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Vacuum Salesman Invited to Birthday for Boy with Autism, Moves All to Tears

As a boy with autism, Dylan Johnson never was much interested in "normal" toys. Instead, he always had a passion for vacuum cleaners. For his...

Va. Transportation Officials Turning Roadkill Into Compost

The Virginia Department of Transportation has harnessed the power of accelerated decomposition and the odor-suppressing wonders of sawdust to turn its highway carcasses into...

The Top 10 Good News Stories of 2014

In many respects 2014 was a rough year, with Ebola, the Islamic State, and deaths in Ukraine, but it was also one in which...
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Our 2014 Top Photo Picks Confirm the Goodness of Humanity

18) Some Police Officers REALLY Do Care An El Paso Police Officer helped out a homeless man in need during a December, 2013 snowstorm. According...

UPDATE: Man Who Wanted a Family for Thanksgiving Helps Fellow Homeless Men at Christmas

All Neal Shytles wanted for Thanksgiving was a family. After he posted his ad on a Norfolk, Virginia Facebook page, offers came in from across...

Still Coaching With MS, Single Mom Gets a Surprise From Her NFL hero

She is an inspiration to many kids and families. A Virginia single mom of five who struggles with Multiple Sclerosis, still has time to...

Beautiful Moment When ‘Santa Train’ Arrives in Appalachia

Last week the 72nd annual Santa Train made its annual trip through Appalachia giving out more than 15 tons of clothing, food, candy, wrapping...

Trapped Cat Survives Month-long Journey in Family’s Moving Box

A family's cat from Suffolk, Virginia survived a month-long trip across the country, without food or water, stuck inside a moving box. When movers went...

Just In Time For Pumpkin Pie

12 days before the big U.S. feasting holiday of Thanksgiving, mentors for Befriend-A-Child in Northern Virginia helped teach their young charges how to make pumpkin pie...

Homeless Man Wants More Than Food on Thanksgiving, He Wants a Family – and Places an Ad

A deluge of love and compassion has reached a 54-year-old homeless man who had the courage to put into action the Christian tenet, "Ask,...

An Angel On Earth! Shirley Richardson

I would love to share with the world this amazing woman, Shirley Richardson of Richmond, Virginia. She is the executive director of the program, Building...

Harley-Davidson Mobilizes Bikers to Plant 50 Million Trees

Dedicated to the goal of preserving the open road for future generations of riders, Harley-Davidson is mobilizing its riders worldwide to help plant 50...

VA High Schools Push Back Start Time to Give Teens More Sleep

Students in 22 high schools in the largest county in Virginia will get extra sleep next fall under a new plan approved this week...

Drone Searches Forest for Tiny Wildfires Before They Blow Up

Three years ago, a forest fire raged for four months in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge on the Virginia-North Carolina border. Living...

How Many 10-Year-olds Raise $250,000 for Cancer? The Youngest Car Racer in History, That’s Who.

Timmy Tyrrell celebrated his 10th birthday today, and he's not counting how many gifts he received for himself but counting the money he's raised...

Photo of the Day – Annual Chincoteague Island Pony Swim

Each summer, the world famous Chincoteague Island pony swim captivates locals and visitors alike. The charming little fishing village of Chincoteague (pronounced Shink-o-teeg) on Virginia’s...

Photo of the Day – Happy Le Quatorze Juillet Bastille Day!

Today the French National Day of July 14, Fête de la Fédération, commemorates the date 225 years ago when citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison during the French...

State Will Pay You to Take Up Beekeeping

Demonstrating the value of honey bees, Virginia's state government has allocated $125,000 for another year of grants to encourage new beehive construction. The annual grants have...

U.S. States Sign Regional Pact to Restore Chesapeake Bay

"An agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay by protecting its vast drainage area from pollution was signed on Monday by officials that included governors...

Mom Finally Gets College Degree- And Surprise From Her Soldier Son

"He was like I'm really sorry, I couldn't make it. I was like ‘It's ok Paul, I know if you could be here you...