Firemen in Lacey, Washington were tasked this week with saving the life of a puppy, not from a burning building but from the dog’s proximity to fentanyl.
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Firemen in Lacey, Washington were tasked this week with saving the life of a puppy, not from a burning building but from the dog’s proximity to fentanyl.
Flooding in central Texas this week has killed at least 80 people with many still missing, and the rain has not yet let up. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch alert through at least Monday evening.
The first, and perhaps only, corgi to become a canine cop is based in Weifang, Shandong province in eastern China. The 1 ½ year old short-legged dog named Fuzai will do anything for food treats, for good or ill.
Killing rats in New York City is usually a thankless task, but rat-killer extraordinaire Luna just got a good citizen award. Council Member Chi Ossé, presented Luna with a City Council Citation for “being New York's strongest soldier in our war against the rats.”
The ten finalists in CNN’s Hero of the Year 2023 honors are involved in literacy projects, reef-building, children of incarcerated parents, and the like, described by Anderson Cooper as “Inspiring people who are making the world a better place.”
On August 19, 71-year-old hiker Richard Moore of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, and his 12-pound dog Finney had set out to climb Blackhead Peak just east of town. He never returned, and a several-days-long search did not find the missing man.