A guy in Maryland was helping his mom move some furniture when he found five old lottery tickets. And one hit for $50,000. She said she bought the tickets as stocking stuffers last Christmas. The two of them split the money…………….A kid in Indiana named Toby Lannert jumped into action and saved a high-school teacher…… read more »
An Illinois firefighter got trapped under rubble last Thursday when a home’s porch roof collapsed on him. But first responders and bystanders rushed in to lift it up, and he’s okay. There’s chest-cam footage, and you see a huge fireball from an upstairs window right when it happens. The home was a total loss, but…… read more »
How’s this for crossing party lines? A Democratic politician in Idaho named Brooke Green is fighting breast cancer. So, a few weeks ago, a group of GOP lawmakers shaved their heads in solidarity. She said she never expected such a touching show of support……….. Over a year ago, a lost and sick gray cat was…… read more »
FL woman Kim Spencer and her dog, Kona, were attacked by a 6-foot alligator while the two were out on a walk near a lake recently. Kim jumped in the water, straddled the gator and was able to pry its jaws open to release the dog, and then they ran. Both Kim and Kona were…… read more »
A Galapagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo just became a first-time mom at age 97. They say it’s a record for her species. She’s lived at the zoo since 1932, and she’s finally living up to her name . . . it’s “Mommy.” She and her four babies are doing well…………….. Two childhood friends in…… read more »
A 16-year-old in Cleveland named Tyler Sowden saved a woman and two kids from a house fire on Friday. He grabbed a ladder and got them all down off the roof. One of the kids was a 10-month-old baby. Tyler’s dad wasn’t home when it happened. He told a reporter he’s proud of his son…… read more »
Happy birthday to Josie Church and Anne Wallace-Hadrill. They’ve been next-door neighbors in Oxford, England since 1986 and happen to share a birthday. They both turn 101 years old today……………. 61-year-old NY man Ed Rohmer was out walking his dog last Thursday when he saw a seven-year-old boy fall in a river. It was freezing…… read more »
A guy in England found an old lottery ticket in his car that hit for $1.3 MILLION. It was so crumpled it wouldn’t scan, but you could still see the numbers. He told lottery officials he didn’t even have his car locked…………………..The FBI gave its “Exceptional Service” award to three middle school girls near Seattle,…… read more »
Researchers came up with a new material for golf balls that might make you a better putter. It helps them roll more consistently whether a green is wet or dry, so it would take out some of the guesswork when it comes to how fast a green is…………………..A Philly news station did a feature on…… read more »
Four Paws animal charity is running its own March Madness bracket called March Napness . . . a contest to find the “sleepiest bear.” They’re tracking two dozen of them at different animal sanctuaries to see when they emerge from hibernation. The last bear to wake up wins the title………… A town in Switzerland is…… read more »