IT'S A BOY: 1st baby born in 2021 at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin has released a photo of the first baby, Paul Andres Casterlin Escobar, born at the hospital in 2021.

Houston-area family meets their daughter's bone marrow donor

Alesha Kajani was suffering from the rare condition of bone marrow failure and also has a rare blood type. Her family is beyond thrilled and relieved they found the perfect match, which happened to be 1 in 19 million from the donor registry.

Soccer player adopts stray dog who took to field during match in Bolivia

Tigre player Raúl Castro told a local news outlet that he adopted a stray dog who ran onto the field of a Christmas Eve soccer match after he found out that the dog was later struck by a car.

Clearwater server shares generous $2,000 tip with co-workers, family

Amy Pham doesn't know why the stranger decided to give her a 6,000% tip on their meal of avocado toast with sausage and a slice of quiche, but she was grateful, nonetheless.

Army son surprises St. Pete police sergeant with holiday homecoming

Lieutenants with the St Petersburg Police Department helped to orchestrate a homecoming surprise for one of their colleagues on Christmas Eve.

‘This shows who they are’: Deputies buy van for woman who walked miles to work

Christine Wheeler’s daily routine got a lot easier after she was gifted a free van for the holidays by sheriff’s deputies who saw her walking miles to work to support her family.

After 8 years, Ohio woman reunited with dog stolen during home invasion

“I can’t believe this is real.” Julia Nameth was finally reunited with her dog, Junior, who was taken from her during a home invasion in 2012. Junior even remembered the same hand signals Nameth taught him more than eight years ago.

Las Vegas slots player wins $15.5M jackpot on Christmas Eve

The Suncoast Hotel and Casino reported a man named Kevin won nearly $15.5 million from one of its slot machines Thursday night.

Anonymous donor gifts Cy-Fair family $100K on Christmas Eve after fire destroys their home

Two days before Christmas, Catherine Modlies and her 11 children, ranging in age from 2 to 23, lost their Cy-Fair home when a fire started in the garage and spread. The next morning, the anonymous donor reached out to FOX 26's Natalie Hee asking to help facilitate the delivery of a $100,000.

Mailbox in Florence, Texas gives kids direct line to North Pole

In the small town of Florence Texas, you’ll find a mailbox with direct service to Santa Claus in the North Pole.

Dell Children's heart transplant patient discharged, given parade

It’s been 144 days since Gerardo Ramirez, Jr. was admitted to Dell Children's for end-stage heart failure with a condition that made his heart muscle abnormally thick.