A miracle dog endured a hard 12 days trapped down in a badger hole. Her owner refused to surrender trust and instead, set up camp in the woods sitting tight for her safe return. 46 year old Victoria Hogan was left crushed when her border terrier Freda got trapped underground after darting down the opening during a walk. Victoria carried out an eight day vigil by camping out in Lickey Hills Country Park, near Birmingham in England, in the vague hope she would emerge from the hole. She even endeavored to coax her beloved pet out by cooking bacon and…
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A five year odyssey for a feline by the name of Dexter appears to have finally reached a conclusion, after a long-long covert stay at a prison was interfered with by his appearance onboard an offshore oil rig, which finally resulted in a call to animal services. The cat was a normal “well loved and cherished” hangout at Her Majesty’s Prison Grampian in Peterhead, Scotland, where staff used to “fuss over” him and even gave him the nickname One-eyed Joe. At that point, a most unexplainable thing happened: One-eyed Joe somehow wound up in a shipping container a mile and…
An ER nurse has been reunited with the New York City fireman who saved her from a fire that was consuming a building 37 years ago. Deirdre Tayler, who works as a nurse in Virginia is presently working in New York City to help battle the covid pandemic and shortage of workers. On Monday, she was reunited with Eugene Pugliese, a retired FDNY fireman. “The name of the firefighter that rescued me was always with me. When I grew up, I became an ER nurse. There is definitely a relationship with ER nurses and first responders. They put their lives…
Looking through the windows of a Chilliwack book shop, one will find various items available for purchase including books, puzzles, bookmarks, pillows…and now, cats. The Book Man just launched its cat adoption window, a community space where people can look at and visit adoptable felines located in the downtown area at the Chilliwack store. “I’ve always joked that everything in the store is for sale except for the staff and the cats, and now it’s just the staff,” said Amber Price, owner of The Book Man. The room is about the size of a powder room with climbing structures, a…
A Lakeland canine is being celebrated as a hero. The Goldendoodle whose name is Gus rescued a tiny baby otter in the St. Croix River. The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville treated the little pup and says he’s improving. “He’s a very friendly, happy, Goldendoodle,” Gus’ owner, Cleo Young, said. Though it’s been a tough few years for 6 year old Gus, he wags his tail and gives kisses through it. Young said he had a tumor removed during a follow up routine earlier this year, and that is when staff at the University of Minnesota found yet another growth,…
Walking down the aisle may simply be the greatest second for any bride, however, for Kristie Mihelich from Troy, Michigan, it was a phenomenal occasion she will most likely never forget. Mihelich was preparing to be wed to Bobby Mihelich on April 22 at the Planterra Conservatory in West Bloomfield, Michigan, when Pierson, their 2 year old son, accidentally stole the spotlight. The moment he saw his mother show up at the end of the aisle, Pierson let out a huge shout and immediately ran towards her. It was a charming and delightful moment caught on camera by the wedding…
A young woman in Iowa has received a flood of adoration from strangers all across the country after she requested that firefighters cross country send her T-shirts to honor her dad – who happened to be a former firefighter himself – for a unique and special gift she’s making. Alli Marois, 23, of Milo, Iowa, posted a video on the TikTok app explaining her project – a quilt – which she hopes to create from shirts highlighting logos from fire stations all over the U.S. “The main reason that I started this was whenever we would go anywhere on a…
An Oklahoma couple who wanted to exchange vows in Las Vegas instead got married on the plane after their flight was dropped. Last week, Jeremy Salda and Pam Patterson immediately set up plans for a Las Vegas wedding set for Sunday, April 24. The couple made sure to double check everything as they reserved an appointment for a marriage permit, booked a hotel near the strip and purchased tickets for a flight from Oklahoma City to Nevada. Patterson even purchased a $200 wedding dress on the web. However, their arrangements before long hit turbulence – only two days after the…
A Massachusetts woman ordered a pizza on a normal Friday evening, she had no clue that the kindness and quick thinking of her Uber would change her life that night. Caryn Hebert Sullivan called in for a late night dinner on February 11, and DoorDash driver Sophia Furtado got the request to an address in the small community of West Island Fairhaven, located on Buzzards Bay, around 20 miles southeast of Fall River. “It was a normal night for me,” Furtado told CNN Thursday, “I was almost at the end of my shift.” When she got to the house around…
Ohio State University’s schools of medication and engineering have banded together with Siemens to make a brand new MRI machine that overcomes key restrictions of the current MRI machines. Their new plan opens up the utilization of the MRI to those with obesity, with implants, and other conditions that restrict the machine’s utilization. Critical for accomplishing precise diagnoses, a Magnetic Resonance Imager (MRI) has several critical restrictions. For those with implants such as pacemakers, the MRI cannot be utilized. Currently, machines can’t see inside the lungs of a human, they expose patients – particularly repeat patients with chronic conditions -…
For years, Farrell Blum battled sleep apnea. Like other young people with down syndrome, his breathing would pause and begin while he dozed, the main symptom of the potentially dangerous condition, however he didn’t wheeze nor appear to be tired during the day. While Blum had a persistent positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, a common treatment for sleep apnea, he didn’t particularly like using it. Then his PCP mentioned a clinical trial for a new gadget that works a bit like a tongue pacemaker. (Pacemakers typically are implanted into the heart to help control the heartbeat.) It would require a…
Boston Marathon sprinters in recent years have seen a grinning – furry – face around the two mile mark. It’s Spencer, the therapy dog, who’s become known as the unofficial mascot for the marathon, because he’s appeared on the sidelines every year since 2015 – regardless of weather. One particularly rainy long distance race catapulted Spencer’s fame. In 2018 his owner, Richard Powers, chose to put a radiant yellow raincoat on the pup, making him stand out significantly more than he typically does. Photos of Spencer, who holds a ‘Boston Strong’ flag in his mouth, went viral, and he turned…
Dr. Sharadh Sampath, a Richmond specialist began a food truck called Cultivate to help raise money for charity, and give training and work to individuals from marginalized and under-addressed backgrounds. “I am super happy to be a part of this,” said Hamilton, who’s now the manager for Cultivate after 10 years of owning Mom’s Grilled Cheese Truck, which she sold in 2020. Executive chef Ken Iaci (Joe Fortes, the Cannery, Papi’s Ristorante Italiano) and Hamilton plan a solid, healthy, fresh menu each and every week, and there are always vegan and gluten-free choices. The truck shows up at Peace Arch…
When Jackelyn Kastanis figured out her childhood best friend, Brooke, was diagnosed with cancer, she dropped everything to be close to her. She not only remained with her in the medical clinic, she attempted to give her a feeling of normalcy and beauty. “She was told at 27 years old she had a year to live. Once I found out she was very sick I came home and I took up residency with her in her hospital room,” Kastanis told CBS News. “And I realized it was a very stale environment, it was very sad on her psyche. There was…
A boy at the age of 14 became paralyzed after a twister tore through his home in December, has finally walked out from the hospital. Kyle Koehn and his family’s home in Dresden, Tennessee, was flattened out during a twister that tore through four states just a year before. “I heard the house start splintering and that’s the last we remember until we woke up in the field,” his father, Darwin, told St. Louis NBC affiliate KSDK. The majority of Kyle’s family ended up about 180 feet from the home, while he was thrown a few yards away. “He was moaning,”…
Zara Rutherford landed in western Belgium in her one-seater plane after flying solo completely around the world in a mere 155 days. The 19 year old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a new world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the planet, touching her small plane down in western Belgium on Thursday which was exactly 155 days after she first departed. She made the most of it for herself, her family and devoted it to all the young women attempting to succeed in endeavors where there’s mostly a male-dominated environment such as the aviation sectors, and the…
Multitudes of communities, cities, countries, and regions are coming together with one global goal in mind. Dubbed the Zero-Waste Movement, and it got a significant lift this week as two of its leaders were granted the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. Rossano Ercolini and Nohra Padilla are two of the winners of this year’s Goldman Prize, which grants $150,000 to every one of the six grassroots environmentalists who have accomplished extraordinary impact, often against great odds. Frequently against incredible odds. On the surface, Ercolini and Padilla seem to not have much in common. Ercolini is a grade school from the rural…
A protein dubbed ‘Pac-Man’ has been found to eat up plastic and break it down in such a way that it could open the door to eliminating tons of landfill waste. The catalyst destroys PET (polyethylene terephthalate), which is omnipresent in everyday food and drink packaging, carpet fibers, and textiles. It offers hope for tackling worldwide contamination by supercharging recycling on a massive scale. Major industries would now have the option to recover and reuse items at the molecular level. This is a good thing considering that the largest landfill in America is located in The Puente Hills. It has…
In June 2019, Steve Wilson was going on a bicycle ride. Much like many of us frequently do, he checked his cellphone before taking off, and saw a moving post about his friend’s daughter. “She was a junior in high school at the time, she just received a life-saving kidney from a woman in town,” Wilson told CBS News. “And they didn’t even know this woman til they made the plea for their daughter.” “So, I became emotional. I just thought that is the coolest thing,” said Wilson, who lives in Westchester, N.Y. “I took a long bike ride thinking…
A 14 year old boy with autism is so passionate about dogs and baking, he’s presently using his skills to help gather funds to help support a guide dog. Ryder Newhouse, who lives in Harrison, has been making treats for his unofficial therapy dog, Tommy, and different dogs for a very long time (two years to be exact). But it was just as of late that he had the idea to sell the cookies he bakes and give to charity. Before Christmas last year, Ryder was invited into Fergie’s Doggie Delight Pet Bakery in Chilliwack to take part in Agassiz…