Carrie Copenhaver / Facebook screen shot Couple Creates Mobile Bed for 16-Year-Old Dog to Enjoy Final Family Beach Vacation Determined to make it enjoyable, he built a custom mobile doggy bed so Cocoa could bask in the familiar vacation sights, sounds and smells. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 9, 2021
CBS Sunday Morning / YouTube screen shot Explosive Report: Hunter Biden Finally Brought Down - 26-Year FBI Vet Nailed Him - Dynasty in Ruins The Daily Mail claimed to have authenticated Hunter Biden’s laptop, and its contents should bring the world crashing down on the Bidens. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 8, 2021
ABC News / YouTube screen shot Neighborhood Puts Together Parade to Celebrate Adoption of 3 Siblings from Foster Care On March 29, the adoptions were made official, and the whole neighborhood showed up to celebrate with a drive-by parade. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 8, 2021
CBS Sunday Morning / YouTube screen shot Hunter Biden Says He Smoked Parmesan Cheese Due to Its Resemblance to Crack 'I went one time for 13 days without sleeping, and smoking crack and drinking vodka throughout that entire time.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal April 6, 2021
Bindi Irwin / Twitter screen shot Irwin Family Shares Photo of Baby Grace's 'First Croc Encounter' Newly minted grandmother Terri Irwin took the opportunity for a lighthearted photo that would have made the crocodile hunter proud. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 5, 2021
Sheriff Wilkins / Facebook Punk Allegedly Overreacts to Minor Traffic Incident, Guns Down Innocent Mother of 6 'I can only imagine what those folks saw out there on I-95 when he looked over and shot. It actually makes you angry.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal April 3, 2021
Corey Bell / Facebook Rapper Returns to Studio, Inspired by Down Syndrome Daughter: 'She's Really Given Me That Purpose Again' A British rapper credited his daughter who was born with Down syndrome as one of his biggest sources of inspiration. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal April 2, 2021
Khizar Hayat / Pexels 'Very Young Child' Accesses Account of US Strategic Command, Posts Message to the World U.S. Strategic Command tweeted complete gibberish last Sunday - we know now that a young child was the culprit. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal April 2, 2021
Newington Volunteer Fire Department / Facebook screen shot Community Rallies to Throw Boy Birthday Parade the Day After Firefighter Father Dies in Line of Duty At the time, Logan did not know his father had passed away, but he'd made a birthday request that Lloyd's comrades were glad to grant. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 2, 2021
GoFundMe Fundraising / Facebook Unsuspecting Parents of 5 Struck by Falling Giant Redwood During Road Trip As they drove through the redwood-lined highway on Thursday, one of the enormous trees fell on top of their car, crushing them. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 2, 2021
David Sentendrey, Fox 4 / Facebook screen shot Family Credits Dog with Helping Fend Off Home Intruder Who Slashed Dad with Knife: 'She's Our Hero' It was dark, so at first the family didn't know what Marley was barking at, but they quickly found out after she alerted them. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 31, 2021
Filip Mroz / Unsplash Queen's Granddaughter Zara Tindall Delivers Baby Boy in Remarkable Home Birth Lucas Philip Tindall, Queen Elizabeth's 10th great-grandchild, made his debut under interesting circumstances. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 28, 2021
Waterford Union High School / Facebook screen shot WWII Vet Who Never Got to Graduate HS Receives Surprise Diploma Nearly 80 Years Later Plans were made. A diploma was printed. A cap and gown were readied - but not a word of it was spoken to Schaefer. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 24, 2021
Tyler Redden / Facebook screen shot Family Accidentally Sells Treasured Heirloom After Grandma's Death, Pleading with Public to Help Find It The family thinks that the buyer was a woman in her 50s with a short, blonde pixie cut. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 22, 2021
Official White House Photo by Chandler West/ Flickr Watch Jen Psaki Struggle to Get Through Brutal Line of Questioning About Border from Fox's Peter Doocy White House press secretary Jen Psaki sparred with Fox's Doocy about the border crisis, which the White House is downplaying. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal March 22, 2021
Jody Hay Lindsey / Facebook screen shot Toddler Yells 'Dad' During Adoption Hearing Telling Judge All He Needs to Know 'It’s nice to look in his eyes now and not have to worry that he’s ever gonna have to leave us again,' the boy's mother said. By James Russo, The Western Journal March 19, 2021
12 News / YouTube screen shot 102-Year-Old Woman Joins In on Great-Grandson's 1st-Grade Virtual Gym Class The video of the centenarian getting down and dancing has taken the internet by storm, drawing hundreds of thousands of views. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 19, 2021
Bindi Irwin / Facebook screen shot Bindi Irwin Shares Pregnancy Photo: 'Waiting on Baby Wildlife Warrior to Arrive' With the due date steadily approaching, Bindi, Chandler and their families are getting that much closer to meeting the new bundle of joy. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 17, 2021
CNN / Facebook screen shot Paralyzed by Shooting, Man Works to Help People with Disabilities Find Happiness Despite Adversity He was only in his 20s when he was shot, but he did have something in life that gave him the courage to continue on: his daughter, Navaeh. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 16, 2021
Joe and Donna Cougill via IndyStar / Facebook screen shot Woman Reunites High School Sweethearts 51 Years After They Gave Her Up for Adoption She even went to the same Indiana high school her parents had gone to, though she didn't know it at the time. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 14, 2021
Laurie Shaw / Pexels Chip Gaines Reveals His 'Sad' Struggle with 'Fixer Upper' Fame: 'I Lost a Part of Myself' Chip shared his struggle with fame and explained how it clashed with his nature, all while highlighting his wife's even-keeled one. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 13, 2021