(Valdosta Today) - A Georgia State Patrol trooper took three canine vagrants into custody — and then he and a few of his colleagues adopted the abandoned puppies as their own. The Georgia Department of Public Safety posted on its Facebook page Tuesday that trooper Jordan Ennis found three puppies [...]

(Online Athens) - The Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation recently recognized Barrow County Emergency Services at its annual Firefighters’ Recognition Day Luncheon and Awards Ceremony. Barrow County Emergency Services collected $19,700 for the foundation’s 27th “Give Burns the Boot” drive, which will be used to support the foundation’s programs, including camps for [...]

(EMS1.com) - An EMT-certified college student cheering on his teammates at a triathlon helped save an unconscious swimmer during the race. Officials said the water conditions during the 750-meter swim portion of the triathlon were some of the worst they had seen and swimmers were struggling. “They had a boat out there [...]

(ClickOrlando.com) - The near-tragedy was captured on video by a passenger aboard the 130,000-ton Carnival Cruise Line's Magic. Capt. Doug Brown, a Port Canaveral harbor pilot, was navigating the Magic close to the mouth of the port when he noticed a personal watercraft with two women on board within the navigation [...]

(Daily Bulletin) - Rancho Cucamonga firefighters and animal control officers on Thursday took part in an unusual heavy rescue. Shortly before 1 p.m., the officers requested a three-person engine crew to come to a culvert near Hillside Road and Topaz Street. At the bottom was a 100-pound sulcata tortoise, an [...]

(KTLA 5) - Nine small puppies and their mother are safe from danger after firefighters rescued them from a structure fire in Jackson County. Jackson County Fire District 3 posted a video of the pups on their Facebook page Tuesday morning. Crews said they responded to a structure fire in Central [...]