Good News Notes: “You leave your kids at home to run a quick errand. You pick up dinner for your family. Then you get a call that your house is on fire. That is exactly what happened to the Omar family in Webster, Wisconsin. 13-year-old Briar Omar is being called a hero after saving his…
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Missing pet dog returns home in the middle of the night and rings family’s doorbell: ‘We were freaking out’
Good News Notes: “It turns out, dogs know how doorbells work. A couple in South Carolina worried about their lost dog were surprised when their doorbell rang in the middle of the night. They were even more shocked when it turned out that their beloved pet had not only returned home but had also figured out how to use…
He Lost Nearly Everything To Addiction. Then An Arrest Changed His Life
Good News Notes: “Heroin started rewiring and taking control of Will’s brain in the early 2000s, as he turned 40. “Back then, if you used drugs people didn’t want anything to do with you,” Will recalls. “People gave up on me.” Will lost almost everything: jobs, his driver’s license, his car, his marriage and his…
‘A joyful feeling’: Concord nonprofit makes it possible for some to afford homes
Good News Notes: “A group in Concord is making it easier for some people to afford homes. Concord’s Logan community will make this dream come true for a few Concord residents, including Desmond Miller. Miller didn’t think affording a home would ever be possible for him, but he’s now the proud owner of a new…
Karnataka Home Was Built From 100% Recycled Plastic, in Just 10 Days
Good News Notes: “T-shirts, sweaters, denim pants, park benches and now a house – such is the use of recycled plastic in today’s world. The latest creation made from recycled plastic is a house that stands in Karnataka’s Mangaluru city. Made from the remains of tetra packs and gutka packets, it was built by Plastic…
N.J. newspaper delivery guy becomes coronavirus ‘godsend’ with extraordinary act of kindness
Good News Notes: “This all started with a newspaper that landed a few feet shy of its intended target. Greg Dailey has delivered several newspapers in Mercer County for almost a quarter century, and while he does his best to get them where his customers want, his right arm is shot from years of heaving them…
Chief: 3 pets saved, house destroyed after fire in Zanesville
Good News Notes: “The Zanesville Fire Department says two dogs and a cat had to be resuscitated after a house fire on Greenwood Avenue.” “Firefighters were called to the corner of Greenwood and Beulah Avenues around 8:30 Monday morning. Fire Chief Jeff Bell says the house was condemned and the family was preparing to move…
Firefighters reunited with 2-year-old rescued from Mayport house fire
Good News Notes: “The grandparents of a 2-year-old girl who was trapped in a bedroom while a fire tore through a home in Mayport said Wednesday that their granddaughter is still in the hospital, but that her condition is improving. On Friday, a family of six′s home was destroyed in the fire. The child’s 17-year-old brother is…
Three dogs rescued from a house fire in Lebanon
Good News Notes: “Three dogs were rescued from a house fire in Lebanon on Tuesday. At 3:00 p.m. fire crews responded to a house fire on Dodge Street where they were told by a person who had escaped the fire that there were three dogs inside the home. Firefighters were able to enter the home,…
Firefighters rescue dog from burning house in Vancouver
Good News Notes: “Vancouver firefighters rescued a dog from a burning house Saturday morning. The Vancouver Fire Department responded to a report of a house on fire with people inside at 11020 NE 87th St. at around 9 a.m. Crews arrived at the scene within 5 minutes and found a two-story house on fire.” View…