Vanessa Gomez had worked as a 911 operator for fifteen years in Pinos Verdes County. She had answered calls at every hour of the day and night, through...
When I pulled up and saw my 86-year-old granddad sitting on his porch with a suitcase and two trash bags, clutching a wounded puppy to his chest, I...
Have you ever noticed small, whitish-yellow bumps in the back of your throat or experienced bad breath that won’t go away no matter how much you brush? You...
The scream was torn from Amelia Turner’s throat as her husband shoved her toward the open helicopter door. Wind roared past her ears, the blue California coast shrinking...
Life has a way of testing us — sometimes in ways we never expect. In moments of stress, loss, or irritation, kindness isn’t always the natural choice. Yet,...
My name is Simone. I’ve been married to my husband, Thomas, for four years. We don’t have children together, but his 8-year-old son, Jake, lives with us full-time....
A 60th birthday celebration quickly turned tense for Arya and her family. Longstanding family tensions came to the surface, leaving her to navigate a delicate situation. Now she...
Cold sores—those annoying little blisters that pop up around the lips—are far more common than most people realize. Also known as fever blisters, they’re caused by the herpes simplex...
I had a pounding headache and could barely keep my eyes open. My husband, Michael, kindly offered to pick up our son Ethan from kindergarten so I could...
When you love someone, you hope your family will embrace them the same way you do. This is the story of a man who longed for that acceptance....