HeroesFresno, California
69 veterans came home to Fresno from the 36th Honor Flight
Two women and 67 men, with service years from 1947 to 2011, returned Wednesday night to a cheering crowd at Fresno Yosemite International Airport.
Verified · FOX26TodayOn this dayOctober 15
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CommunityLittle Rock, Arkansas
A Little Rock tiny-home village got a surprise $25,000 gift
The Blue & You Foundation honored Providence Park, which offers permanent homes and on-site medical, mental health, and dental care, and is planning 400 tiny homes.
Verified · KATV
HeroesMurfreesboro, Tennessee
A Murfreesboro officer was honored for saving a choking student
Deputy Matthew Arrington kept giving back blows until a piece of sandwich came free and a Siegel High student could breathe. He received a Letter of Commendation.
Verified · WSMV 4
CommunityLa Crosse and the Town of Shelby, Wisconsin
A new trail links Goose Island Park to La Crosse
The 1.3-mile Goose Island Connector Trail opened with a ribbon cutting. Most of the $365,000 cost came from a state transportation grant.
Verified · WIZM
AnimalsArnhem, Netherlands
A porcupine born at Burgers' Zoo is now on view in Arnhem
Keepers watched the North American porcupette by camera and weighed it every day before mother and young moved into a public enclosure.
Verified · Omroep Gelderland
ScienceSamut Prakan
Artificial mangrove roots helped mud settle on a Thai shore
A first-year study in Samut Prakan found sediment building up behind the structures at 10 of 11 trial sites, while open shore nearby kept eroding.
Verified · Mongabay
CommunityDerby, Kansas
Derby's Decarsky Park reopens after an $18 million expansion
The second phase, paid for by a local sales tax, adds nine ballfields, including an adaptive field, plus two playgrounds and a concession building.
Verified · The Wichita Eagle
CommunityColumbus, Ohio
Every Columbus second-grader gets a free trip to the Main Library
Columbus City Schools and the Columbus Metropolitan Library started the trips at Liberty Elementary. Nearly 4,500 students at 79 schools are included.
Verified · WSYX
AnimalsLondon, United Kingdom
London Zoo bred Afia Birago's puddle frogs for the first time
Fifteen froglets, each about the size of a pencil tip, are the first of their species born in human care. A release in Ghana has not happened.
Verified · BBC News
CommunityNew Ulm, Minnesota
New Ulm's library now has a fridge anyone can open
The Heart of New Ulm Community Fridge and Freezer sits near the children's room. No forms, no signup, and no library card are required.
Verified · MPR News
HeroesSpokane, Washington
Spokane-area veterans came home from an Inland Northwest Honor Flight
Inland Northwest Honor Flight took veterans from the Spokane area to Washington at no cost. They spent a day at the memorials, rested, and flew back the next day.
Verified · KHQ
CommunitySteamboat Springs, Colorado
Steamboat veterans are taking over a couple's Adopt-A-Trail section
Win and Elaine Dermody cleaned a half-mile of Steamboat's Core Trail for eight years. The Veterans Center of Northwest Colorado is taking that section.
Verified · Steamboat Radio
CommunityGrand Rapids, Michigan
Unity Park opens in Grand Rapids' Roosevelt Park neighborhood
Residents helped design the $2.23 million park, which includes inclusive play, a rain garden, and a place for vendors.
Verified · WWMT
HeroesReno, Nevada
Volunteers rebuild a disabled veteran's home in Reno
Rebuilding Together Northern Nevada and Lowe's gave Army and Air Force veteran Floyd Payton a working oven, a new porch, lighting, and smoke detectors.
Verified · KOLO 8
SciencePontotoc County, Oklahoma
Volunteers restored habitat at an Oklahoma preserve during fall migration
Nature Conservancy staff and Southeastern Oklahoma State volunteers worked at Pontotoc Ridge Preserve while hundreds of millions of birds pass over the state.
Verified · KOSU / StateImpact Oklahoma