Taevion Norris dreamed of playing basketball for Duke University and then turning pro while still in elementary school. “It was a dream,” says 18-year-old Norris. However, his sixth-grade gym teacher called his mother in the spring, worried. “Taevion’s normally the first one in line, first one running in gym, first one finishing — but he…
After receiving a diagnosis of end-stage liver illness and kidney failure and being informed that his death was impending, a father of two from Savage is getting ready to enjoy his third Father’s Day. This comes two years after he was afraid that he would not be able to see his family for the first…
Residents of Lynnfield are expressing their opinions regarding some extremely upsetting and racist statements that were purportedly made by certain town employees who have been placed on administrative leave and were captured on camera. Employees were getting ready for the Lynnfield High School graduation on Friday when it occurred. While video showed workers unfolding chairs…
After a commitment he made to his dying wife and growing medical bills left him penniless, a once prominent architect was forced to bag groceries. Gary Saling, 80, of Utah, has been working four days a week at Smith’s Market in St. George for years, but with the help of others, he may soon be…
The state’s Republican governor hosted an energy conference on Tuesday that was criticized by environmentalists for encouraging new oil and gas drilling and ignoring the climate crisis. The conference was attended by top Trump administration officials, who had just returned from a tour of one of the nation’s largest oil fields in the Alaska Arctic….
According to the mother of a fireman who died in Baltimore, her son “loved helping everybody.” In exchange, the neighborhood donated to the family of Lt. Mark Dranbauer, who passed away on May 16 following a medical crisis he had sustained fighting a fire a few days before. About $20,000 was raised for Dranbauer’s family…
The Trump administration’s much-awaited list of “sanctuary” jurisdictions that are considered uncooperative with federal immigration enforcement was criticized by state and local officials, and some of the White House’s most ardent allies questioned how they ended up on it on Friday. In addition to being rife with misspellings, the list featured sparsely populated counties that…
Alanna O’Donnell was not prepared to be greeted by a huge $25,000 check when she got to her Queens classroom on Friday. The PS 177 teacher was one of this year’s FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence recipients because she consistently prioritizes her special needs children. As the thrill and astonishment started to fade, O’Donnell said,…
In Richardson, two kids from North Texas got the surprise of their lives. A mobile gift that promotes inclusivity in addition to happiness. Anybody’s face could light up at that kind of moment. With the help of a specially designed adaptive bicycle, Salvador Ventura, age five, and Isla Biondi, age four, were able to feel…
Just hours after the ceremony, a recent high school graduate from Georgia picked up his diploma and resumed his job selling hamburgers at Burger King, which motivated a local mother to contribute thousands of dollars for his college tuition. On May 21, Mykale Baker noticed the late-night surge and accepted a shift at the restaurant…
