South Carolina firefighter adopts puppy he rescued from under pile of rocks

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (FOX NEWS) - A veteran firefighter in South Carolina adopted a puppy Saturday after he'd rescued the animal from under a pile of rocks the week before.

Avengers help unveil $5M donation for seriously ill children

Some of Marvel's top Avengers have assembled to support a $5 million donation to benefit seriously ill children in hospitals around the globe.

Nurse adopts girl who had no visitors during hospital stay

A Massachusetts director of nursing who at the end of each workday took to visiting an infant who had landed in her hospital is now the girl’s mother after she had volunteered to foster her when the state gained custody of her in October 2016. Liz Smith’s daughter, Gisele, was born at 29 weeks gestation in July 2016, and was diagnosed with neonatal absence syndrome due to her birth mother’s...

Phoenix police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of 10-year-old girl

PHOENIX (AP/FOX 10) - A man suspected of fatally shooting a 10-year-old girl in her family’s driveway in an apparent road rage case has been arrested, Phoenix police said Friday. Joshua Gonzalez has an “extended criminal history” involving violent crime, said Police Chief Jeri Williams, who declined to disclose details.

‘Our country is full': Trump says migrants are straining system

Eager to make border security a central campaign issue, President Donald Trump consulted with immigration agents in a California border city Friday while insisting that the nation’s immigration system was overburdened and declaring that “our country is full.”

Vaccine wars: Social media battles outbreak of bogus claims

Like health officials facing outbreaks of disease, internet companies are trying to contain vaccine-related misinformation they have long helped spread. So far, their efforts at quarantine are falling short.

'I couldn't believe it': NC grandfather wins $10M in lottery, plans to spoil grandkids

Theodore Duncan of Oxford, North Carolina plans to retire and get his dream house after he won a $10 million lottery prize, officials with the NC Education Lottery said. 

FBI: Man claiming to be missing Aurora boy is not Timmothy Pitzen

A young man's claim to be an Illinois boy who disappeared under tragic circumstances eight years ago was disproved by DNA tests, the FBI said Thursday, dashing hopes that the baffling case had finally been solved.

Good dog! Prescott police K-9 makes massive bust

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (FOX 10) - What a good dog! A Prescott police K-9 made a massive bust this week. According to the Prescott Police Department, K-9 Blue made a huge arrest on Wednesday.

Police: 10-year-old girl dies after apparent road-rage shooting in Phoenix

PHOENIX (FOX 10/AP) - Police say a 10-year-old girl has died after she and her father were both shot outside their home during a possible road-rage shooting in Phoenix on April 3.  According to a statement released by Sgt. Vince Lewis, a family of four was driving near 37th Avenue and Portland Street when they noticed a white Ford F-150 with dark-colored trim was following them.

Surveillance video documents journey of wandering gator

It's alligator mating season, which means more wandering alligators, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife officers, and one Florida family captured a wandering gator's journey around the perimeter of their home on their home surveillance cameras. 

Charlotte man recently diagnosed with cancer wins $250,000

A Charlotte man recently diagnosed with cancer is planning to travel the world with his wife after winning $250,000. 

Officers throw bullied boy a party after no one shows up for his birthday

When no one showed up to a little boy's birthday party in Michigan, a group of officers made sure his day would be one he wouldn't forget.