Police officers race for a great cause
Dozens of police officers were running through the streets of Cape Coral on Saturday. »
Charity
Mum’s shoe-per idea for heroes
ARMED force personnel serving far away from home and family are often without creature comforts.
The arrival of post is always a highlight, but, for some brave troops, being without a family means they don’t receive any morale boosting treats. »
Firefighters climbing for charity
A group of heroic Croydon firefighters is calling for help for a charity challenge. »
Two-time cancer survivor bikes for a cure
Stratham locals who casually know Scott Joy are surprised to see him pedaling around the neighborhood on a touring bicycle and stunned when they discover he’s training for a 100-mile road race. They’re more accustomed to seeing Joy’s thin frame and bespectacled face on stage singing or acting in community theater. »
Teachers
Teachers honored for educational efforts
Selina Meyer, of Indian Trail Elementary School, is the 2007-08 Kentucky Special Education Teacher of the Year. She teaches the self-contained Functional Mental Disability class at Indian Trail. »
Teacher wins $10K award
Western & Southern Financial Group named veteran teacher Kimya Moyo this year’s winner of the Dr. Lawrence C. Hawkins Educator of the Year Award, an honor than comes along with a no-strings-attached $10,000 check. »
Found
Long-Lost Class Ring Returned
It’s likely been years since Floyd Darling of Laceyville has thought much about the Elk Lake class ring he used to wear indicating that he was a member of the Class of 1982. »
Science & Technology
A possible cure for pre-eclampsia
A condition which affects one in every ten pregnancies and is responsible for 1,000 baby deaths in Britain each year may have a genetic cause. »
Allergy expert: cure for peanut allergy in five years
The announcement by an American expert that within the next five years some form of immunotherapy will be available to treat peanut allergy, will bring relief to many concerned parents. »
Brazilian researchers announce breakthrough in developing dengue vaccine
A group of Brazilian researchers said Sunday they have obtained a protein that could help block the transmission of the dengue virus in animals. »
Life
Australia Spends Millions to Rescue Reef
Australia will spend A$3.8 billion ($3.5 billion) to fight climate change, including A$200 million to rescue the Great Barrier Reef, as part of a four-year plan outlined in the government’s budget on Tuesday. »
Veterans Home to replace about 200 worn headstones
The Vermont Veterans Home is planning to replace the worn headstones in its cemetery, some of which are more than 115 years old, with new marble grave markers. »
Cinderella-style fairy godmother comes to the rescue
The prom ticket is $95, his share of the limo will run $40 and then there’s the corsage he’ll buy for his date. But as the mother of a graduating son, I’m getting off easy. »
Animals
Rescued dolphin to make friends
Exactly 402 days ago Alice the dolphin had just washed up on a Padre Island National Seashore beach, suffering from pneumonia on a cold and rainy April day. »
Lost dog is reunited with family
A family’s concerns over their lost dog, Sonya, are now put to bed as she was found not far from where she escaped. She is currently resting at a veterinarian’s office until she can join her family in Thailand for a cheerful reunion. »
Persistent poodle who saved baby’s life named to Animal Hall of Fame
Five family pets were honoured for their courage and loyalty on Monday, including a Saskatoon dog who is credited with saving the life of a newborn baby abandoned on a family’s back porch on a frigid February day. »
Fire crews rescue horse that fell into river
Fire officers rescued a horse which fell into the River Nene. »
Honesty
Honesty: What would you do?
Fox TV in Evansville, IN did a small test: how many people would pocket some “lost” money? »
Locks of Love
Westport girls donate their hair
When 7-year-old Michaela Leach got her second-ever haircut on Saturday, she couldn’t wait to get rid of a whole foot of hair. It was heavy, she said, and impossible to brush. Shampooing was a trial. »
Family
Behind the Badge brings department family together
Doing police work 24/7 can seem like a never-ending carousel — a revolving door of officers jumping on and off, at all hours of the day, as they serve the public. »
Heroes
Stab victim Jessica meets her heroes
A SCHOOLGIRL repeatedly stabbed in a frenzied attack met her footballing heroes during a visit to Everton’s training ground. »
Return for hero train driver
THE hero train driver who broke his neck in the Grayrigg rail crash is set to return to work two months earlier than expected. »
Pilot hailed as an angel
Family and friends of pilot Jane Kekana were touched by an angel, because angels fly. »
Holocaust heroes’ acts remembered
Yom Hashoah, better known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, is a way for Jews and non-Jews to commemorate unthinkable loss and invaluable strength at the same time. »
Miracles
Woman saw tornado hit her farm but house stands
A northwest Iowa couple watched a tornado strike their farm home and today are amazed they didn’t suffer more damage. »
Rescues
Five girls rescued from raft on river
Five Woodward County girls were rescued Monday morning, a day after they went missing on the North Canadian River, said Matt Lehenbauer, county emergency management director. »
Baby Rescued From Storm Drain
Two Fall River men are being credited with saving the life of a baby who fell into a storm drain over the weekend, Boston television station WCVB reported. »
Hurricane Katrina
Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize
A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk. »
Faith
Miracle: A Story Of Healing
Tyrone Hickman II, 14, said he was healed of a serious disease because of his family’s faith in God. »
Kids & Teens
Seven-year-old medical miracle
He’s a medical miracle. A local seven-year-old boy was dead for at least 12 minutes, but you would never be able to tell. »