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Newspaper Reader Donates Van to Theft Victim

A Kentucky woman whose van was stolen while she was visiting her husband in a Lexington hospital has a replacement vehicle, thanks to the kindness of people who read last week's newspaper story.

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Hockey Hero Sends Back Boy's Coveted Souvenir

A Charlotte dentist was duped into buying a coveted NHL official hockey stick, but returned it to the real owner after discovering it was stolen from a young fan.

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Unsung Hero Rescues Lives at Gaza-Israel Checkpoint

Often under fire, one medic risks his life driving severely ill and injured Palestinians to an Israeli hospital from the Gaza checkpoint.

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Heroic Man Rescues 3-year-old from Burning Mobile Home

Awakened by his barking dogs about 2 a.m., Jamie Sheetz looked out his window to see a neighbor's mobile home engulfed in flames. Dressed only in shorts, he sprinted across the lawn, smashed through a window of the burning home, grabbed the child from his bedroom and carried him back out the window to safety.

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Doctors to Treat Thousands in Honduras on Medical Mission

A contingent of 38 doctors and nurses from Cleveland, New York and Chicago, along with Salvation Army Officers who act as interpreters and ministers, will leave for Honduras this Saturday to treat 3,000 patients in need.

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Secret Santas in 3 States Spread Cheer, $100 Bills

A mother in suburban St. Louis was overcome by emotion when a woman approached her and handed her two $100 bills, that could help to get the heat turned back on in her family's home. The words "secret Santa" were stamped on the money and the woman said, "The only condition is that you do something nice for someone. Pass it on."

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Tree Farm Donates Trees to Foreclosed Reno Residents

The owner of Ferguson Tree Farms says he is giving away one tree to every Reno family who can't afford one this Christmas. He says he gave away 400 trees Wednesday alone.

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Man Donates Kidney to Stranger Beginning a Pay-It-Forward Chain

Something stirred inside Carey Barrett, 42, as he watched a news report about a program for people who want to donate a kidney. Even though he had no one in his life who was in need of an organ donation, he wanted to help. So, he flew to Texas to begin a pay-it-forward chain of kidney donations.