October 9, 2024 Aurora lights up night sky over Lake Michigan An aurora was spotted glowing over Lake Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana. The Space Weather Prediction Center issued a geomagnetic storm watch and said residents would witness auroras from New York to Washington.
October 9, 2024 Moose spotted during fall foliage drive through western Maine Western Maine is seeing leaves change as fall foliage reaches its peak in some areas. A moose was spotted enjoying the colors in a recent video. See the seasonal change.
October 9, 2024 Lung transplant recipient marries the brother of her donor Jennifer, a double-lung transplant recipient, felt an "instant connection" after meeting the brother of her organ donor, Jill Ellis. The two are now happily married and forever grateful for the legacy Jill has left as an organ donor.
October 9, 2024 Ahead of Hurricane Milton, Florida Aquarium moves penguins to higher ground Ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall, staff at The Florida Aquarium helped relocate nine penguins to higher ground as part of the zoo's "comprehensive hurricane preparedness plan, showing that the safety of the animals remains a "top priority."
October 8, 2024 Hurricane Milton leads to cruise ship passengers being airlifted to safety Sick passengers were airlifted to safety from a cruise ship off the coast of Florida as Hurricane Milton heads toward them. The Sun Princess cruise ship left England over two weeks ago and is set to dock in Florida before the hurricane arrives.
October 7, 2024 Elephants rescued from animal sanctuary after flooding takes over Stranded elephants were rescued in Northern Thailand after an animal sanctuary flooded. Volunteers from the Save Elephant Foundation and the Elephant Nature Park helped with the rescue.
October 7, 2024 Otters at Oregon Zoo show off shellfish shucking skills The Oregon Zoo in Portland released a video showing some sea otters shucking shellfish before a feast. Juno, Lincoln and Uni Sushi were spotted cracking open clams, oysters and mussels. See the moment.
October 6, 2024 Young boy walks for the first time after leg amputation Teddy Watts is a 7-year-old boy who recently walked for the first time with a prosthetic leg after struggling through years of physiotherapy.
October 5, 2024 After shared pregnancy announcement, Florida best friends give birth at same hospital on same day A pair of best friends from Florida have been on their pregnancy journey together since the beginning, but the two were stunned when they unexpectedly gave birth to their sons on the same day, in the same delivery room, only a few hours apart.
October 3, 2024 Dog gifted to young cancer patient brings huge smiles, thanks to Make-A-Wish foundation Ana Ester is a 5-year-old battling stage four metastatic cancer at the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was gifted a Maltese puppy, thanks to the Make-A-Wish foundation, and had the sweetest reaction.