Angelo Mondragon said he felt something brush against his leg when he entered the water of Lake Windsor in Windsor, Colorado. When he looked down he saw a tiny foot just beneath the surface – it was three-year-old Sitlali Hernandez, who was unconscious and drowning. The plumber by profession grabbed the little girl in his…
*UPDATE February 6, 2016* Retired Police Officer Matt Hickey will be reunited with his K9 partner Ajax after the Marietta Ohio Police Department found a way to arrange for him to purchase Ajax legally for $1.00. Originally, the department proposed that Hickey work as an unpaid auxiliary officer in order to legally keep Ajax. But…
It’s the dream of every thrift shop shopper or amateur collector – paying almost nothing for an item that turns out to be incredibly valuable. That’s what happened to Randy Guijarro, who paid $2 for an old box a photos at a California junk shop only to later discover that one of the photos could…
Late night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel shares his thoughts on the Minnesota dentist who illegally killed Cecil the lion, who was a local favorite in Zimbabwe. He had a hard time not getting emotional when recounting the lion’s tragic murder. He pretty much sums up what many of us are thinking about the lion’s death at…
Nearly 300 years to the day a Spanish ship sank off the coast of Florida, a diver unearthed its treasures! Eric Schmitt found $1 million in gold coins and chains in a Spanish shipwreck that sank off the coast on July 31, 1715. As you’ll hear in the video below, he got a little bit…
Kyri Viehman had just finished Christmas shopping with her mother and was headed back home in St. Louis, MO, when she noticed something on her car’s windshield that she later learned posed a serious danger. There was a $100 bill tucked under her car’s windshield wipers. “Being a dedicated listener to the Bobby Bones Show,…
An 18-year-old never thought his courage would be put to the test when he got off his shift at McDonald’s an hour earlier than usual and stumbled across an attempted murder on his way home. Caleb Martin was driving home on New Years Day when he saw a driver swerving straight towards a woman standing…
How could anyone hurt such a sweet, sweet puppy? That’s what animal rescuers are asking after they saved a puppy that was cruelly thrown to the ground by a young man. The terrible incident was filmed in Manitoba, Canada and after the video surfaced on social media, police quickly tracked down the individual and the…
When doctors told George Pickering II that his son was brain dead, and that they would be removing him from life support, George thought the hospital was moving too fast. What followed was a dangerous and desperate plea from a father to give his son a few more hours to see if he would recover….
It’s appalling to think of anyone with the responsibility to take care of children would beat them, but that is what one mother believes happened to her boy at his daycare. Ryane Lamb found welts and bruises covering her 2-year-old son Amari’s legs when she picked him up from his Cleveland daycare on Wednesday. According…
Puppy mills are one of the darker realities of dog breeding, where the dogs are sold for maximum profit with the minimum of care. Last week, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department received an anonymous tip that an alleged puppy mill may have been operating out of a home. The MCSO’s MASH (Maricopa Animal Safe Haven)…
An optometrist in Australia issued a warning to all parents that laser pointers are not toys after a teen did permanent damage to his vision. The 14-year-old burned the retina at the back of the eye near an area called the macular after beaming a laser pointer into his eyes. Although the boy felt no…
A mail carrier in Hope Hull, Alabama unexpectedly became a hero when she followed her instincts to check in on one of her regular customers after she noticed he had not collected his mail for several days. Cissy Cartwright has been delivering mail in Hope Hull for more than 20 years. She went to check…
A two-year-old girl who was locked in a steaming-hot car and is alive today thanks to Sarah Oropeza who sprung into action when a teenage co-worker of hers at Famous Footwear, in Merriam, Kansas screamed for help. The mom of two frantically tried to break the car’s window after she saw the toddler inside, drenched…
The hacktivist group Anonymous has released a video in which they declare a cyber war on ISIS following the Paris terrorist attacks. In a video posted on YouTube, a masked activist, speaking in French, announced: “Expect massive cyber attacks. War is declared. Get prepared. Anonymous from all over the world will hunt you down.” The…
Dog owners love bringing their dogs to Davis Island Dog Beach in Tampa, Florida. There’s a sandy beach for dogs to splash, swim and play in. But recently, a dog owner got a terrible scare when her large Labrador Retriever mix appeared to be drowning. The dog named Xena was pulled out of the water…
With hundreds of homes up in flames and thousands of people evacuated, California has declared a state of emergency as wildfires rage through parts of the state. Families and their pets have been displaced. Some animals have lost their lives. But this black cat miraculously survived. Firefighters battling the Valley Fire found the cat in…
“Mommy, why is there a phone under there?” That’s what a 5-year-old boy asked his mother after he noticed the device hidden under the sink inside the ladies bathroom at a Starbucks in Lancaster, California. The mother, who wished to remain anonymous, said she was visiting the coffee shop’s restroom when her son made the…
It looks like a great opportunity to make some extra cash – a check from Walmart with your name on it asking you to participate in one of their quality control programs and earn $2000 to $4000. The catch? It’s a scam. Scammers have been employing a sophisticated con on people by sending letters, checks…
Police in Boston are trying to identify a toddler found on June 25th, 2015 and are appealing to the public for help. A woman walking her dog on Deer Island in Boston Harbor came across a garbage bag and went to investigate only to make a heartbreaking discovery. A body of a young girl, thought to…
A young student changed the life of poverty-stricken boy forever after she took a photo of him doing his homework outside a fast food restaurant because he had nowhere else to study. Joyce Torrefranca is a student in Mandaue City, Philippines and noticed 9-year-old Daniel Cabrera outside a local McDonalds. She posted the photo to…
It’s so very sad to see another dog left in a hot car, this time in Sacramento, California. Thankfully, the Sacramento Fire Department received a call from a concerned citizen and arrived to rescue the dog. While filming, they noted the outside temperature was 95.5°F, making the temperature inside the car much higher. To put…
If anyone needs another reason as to why leaving a dog tied up outside can be inhumane, this story of animal neglect is both shocking and heart-wrenching. A woman will be serving 6 months in jail after her dog, Golden, perished from being “sucked dry” by thousands of fleas. Golden had been crying for nearly…
Residents in a Toronto neighborhood paid their respects to a fallen raccoon, who lay on a city sidewalk for more than 12 hours before the city’s animal services came and picked him up. The dead animal had been reported to the city’s administration in the morning of July 9, 2015, but it wasn’t until later…
This is a heartwarming story of a police officer who went the extra mile to help a missing woman find her way back to her family. The officer helped a 65-year-old woman left stranded in a foreign city after her cruise ship was forced to leave without her. It began on August 6, 2015 when…
This dog is a true hero! This video was filmed in Chile in 2008 and shows a dog risking his life to save another dog after it was hit by a car on a busy highway. The heroic dog uses his paws to drag the injured dog to the edge of the road before some…
The photo of soldier Donny Eslinger and a puppy in his backpack has been widely circulated on the Internet for years. But I never knew the story behind the photo until now. 20-year-old Donny Eslinger was serving in Afghanistan when he stumbled upon as a puppy and knew he had to adopt him. He named…
18-year-old Julian Hernandez was trying to apply for Brandon Falls college when he discovered he’s been a missing person for 13 years! It turns out that the teen was reported missing by his mother in Alabama after he was abducted by his father. Julian was 5 years old at the time. Julian ran into problems…
These middle school classmates shared an unexpected reunion in the unlikeliest of places. Judge Mindy Glazer was working in Miami-Dade Bond Court when she recognized the man suspected of burglary in the docket as a former middle school chum. Glazer was working in bond court when she recognized Arthur Booth, 49, whom she described as…
An Indiana man accused of violently abusing a puppy has been arrested by U.S. Marshals after a manhunt tracked him down in El Paso, Texas. The young Pit Bull named Chance Christmas was discovered by Good Samaritans when he stumbled into their back yard at Christmas time in 2015. His back hips were broken and…
A semi-truck driver is alive today thanks to the teamwork of three separate first responders who came together to save him. Senior Trooper John Hitchcock noticed a semi-truck on the side of the interstate in Underwood, Iowa with its hazards on. He went to take a look and discovered the driver unconscious and not breathing….
“Don’t. Just don’t.” That’s the message Florida police officers had for people thinking about leaving their pets in hot cars. Their warning came directly after they rescued a very young puppy left in a hot car in Pensacola, Florida. As the temperature soared to 91 degrees, officers smashed the car window to free the puppy….
A Texas man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after police say he beat a puppy to death with a metal rod. 55-year-old Gary Kennedy was sentenced to the maximum amount of time possible, two years after his initial arrest in San Antonio, Texas KSAT reported. Kennedy was arrested in August 2014 after he…
Doree, a 160-pound St. Bernard, is usually quite docile. But she’s anything but calm when it comes to protecting her family. The Damrill family discovered this recently when Doree saved their lives. It was around 2 a.m. in the morning when Doree stood at the foot of the Damrill family’s bed and wouldn’t stop whining….
There is a very special festival that celebrates people’s love of dogs which is held every year in Nepal as part of Diwali, a five-day festival of lights that celebrates new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. Diwali is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains across the…
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