdoors. »
Friday, May. 25, 2007
Teen’s lucky bad week: River rescue, truck wreck, tree falling on ambulance
If people were like cats and had nine lives, a 16-year-old Rockwood male would have used up three of his lives in one week. The young man might think twice before leaving home in the future. »
Fifth-grader saves choking teacher’s life
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School fifth-grader, Lester Knauls, Jr., has never seen someone perform the Heimlich maneuver. »
Six-Year-Old Hero Saves Family From Fire
Chandler Hill has a great excuse for why his assignment was missing Thursday morning. »
Wednesday, May. 23, 2007
Teenagers rescue man from flat blaze
THREE teenage girls have rescued a man from his burning home in Coventry (UK). »