Utah Highway Patrol sergeant Chad McCoy got into a head-on crash on purpose to stop a wrong-way driver. The 62-year-old driver suffered minor injuries, but he’ll be okay. And luckily the trooper wasn’t hurt. (Here’s a video.)…….. A new poll found 41% of Americans are now registered organ donors. 39% of people in the poll…… read more »
A woman in Canada had to drop out of college in 2013 to focus on her sobriety. But now a decade later, Laura Eamon is 29 . . . she’s been sober nine years . . . recently went back to school . . . and will graduate as valedictorian of her class next week……. An…… read more »
Delta just did its 12th annual “Delta Jet Drag” to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Teams of Delta employees took turns dragging a 250,000-pound jumbo jet 25 feet at a time. They raised over $1 million for cancer research……………… A cop in Florida delivered a baby on the side of the road on…… read more »
Here’s some up close and personal video of Lars Ulrich during a recent Metallica show. Ozzy Osbourne has no intention of retiring from live concerts, even if he has to be wheeled on stage. He said it’s not a job, it’s “an [effing] passion”. Mark Farner is less than pleased with his former Grand Funk…… read more »
A Holocaust survivor named Helen Kahan celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday by throwing out the first pitch at a Yankees game. (Here’s the video.)……………….. Remember the guy in California who snagged a baby stroller before it rolled into traffic last week? He used to be homeless, and happened to be in the parking lot because…… read more »
A kid at the University of Pittsburgh just graduated from college at age 16. Raja Krishnaswamy was reading by age three . . . doing algebra a few years later . . . got his associate’s degree at 13 . . . and just got his bachelor’s in computer science……………….. The CDC says smoking has…… read more »
Ever had a roommate who was totally different, but you got along anyway? Animal researchers posted some shots after a wildlife camera caught three animals living together in the same den: A warthog, a hyena, and a porcupine……… How cool is this? A two-year-old kid was watching construction going on outside his house. So the…… read more »
A guy from England raised money for charity by climbing the three tallest mountains in the U.K. . . . with a refrigerator on his back………………. A deaf woman in the U.K. has a two-year-old cat named Zebby who alerts her when her phone rings or there’s a strange sound in the house. The cat…… read more »
Several special needs kids in Washington, North Carolina got to go to prom on Saturday. A parent said on Facebook that she didn’t like seeing them left out. Then random people in the community started donating to pay for their outfits, dinner at the Washington Yacht and Country Club, and rent a limo. Parents who…… read more »
Big news from the Aerosmith camp this week: PEACE OUT! After 50 years, 10 world tours, and playing for over 100 million fans… It’s time for one last go! Aerosmith PEACE OUT- the Farewell Tour with special guest The Black Crowes! Coming to PNC Arena Raleigh on Sunday, September 24 – tickets on sale this Friday…… read more »