It’s been a rough week in California, but there’s also been some good news about community members who’ve gone above and beyond to help out their neighbors.
Here are some headlines you may have missed:
Couple recounts rescuing disabled neighbor from burning apartment fire
Zachary Salce is a custody deputy and the son of a firefighter. Maddison Henslin in the daughter of a sheriff’s detective. When the two realized a fire had broken out in their disabled neighbor’s apartment in Vandenberg Village, they jumped into action. “What they did was nothing short of heroic,” said Santa Barbara County Fire PIO Mike Eliason.
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Off-duty firefighter saves the life of woman hit by suspected DUI driver
When firefighter Ryan Anderson came upon the scene of a crash at the corner of Monterey and Johnson Rd. in San Luis Obispo, he immediately pulled over and stepped in to save the life of a pedestrian who was pinned underneath an over-heating vehicle. As nearly 20 people helped lift the car, he crawled under it to rescue the woman.
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Paso Robles teacher surprised with $50k check
Congratulations to Paso Robles High School agricultural mechanics teacher Justin Pickard for receiving a $50,000 prize from the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools program! Out of 550 applications, he was the only winner from California.
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Lompoc students create thousands of paper cranes in support of seriously injured teenage girl
After 13-year-old Evelyn Navarro suffered serious injuries when she was hit by a car in Lompoc, her Lompoc Valley Middle School classmates made more than 1,000 paper cranes to give her hope. Inside the cranes, the students wrote notes of good wishes and encouragement.
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Kids in Morro Bay raise money for Red Cross wildfire relief with lemonade stand
Haley and Blake Frisco are just 9 and 5 years old, but when they heard about the devastating fires across California, they wanted to help. In just a few hours, their lemonade stand raised $100, which they plan to donate to the Red Cross.
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