On the evening of Sept. 4, 11-year-old Mackenzie Jenkins was sitting on a swing outside her Cape Coral, Florida, home when she spotted something suspicious going on at her neighbor's...
Matt Fountain of Glasgow had a vision: He wanted to help people who were in a bad way with the law, get their lives sorted and provide them with training...
On Aug. 22, 24-year-old Ruairí McSorley from Londonderry, Ireland, went for a swim in Tralee Bay on the southern Irish coast. And he kept swimming. And kept swimming. McSorley was...
Over the past year, dozens of people started receiving packages that contained a note and a small jar with their name on it. "Hi, I'm a compliment jar," the note...
Any time a person sets out into nature, there's the possibility he or she will spot something that makes the wild their home. That possibility scares some people, but for...
It's never easy to leave your family and head across the world to serve your country, but the last year has been especially difficult for one military family from Killeen,...
Last month, a man in Revere, Massachusetts, decided he no longer wanted his dog, a pit bull mix named Killer. Instead of taking him to a shelter or finding him...
Two years ago, Kentavius "KJ" Morgan lost his best friend, his biggest supporter and encourager: his mother. Teresa Colbert passed away on Mother's Day 2019 after battling cancer, and it...
Sean and Dana Pietsch of Desert Foothills, Arizona, have put out a plea for help identifying two men who trespassed, vandalized property, and -- worst of all -- committed animal...
Mark Collum of Rowley, Massachusetts, is a commercial fisherman by trade, but after the events that transpired over the last weekend, he can add "hero" to his job description. His...
On May 27, Sheila Salazar of Fayetteville, North Carolina, welcomed a pit bull mix named Nigel into her home. He'd made it to a local shelter after being rescued from...
Sept. 4, 2006, is a day that many remember with bittersweet sadness, as that was the day that a true wildlife warrior icon died while doing what he loved best....
This has not been a great week for many people in New York City, as storms pelted the area, turning roads into waterways and flooding homes. Cars were stuck and...
The Bratspis family -- including their dog, Lucy -- from Scottsdale, Arizona, spent the summer in New Jersey. Everything was going well until their return journey. On July 31, the...
The curious case of Anthony "AJ" Elfalak, an Australian toddler who was missing for three days, came to a close Monday when the boy was spotted by air -- but...
Terrible things happen constantly, and it's easy to feel helpless to aid those who are suffering when the suffering is so great, but there are people who draw on their...
Emily Williams, 16, from Wiggins, Mississippi, is currently recovering from multiple injuries, including a broken leg, a broken wrist and a torn colon -- and yet, she is thankful to...