Story Dose

“My Husband Took Our Three Sons Fishing. None of Them Came Home. Six Years Later, My Daughter Found His Old Phone.”Daniel was the most careful man I ever knew.He checked the weather ten times…

    The Night New York Went Dark — And Strangers Helped One Another   On November 9, 1965, millions of people across the northeastern United States experienced something they would never forget.  …

  Chesapeake Bay Sees Encouraging Increase in Blue Crab Population   There is encouraging news coming from one of America’s most important waterways.   A recent survey of the Chesapeake Bay found a significant…

Christian Bale Spent Years Building a Place Where Foster Siblings Can Stay Together For many children entering the foster-care system, one of the hardest parts of an already difficult experience can be being separated…

At 78, Nashville Songwriter Has Spent Seven Years Rescuing Foxes Jerry Vandiver has spent much of his life around country music. His songs have been recorded by artists including Tim McGraw, Phil Vassar and…

A Family Thought Their Dog Was Gone Forever. Nearly Three Years Later, a Microchip Changed Everything.   For one San Diego family, the disappearance of their beloved dog left a painful question that lasted…

At 91, Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders Completes the Appalachian Trail for the Second Time At an age when many people are enjoying a quieter pace of life, 91-year-old Dale Sanders was doing something very…

At 71, I became the legal guardian of my four grandchildren after their parents died in a plane crash. 6 months later, an enormous package arrived in my daughter’s handwriting: “Mom, if you’re reading…