CommunityHuntsville, Alabama
6,500 people fill Huntsville for the Liz Hurley Ribbon Run
A sea of pink lined the 23rd annual run. Proceeds will help fund a 3D mammography machine for the local breast center.
Verified · WAFF 48TodayOn this dayOctober 17
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From the archive
20 stories published on October 17 in any year.
Community
CommunityDurango, Colorado
A giant pumpkin balloon opens Durango's balloon rally
About 1,250 to 1,500 people filled Main Avenue for the balloon glow, and 25 to 30 balloons rose over Hermosa the next morning.
Verified · The Durango Herald
CommunityOmaha, Nebraska
A sensory-friendly haunted house opens for Omaha children
The Education Rights Counsel hosted a free haunted house at the University of Nebraska Omaha for children who struggle with sound, touch, and sensory overload.
Verified · KETV
CommunityCharleston, South Carolina
Charleston's first Repair Cafe fixes more than 60 items for free
Volunteers at the county library mended lamps, fans, clocks, and a Roomba bought for $20. The cafe will return every other month.
Verified · Live 5 News (WCSC)
CommunityIndianapolis, Indiana
Coats for Kids turns 40 with more than 5,700 warm coats
The Salvation Army, Classic Cleaners, and WTHR handed out coats at the State Fairgrounds with no registration required. The program has passed 120,000 coats.
Verified · WTHR 13News
AnimalsDenver, Colorado
Denver Animal Shelter held its biggest free vaccine and microchip day
At Ruby Hill Park the shelter offered free vaccines, microchips, food, and supplies. It expected more than 300 pets, and the day helped hundreds stay with their families.
Verified · CBS Colorado
CommunityDenver, Colorado
Denver's More Than Pink Walk raised more than $550,000
Susan G. Komen's walk at City Park drew thousands. The money is for breast cancer research, screening access, and support for patients.
Verified · CBS Colorado
CommunityFar Hills, New Jersey
Far Hills marks 105 years and $22 million for local health care
An estimated 30,000 to 35,000 people gathered at Moorland Farm for the steeplechase, where some families keep the same tailgate spot for generations.
Verified · News 12 New Jersey
AnimalsKernersville, North Carolina
Kernersville firefighters lift an injured dog out of a manhole
Crews checked the air, rigged a rescue, and had the dog out within 30 minutes on Crossview Drive. It went home with its owner.
Verified · WXII 12
HeroesBellingham, Massachusetts
Milford teens saw a boy sitting alone and asked him to play
At Urban Air in Bellingham, a game of catch with 7-year-old Tristan Caron turned into 40 minutes of hide-and-seek and slides. The park plans a celebration day.
Verified · CBS Boston (WBZ-TV)
CommunityHavenwoods State Forest, Milwaukee
Milwaukee's new braille trail opens a forest path to blind hikers
Wisconsin DNR opened a third-of-a-mile trail at Havenwoods State Forest with braille signs, audio guides, and loaner white canes, built mostly by staff with a $15,000 grant.
Verified · WISN 12
AnimalsCordillera Azul National Park
More than 14,000 Amazon turtles went back into the rivers
Sernanp and CIMA-Cordillera Azul put 14,645 taricayas, charapas, and teparos back into Amazon waters, including 6,640 on October 16.
Verified · Peru21
CommunityNorth Sulawesi
Nine women in Sarawet turned mangrove seedlings into a village income
A fishers' group in North Sulawesi has planted 30,000 mangroves this year and sells the seedlings, while mud crabs and fish return to the roots.
Verified · Mongabay
AnimalsWienerwald Biosphere Reserve
Reintroduced Ural owls are breeding again in Austria
Captive-bred owls released since 2009 are nesting in the Wienerwald, and a related project in Bavaria has now recorded wild breeding too. A 2021 count put Austria at about 45 pairs.
Verified · BirdGuides
CommunitySioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls kids painted snowplows for the 17th Paint the Plow
More than 20 school and youth groups decorated city plows. The public's favorite will ride in the Nov. 27 Parade of Lights.
Verified · Dakota News Now
CommunityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spirit Halloween hosts a costume party for hospital patients
Young patients at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh picked donated costumes and played games, decorated pumpkins, and played bingo.
Verified · WPXI
CommunityDenver, Colorado
Thousands walk Denver's City Park and raise nearly $600,000
More than 6,000 people joined the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk on a sunny Saturday, including a 29-year survivor who has walked since 1997.
Verified · FOX31 KDVR
CommunityCounty Wicklow, Ireland
Three friends found a lost wedding ring and flew it home to Ireland
After nine days of searching an unnamed Italian mountain stream, the finders dressed as hobbits and handed the ring back in Ireland.
Verified · CBC Radio
HeroesCynthiana, Kentucky
Three Harrison County veterans came home from Honor Flight Kentucky
Bob Owen, Mike Wilson, and Dan Haley flew from Lexington on October 3 for a free day at the memorials. Rain did not stop the visit, and a flag-lined crowd met them at Blue Grass Airport.
Verified · The Cynthiana Democrat
CommunityVedanthangal, India
Women trained as Golden Wings guides at Vedanthangal
Care Earth Trust trained women and young people in birds, wetlands, and guiding. Eight of them now lead walks at the sanctuary as Golden Wings.
Verified · The Hindu