OR man Ken Reese is pushing 70, but one of his kidneys just turned 100. His mom Doris gave it to him in 1975 when he was battling kidney disease. He likes to say she gave him life twice . . . once when he was born, and again with the kidney. Donating her kidney…… read more »
Firefighters in Colorado used the jaws of life to save a stray kitten trapped in a dumpster. It was stuck in the bottom with its head sticking out through a tiny hole. The kitten’s fine. An animal shelter took it in…………..In bigger cat news: First responders in Southern California rescued a cat that got chased…… read more »
Firefighters near Fort Worth, Texas recently pulled a two-year-old kid from a burning building, and there’s chest-cam footage of the whole thing. He was trapped on the second floor of an apartment complex, and they had to go in through a window. His mom got emotional talking about it. She said firefighters don’t get enough…… read more »
One of the biggest alcohol companies in Northern Ireland is stepping up to prevent people from driving drunk over the holidays. Starting this week, designated drivers will be able to step up to a bar and get a non-alcoholic beer for free. They just have to flash their car keys………….. A couple sailing off the…… read more »
A coyote that had a plastic jug stuck over its head for at least a week was rescued by members of the public in Illinois. She was scared and dehydrated but is now recovering at a wildlife rescue…………..Speaking of rescues, a miniature horse named Butter fell 15 feet down a well in Southern California recently,…… read more »
Someone in Florida saw a possum spinning around in circles for hours and thought he was injured. But a wildlife rescue place took him in and realized he just had a really bad ear infection. It basically gave him vertigo. They gave him some antibiotics, and he’s doing much better. They’re planning to release him…… read more »
Here’s something to make you feel lazy: An 88-year-old guy in Greece ran the Athens Marathon on Sunday, and improved on his time from last year. He finished in a respectable 6 hours and 31 minutes. His message to people is anything’s possible if you just want it enough………….. Jenna and Mitchell Brotherson, a Utah…… read more »
A guy in Tulsa who’s colorblind recently got special glasses to help him see colors for the first time. Now footage is going viral of him watching his favorite movie . . . “The Wizard of Oz”. He freaked out when he saw the Yellow Brick Road for the first time…………… A Texas mom named…… read more »
The world’s first wood satellite arrived at the Space Station on Tuesday. They’ll drop it into orbit soon to see how it holds up in the vacuum of space. If it works, we might use wood for ALL satellites someday. It’s more eco-friendly when it burns up on reentry and doesn’t damage the ozone layer……………….…… read more »
A little boy in England is going viral after surviving his fourth open-heart surgery. His parents posted a video of him an hour after he woke up, lying in the hospital singing the Elton John song, “I’m Still Standing”…………………….. A construction worker in Vancouver bought a scratch-off lottery ticket for a game called Concert of…… read more »