Firefighters Around the Country Send Viral Messages to 3-Year-Old with Cancer: 'He Is a Hero'

Courtesy of McKenna Botts The recent birthday of a 3-year-old Arizona boy with cancer became even sweeter thanks to caring firefighters in Phoenix and across the country. Two days before his birth in December 2021, Beckham Botts was diagnosed with neuroblastoma — a cancer that commonly occurs in and around the adrenal gland and affects children age 5 or younger, according to theMayo Clinic. “There’s no treatment or anything like that, and it just continuously has gotten smaller,” Beckham’s mother, McKenna, toldAZFamily.

Firefighters Make 'Dramatic Ice Rescue' to Save Man and His Dog from Massachusetts Lake

Man rescues dog who fell through ice.Wellesley Police & Fire Wellesley Police & Fire As a trained EMT, Berger is thankful to the crews that saved him and his dog’s life. The Fire Department’s Deputy Chief Michael Gigante told NBC 10 that, in this case, it was much harder to rescue the dog.“You can see from the video that they’re just absolutely so well trained,” Berger said. “It was just like two guys I was hanging out with.

Firefighters Pull Keepsakes from L.A. Home During Wildfire: ‘Trying to Save Some Photos’

Firefighters battle flames in Los Angeles fires on Jan. 7.Photo:Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Firefighters working tirelessly during theLos Angeles wildfiresmanaged to retrieve some sentimental items from a burning home. The firefighters were removing items from a residential neighborhood on Lachman Lane when the fires began to rage on Tuesday, Jan. 7. They told the outlet they hoped retrieving personal items would give the homeowners comfort amid the devastating fires.

First Openly Gay Imam Ambushed and Murdered on His Way to Officiate Wedding

Imam Muhsin Hendricks.Photo:RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty RODGER BOSCH/AFP via Getty The first openly gay Imam was ambushed and killed on his way to officiate a wedding in South Africa.Eastern Cape provincial police said in a statement that Imam Muhsin Hendricks, 58, was in a VW TRoc with a driver in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, on Saturday, Feb. 15, when another vehicle pulled up and blocked their car,CNNreported.“Two unknown suspects with covered faces got out of the vehicle and started firing multiple shots at the vehicle,” according to the statement, per CNN.

First-Time Lottery Player Wins $5M on Scratch-Off Ticket: 'I Didn't Think It Was Real'

Lottery tickets line the counter area at Eagles Express in Knightdale, N.C.Photo:AP Photo/Gerry Broome AP Photo/Gerry Broome A North Carolina man has won the top prize in the state’s lottery after playing for the first time.Jarett Allen from Burnsville won $5,000,000 in the N.C. lottery on Thursday, Jan. 9, after purchasing a $30 200X The Cash ticket from his local Riverside General Store, according to an officialnews release.According to the release, the lucky winner decided to play the lottery alongside his dad at the time, who also enjoys playing.