Good News: Hot Dogs, Tree Huggers, and Rookie Cops

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Here are a few more Good News stories making the rounds . . .

1. Hot dogs saved a guy’s life in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday. A tornado destroyed his house, but he was out buying hot dogs at a gas station when it happened.

He was in surprisingly good spirits when he talked to a reporter about it. He said he was just happy everyone in his neighborhood survived. Quote, “Stuff can be replaced, but family is everything.”

2. 24 years ago, a cop in Indiana named Gene Eyster saved a baby boy after someone abandoned him in a cardboard box. Now they’re in the news after Gene found out the kid grew up to become a cop himself. 24-year-old Matthew Hegedus-Stewart is a rookie with the same police department Gene worked for.

3. Friday was Arbor Day, and a student at Auburn University set a new world record by hugging 1,123 trees in an hour. He’s currently getting his master’s degree in forestry.