This story happened right up 95 in Rhode Island. It starts our scary but turns good in the end. Two 12 and 13 year old boys heard one of their neighbors smoke detectors going off. They realized no one was home BUT knew the family had 3 dogs who probably were. Quick thinking, they got…
You’ve probably heard the news by now iconic singer and actor Meat Loaf passed away this morning at the age of 74. You know his songs Paradise by the Dashboard light and I’d Do Anything For Love… He also acted in Fight Club as the character “Bob” and in Rocky Horror Picture Show. What you…
While this story is unbelievably sad and tragic, the tributes that are pouring in for New Canaan’s Teddy Balkind are truly special and will hopefully bring some comfort to Teddy’s family and friends after an unthinkable loss. Teddy, who was only 16 years old, lost his life a few weeks ago after an accidental neck…
You’ve probably noticed all the yellow/green/gray boxes flooded your Facebook and Twitter feed recently. It’s called Wordle. The new puzzle gam everyone is either obsessed with or super annoyed by. No matter how you feel about the actual game the story behind it is pretty interesting. Wordle is a website that the daily word-guessing game…
A lot of times the real magic of Disney and Disney World are all the things they do behind the scenes. For example… every holiday season Walt Disney World has these massive gingerbread house displays up in the park. Once the holidays come and go what they do to get rid of all the gingerbread…
The Winter Olympics in Bejing are coming up in February. One of the biggest events, Ice Hockey, now has four players with Connecticut ties. Here are the four players who found out on Thursday night they will be competing on the U.S. Olympic hockey team… Goalie Strauss Mann from Grennwich. Went to Brunswick School in…
Since it’s National Pizza Week I’ve been featuring pizza themed stories when I can find them. This guy named Ram Mehta owns two pizza places in north Texas. He also founded a charity called Everyone Eatz (fantastic name) that feeds people who can’t afford to pay for it. He put up a sign on the…
When is the last time you looked at your quarter when you got change back at the store? Probably been a while right? Soon you might want to pay attention. Here’s why. The late Maya Angelou, writer and civil activist, is about to become the the first Black woman to appear on U.S. currency. The…
A lot of people take graduating from high school for granted. It’s always good to remember how important that diploma is even if it takes you decades to finally get it. This 98-year-old World War Two vet from Texas named Donald Huisenga just got his high school diploma 80 years after he was supposed to…
Not every person who gets pulled over for speeding is doing it for a bad reason. Like this guy in Massachusetts last week who was pulled over by police for doing 100 mph. When the officer walked up to the car he quickly realized why he was going so fast. The guy’s girlfriend was in…