NASA 'hero' Sally Ride honored with sculpture
While we watch the modern-day achievements of those involved in space exploration, it's important to never forget those who went before.
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Joseph Shavit
- Feb 9
Heroic police officer saves student from oncoming car, video shows
A Maryland police officer is being hailed after saving a student from an oncoming car Friday, and instead taking a hit herself.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 11
Hero Stranger Saved Young Girl During Deadly Bronx Blaze
Fatima Wood said that she and her young children were struggling to make it out of the 19-story building as smoke quickly filled the hallway
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 7
'Canine Hero' leads police to injured owner after highway wreck
The dog named Tinsley had a purpose: to take police to the scene of an accident, where two people — including her owner — lay badly injured.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 29, 2021
Act of kindness connects man to brother lost in the last days of World War II
Jerry Isley received earlier this year a rather unusual gift from an unlikely source, an acquaintance he’d met in person once or twice.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 3, 2021
Dog named Bear rescues 100 sick, injured Koalas following Australian bushfires
Bear, a five-year-old high-energy dog tasked with finding Koalas injured in Australia's devastating bushfires, has rescued 100 marsupials.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 2, 2021
Heroic girl, 14, rushes in to help people trapped inside burning apartment
Lily Swanson had been walking the family's Rottweiler Isobel close to their home when a strong burning smell in Hough Lane made her stop.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 15, 2021
Heroic goat and Rooster rescue chicken buddy from hawk in dramatic video
Picture a very special episode of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom” — plopped right in the middle of an unassuming country farm.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 10, 2021
5 good samaritans heroically pull elderly couple from burning car on highway
A couple in their 90s from Phoenix was recovering at UCSD Medical Center along with one of the good Samaritans who pulled them from the car.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 10, 2021
Once abandoned, Baekgu becomes first honorary rescue dog after saving missing woman
A dog named Baekgu has become Korea's first honorary 119 rescue dog after playing a critical role in the search for a missing elderly woman.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 4, 2021
Heroic Leyland girl, 14, rushes in to help people trapped inside burning flat
Lily Swanson had been walking the family's Rottweiler Isobel close to their home when a strong burning smell in Hough Lane made her stop.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 31, 2021
Helicopter pilot saves a dozen people trapped on roofs in Waverly floods
A Nashville helicopter pilot saved a dozen people trapped on roofs or at their homes during catastrophic flooding
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 25, 2021
US war veteran reunited with Italian siblings he saved as children
A 97-year-old former US soldier has been reunited with three Italian siblings he saved as children during WWII.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 25, 2021
Swimmer rescued 2½ miles out at sea after TWELVE HOURS in the water off of Ireland
A swimmer stranded two and a half miles from shore in the icy waters of Tralee Bay, Ireland, was 'miraculously' rescued by RNLI volunteer.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 17, 2021
Heroic petting zoo visitor jumps in to save handler from a 'Darth Gator' attack
Donnie Wiseman of Davis County, has the scrapes and scars to prove he jumped on an 8 foot alligator in order to save the handler
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 17, 2021
Cat’s meows leads rescuers to 83-year-old owner who fell into ravine
Thanks to the actions of Piran the cat who meowed at the group until they noticed, the 83-year-old woman was rescued and is now on the mend
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 3, 2021
7-year-old saved from water by lifeguard while walking his dog
Girl’s mother praises ‘heroic’ Patrick Mungovan after rescue at Seafield pier
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 29, 2021
Heroic grandmother saves baby from falling out of a window
A grandmother became a lifesaver and hero by catching a toddler who fell 20ft from the open window of an apartment block in Russia.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 27, 2021
Hero officers, bystanders save mom, baby pinned under car: It's honestly a miracle
Heroic police officers and bystanders were credited with saving lives when an out-of-control car slammed into a mother carrying her child
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 21, 2021
Heroic New York officer rescues children from burning home
Officer Mark Conklin of the Jamestown Police Department responded to the house fire just after midnight on Monday