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Gymnast's Unbreakable Spirit, Reading Rescues, and the Kind Stranger Project

Friday, August 7, 2026

Good Afternoon! A second grader in Japan wondered why his pet butterflies kept coming back to him. That question led to a handwritten letter to a Georgetown professor, a homemade lab, and a discovery that left the scientific world stunned. In today's Feel Good Flyover, the 10-year-old and the butterflies that remembered.

A Kentucky coal miner asked for a snack “as big as the moon.” A Chattanooga bakery delivered—and more than 100 years later, it’s still a Tennessee classic. Can you name it? Amy shares the (very sweet) story in this week’s Feel Good Table. Tune in here.

Remember when the open road still had a signature look? Before every exit blurred into the same chain stores, one bright orange roof told you a familiar stop was just ahead. Do you know what it was? Amy reveals the answer in this week's Remember This?

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Young Gymnast Inspires Worldwide

Sasha Paskal was six years old when a Russian missile strike in Ukraine's Odesa region led to the amputation of her left leg and put her in a medically induced coma for 15 days. She had been training in rhythmic gymnastics since early childhood, and seven months after learning to walk again with a prosthetic, she was back on the competition floor. She won her first event back.

Now 10, Sasha recently completed a five-continent Dance of Freedom Tour, performing in Paris, New York's Times Square, Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi, and Tokyo. She won gold earlier this year at Romania's Carla's Rhythmic Cup and was awarded the "Future of Ukraine" state honor by President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2025. Her biggest dream is to compete in the Paralympic Games if rhythmic gymnastics is added to the program.

Her mother, Maria, has been by her side throughout. "She's unbreakable," she said. "What she's doing comes from her, and we support her."

"My passion for sport is bigger than my loss," Sasha said.

Young Reader Helps Shelter Pets

Eleven-year-old Nehemiah Turner has spent the past two years visiting the Jacksonville Humane Society with his grandmother and reading to the dogs and cats waiting for homes. He recently became the first child in the shelter's Pawsitive Reading program to reach 100 volunteer hours.

Nehemiah said the sessions are calming for both him and the animals, and he hopes the quiet attention helps them get adopted faster. One dog in particular, Hopper, became his favorite. Nehemiah read to him during every visit until Hopper was finally adopted after nearly 400 days in the shelter.

He still remembers his very first reading session, with a dog named Auggie. "I started to read to him, and after we had to leave, I started to cry," he said, "because I didn't want to leave the humane society."

Nehemiah is heading into sixth grade as a straight-A student. The shelter's CEO said his dedication reflects the program's core belief: "Generosity breeds joy."

Boy's Butterfly Study Stuns Scientists

Jo Nagai started raising swallowtail butterflies at his home in Kobe, Japan, as a second grader. When he released them into the wild, he noticed they would linger and sometimes fly right back to him. It made him wonder whether the butterflies could remember experiences from their caterpillar days.

To find out, the boy wrote a four-page letter to Dr. Martha Weiss, a Georgetown University entomologist who had studied memory in moths. What followed was a years-long collaboration between a world-renowned scientist and a grade schooler working from a makeshift lab in his house. Jo trained caterpillars to avoid the scent of lavender, then waited to see if the learned behavior survived metamorphosis. It did. The adult butterflies overwhelmingly avoided the scent after undergoing complete metamorphosis inside the chrysalis.

Then came the bigger discovery. Jo bred those butterflies and tested their offspring, and then their grandchildren. Without ever receiving any training themselves, subsequent generations also avoided lavender. At 10 years old, Jo had produced evidence suggesting transgenerational inheritance of the learned behavior in a 33-page research paper and presented his findings at the International Congress of Entomology in 2024.

"I really want to prove it's possible that my butterflies can remember what they learned as a caterpillar," Jo had written to Dr. Weiss early on. "I don't want to give up now."

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"I went up there with my book, and I sat down with this dog named Auggie. I started to read to him, and after we had to leave, I started to cry, because I didn't want to leave the humane society."

— Nehemiah Turner, 11, recalling his first visit to the Jacksonville Humane Society's Pawsitive Reading program.

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Friday, August 7, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1833, Frederick A. Tritle was born in Pennsylvania. He served as territorial governor of Arizona from 1882 to 1885.

Arizona’s turn in the NFL Hall of Fame Week spotlight began Thursday night, when the Cardinals opened their preseason schedule in Canton, Ohio. On Saturday, Larry Fitzgerald will be inducted into the Hall. More in Sports.

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Bessent Touts Chip Push

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is laser-focused on bringing more semiconductor manufacturing to Arizona.

Bessent made the remarks in an interview aired Thursday, a day after he toured the Frito-Lay plant in Casa Grande with House Speaker Mike Johnson and U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani.

Bessent said chip plant maintenance and precision work would bring high-paying jobs. His visit to the political battleground state comes ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm.

Arizona's electronics sector dates to 1949. Last month, TSMC raised its planned U.S. investment to $265 billion, anchored by its north Phoenix campus.

Grand Canyon Water Woes Deepen

Water restrictions went into effect at the Grand Canyon's South Rim after another break in the aging pipeline serving the park.

Repairs are underway, and park officials have not estimated when full service will be restored.

Downstream, record drought and reduced dam releases have cut Colorado River flows through the canyon, threatening wildlife and a nearly $50 million boating industry.

State leaders, meanwhile, pushed back on a new federal plan they say could reduce Arizona's Colorado River supply.

Valley Traffic Delays Worsen

A study found the average Phoenix commuter spent 76 hours stuck in traffic in 2024, 13 hours more than the national average.

Total delays across the metro area topped 203 million hours, a 6% jump from the year before, according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute study.

Researchers point to population growth, rising vehicle miles, and heavier truck traffic. Phoenix ranked 11th nationally for total delay, up from 14th.

Relief projects are underway, including a Loop 303 extension into Goodyear.

Outside of the Valley, construction is squeezing drivers, with U.S. 60 east of Superior now closing intermittently during a bridge replacement.

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➤ Statewide: A federal judge declined to pause her order handing Arizona's prison health care system to an outside receiver. The state filed notice of appeal. (More)

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➤ Flagstaff: A Coconino National Forest official said years of prescribed burns and other forest thinning measures helped crews stop the now-contained Pocket Fire from reaching the city, Mountainaire, and Kachina Village. (More)

➤ Pinal County: Sheriff Ross Teeple will not renew the county's contract for Flock license plate cameras, citing privacy concerns. (More)

➤ Tempe: Bars and restaurants must now keep drink-spike detection kits on hand and post awareness signs in restrooms, a rule affecting roughly 60 venues. (More)

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➤ The Phoenix Suns signed forward Dillon Brooks to a three-year, $73 million extension. Brooks averaged a career-high 20.2 points in his first season with the team. (More)

➤ Sporting News named former Arizona State defensive end Terrell Suggs to its college football All-America team of the 2000s. Suggs set the NCAA single-season sack record with 24 at ASU in 2002 and was a seven-time Pro Bowler with the Baltimore Ravens. (More)

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➤ Arizona drivers renewed or bought a record 1 million specialty license plates last fiscal year, raising $15.8 million for 104 charities. (More)

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