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Community surprises ‘beloved’ 76-year-old volleyball referee with new car

When the parks and recreation department started a volleyball league last year, Buster signed up to be a referee. He’s been a ref ever since. According to 11Alive, the 76-year-old is known to show up ...

Adorable viral video shows 5-year-old boy dance with joy after receiving new prosthetic leg

Over the course of several years Sayeed learned to walk using a combination of crutches and a prosthetic. Even though he may have looked different, to him that was all he knew. “At that age the ...

Deaf 2-year-old moves into new town, only to have parents learn neighbors hold meeting they can’t ignore

It transpired that not only were the residents on the street great people to talk to, but they were also genuinely kind human beings. No sooner had they learned that Samantha was deaf, did they ...

Breakthrough: New bill means animal cruelty could soon be a federal felony with 7-years jail time

A proposed bill in #US aims to make #AnimalCruelty a federal felony. https://t.co/dN3Dlw7tbc — DogRescueCarcassonne (@DogRescueCarca) January 29, 2019 If passed, the bill will render animal cruelty a federal felony, meaning that prison sentences of ...

12-year-old girl asked to help deliver mom’s newborn baby after things don’t go to plan

https://www.facebook.com/nikkismith9614/photos/pcb.1699992726971119/1699992173637841/?type=3&theater When Dede’s 12-year-old daughter Jacee entered the delivery room, she feared she was going to miss the birth of her sibling. As she explained to WS News Now: “I started crying because I thought I wasn’t ...

5-year-old badly burned in house fire asks Santa for new face in Christmas letter

As you can imagine, life for Bakhtiyer hasn’t exactly been easy since. As if the pain wasn’t bad enough, Bakhtiyer’s facial deformation means that he attracts attention wherever he goes. It also meant he couldn’t go to ...

Dog stolen 2 years ago and put into cockfighting ring – owner recognizes her through pic on the news

When April’s brown pit bull Nina went missing, her and her family walked miles and miles in search of their sweet girl. They offered a reward for her safe return, but not so much as ...

New playground stunt leaves 11-year-old boy looking like ‘an alien’ – mom wants to warn all parents

The 11-year-old sustained injuries consistent with those seen in fighter pilots, when he was subjected to extreme gravitational force (G-force). The craze he participated in – known as the ’roundabout of death’ – sees participants ...

15-year-old severely burned in new “internet trend” – all parents are being warned over this dangerous game

When I was younger, we often had “slumber parties”, where you would stay over at a friend’s house with other kids. It’s hardly a new phenomenon, and remains popular amongst today’s youth. Now, however, alarming ...

Doctor sends warning after new ‘Hot Water Challenge’ kills 8-year-old, leaves 15-year-old with severe burns

Boiling Water on GasBoiling Water on Gas Posted by Cathleen Joy Maccarie on Sunday, July 24, 2016 According to reports, there are two ways children are undertaking this most recent of internet challenges. The first is ...