Tag: Elderly

An elderly California musician and his wife were found dead Aug. 21 in the Mojave Desert. Larry and Betty Petree of Bakersfield apparently ran out of gas and became stranded ...

This is what justice looks like. A robber who attacked an elderly man was quickly taken to the ground by a good Samaritan in Hollywood on Aug. 1. Security camera ...

"We need more people to stand up."

A 73-year-old Philadelphia man died on June 24 after being beaten with a traffic cone by a group of young people. James Lambert was crossing a street at around 2:40 ...

So much of being helpful is being in the right place at the right time and being willing to jump into action at a moment's notice. Some people are just ...

A "story in four parts."

On Nov. 29, 1965, Claire Bauman set off for her first day as a crossing guard at Horace Mann Elementary School in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. "I said I'll give ...

If your grandma lives in Maine and feels uncomfortable being housed with grandpas who identify as grandmas, a new ruling means they may have to check their cisgender privilege. According ...

It might have been House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's news conference, but it was Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters who stole the show. A 15-second clip of Pelosi speaking at the Summit ...

Geraldine from Smithfield, North Carolina, was spending her birthday at home when she had a cooking accident that led to a heartwarming serenade. On May 16, the 93-year-old left a ...

When Amazon driver Wilmar set out one day to complete his route, he knew he'd be making deliveries -- but he didn't know how crucial one of his deliveries would ...

When you think of a "therapy animal," you probably  immediately envision a dog. There also are a few standouts you might have seen in the therapy, service or emotional-support animal ...

On April 29, 1945, a group of U.S. soldiers was in Vicenza, Italy, after a battle with German forces, when they spotted a cake cooling in the window of a ...

Misplacing items is a fact of life for most of us. It's bound to happen sooner or later. But there are certainly different levels of panic that ensue depending on ...

Two weeks ago, a 3,700-square-foot single-family home was listed for sale in Fairfax, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The listing acknowledged the dwelling was in need of some TLC, ...

Aleta Cyvertsen from River Bend, North Carolina, was being a good Samaritan on April 12, mowing her elderly neighbor's yard -- but that decision nearly cost her her life. Cyvertsen, ...

On Monday, a 65-year-old woman in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, was going out to get her mail when a pack of three loose dogs spotted her and closed in. Mabel Lackey yelled ...

An elderly couple traveling through Harvey in western Australia nearly lost their lives last month when the trailer they were pulling fishtailed and rolled on the South Western Highway. The ...

A fire broke out in Willow Springs, Illinois, in the wee morning hours of March 21, but thankfully the residents were alerted to the danger. When police officers arrived on ...

There were a slew of other things that were funded in this bill.