Jumat, 21 Agustus 2026

Childhood Home Favorite, Musical Rescue Horse, Duct Tape Prom Outfits

What people miss most about their childhood homes, a musical rescue horse lands on an album, and teens turn duct tape into prom fashion.

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A Postcard from Heaven, Duck Dog Duo, and a Skydiving Grandma

Good Afternoon! A Long Beach man opened his mailbox and found a postcard from Copenhagen signed "Love, M&D." His parents had mailed it in 2000. It arrived in 2026. In today's Feel Good Flyover, the 26-year journey of a weathered postcard that landed exactly when it was needed most. 
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Article Icon 1Photo Booth Pictures Lead Twins to Birth Mom

Marielle and Mireille Landry were identical twins adopted at three months old in a closed adoption in Nova Scotia. That meant no contact with their birth parents until they turned 18. They were 12 when a leftover strip of photo booth pictures changed everything.

After a soccer game, the twins stopped at a mall about 90 minutes from home and noticed an extra set of prints in the photo booth. They tracked down the two women in the photos and handed them back. Twenty minutes later, they spotted their adoptive mom, Lorena, in deep conversation with the same strangers. When the girls walked over, Lorena told them, "Girls, this is your birth mom."

Their birth mother, Nicole, had recognized the twins from yearly photos sent through the adoption agency. Over dinner that night, the twins learned that their biological father lived in Zambia and had played university soccer in Canada, and that Nicole had been 15 when she had them. Mireille had even been wearing the same shirt as Nicole's sister that day.

"We were raised by the most incredible parents," Marielle said. "But I am so glad the universe brought Nicole into our lives."

Article Icon 1Postcard from Heaven Arrives 26 Years Late

Bob Sheppard went to his mailbox on a Wednesday in Long Beach, California, and found a single piece of mail: a weathered postcard from Copenhagen, Denmark, signed "Love, M&D." His parents had mailed it in July 2000 during one of their many trips abroad. It arrived in August 2026.

Both of his parents had died in the years between. His father, John, an Army veteran, passed away during the pandemic. Hospital restrictions at the time meant Bob never got to say a proper goodbye. "It haunts me to this day," he said. His mother, Joanne, a schoolteacher and world traveler, died two years later.

Bob's mail carrier suspects the postcard fell behind a desk or cabinet at a post office decades ago and was only recently discovered. Since Bob still lives at the same address, they sent it along.

Bob keeps a board covered in passport pages and photographs from his parents' adventures. He considers the postcard another treasured piece of their story. "This was, to me, almost a postcard from heaven," he said.

Article Icon 1Duck Helps Golden Retriever Find Her Joy Again

Barley, a 7-year-old golden retriever on Long Island, started having seizures two years ago. The medication worked, but it came with a cost. "She just lost her spunk," owner Tori Cannarelli said. “She lost her goldenness.”

Then Louie the duck showed up. The Cannarellis found the duckling through Facebook Marketplace after he hatched at a local elementary school. He was supposed to go to the family's garden center. Instead, Tori brought him home, and Louie and Barley quickly formed a bond. They wrestle, chase each other around the yard, and relax side by side. Louie even insists on eating from a dog bowl.

The family noticed something remarkable: Barley started wagging her tail again. "She started smiling again," Tori said. "She started having personality again." Their son Cameron has his own theory for what changed: Barley wanted to be friends with Louie, and that helped "stretch her joy."

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➤ People were asked what they loved most about their childhood homes, and the runaway answer surprised everyone. (Listen Now)

A California rescue horse has learned to play real instruments, and now his sounds are landing on an upcoming album. (Hear Story)

Two teenagers spent weeks building prom outfits out of nothing but duct tape, and the risk paid off. (See Outfits)

  

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Moments before her first half-marathon in Missouri, a nervous runner learned her boyfriend had secretly trained for two months so she wouldn't have to race alone, then he pulled his running shoes from the trunk and ran all 13.1 miles beside her. (Watch Video)

➤ Eight Idaho teens who went viral documenting their summer adventures are using their fame to clean up the Boise River after diving for lost items and discovering piles of underwater trash. They continue to haul out garbage while urging followers to protect the river. (Full Story)

Quick thinking saved a Florida driver from an oncoming train when a crossing gate came down on her car and snagged it on the tracks. Dashcam video shows a 23-year-old sprinting over and lifting the gate, giving her just enough room to reverse to safety. (Watch Video)

➤ Skydiving at 100-years-old is simply tradition for one California grandmother, who marked her milestone birthday with a jump alongside six family members and friends. She first leaped at 80 on a dare from her grandson and returned at 90. (Watch Video)

Drivers leaving a Canadian hospital returned to find bright yellow flowers left on their cars by an anonymous stranger, with one woman saying that the note, which read "flowers full of love," brought her to tears. She paid it forward, placing them on another vehicle for someone else to find. (See Photos)

➤ Three girls struggling in Seattle's Lake Washington were pulled to safety one by one by a member of UC Davis' women's water polo team who spotted them during the Seafair festival. Organizers later invited her to their gala, where she was knighted and named festival royalty. (See Details)

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For his school’s “Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up Day,” one young boy dressed as the school handyman, “Mr. Bubba," down to the keys, radio, and bald cap.

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Patrick Targets Graphic Books, TCU Player Dismissed, and Typhoon Texas Get Icy

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Wednesday he'll back legislation docking public schools a letter grade in state performance ratings if they keep graphic books on library shelves.
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Article Icon 1Army Resumes Apache Flights after Crash

The Army resumed Apache helicopter training flights on Wednesday, a week after a crash near Salado killed two Fort Hood pilots.

Army leaders grounded the training flights Aug. 14, and then lifted the stand-down "after a thorough review of safety procedures and flight operations." The Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker, Alabama, is still investigating the cause.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre Huey, 34, of Killeen, and Warrant Officer Seth Olmstead, 25, of Belton, were the only two aboard when the helicopter went down Aug. 12 during a maintenance test flight. The crash sparked a fire that burned 155 acres in Bell County.

Huey entered the Army in 2014 and Olmstead in 2023; both flew with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade. Huey's sister, Chassidy, said he was "extremely funny, incredibly creative, and simply unforgettable," and asked that he be remembered for how he lived, not how he died.

Article Icon 1Border Wall Fight Reaches Parks Commission

Hundreds of Texans packed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission's annual hearing in Austin on Wednesday to ask the agency to keep border barriers out of state parks.

Ninety-nine people signed up to speak, though barriers weren't on the agenda. Cardboard cutouts of desert animals lined the walkway, reading, "No wall, no wire, no way."

Chair Paul Foster told the crowd the commission agrees with most of them and is working with Gov. Greg Abbott's office and the federal government to "minimize damage to the ecosystem."

A federal judge set an Aug. 28 hearing in San Antonio on halting the work. Downriver, San Ygnacio landowners sued, saying crews entered their riverfront property without notice or payment.

Article Icon 1Patrick Targets 'Vulgar' Books in Schools

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Wednesday he'll back legislation docking public schools a letter grade in state performance ratings if they keep graphic books on library shelves.

He stood at the Capitol beside easels of book covers he called "so filthy, so dirty, so vulgar, so pornographic" that he refused to open them. Some, he said, are barred from state prisons.

The bill would require the Texas Education Agency to lower a campus's grade over any challenged book still on the shelf. Patrick said most school boards haven't acted under Senate Bill 13, the 2025 law that shifted book removal authority from librarians to boards.

"It's the law and we expect you to follow the law. So we're coming for the books," Patrick said, adding that nothing is banned because anyone can still buy the books.

Patrick presides over the Senate and faces state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, in November.

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San Antonio: Texas Cyber Command confirmed a security breach at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the school pushed the start of the fall semester to Monday while it works through the incident. (More)

Hopkins County: A deputy shot and killed an 11-year-old greyhound mix last Thursday while serving a high-risk felony warrant at the wrong address. The sheriff's office says the dog pushed past its owner and lunged. Tatyana Carrion says it ran out to greet the deputy. (See Details)

Midland County: Judge Terry Johnson was indicted Wednesday and released on $7,500 bond over a July Facebook post carrying another man's personal information. Johnson admitted under oath to making the post. His attorney says the judge is not guilty. (See Details)

Port Arthur: A Memorial High School football player says an assistant coach paddled him three times for missing school and wearing the wrong color practice pants. Texas allows paddling in schools, and the district says it doesn't require advance parental consent. (See Details)

Statewide: The share of Texas kindergartners with a vaccine exemption rose from 4.3% to 5.2% in the 2025-26 school year. Exemptions climbed in 41 states. Austin ISD went the other way, topping 95% coverage on all six required vaccines. (See Report)

East Texas: A tree-killing beetle native to eastern Asia has turned up in Wood and Delta counties, along with Erath, Hardin, and Walker. The half-inch metallic green emerald ash borer has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees across North America. (See Details)


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➤ TCU's dismissal of safety Jacob Fields followed a locker room altercation that sent wide receiver Dozie Ezukanma to the hospital, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Police are investigating the incident as an aggravated assault. (More)

Houston Texans wide receiver Jayden Higgins tore his ACL during a joint practice with the Raiders and will miss the 2026 season. Higgins had been listed as a starter after catching six touchdowns as a rookie. (More)

A Crandall player was airlifted to a hospital Wednesday after an injury at football practice, the district said. It's the second medical emergency at a Texas high school practice this month. Lake Travis canceled its opener after Odin Hensley's death. (See Details)

A new state law allows game officials to immediately eject unruly fans from high school sporting events without a warning. Schools that rack up three ejection incidents in a year could lose the ability to host home games. (More)

Former SMU running back T.J. Harden has entered the transfer portal after a judge granted him a fifth season of college eligibility. Harden was cut by the Seahawks on Monday after carrying the ball twice in their preseason opener. (More)

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➤ Texas data centers now lead the nation for growth, passing Virginia, with the Austin-San Antonio corridor driving much of it even as local officials pause tax breaks, add reporting rules, and turn down some projects. (See Details)

➤ Blue Origin's proposed $674 million facility in Hutto won unanimous tax-incentive approval from Williamson County commissioners Thursday. The roughly 1-million-square-foot research site could employ 2,000 people within 10 years, though the company hasn't committed to building it. (More)

➤ Dow Sabine River Operations gave Lamar State College Orange $25,000 for a computer-controlled machining tool, expanding a machinist program that launched in January to address a shortage of trained machinists across Southeast Texas plants. (See Details)

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Et Cetera

➤ A statue of former Texas A&M football coach R.C. Slocum will be unveiled outside Kyle Field on Sept. 4. Slocum retired after more than five decades with the university. (More)

➤ Tons of ice are headed for the wave pool at Typhoon Texas in Katy. The one-day Cool Down HTX event on Saturday, included with regular admission, also features an Ice Dump Challenge splash zone. (See Photo)

➤ A Marine veteran turning 100 on Sept. 5 is hoping for 100 birthday cards. Weldon Bowen, who served in the final months of World War II, lives at the Watkins-Logan Texas State Veterans Home in Tyler. (Read Story)

➤ Lubbock Auto Auction picked up a Texas Historical Marker on Thursday, unveiled on its auction floor. Founded in 1947, it's the oldest dealer auction west of the Mississippi and kept selling under a big top tent after a 1971 fire. (See Details)

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