Border Collie sprints to the rescue of a dog in harm's way
This Border Collie’s quick, heroic action saved his friend from being hit by a car. Caught on video by a surveillance camera, the owner played a quick game of fetch...
An unusual family of bald eagles adds 3 eaglets
CHICAGO — An unusual family of bald eagles have settled along the Mississippi River in Illinois: two adult males, one female, and their three eaglets. While bald eagle trios have...
A Chicago man ran the Boston Marathon with a cow heart valve 11 weeks after open-heart surgery
Mark Buciak was shocked to learn that he needed a new valve in his heart. He was given two options: a cow valve or a mechanincal one. “Do you have...
Tree-planting drones have successfully planted thousands of saplings – and they’re about to plant more
A company is utlizing drones to plant trees on a huge scale, much more quickly than planting by hand. Two workers operating 10 drones could plant up to 400,000 trees...
High school teen and her service dog star in production of "The Wizard of Oz"
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — Erin Bischoff recently played Dorothy in her high school’s production of “The Wizard of Oz,” while her service dog Gage was a shoe-in for the role...
Dad turns board games into bed sheets so sick kids lying in hospitals won’t get bored
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kevin Gatlin created his “Playtime Edventures” bedsheets to keep kids entertained while in the hospital. “We put together bedsheets and slumber bags that cover everything from geography,...
Dog severely burned in house fire adopted... by firefighter
PRINCETON, Minn. — Lexi Ann was brought to a dog rescue group, Ruff Start, with burns so severe her owners had left her to be euthanized by a veterinarian. However,...
Messages on lockers start the day on a positive note
“If you’re reading this, I love you.” “Great job.” “Most obstacles melt away when we make up our minds to walk boldly through them.” “You are enough just as you...
13-year-old traded his Xbox and did yard work so he could buy his mom a car
William Preston saved up his money from yard work and house cleaning, and leveraged his Xbox to buy his mom, Krystal Preston, a car. “I lost it, I bawled so...
A 2-year-old couldn't walk on his own. So a high school robotics team built him a customized toy car
Cillian Jackson, 2, is unable to walk due to a genetic condition. But thanks to this high school robotics team, he has some sweet wheels to help him get around....