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School bus driver sees kids waiting in overgrown weeds, so he mows the bus stop himself

Jerry Martin, Jr. is a longtime bus driver from Copperas Cove, Texas. Every day he picks up kids from Williams Ledger Elementary School, but on one trip he noticed that the poor condition of one of ...

Dog who raised awareness about PTSD and veterans with service dogs has died

Montalvan, who served in the United States Army for 17 years, was diagnosed with PTSD in 2007. His anxiety was so extreme that he found it impossible to leave his home that is until he ...

Man drinks 7 beers to turn himself in to police, learns they weren’t after him, gets arrested anyway

A 59-year-old man named Billy Bob Hall, from Texas, knew the police were out to get him for missing a parole meeting, and he decided to do the responsible civil thing by going to turn himself in ...

WWII veteran asks for 100 cards for his 100th birthday — let’s make it happen

James South, from Watauga, Texas, will turn 100 next month on October 7. It’s a huge milestone birthday, but James isn’t asking for anything extraordinary or expensive. Instead, he just wants some birthday cards: “Hello! My name ...

Football fan’s sign asking for beer money turns into huge fundraiser for children’s hospital

On Saturday, Iowa State University played their rival the University of Iowa as part of their Cy-Hawk series. Let’s paint the stadium Cardinal this weekend. #CollegeAmesDay #ProveIt ??? pic.twitter.com/cOEqYofIGI — Iowa State Football (@CycloneFB) September ...

4-year-old boy told he must cut his naturally long hair or wear a dress and identify as a girl

The superintendent, Dr. J.P. Richardson, told her she needed to change her grandson’s hair in order to comply with a dress code that Woodley said discriminates against some children. According to the dress code, “Student’s hair shall ...

Mom shares gut-wrenching moment girl, 5, takes care of little brother with leukemia – now he has the all clear!

Kaitlin Burge, of Princeton, Texas, has many reasons to be thankful, but one I think we can all share in is that her son, Beckett, has been given the all-clear from cancer. Back in 2019, ...

Ex-teacher wants parents to take responsibility for troublesome kids – her post is taking the net by storm

It didn’t take long for Julie Marburger’s post on parents and their unruly kids at school to gain the attention of the internet. It’s a message all should read before placing the responsibility of admonishing children ...

Sick teen complains of strange red mark on his arm – hours later his mom rushes him to ER

When Andrea’s 15-year-old son Logan was collecting tree branches as part of his volunteer work, he felt a momentary sharp pain when something stung him. Within minutes, a red grid-like mark had appeared on his ...

Family goes to great lengths to avoid vaccinating three young children

Gretchen H. Thompson told Syracuse.com that this coming school year, her three youngest children would not be attending school in New York due to a recent change in religious exemption from school vaccinations. “I’m not ...