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A small dog named Koko, missing for two years from Texas, has finally returned home — after being spotted more than 1,000 miles away in New Jersey and lovingly cared for by local police officers while her family raced to bring her back.
Source: Missing Dog Found 1,300 Miles From Home — Police Care For Her Until Family Arrives
Very cool.
A quirky sign hanging inside a historic oyster house in Mobile, Alabama, promised something unusual: free oysters to any man who turned 80 and walked in with his father. It finally happened.
Source: Father, 99, And Son, 80 Finally Redeem Decades-Old Promise Of Free Oysters
Pretty cute, and quite impressive.
Ron Blake was about to die by suicide. When a “Late Night” joke made him laugh, he said, he realized, “there’s still something good left in me.”
Hope he makes it!
A man in San Antonio is being praised online as a ‘highway hero’ after his quick thinking helped stop a dangerous situation on a busy highway—and may have helped save a life.
Source: Welder Hailed As ‘Highway Hero’ After Quick Thinking Helps Save Driver In Medical Crisis
Impressive.
After adopting young True, Dr. Amy Beethe also adopted True’s sister, and then found homes for his four other siblings.
Wow.
On Tuesday evening, the Town of Ashland will hold a special ceremony to honor Gozier.
Source: ‘A special girl’: Ashland dog hailed as a hero for saving woman’s life
A very good dog.
His parents got on board, crushing the cans to save space by driving over them in their car before Ryan bagged them up.
Source: Schoolboy With ‘Can-Do’ Attitude Has Recycled a Million Cans and Donated the Proceeds to Charity
Very cool.
An “immune system reset” cured autoimmune, or Type 1, diabetes in mice in a Stanford Medicine study. The approach may be useful for other autoimmune conditions as well as organ transplants.
Source: Type 1 diabetes cured in mice with gentle blood stem-cell and pancreatic islet transplant
Exciting!
A Virginia woman has traced her beginnings to the Cleveland area thanks to the help of the historical researcher for Fairview Park.
Very moving.
Once assessed as ‘a sloth with a low drive to work’, the polite and affectionate black labrador enjoys a successful new career as a therapy dog
Source: Canine carer: how guide dog school dropout Marcus came to comfort cancer patients for a living
Good boy!