A farmer from Minnesota named David DeCook recently found a 3.8 carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. One report said it could be worth up to $19,000. He said it looked like a candy wrapper at first……………… Denver five-year-old Astoria Massa went viral this month after Qdoba forgot her side of guacamole…… read more »
Firefighters in Raleigh, NC rescued 14 kittens from an abandoned home that caught fire recently. No one was seriously injured in the blaze, and the kittens’ mother also made it out. Animal control is now caring for the kittens and finding them forever homes………….. In other animal news: The San Diego Humane Society took in…… read more »
Dairy Queen catered a Texas wedding for free after the bride made an impassioned appeal on TikTok. They don’t usually do weddings, but said it was a no-brainer because the groom’s last name is “Blizzard” . . . Bradley Blizzard……… A guy in Seattle says his pet lizard recently saved his life. He was napping…… read more »
A guy fishing in Pensacola Beach, Florida saved a teenage girl from drowning last Thursday and didn’t even have to get his feet wet. His name is Andrew Smith, and he can’t swim because he has a seizure disorder, but he had his drone with him, so he used it to drop her a flotation…… read more »
This story is out of Wilmington – someone found a class ring from 1938 sitting in a parking lot, and got it back to the guy’s family. He’s no longer with us, and his son also passed away last year, but the granddaughter wanted it. She says her dad must have lost it, because he…… read more »
Panda watch! Zookeepers at the National Zoo in D.C. say their two giant pandas have been pretty flirty lately. His name is Bao Li, and she’s Qing Bao. She’d been ignoring him for months but not anymore, so they’re hoping for a love connection. Both pandas are on loan from China…………… How’s this for instant…… read more »
Here’s an unlikely pairing: An animal sanctuary in western Canada recently took in a 300-pound pig named Truffles, and he’s already got a buddy. He’s become best friends with a chicken named Little Red that likes to ride around on his back, and he doesn’t seem to mind it. Employees say they’re inseparable…………. In a…… read more »
This hot tub got a little TOO hot: An off-duty firefighter near Denver jumped into action when a neighbor’s jacuzzi caught fire on Thursday. Garrett Golesh was working in his backyard when he smelled smoke, called 911, and then fought the flames with a garden hose. He kept the fire from spreading to the person’s…… read more »
TikTok saved an Ohio woman’s life. Lauren Koltcz was scrolling through TikTok in February, and saw a video that said a brown mark under your fingernail could be a sign of skin cancer. It turned out it was melanoma, but it hadn’t spread. Her doctor at Cleveland Clinic said “her outcome should be very good.”……..…… read more »
In an update from a previous story, NY cop Jared Desalvo saved a dog from the East River in March, and now she’s got a forever home. The NYPD announced that after six weeks, no one came forward to claim the dog, so JARED adopted her. He’s got two young kids, so it worked out…… read more »