Helene destroyed this North Carolina campground, but customers and strangers are stepping in to help

Newland, North Carolina — At the Mountain River Family Campground in western North Carolina, the Nor...

Man thought about scaling back Halloween display until it became a surprising source of joy to a cancer patient

Oxford, Ohio — Make no bones about it, Bill Pyles' front yard in Oxford, Ohio, has bones all about i...

Virginia students surprise school custodian with dream SUV

Vienna, Virginia — It started as a friendship outside the weight room of James Madison High School i...

How a Mississippi man's embarrassing arrest in a "Captain America" costume put him on the road to sobriety

Dacula, Georgia — In September 2019, David Hobbs was arrested in an alley in his hometown of Clarksd...

An Alabama woman was pulled over for speeding. Instead of a ticket, the trooper gave her life-changing advice.

Birmingham, Alabama — When those blue lights appeared in the rearview mirror of her car about two ye...

Missouri father uses a funeral to wean daughter off pacifier

The Bishop family of Festus, Missouri, can smile now, but a few months ago the mood was much more so...

Minneapolis bus driver gives barefoot passenger her own shoes: "I couldn't help it"

Minneapolis — Nothing gets past Minneapolis Metro Transit bus driver Jayne Arendt-Verhelst on her bu...

How a Holocaust survivor and an Illinois teen struck up an unlikely friendship

Skokie, Illinois — If you ever ask 98-year-old Janine Oberrotman, a Holocaust survivor, how she stay...

Michigan friends recount the extraordinary moment they rescued a choking raccoon

Burton, Michigan — You've no doubt seen many animal rescues, from barn fires to flash floods, critte...

Why a young family decided to move to a tiny Maine island on a whim

Isle au Haut, Maine — If you take a ferry to Isle au Haut, an island community way off the coast of ...

Winless for 7 straight seasons, Detroit ultimate frisbee team finds strength in perseverance

Madison, Wisconsin — On a recent weekend, the Detroit Mechanix, a professional ultimate frisbee team...

World War II veteran awarded Pennsylvania high school diploma 2 days before his death at age 98

Poolesville, Maryland — At a ceremony in Poolesville, Maryland, earlier this month, American Legion ...

How compassion, not just free tuition, helped one Ohio student achieve his college dreams

Toledo, Ohio — A little over four years ago, seniors at Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, walked in...

Michigan woman set to celebrate her first Mother's Day at home since emerging from 5-year coma

Dowagiac, Michigan — For Peggy Means, every Mother's Day had been just another day without her daugh...

A boy gave his only dollar to someone he mistook as homeless. In exchange, the businessman rewarded him for his generosity.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Matt Busbice and his partners have built and sold several outdoor companies...

24 years ago, an officer was dispatched to an abandoned baby. Decades later, he finally learned that baby's surprising identity.

South Bend, Indiana — Gene Eyster, a retired police lieutenant, cannot drive past one specific apart...