Olympic torch journey starts

Lit by the sun, carried by a hockey player, and a trip to space are all in store for the Olympic flame.  It was lit from the sun's rays reflected in a mirror--no artificial fire is allowed.  torch

8-year-old boy is a hero

A fast moving fire broke out in an apartment complex about 2am.  Jonathan Bent, 8, woke up and realized that he needed to do something.  He went from door to door to warn residents.  Because of his efforts, everyone got out alive.  hero

from half marathon to full marathon

Meredith Fitzmaurice planned to compete in the half marathon at Amherstburg, Ontario.  The Run for Heroes marathon was marked so the half marathoners would turn to complete their race with the full marathoners going past the turn.  Meredith accidently missed the turn but didn't realize it until she was way past her 13 mile half marathon.  While still running, she asked marathon staff if she could switch and register for the full race.  They ok'ed it and she ended up winning the full marathon with a time that qualifies her for the Boston Marathon which was her eventual goal.  She just shortened her path a bit.  accidental winner

google earth has picture of grandma a year after she died

It's like seeing a ghost.  Dustin Moore's grandma lives on in the virtual world of Google Earth.  The picture shows her sitting on the front steps of her home reading a newspaper.  Dustin believes that it is one of the last pictures taken of his grandma and has decided to share the image.  grandma

Gorilla gets new home.

Patrick is 23 years old and as a baby was abandoned by his mother.  Since then, he's been very anti-social when it comes to other gorillas.  With humans, however, he feels completely comfortable.  He's being moved from the Dallas Zoo to the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, SC.  This will give him a fresh start.  Patrick will be introduced to changes only as he can handle them.  Patrick's new home

want to be a wookiee?

There's a casting call out for someone who is 7' to 7'3" to play a character in an upcoming film.  The person also has to be thin and have good posture.  This comes from a British casting service called Spotlight.  It lists Lucasfilm co-chair Kathleen Kennedy and Episode VII writer and director J.J. Abrams as the producers.  Sounds like Chewbacca!  Star Wars episode VII

sunken plane found

Firefighters training in a North Carolina lake have discovered a sunken plane.  The new equipment they're using makes it easier to spot things at the bottom of the lake.  Their divers were unable to open the doors but were able to see that no victims were inside.  Now comes the job of finding out who owns the plane.  mysterious plane