Good News Notes: “One lucky cat is back home with his family after going missing last week and finding himself up a tree. Tiger, a domestic shorthair tabby cat, was rescued in a Town of Smithtown operation, officials said in a news release. A Nesconset resident on Friday heard meowing coming from one of her…
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Atlanta crews rescue people trapped inside overturned RV on I-20
Good News Notes: “Atlanta fire rescues crews worked to pull people trapped inside an overturned RV on Interstate 20.” View the whole story here: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/crews-working-rescue-multiple-people-trapped-inside-overturned-rv/BL4LKX6QHJHWTDTPJR3VXGS5PU/
Lebanon honors heroic waitress
Good News Notes: “Lebanon Mayor Bernie Ash recently proclaimed Phyllis Banfield Day in Lebanon to honor a woman he called a hero after she rescued a man from a truck fire. Banfield, a waitress at Uncle Pete’s Truck Stop, saved a truck driver in April after his big rig caught fire just before dawn while…
Heroic rescue made in multi-house fire in Bellaire
Good News Notes: “ A Good Samaritan and a Bellaire police officer are being hailed as heroes after they helped two people to safety following a multi-house fire in the village on Thursday morning. Flames and heavy smoke billowed from two homes that caught on fire shortly after 11 o’clock.” View the whole story here: https://wtov9.com/news/local/breaking-heroic-rescue-made-in-bellaire-multi-house-fire
Catskill Animal Sanctuary offers innovative virtual options during pandemic
Good News Notes: “Are you tired of that weekly office Zoom meeting? Some adorable rescued farm animals could be the next guests at your meeting thanks to a local animal sanctuary. The Catskill Animal Sanctuary and their sister sanctuary, Sweet Farm, have partnered with Goat-2-Meeting to provide fun and educational Zoom meetings that feature farm…
Indiana mom visits her 3-day-old baby in NICU, then helps rescue driver from massive tanker fire
Good News Notes: “Holly McNally’s weeks aren’t usually quite this eventful. On Monday, she delivered a baby boy, and on Thursday, she helped rescue a truck driver from a massive tanker fire. The semitrailer hit a guardrail on an on-ramp from Interstate 465 to I-70 in Indianapolis, which split the tank in half and overturned the…
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…
Humane Society Rescues 140 Dogs From Neglect Situation in Florida
Good News Notes: “Close to 140 dogs were rescued from a severe neglect situation Tuesday after concerns were raised about the welfare of a group of canines living on a large property in Florida. The Dixie County Sheriff’s Office enlisted the help of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to search a five-acre…
Dog rescued from Montana Vista quarry by sheriff’s deputies and firefighters
Good News Notes: “El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are raising money to pay the veterinarian bills of a dog that was rescued from a rock quarry in Montana Vista. Officials said Wednesday they are also looking for a good home for the saved canine. The Sheriff’s Office said the dog had been trapped at the…
Driver rescued from partially submerged vehicle
Good News Notes: “A driver was rescued from his vehicle which was submerged in three feet of water in a private pond in the 3800 block of E. Wooster Road Wednesday morning, according to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office. The driver called 9-1-1 at 11:17 a.m. to report his truck had gone into the water…