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Man Drives Truck Across Country Rescuing Dogs – UPDATED
Twice a month Greg Mahle leaves his home in Zanesville, Ohio to drive a semi-trailer through Texas and other southern states picking up dogs...
Love Never Dies for Widow Touring Country in Pink Armor
Alison Miller's 24-year marriage was so passionate and fulfilling that after her husband's sudden death, last spring from cancer, she felt so much grief...
Prison Gardens Help Inmates Grow Their Own Food — And Skills
A vibrant movement of prison vegetable gardens is spreading across the country that provides inmates with satisfying work, marketable skills and fresh food to...
Celebrating Deep Freeze, Insect Experts See a Chance to Kill Off Invasive Species
While some people complained when temperatures in the region took a deep dive, entomologists, foresters and naturalists were rooting for the mercury to drop...
Local Teacher Was Secret Millionaire Who Left Half Million to the Schools
Her neighbors just learned that the former first grade teacher who lived up the street in Simsbury, Connecticut and died recently at 87, amassed...
America’s Longest-Married Couple, 81 Years After Eloping
John and Ann Betar eloped on Nov. 25, 1932, fleeing their close-knit Syrian neighborhood in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and driving as fast as they could...
What Happened After a Man Found $98,000 Inside a CraigsList Desk
A Connecticut man bought a large desk from Craigslist and luckily it was too big to fit through the door.
"The desk did not fit...
Newtown Families Thank Therapy Dogs that Comforted Them
The community of Newtown, Connecticut came together Saturday to show appreciation to the seventy therapy dogs that helped comfort them in the days and...
Grassroots Movement Forces GMO Labeling at State Level in US
Connecticut is set to become the first state to require labeling of foods that contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. With a bill requiring...
The Barber in the Park: Man Called Joe Helps the Homeless and Inspires a Community
For the last 25 years, the man known as Joe the Barber has been offering homeless people in Hartford, Connecticut free haircuts in the...
Anonymous Donor Provides $50,000 for Hurricane Sandy Relief
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, many Connecticut residents continue to struggle to recover their livelihoods and to provide nutritious food, safe shelter, transportation,...
Home Solar Leasing Pumped Nearly $1 Billion into California in 2012
The number of homeowners installing solar panels leased from third parties is skyrocketing in the US, particularly in states that initiate incentive programs, like...
Cops Do Their Routine Paperwork at Schools, a Cheap Way to Add Security
Inspired to bolster school security by the December shooting inside Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School, deputies in Douglas County are voluntarily doing their paperwork...
Worldwide Deliveries of Handmade Snowflakes Flood Newtown School
The Connecticut Parent Teacher Association reached out to fellow PTA members across the country, requesting handmade "Snowflakes for Sandy Hook" to create a "winter...
Newtown Shootings Inspire ’26 Acts Of Kindness’ Campaign Spreading on Social Media
People are seeking to spread good in the world after the loss of 26 people at a school in Connecticut by doing random acts...
Therapy Dogs Arrive in Newtown to Help with Grief (Video)
In the midst of unspeakable tragedy in Connecticut , all kinds of offers of help have been pouring in from around the world, including...
Compassionate Airline Fulfills Wish of Sandy Hook Victim’s Relatives
Six-year-old Noah Pozner's family wanted letters from his friends and relatives buried with him, and now thanks to social media and the compassion displayed...
Sierra Club Partners with Sungevity to Help Families Go Solar
The Sierra Club, the nation's largest environmental organization, last week announced a new partnership with Sungevity, one of the country's leading residential solar providers,...
As Federal Money Dries Up, States Get Creative in Funding Renewable Energy
Advocates of renewable energy have been trying unsuccessfully to pitch a new federal program in gridlocked Washington. But, in the states, progress in Hawaii,...
Man Who Learned to Read at 91, Writes a Book at 98
For 91 years, James Henry, a lifelong fisherman, did not know how to read and write and carried the shame of not being able...