A man survived with injuries after driving his car over the south rim of the Grand Canyon by accident, authorities said on Wednesday. The unidentified driver, aged 21, was treated for nonlife threatening injuries in a Flagstaff hospital on Monday after plunging 200 feet over the lip of the mile-deep
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Working as an Arizona State Park Ranger isn’t just a job for Army veteran Carlos Garcia, it’s a second chance. Under a program the state launched in partnership with a host of public and private agencies to put homeless veterans to work, he is earning $12 an hour and living
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Chris Lamb of Tucson, Arizona may be partially blind and paralyzed, but the survivor of terminal brain cancer has defied the odds for nearly a decade, and vowed to prompt as many smiles as he can in the time he has on Earth. Rain or shine, Lamb can be seen wearing one of 150
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Arizona Cardinals fans are singing the praises of Jennifer Welter, who just became the first woman hired as a coach at any level of the National Football League. Welter joins the “Birdgang” as a training camp and preseason intern coach for inside linebackers. “I’m proud to be part of
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For the longest time, rescue groups, shelter volunteers, and animal lovers everywhere have hoped the day would come when pet stores would sell shelter pups exclusively, as a way to cut the profit from “puppy mills”. Last week a federal judge in Phoenix, Arizona upheld a city law requiring that
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A good Samaritan has volunteered to pay off a former convict’s debt to the court — long after the man had finished paying his debt to society. Shaunte “Tay” Rowe had been struggling for 11 years to pay off $4,700 in court fees and restitution in Spokane, Washington. After reading a news
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Horns honking and engines roaring, more than 100 trucks rolled down an Arizona road, giving an emotional send-off to a three-year-old boy who loved big rigs. Elijah Steffen, who passed away August 21 from a rare disease, had been looking forward to his first monster truck show. Sassy 5-yo Sets
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They are all like a second family to this letter carrier in Glendale, Arizona. That’s why he delivered a hand-written letter to each of the homes on his route last week, to announce his retirement. One of those who received the letter used a more modern form of communication, Reddit,
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Who says a power plant can’t be pretty? This 100-foot-tall structure in the shape of a tulip can deliver clean, sustainably-produced energy, even at night, because it is the world’s first hybrid solar power generator. Designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan and Aora Solar, the solar turbine can power 60-80
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Arizona State University is just giving away MBA degrees. OK, students still have to study and complete the program — but it won’t cost incoming MBA students a penny next year. There are 85 students in this year’s 2015 class, but starting next fall, up to 120 new students will
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For nearly a decade, 300 single mothers fighting cancer have relied on one woman for help. When her best friend began undergoing treatment for cancer, Jody Farley-Berens of Phoenix, Arizona stepped in to help the single mother of four in any way she could. During the process, it occurred to
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A high-tech mouthguard promises to be a game changer for treating and preventing sports-related concussions. FITGuard, a device that alerts coaches immediately if a player should get medical attention for a head injury, comes from the mind of a former college athlete who suffered his own brain injury while playing
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A cafeteria worker is going on her dream vacation thanks to the generosity of the university students she serves every day. Vicke Davis has always made an effort to connect with the students at Arizona State University’s Barrett College. She asks them every day about their classes and keeps track
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Two years after a woman’s baby son died, she got to hear his heartbeat again — in the chest of another child, whose life he saved. Heather Clark’s son, Lukas, died when he was just seven-months-old. After ordering that his organs be donated for transplanting his heart went to Jordan Gonzalez, an 18-month-old girl who’d
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CORRECTION: Using a February 16, 2016 United Press International article as the main source, we incorrectly dated this story. The Senate confirmation actually took place in May, 2014. Good News Network apologizes for the misinformation but will leave this article posted as background for an “On This Day in History”
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In terms of BFFs – “best friends forever” – there may be no more perfect real life examples than Kelvin and Alfonso. Their lives growing up in Mozambique were nearly identical, two young kids with parents who died of AIDS, then orphans supporting each other through the hardships of having
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Friday ending greyhound and any other kind of dog racing in the state. “Greyhound racing has run its course in Arizona,” said Governor Ducey. “It’s heartening that these beautiful greyhounds will soon be off the track and in loving homes. For any families looking
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There have been 50 uranium mines in the Native American territory spilling harmful radiation into the air for long enough.
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Thanksgiving day has more home fires than any other day, most of which are caused by cooking – that's why these teens invented the Fire Mitt.
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Deaths by suicide among an Apache tribe in Arizona dropped by nearly 40 percent between 2006 and 2012 compared to the previous six-year period. The substantial reduction came after White Mountain tribal leaders became proactive in passing legislation to develop a surveillance system and intensive prevention program, which tracks and
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