Employees Surprise CEO Who Gave $70,000 Minimum Wage With A $70K Tesla
Employees surprised a Seattle CEO with a new Tesla, as their ‘thank you,' one year after he instituted a $70,000 minimum wage at his company.
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When a Preschool Opens Inside a Nursing Home All Heaven Breaks Loose
Building a preschool right inside a home for the elderly lets the young and old take care of each other. The mix has proven to be a wild success.
Man Returns $10k to Guy Who Left the Cash on His Bumper - And Was Given the Most Surprising Reward
Steve Harrison discovered 10k in Washington state, then went about finding its owner Mike King.
Dramatic Moment Skier Rescued a Snowboarder Who Was Buried Head First in Snow and Running Out of Air (Watch)
A hero skier saved the life of a snowboarder completely buried head-first in a massive snow drift. Francis Zuber was maneuvering around the tops of trees in deep powder on Mt. Baker, in northwestern Washington state, probably without any indication he might end up in the right place at the right time to be a […]
Boeing Employee Buys Winning Ticket on Hunch When Lottery Hits '747' Million-Just Like the Jets She Helped Make
In another coincidence, the jackpot had reached $747 million the week in which Boeing sold its last 747 ever.
Microsoft Campus Set to Use Geothermal Energy to Heat/Cool Millions of Sq Ft. of Office Space
The closed-loop geothermal heating and cooling system sends either cool or warm water to exchange energy with the deep earth
Man Awarded for Quick Rescue Response to House Fire in the Washington Mountains
A humble maintenance worker for the Washington State DoT is being honored for rescuing several people from an intense blaze.
Hero Dog Wakes Up Owners After Sensing Fire Across Street: 'Bark was Unlike' Any Heard Before
The firefighters got to meet the furry early warning system, who became a hit among them and the police.
Youth Charges Straight into Fire to Save His 8-year-old Niece: 'I'd do it again… even if I died'
Derrick Byrd suffered third-degree burns for his selfless rescue of his 8-year-old niece - but he says he'd do it all over again-even if he died trying.
The Only Way for 4-Year-old to Get Surgery 3,000 Miles Away Was Fully-Equipped RV-And Strangers Sprung for It
When a 4-year-old with fatal heart defects needed to travel 3,000 for new miracle surgery, RV owners at Outdoorsy paid for the entire package.
Gates Foundation Commits $100 Million to Speeding Up Coronavirus Treatments and Response
Half of the foundation's financial pledge is being used to form the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator—a "catalytic" initiative for combatting the virus.
After Senior Broke His Hip Mowing His Lawn, Responding EMTs Returned to His House to Finish the Job
After 88-year-old Howard Storelee was whisked away to the hospital with a broken hip, the three responding EMTs finished his yard work.
'Priceless' Stolen Bonsai Trees Mysteriously Returned Just 72 Hours After Museum Begged for Their Return
The 70-year-old trees were found on a museum road just a few days after the curators begged the thieves to return the precious bonsais.
Humpback Whale Population Bounces Back From Near-Extinction-From Just 450, to Over 25,000
Thanks to whaling protections put in place, the South Atlantic humpback whale population has rebounded to its former numbers from the early 1900s.
Missing His Hugs, Quarantined Kids Honor the Veteran Who Spent Thousands of Hours Mentoring Them in School
Grandpa Ron Jacobson, who spent years hugging school children, was honored by them for volunteering at Cle Elum-Roslyn Elementary School.
Bring These Zoo Animals into Your Birthday Parties by Ordering a Personalized Video Message From Them
Point Defiance Zoo in Washington State is offering personalized messages to the public from the sweet animals that live there.
Seniors Recreate Iconic Movie Posters For Calendar That's Raising Thousands For Alzheimer's - And They're Amazing
Seniors at Spiritwood Assisted Living have recreated iconic movie posters for a calendar that has raised thousands for Alzheimer's.
Super Rare Wolverines Haven't Been Seen For a Century in Mt. Rainier-Now They're Back in a Family Way
In Mount Rainier National Park, a family of wolverines have become the first of their species to inhabit the park in over 100 years.
Kevin Costner's New Road Trip App Tells History Stories Tailored Exactly to the Places You Are Driving Through
Kevin Costner has produced an iPhone app that tells stories of local history related to where you and your family are driving on a road trip.
Washington Man Rescues 2.4 Million Pounds of Farmers' Crops Going to Waste, Gets Them to Food Banks Across State
The Washington state nonprofit EastWest Food Rescue delivers truckloads of food that would be thrown out to food banks in western cities like Seattle.
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