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Today’s Good News 1-19-24

Today’s Good News 1-19-24

A guy in South Carolina named Timothy Snipe saved his tiny chihuahua from a coyote the other day.  He grabbed the thing with his bare hands . . . picked it up by the TAIL . . . and trapped it in a dumpster. He got bit on the leg and needed NINE rabies shots,…read more »

Today’s Good News 1-18-24

Today’s Good News 1-18-24

Snowmen are so 2023:  A dad in Iowa used all the cold weather we’ve had to make a SNOWSHARK with his two sons. It’s pretty impressive and about the same size as a real great white shark.  They spray-painted it, so it looks legit.  People have been driving from all over to see it and take…read more »

Today’s Good News 1-17-24

Today’s Good News 1-17-24

An 84-year-old woman near Pittsburgh named Dot Sharp finally retired after working at McDonald’s for 45 years.  She remembers when they started serving Happy Meals in 1979, McNuggets a year later, and even the McPizza in 1986. She’s been working the drive-thru for the past nine years, and customers love her, so she’ll be missed. …read more »

Today’s Good News 1-16-24

Today’s Good News 1-16-24

An animal shelter in Richmond, Virginia took in a morbidly obese, 28-pound cat last week . . . and he’s already been adopted out.  They named him Frosty after the Wendy’s dessert.  His full name is “One Frosty Too Many”. His new owner promised to help him trim down.  He needs to lose about half his…read more »

Shivers In the Dark: On the Road With Dire Straits – Radio Special

Shivers In the Dark: On the Road With Dire Straits – Radio Special

On January 19, Rhino will release Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992, an 11 LP/8 CD box set of live performances by Dire Straits, a band that straddled the globe in the eighties and nineties with their sophisticated rootsy guitar rock wedded to literate story-telling lyrics. We’re celebrating the release with an exclusive radio special that features…read more »

Today’s Good News 1-15-24

Today’s Good News 1-15-24

A cop in Vermont named Michelle Archer recently dove into a half-frozen lake and saved an eight-year-old girl who fell through the ice.  Her chest-cam got it all on video last month.  The girl made a full recovery………………… A 31-year-old guy in Michigan named Cody Ennis is in the news after he didn’t cut his…read more »

Rock News Randoms 1-15-24

Rock News Randoms 1-15-24

Rush’s Geddy Lee says he got inappropriate messages from drummers after the death of Neil Peart. Alex Lifeson says he has no interest in touring of any kind. And Neil Peart’s final book, “Silver Surfers”, will be out on May 7. The Black Crowes will release their new album, “Happiness Bastards”, on March 15. The…read more »

Today’s Good News 1-12-24

Today’s Good News 1-12-24

Your next paycheck could be a tad bigger than usual, even if you didn’t get a raise.  The IRS adjusted tax brackets for 2024 based on inflation.  So if you’re making the same as last year or only got a cost-of-living bump, you might have a little less money withheld for taxes……….A woman in Richmond,…read more »

Today’s Good News 1-11-24

Today’s Good News 1-11-24

A 27-year-old guy in rural Indiana crashed his truck in mid-December . . . went off a bridge . . . got pinned under it . . . and survived six days before someone found him.  Two men scoping out a fishing spot saw the wreckage and called it in.  Matt Reum was in surprisingly…read more »

Today’s Good News 1-10-24

Today’s Good News 1-10-24

An Illinois trucker’s cat recently escaped and went missing at a truck stop in Nevada . . . and turned up five days later at a shelter 670 miles away in Wyoming. They think he must have hitched a ride with another truck driver.  The shelter worked with volunteers and got the cat home in…read more »

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