Cincinnati firefighters save dog Gertie stuck in concrete walls

Good News Notes: “A dog that had been missing for five days was found on Sunday after firefighters saved it from being stuck between two concrete walls. The dog, Gertie, went missing on Tuesday after owner Connie Frick told WXIX her dog ran into the woods and didn’t return. She made posters for the missing dog and put them…

B&B Star Katrina Bowden Reveals Happy Reunion with Her Beloved Dog

Good News Notes: “Last night while visiting friends for the holiday, Puffin escaped the backyard, afraid of the fireworks,” Bowden shared. “Spent hours and hours looking for him to no avail. If anyone knows anyone in the Ventura area who may have information or know anyone in the area, please SHARE this and spread the…

Woman Looking For New Pet to Adopt Finds Dog She Lost Years Ago at Shelter

Good News Notes: “Aisha Nieves of Allentown, Pennsylvania began browsing the adoption webpage of the Lehigh County Humane Society’s (LCHS) website on June 18 with the hopes of finding a new pet for her two sons. That’s when she saw Kuvo, the tan pitbull-rottweiler mix that she lost over two years ago. “I thought, ‘Wait,…

New prehistoric human unknown to science discovered in Israel

Good News Notes: “A new type of early human previously not known to scientists has been discovered in Israel, Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University researchers announced Thursday as their extraordinary findings appeared in the prestigious academic journal Science. Researchers believe the new “Homo” species intermarried with  Homo sapiens and was an ancestor of the…

New chameleon species may be world’s smallest reptile

Good News Notes: “Scientists have discovered a tiny new species of chameleon in a patch of rainforest in northern Madagascar. This so-called nano-chameleon is about the size of a sunflower seed, fits on the tip of a finger, and may be the smallest reptile on Earth. Officially known as Brookesia nana, or B. nana for short, the new…

3 dogs lost during Fultondale tornado found safe

Good News Notes: “The house the Jordan-Vice family once made a home is now only foundation and rubble. Following a tornado that swept through Fultondale Monday night, a family lost their three dogs, but has now found them safe. ‘I mean – the whole house is gone,’ Brittany Vice said. Vice and her family were…

6,500 medieval coins and rare gold rings unearthed in Polish cornfield

Good News Notes: “A medieval hoard brimming with silver ingots, gold rings and thousands of silver coins was recently discovered in a Polish cornfield by an archaeologist, with the help of a priest and local firefighters.  The nearly 900-year-old hoard, found in Słuszków, a village in west-central Poland, held a one-of-a-kind treasure — a gold…