A Michigan man bought his dad a lottery ticket for his birthday, and it hit for $1.1 million. He said his dad used to buy tickets at a specific liquor store, so that’s where he went to get him one…………The 34th Annual Firefighter Stairclimb was a big success again. Thousands of firefighters from around the world…… read more »
Cops in Orlando saved a swan that got caught in traffic the other day. It got onto a highway during rush hour and caused a big traffic jam. There’s footage of a cop chasing it around and getting it off the road. A park that has a whole flock of swans said it wasn’t theirs,…… read more »
A guy in England tried to rob a convenience store last week, but a 42-year-old woman was buying candy and happened to be a fifth-degree black belt. She’s also trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing. She landed one big kick and chased him out of the store. Local police gave her a commendation for it……………….A…… read more »
A band made up of teachers in New Jersey had a concert recently called “Teachers Rock 4 Teachers” to help educators 3,000 miles away. Proceeds went to teachers affected by the L.A. wildfires. The group in Jersey said they wanted to help, because so many people helped them in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy………….. Firefighters and…… read more »
Meet Bernard! This handsome four month old terrier mix pup is looking for a family to call his own. He does great with other dogs and the shelter believes he is at the perfect age to start getting to know that feline friends are great also! Bernard loves to play and would do great in almost any…… read more »
A Bridgewater, New Jersey cop pulled a guy from a burning car on Wednesday, and the chest-cam footage is intense. It hit a tanker truck and burst into flames. The driver was unconscious, but will be okay. Police described the injuries as non-life-threatening……….Meanwhile, 45 minutes north in Garfield, New Jersey, cops saved a pink poodle…… read more »
CNN did a big profile on a college basketball player named Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel, who was born with one arm. She plays for Lesley University in Massachusetts. She got cut from her high school team her senior year, and says it just motivated her even more. She recently became the first female player with one arm…… read more »
(photo credit: Pink Floyd/YouTube) Pink Floyd’s appearance was filmed at the classic Roman amphitheater in Pompeii, Italy. The group performed its set over four days in October 1971 without an audience & hits theaters in April.… read more »
An 18-year-old Utah kid named Luke Herbert had to quit baseball when he got diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. But how’s this for switching gears? He just became the first kid from Utah to get a scholarship for cornhole. He’s playing for Winthrop University in South Carolina. They’re widely seen as having the best cornhole…… read more »
A school bus driver near Cleveland saved 15 kids on Thursday after their bus burst into flames. Officials said there was some kind of mechanical issue, and the fire started behind one of the back wheels. The whole bus was gutted by flames. But the driver got everyone out quickly, and no one was hurt……………………… read more »