Young adults step up amid EMT shortage in New York town
During a pandemic-driven volunteer EMT shortage in Sackets Harbor, New York, a group of teens stepped up to fill the gap.
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Acts of kindness give reason for hope in 2022
To some, 2022 has already dropped the ball. But stories of kindness give reason for hope.
A Michigan dad's homemade ice rink grows after initial success
Companies that heard his story donated equipment to keep the ice rink in tip-top condition.
Mom helps other families in need after her infant son died
Mattie Mitchell started a group to do good deeds for other families following her son's death at one month old.
A Secret Santa gave out $30,000 to strangers — but it was his words that moved them
"Whether you're Native American, African American, Christian American, left American, right American — kindness is that universal language between us all," the anonymous businessman said.
Customers step in to save iconic general store from closing
"Sometimes it takes sort of a crisis, if you will, to appreciate what you have," said store owner Dan Fraser.
Siblings celebrate Thanksgiving together thanks to adoptive dad
CBS News checks back in with Lamont Thomas and the children he adopted.
9-year-old brother gives emotional speech at sister's wedding
A younger brother worried he would lose his sister when she got married. Instead, he learned a lesson about family.
Stranger who set out to return discarded Army uniforms also gave family hope
Donna Parker could have never guessed how much the Army uniforms she found at the bottom of a dumpster were wanted.
Meet the 82-year-old pole vaulter setting records
Don Isett is the nation's best pole vaulter in his age group, and pretty much the only pole vaulter in his age group.
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