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Three local teens are properly being praised for their quick thinking when they came to the rescue of a man who may have been moments away from drowning in Collins Lake in Scotia on Tuesday.

Well, here's some weird news for you.  Of all the things to be rescued from the Hudson River, I'd say something worth $127,000 is worth it.  And if it's something that can help you walk and function daily?  Definitely worth it.  As reported by News Channel 13, someone lost their $127,000 prosthetic leg in the Hudson River, and the Corinth Volunteer Fire Department had to help retrieve it... Read M

Troy Fire Department members who were on a training exercise out on the river Wednesday afternoon answered an actual, unexpected emergency.

What's a greater gift than doing something good, and getting love in return.  There are so many lovable cats and dogs available in the Capital Region that need a home this holiday season, and why not bring one home!  I always think about animal adoptions around the holidays, as all of my cats are rescues ...

If there is anyone who questions a dog's intelligence, this will convince you otherwise.

Marina Tarashevsce, an animal rescue worker in Dallas, has been trying to catch a stray dog for weeks. Then the dog wouldn't stop barking last week, and she noticed he wasn't with a female dog he usually ran around with. So she and another dog trainer went to investigate.

Several Florida manatees got stuck in a storm drain in Satellite Beach, Fla., on Monday night. The story is fascinating!

Gerald Whitman, of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, is a lucky man.

Add this one to the "unlikely animal friends" category.

Water rescues were required yesterday in Latham as heavy rains and flash flooding trapped some in cars and businesses.

Walking through heavy snow during winter can suck just by itself. But what if while you were walking through heavy snow and were then attacked by a pack of wild dogs?!? Talk about random and crazy.

You may use social media to check up on people, or even to post statuses about yourself. But did you know that it could be used to save an animal's life that's in need of immediate help?