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Local News

World War II veteran receives medals after nearly 80-year delay

Olympics

A family of champions: Team USA swimmer wins Olympic medal exactly 32 years after her father

This father-daughter duo won bronze in the same event decades apart.
Local News

Rare identical quadruplets go home after nearly 3 months at Texas Children's in Houston

Hannah, Lucy, Rebecca and Petra weighed between 2 pounds and 7 ounces and 2 pounds and 13 ounces at birth and spent 85 days in the NICU.
Heartwarming

Abandoned Yellow Lab finds forever home and a seat on a 'Pup Bus' after trying to catch a ride weeks earlier

Waylon was roaming the streets of Carnesville until a doggy daycare bus passed by and he decided to chase after it. A risky decision with a heartwarming ending.
Community

Divers discover sentimental item on bottom of lake, returns it to owner

Kendryx Nicley's father passed away in 2022. Recently, his late father's fishing pole sank to the bottom of a lake until a diver came to the rescue.
Olympics

'Looking good! Keep it up, okay?': Arizona Olympian still makes time to check in with her grandpa

Not even an ocean can keep this Olympian from seeing her grandpa, even if only for a few moments.
Heartwarming

A neurological disorder stole her voice. Jennifer Wexton takes it back on the House floor.

Wexton has been given her voice back with the help of a powerful artificial intelligence program.
People

McDonald's owners surprise crew member with special award

Nate Coleman has worked at the Milan McDonald's for about three years and has made a positive impact on his community.
Animals

Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He's been found alive after 9 years

Judith Monarrez was 28 and living with her parents in 2015 when Gizmo, then 2 years old, slipped past a faulty gate in the backyard of their home in Las Vegas.
Heartwarming

105-year-old woman celebrates her birthday with bingo in Rogers

Margaret Otte grew up on a farm milking three cows a day, and her daughter says her family had a Model-T Ford.
Heartwarming

105-year-old plays bingo to celebrate birthday

Margaret Otte grew up on a farm milking three cows a day.
Heartwarming

'God has his hand on me all the time': Vintage car travels 600 miles to surprise man with terminal cancer

“This is one of those things that’s a test, I’m sure," Stephen Milliner said. "You don’t know how much you’re loved until something like this happens."