Malissa Lewis was on her way to work when she noticed a black garbage bag on the side of a rural road in Kentucky. But she immediately slowed down and came to a full stop when she noticed the bag was moving! Although she had no idea what was inside, she knew there was something…
Police acted swiftly when they received several notifications from concerned Facebook users who had seen a photo of a dog with a shoe string tied around his snout. The Shiloh Police Department reported that they had several people contact them because they believed the lace could restrict the dog’s ability to breathe. The photo on…
Gene Wilder, the legendary comedian and actor, has passed away. The beloved star of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory was 83 years old. His family released a statement that the actor had died on August 29, 2016 from complications from Alzheimer’s disease. In the family’s statement they said he had been living with the…
He’s being called the “luckiest dog in the world” after narrowly escaping what could have been a disaster in a rally car race in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. In footage captured at the event, a small stray black and white dog is seen wandering onto the track. Seconds later, a speeding car whips around the corner,…
In the wake of the devastating earthquake in central Italy that claimed the lives of 291 people, survivors are attempting to return to their lives. But for many families who lost loved ones, they must first say goodbye. It was during one of the mass funerals that an emotional moment was captured on camera. A…
It was a poignant reunion for Nala the Golden Retriever and her parents, Joey Beltran and Kelsey Petit. Nala went missing for a week after jumping out of the vehicle during a car crash. They were on the way to see Joey’s dying mother when they were involved in a roll over crash and Nala…
A caring cashier is responsible for thwarting a “granny scam” that would have seen a worried grandmother lose $2000 to criminals. Kroger store cashier Shelly Yost was working when an elderly woman approached her trying to buy $2000 worth of iTunes gift cards. Curious about the purchase, Shelly asked the old woman why she was…
A young Syrian boy named Omran Daqneesh has caught the world’s attention after he was rescued from the rubble after an airstrike demolished the apartment building where he and his family were living. The powerful photograph and video footage shows Omran bloodied and full of dust moments after he was pulled from his home bombed…
Two small dogs were incredibly happy to be freed after they were left inside a dangerously hot vehicle with temperatures over 90 degrees at a shopping center in Taylor, Michigan. Security attempted to contact the owner, but after an hour, bystanders took action. One man tried to break the window with a knife. Another bystander…
A baby survived a house fire because of the heroic sacrifice of the family’s dog. 8-month-old Viviana was trapped on the second floor of the family’s row home in Baltimore when the fire broke out. Her mother, Erika Poremski, could not get to Viviana despite repeated attempts to reach her. “I just heard her crying…
As thousands of people evacuated their homes in Louisiana because of historic flooding, many individuals turned their efforts to helping the people and animals left behind. Two volunteer rescuers, Mike Anderson and Darrell Watson, took out a boat and began searching for signs of life in the neighborhoods in Baton Rouge. That’s when they spotted…
A woman was seconds away from drowning when rescuers came across her convertible car sinking under the floodwaters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Footage of the dramatic rescue, which took place on Saturday afternoon on August 13, 2016, show the men frantically trying to find something to tear open the top of the car. In the…
When Officer Steven Dunham responded to a call about a little boy outside of a CVS drug store in Ohio, what he learned broke his heart and prompted him to act. It turns out the little boy was trying to sell his teddy bear for food. The 7-year-old told Officer Dunham of the Franklin Police…
When Wes Metcalfe found a worm in his cucumber, he wrote to the local Tesco store in Dinnington, England where he had bought it to complain. He did it in a polite and humorous way and his Facebook post was read by a Tesco customer service rep named Rob. Wes decided to update Rob about William……
Jefferson District Court Judge Amber Wolf allowed inmate James Roeder to meet his one-month old son that he had never met in her courtroom recently. The judge in Louisville, KY, had just finished Roeder’s hearing and was about to begin her next hearing for Roeder’s wife, Ashley. The couple are facing burglary charges in the…
David Dempster is one of several men who are being called heroes today after rescuing a woman from her car after she was swept away by a flash flood in Ellicott City in Maryland on July 30, 2016. Heavy rains caused a flood that tore through the city, damaging everything in its wake. Two civilians…
It seems a strange place to bond with a dog, but ultra runner Dion Leonard found the perfect running mate while recently racing in the Gobi desert. The British runner was participating in the grueling 155 mile (250 km) 4 Deserts Race across China’s Gobi desert when he was joined by a small, stray dog….
Eli Malone was celebrating his 5th birthday with his family when the celebration took a tragic turn after an Oklahoma police officer showed up and shot their dog, Opie. The children had just gone inside for ice cream when the officer arrived serve an arrest warrant for someone who lived at the address years earlier,…
Three boys and their mother were out together playing the extremely popular Pokeman Go mobile game when they stumbled across a dog barely clinging to life. The Thomas family found the beagle dragging himself along the ground near the train tracks in Harlan County, Kentucky. The dog had been severely beaten, shot and was missing…
When officers in Barnseville, Georgia, received a report of someone camped out at Gordon State College they weren’t expecting what they found. They asked the occupant of the pitched tent to step out and Fred Barley emerged. The 19-year-old told the officers he had biked 6 hours to the nearby college in the scorching heat…
Officers respond to all kinds of interesting calls as part of their daily duties. However, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies Josh Tillman and Brian McLaughlin must have been a little bit surprised when they responded to this one! The Colorado deputies were called to a home where a black bear had apparently locked himself inside…
Arturo, a polar bear born in Alaska, has died at the age of 30 after spending more than two decades at Mendoza Zoo. The bear, who became widely known online as the “world’s saddest polar bear,” spent his life in a climate vastly different from the Arctic environment his species is adapted to. Arturo was…
9-year-old Elysia Laub was playing in her family’s backyard in rural Lowell, Indiana, when she heard some crying coming from the grass near the road by their home. At first she thought it was one of their pigs, but she was in for a huge shock. When she went to investigate she saw some pink…
Hobby the dog is being called a hero after he saved his owner from an armed robbery at a tobacco shop in Manosque, France on July 1, 2016. David Bremond was getting ready to close his shop and was throwing out the garbage when a man wearing black and a white mask charged at him…
If you come across an abandoned tennis ball lying on the ground, be very, very careful about picking it up. Police are warning people and pet owners about a firecracker threat that puts dogs (and children) in harm’s way as we approach the 4th of July holidays. Apparently, people are turning tennis balls into homemade…
Recent raids by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department turned up 400 buckets of an unlikely counterfeit product, one that you wouldn’t expect – phony laundry detergents. Buckets and buckets of knock-off laundry detergent are being passed off as the real thing to unsuspecting consumers. Crooks are selling the 5-gallon buckets online through social media…
A little puppy is lucky to be alive after baseball fans freed him from a hot car at a game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Michael and Josh Warner were so hot inside the stadium that they left the game to cool off. That’s when they heard a puppy crying. Noticing the puppy…
Unexpected things always seem to occur during live broadcasts. That was certainly the case when one newscaster in Detroit was interrupted by an unexpected visitor that is not only adorable but also in need of help! Reporter Nima Shaffe was on location for WXYZ-TV Channel 7 when a stray kitten decided to wander into his…
Dogs from all over the United States arrived in Orlando, Florida over the past few days to help comfort people in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The comfort dogs are specially trained to help people in times of crisis, by fostering communication and healing by letting people open up and…
A father and son have been saving dogs from the rising flood waters in Brazoria County, Texas, after many of the pets were left behind. Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in the area for the past few days and the county has issued more mandatory evacuations on Tuesday June 9, 2016. Imgur user DustyHam…
Bretagne the Golden Retriever has been laid to rest after receiving a hero’s farewell. The dog, believed to be the last surviving 9/11 Ground Zero search dog, was put to sleep on June 6, 2016 due to old age. The 16-year-old dog was honored by firefighters and rescue workers who lined the sidewalk and saluted…
The dangerous flooding that has hit many counties in Texas this past week forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes and claiming lives. But one dog left behind in Fort Bend County is getting a second chance after she nearly drowned after being chained to a fence. The dog could do nothing to escape…
Friends Sonia, Marla and Monica were out for a drink at a nice restaurant in Santa Monica, California when they saw something that was “no joking matter”. Monica noticed a man at another table holding a vial and dropping some liquid into his date’s drink when she had gotten up to go to the bathroom….
Many parents know that lithium button batteries pose a danger to toddlers, but the Virag family in Katy, Texas is warning parents about a new potential danger from the batteries that may have caused a fire in their car. It appears their son’s light-shoes may have sparked a fire inside their SUV because of the…
A few months ago, Tama Sawyer of the University of Kansas Hospital Poison Control Center received a call that was a first for her. A man had overdosed on anti-diarrhea medications. The reason? He was trying to temporarily satisfy his heroin cravings. Abusing these over-the-counter drugs is a growing trend among those addicted to opioids…
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