Good News Notes: “Good tidings continue into 2021 for 20-year old breakout country star Gabby Barrett, as she and her husband, 24-year old Cade Foehner, are the proud new parents of Baylah May Foehner, born January 18. Via social media, the ‘I Hope’ singer and her husband alerted fans to the birth, saying, ‘Gotten to…
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New app helps police rescue stranded hikers in Sault Ste. Marie
Good News Notes: “Three people who got lost hiking Jan. 10 in the Connor Road area of Sault Ste. Marie were able to use the ‘what3words’ app to let police know where they were located. One of the hikers called the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at 3:57 p.m., and dispatchers were able to get…
Modesto Firefighters Rescue Man in Burning Dumpster Enclosure
Good News Notes: “The Modesto Fire Department early Friday morning saved a man who was locked inside a burning dumpster enclosure in south Modesto. A bread delivery driver called 911 around 1:15 a.m. when he spotted the fire at a strip mall on Crows Landing Road, south of Glenn Avenue, and heard a man yelling…
Stunning footage shows firefighter rescue dog from burning barn
Good News Notes: “Lucky dog. Dramatic first-person footage shows the moment a firefighter broke down a window to save an adorable pooch from a burning barn in Pennsylvania. In the daring rescue Saturday, firefighter Ryan Balmer’s helmet camera captures the dog — which appears to be a black lab — frantically barking and trapped in…
Police rescue pet goat from near-freezing water in Maine after it flees vet’s office
Good News Notes: “A police department in Maine recently had to rescue a pet goat that had gotten itself stuck in a dangerous situation: After running away from a nearby vet’s office, the goat almost ended up getting washed out to sea in near-freezing waters. Today the Belfast Police Department received a report that a goat…
Police rescue toddler from San Diego house fire
Good News Notes: “Police officers rescued a woman and a toddler from a house fire in San Diego, California, on December 30, officials said. San Diego resident Vero Larios, who called the police and captured the rescue on camera, told Storyful: ‘I was grateful that they showed up so fast. I didn’t think anyone was…
Cheektowaga Police officers rescue dog clinging to tree in creek
Good News Notes: “Cheektowaga Police officers waded into a freezing creek to rescue a dog that was clinging to a tree in the middle of the water. Police were called to an area off Genesee Street around 3:20 Wednesday afternoon, after someone spotted a dog in a creek. Just before that, the dog’s owners were…
Woman reunites with cyclist who saved her, her dogs from bear attack
Good News Notes: “A Florida woman had a touching reunion with a cyclist who saved her from a scary bear attack. A man was biking nearby at the time, and he is now being hailed a hero. Kathy Boyle has not seen Joe Schmidt since he saved her and her dogs on Christmas Eve in…
This freezing baby owl was saved in a Bangor cemetery
Good News Notes: “The day in late April was uninviting. It was cold, damp, raw, miserable . . . you name it. The temperature was in the high 40s, with a cold mist in the air. Mother Nature was trying to make it rain, but it wasn’t quite working. I was snug in my warm…
Calif. boy, 4, named honorary FF-medic after saving brother from drowning
Good News Notes: “For one day, Placentia was plus one heroic first responder, though it may take him a while to grow into his new firefighter’s helmet. On Friday, Nov. 6, 4-year-old Mason Ochoa was officially credited with saving his younger brother from drowning in a backyard pool. The deed occurred Oct. 20: Mason leaped into action after seeing…