11-year-old gets award for saving 'grateful' mom’s life

"I would like to say I was surprised by that, but not really," the girl's mom said. "She is incredibly intelligent, kind, and she has a big heart. It’s not the first time she’s helped somebody."

Texas veteran celebrates 100th birthday with flyover in Austin

A Texas veteran is celebrating his 100th birthday in a very special way. Camp Mabry hosted a flyover of World War II-era planes honoring the 100th birthday of local veteran Stan Brooks.

Salem Lakes fire equipment for Ukraine

A truckload of donations left the Village of Salem Lakes Fire Department Monday after a drive to collect more than 80 fire coats and dozens of helmets and tools to support first responders in Ukraine.

No dog left behind: Retired military K-9 with collapsed spinal cord gets new lease on life

When a K-9 who once helped the military find explosives and missing people became paralyzed, a former Sarasota County deputy stepped in to help the dog roll into his retirement years. 

Teen who drove through Texas tornado given new truck by Fort Worth Chevrolet dealership

The Texas teen who survived after his truck was overturned, then turned right side up while driving through a tornado earlier this week was surprised in Fort Worth with a new car and a generous gift to his family.

7-year-old boy pens sweet letters for future adopters of his foster dog

Roman Duncan, 7, wrote a series of letters to Maggie’s "new famuley" [sic] — the one that would eventually adopt the pup Roman and his parents were fostering. Roman wrote, "Maggie is so cute. Maggie loves to play fech [sic] … Maggie is the best dog ever."

New job, ride for teen driver who drove red truck in Texas tornado

Riley Leon, the 16-year-old that drove his red truck through a Texas tornado, got the job he was driving home from interviewing for and is being gifted a new Chevrolet Silverado.

Trooper reunites man with family who left him behind at New York rest stop

A family traveling in New York realized they left their elderly relative at a rest stop when a New York State Trooper contacted them three hours later, New York State Police said.

Oregon man cashes in forgotten lottery ticket, wins $8.9M

Wilbur Brown of Oregon purchased his winning multi-drawing lottery ticket on Christmas Eve in 2021 and forgot about it until February 2022. That’s when he found out he won the $8.9 million jackpot.

MacKenzie Scott announces nearly $4B in donations, including $275M to Planned Parenthood

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed that she has donated nearly $4 billion to 465 nonprofits according to a blog post Wednesday, confirming the gifts that the groups have been announcing on their own for months.

Tampa volunteers rescue newborn baby from Ukraine

An 8-day-old baby boy is safe in Poland with his parents after a group of volunteers rescued the infant from war-torn Ukraine, according to Project Dynamo, an American non-profit rescue organization based in Tampa. 

All Black female WWII unit to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal

The only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal more than 75 years later.

Local Girl Scouts deliver cookies to health care professionals in Round Rock

A local troop of Girl Scouts Brownies baked up a sweet surprise for health care professionals at St. David's Round Rock Medical Center on Friday.

Banana Republic features baby with Down syndrome in new collection

“We were thrilled to give this beautiful, loving human his first modeling job,” Banana Republic told FOX Television Stations Group.