Good News & Inspiring Stories - Page 186

January 17, 2020

Michigan man finds more than $43G in couch he bought from store

Howard Kirby of Michigan got the surprise of his life last month when he found over $43,000 in cash inside a couch he'd purchased, at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Owosso. 

January 17, 2020

Florida police department invites public to homeless veteran's funeral

A Florida police department is making sure that a homeless veteran who served during the Vietnam War and was described as "a unique soul” will be buried Friday with the honors he deserved.

January 16, 2020

'It's a miracle': Minnesota police officer slowly recovering after being shot in the head

A Minnesota pastor is asking for continued prayer after the police officer who was shot in the head last week is showing small signs of life in his fight for recovery.

January 16, 2020

Firefighters save 'Beaker' the Dachshund from Louisiana house fire using K9 oxygen mask

Thanks to the life-saving actions of First Responders at a home in Louisiana a family's little pup is doing fine.

January 16, 2020

California woman found alive in snow-covered vehicle after 6 days missing in mountains

A woman with dementia who was reported missing six days ago in Northern California was found alive on Wednesday in a snow-covered vehicle, according to officials. 

January 15, 2020

Indiana man, 102, retires as its oldest state employee

Bob Vollmer, Indiana's oldest state employee at the prime age of 102, is retiring after nearly six decades on the job. 

January 15, 2020

California cyclist hit by truck, nearly killed, befriends driver who hit him: Bitterness 'doesn’t help anything'

A California man and avid cyclist who was hit by a truck last May and suffered serious injuries as a result — some of which he is still recovering from — can personally attest to the power of forgiveness. 

January 14, 2020

English town's mystery solved as police explain the source of cash bundles appearing on the streets

Police this week revealed the mysterious source of bundles of cash which frequently seemed to fall from the sky on to the streets of an English village: two good Samaritans who had placed the wads of money-- often upwards of 2,000 pounds or $2,600-- around the town in an effort to “give something back” to the community. 

January 13, 2020

BASE jumper rescued from Thai cliff after parachute gets caught, left dangling for hours

An Austrian BASE jumper was rescued in southern Thailand on Monday after his parachute became snagged on the rocky side of a near-vertical cliff, leaving the thrill-seeker dangling almost 600 feet above the ground for several hours.

January 12, 2020

Man survives weeks in remote Alaska wilderness after cabin burns down, writes 'SOS' in snow

A man in Alaska managed to survive more than three weeks in the wilderness after his remote cabin burned down until he was rescued last week by state troopers who spotted an "SOS" signal stamped in the snow.