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Good Samaritan Finds 2 Kidnapped Babies Freezing in a Ditch After They Were Abandoned

Veronica Wells-Puoane — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 22:09:48 +0000

Police are calling a man on the southeast side of Indianapolis a good Samaritan for doing the right thing when he went to go pick up a package. As he was walking to get his mail, he stumbled upon two car seats in a ditch. Instead of glancing at the strange sight and going on […]

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11-Year-Old Girl Saves Dad Having a Heart Attack After Learning CPR at Girl Scouts

Paige Sheffield — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:50:12 +0000

Learning cardiopulmonary resuscitation, aka CPR, can save lives. Vada Carawan, 11, learned the life-saving procedure during a Girl Scouts meeeting without realizing that days later, that knowledge and experience would help save her dad’s life. Eleven days after Vada learned CPR at the training session in Virginia Beach, Virginia, she found her dad unresponsive and […]

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Dad Who Can’t Swim Saves 1-Year-Old Son After Car Suddenly Flooded: ‘Something Switched in Me’

Colleen Thomas — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:24:49 +0000

When it comes to our children, we’ll stop at nothing to ensure they are safe. If we find ourselves in a precarious situation, we might even develop a sort of superhuman strength or ability that allows us to save their lives. When Andre Randles and his 1-year-old son, Luca, became trapped in their car during […]

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Police Respond to ‘Unusual 911 Call’ From 10-Year-Old Boy Who Needed Help With His Math Homework

Paige Sheffield — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:58:35 +0000

A Wisconsin sheriff’s office recently responded to an unexpected 911 call. On November 15, a 10-year-old boy called 911. Fortunately, he was not dealing with a true emergency. Instead, he called 911 because he desperately needed help with his math homework. The interaction between the 10-year-old and the sheriff’s office ended up being “a great […]

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Pregnant Mom Trapped on Mountain During Hurricane as Due Date Approached Is Rescued by Helicopter

Colleen Thomas — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:44:52 +0000

Courtney Mosser was at the end of her pregnancy during the height of hurricane season. The 38-year-old mother of one knew that her baby was breech and she’d need to have a scheduled Cesarean section to give birth safely. With her surgery scheduled for September 28, 2024, at 40 weeks, Mosser felt at ease. But […]

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Woman Goes to Hospital for Sore Throat, Finds Out She’s Pregnant With Quadruplets

Colleen Thomas — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 18:08:28 +0000

Pregnancies can be unplanned but equally welcomed blessings for parents. However, sometimes women find out they are pregnant at the most unexpected time, and it can take a moment to digest the news. When Katelyn Yates went to the hospital on April 1, 2024, with a sore throat, she expected to leave with a diagnosis […]

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After 30 Years, Dad of 4 Discovers the Owner of His Favorite Bakery Is His Long-Lost Mother

Veronica Wells-Puoane — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:46:03 +0000

Life is full of coincidences. We love a serendipitous moment. But every once in a while, something happens that is more than that. The stars and planets align in just the right way to bring two people together. The impact is so great that we have to acknowledge that it’s more than happenstance. It’s a […]

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Hero Sheriff’s Deputy Saves Child From Speeding Train After SUV Got Stuck on Tracks

Veronica Wells-Puoane — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:28:47 +0000

Car trouble is inconvenient and terrible. But what can make that bad situation worse is having car trouble when you’re traveling with children. The stakes are higher. We know their bodies are more fragile, and it’s harder to keep them safe. Our protective instincts activate, and we have to think about the best course of […]

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Florida Therapy Dog Comes Out of Retirement To Help Hurricane Milton Recovery Efforts

Ileana Paules-Bronet — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 22:14:00 +0000

The same tornado that devastated the Spanish Lakes neighborhood in Fort Pierce, Florida, killing six people, crossed into Indian River County — ripping up roofs and trees in Vero Beach, Florida, according to the National Weather Service. Although there were no deaths in Vero Beach from Hurricane Milton — which spawned a series of violent […]

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Country Singer Brantley Gilbert’s Wife Amber Gives Birth Mid-Concert on Tour Bus

Michelle Stein — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 18:59:04 +0000

As labor and delivery nurses and OB-GYNs can attest, childbirth doesn’t wait for anything. This goes for performing live concerts. And recently, country music singer Brantley Gilbert’s wife, Amber, gave birth mid-show on a tour bus in the parking lot. The “Bottoms Up” crooner, 39, married his wife, Amber (Cochran) Gilbert, in 2015. They were […]

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