Good News Notes: “A Jackson teen is being honored for giving back to his community and helping the homeless. We introduced you to 13-year-old Abraham last year after he used his Make-A-Wish to feed the homeless in Jackson. Friday, the Dirt Cheap store in Pearl presented Abraham and his family with two Nintendo Switch games, a…
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Albany Police therapy dog saves teen girl in crisis
Good News Notes: “Charlie, the Goldendoodle puppy, has come a long way in his three months on the Albany Police force. Though he’s still in training to be a therapy dog, his friendly and snuggly attitude was the perfect solution Tuesday afternoon. Officers got the call around 2:15 p.m. that a 14-year-old girl was on…
Deputies’ ‘remarkable’ rescue of teen jumping from overpass caught on bodycam video
Good News Notes: “Deputies in Florida saved a 17-year-old girl on Sunday as the teen stood overlooking an overpass and threatened to jump in a heart-pounding rescue all recorded on bodycam. The teen’s father called the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office at 6 a.m. to report that his daughter was threatening to hurt herself before leaving their Palm Coast home, the…
Family Fun: Jennifer Longo offers readers glimpse of life for teen in foster care
Good News Notes: “One of the things that Jennifer Longo wants you to know about kids in foster care is it’s not their fault. They’re not bad kids; it’s the adults around them who’ve failed. Another thing: You should listen to them. Longo is the author of “What I Carry,” a Y.A. novel about Muiriel,…
Utah teen’s viral letter about her dad’s alcoholism
Good News Notes: “Preslee Scott spent more than one afternoon in her early teen years picking up her dad’s empty beer cans and dumping them in the outside trash can after he’d fallen asleep on the couch. So in December, when the Utah teen was asked by her 10th-grade English teacher to write an essay…
Coventry teen sketches pictures of pets, donates some proceeds to animal shelters
Good News Notes: “A 16-year-old from Coventry is hoping to help local animal shelters. Riley O’Neill said she knew she wanted to be an artist since the fourth grade. ‘Instead of going to Coventry High School, I decided I wanted to go to Ponaganset High School for visual arts,’ said O’Neill. Because of COVID, she said…
Acts of Kindness: Brother and sister take turns helping blind senior citizen cross street | WKRC
Good News Notes: “They saw her nearly get hit by a car and decided it was time to step in. Two teenage siblings help a blind senior citizen across a busy intersection almost every day. No one knew about it until someone recently snapped a photo and posted it to Facebook. If a picture says…
Pompey teen has ‘miraculous recovery’ after crash, continues bowling
Good News Notes: “Shelby Miner had a legitimate shot at advancing to the State Tournament earlier this week. The 15-year-old bowler from Pompey has a bright future in the sport. Her mother watched nearby, taking in every moment as Shelby competed. Her mother didn’t know if she would ever bowl again. Shelby was involved in…
Teen trapped in snowy Utah mountains for 30 hours feels ‘very lucky’ to be alive
Good News Notes: “A California teenager who survived nearly 30 hours alone in the snowy Utah mountains said Wednesday he kept himself awake with phone alarms, built a snow cave for shelter and held a special beaded bracelet to keep his hopes up. Nicolas Stacy-Alcantara, 17, of Fresno, was visiting Utah to see an ex-girlfriend and…
Teen finds first planet with two stars
Good News Notes: “Most people sit through countless orientations on the first few days of their job, but one teen discovered a planet — on his third day. Wolf Cukier, 17, of Scarsdale, N.Y., had wrapped up his junior year of high school when he headed off to intern in the summer at NASA’s Goddard…