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Store Manager Camps in Parking Lot To Serve Meals to Battling Firefighters
As wildfires rage in the forests of northern Saskatchewan, one store manager has decided to keep her doors open to feed hungry firefighters, even...
The Top 10 Good News Stories of 2014
In many respects 2014 was a rough year, with Ebola, the Islamic State, and deaths in Ukraine, but it was also one in which...
Stray Dog Reunited With Family Missing Him Since 2007
A dog that disappeared during the 2007 wildfires in San Diego, California was finally reunited with his family who were thrilled to hear the...
Rim Fire Near Yosemite is 70% Contained
Near Yosemite National Park the stubborn Rim Fire, one of the largest wildfires in California's history, is 70% contained, the U.S. Forest Service said...
A Peace Corps for Geeks? Nonprofit Donates Apps to Cities
Code for America is a new kind of public service. Volunteer teams have developed apps that have trimmed Boston's costs for digging out fire...
Trucker Convoy Brings Donated Hay to Oregon Ranches Devastated by Fires
Massive wildfires have blackened about a million acres in southeast Oregon, killing countless cattle and horses and leaving no grazing land for struggling ranches...
Strangers Rally for Dog Rescue at 14,000 Feet
Strangers banded together to organize an impromptu rescue yesterday after a couple, climbing Mt. Bierstadt to Mt. Evans in Colorado, found an abandoned german...
Country Stars Raise $500,000 for Texas Fire Victims
Willie Nelson joined George Strait, the Dixie Chicks and other musicians for a mega-concert in Austin that raised more than a half million dollars...
Football Fans Deliver Deluge of Donations via Text Message
As of late Sunday, the American Red Cross had received 2.2 million text messages pledging $10 each for a whopping total of $22...
Ground Zero in Timber Wars Shows Signs of Peace
A corner has been turned after decades of Northwest timber wars, thanks to a new focus on preventing wildfires and global warming, along...
Generosity Shines Through Australian Fires
In Australia, amidst a tale of such overwhelming loss, a result of the worst wildfires ever, the basic goodness of the human spirit shines...
Iraqi Soldiers Send Aid to California Fire Victims
A group of Iraqi soldiers stepped up to help California residents victimized by recent wildfires raging throughout the state.
Iraqi army Col. Abbas Fadhil and...
New National Park for Russian Tigers
Endangered northern Amur (Siberian) tigers have received a boost to their protection through the creation of a new national park in the Russian Far...
H&R Block Offers Free Advice To Fire Victims
H&R Block and Operation HOPE are partnering to assist those impacted by October’s wildfires by offering free amended 2006 federal tax returns to enable...
Mexican ‘Bomberos’ Helping California Wildfire Effort
More than three dozen Mexican firefighters have been tackling California's wildfires in what officials say is the first time firemen from south of the...
Ex-Studio Exec Plays Noah in Malibu Fire
The animals may not have been in pairs, but a former Hollywood mogul could be called Noah for leading his 200-plus menagerie to safety...
Tropical Storm Blesses Many in Gulf Region
The rains from Tropical Storm Alberto have turned out to be a blessing to officials fighting wildfires in Florida and to farmers in Georgia...