Category: lost

Snowbird Kitty: Lost Cat Heads Home to Maine—From Florida

PORTLAND, Maine—A Maine family that long ago gave up on a lost family cat is being reunited—more than six years and 1,500 miles later. Denise Cilley, of Chesterville, said she was shocked to get a voicemail last week announcing her cat, Ashes, had been located in Florida. Ashes disappeared in 2015 during a 10th birthday…


MCTS Driver Saved 2 Lost Children From a Scary Situation

She has a sharp eye and a kind soul. Bravo!


A California Dog That Was Lost and Found Months Later in Deep Snow Is Reunited With Owner

A beloved dog that went missing in August 2021 has been reunited with his owner after a backcountry skier found him four months later, huddled up in deep snow. Pit bull-terrier mix, Russ, was discovered curled up in the snow near Twin Peaks, west of South Lake Tahoe in California on Dec. 16, seemingly unable to…


Statistics Canada Says 200,000 Jobs Lost in January

The Canadian economy lost 200,000 jobs in January amid stricter public health rules put in place to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The decrease marked the largest drop since January 2021, when the economy shed 207,800 jobs, Statistics Canada said Friday. The job losses also pushed the unemployment rate to 6.5…


Floods in Northern Spain Blamed for 2 Deaths, Lost Crops

MADRID—More than 50 people were evacuated Monday from areas in northern Spain hit by record flooding following heavy rain and snowfall. Spanish authorities blamed the flooding of swollen rivers for the deaths of at least two people since Friday, and the regions of Navarra and Aragón remained under severe weather warnings. In Novillas, a village…


‘We Lost Everything’: Many Residents in Princeton, BC Still Digging out From Flood

PRINCETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA—Mario Loutef had little sleep the four days leading up to Saturday, when he piled his ruined belongings in the street outside his home in Princeton, B.C. A vast swath of the downtown in the community two hours south of Kamloops was decimated when the Tulameen River overflowed its banks, flooding homes and…


Comedians Give Woman Money at Gas Station

Sometimes, a little kindness can go a long way.


Once-Lost Ancient City Carved Out of Red Sandstone Cliffs Is a New Wonder of the World

Carved into red sandstone cliffs in southwestern Jordan, the lost city of Petra was the capital of an ancient kingdom. Once a thriving center of trade, having lain in ruins for centuries, Petra is now one of the world’s New Seven Wonders. Each year, the 102-square-mile site typically attracts over a million visitors to what was once the…


Crime Data Feared Lost From Dallas Police Computer Network

DALLAS—A massive amount of information on criminal cases dating to July 2020 has been lost from the Dallas Police Department computer database, authorities revealed on Wednesday. In a statement, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office said the loss occurred in early April as the Dallas Police Department performed a data migration from a computer network…


Hiker Lost in Mountains Texts Single Photo of His Legs–and Man Online Uses It to Locate Him, Saving His Life

Resident of Palmdale, California, Rene Compean went missing in the mountains on Monday, April 12. He was found the next day thanks to an internet user, Benjamin Kuo, who helped locate him using a very particular skill set. Compean had gone hiking alone near Mount Waterman, a famous ski destination in southern California. He had sent…