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A student struggling to make ends meet after becoming injured far away from home got a generous donation from a heroic Idaho “secret Santa.”

A good Samaritan came to the rescue Saturday morning, grabbing a wounded Houston police officer by his duty vest and dragging him to safety as a criminal was shooting at the officer.

A Florida man is grateful to four doctors who happened to be in the right place at the right time to help him when he suffered a heart attack.

A Good Samaritan helped an injured stranger in the wake of a fight-turned-shootout during Halloween celebrations in Tampa, Florida.

A good Samaritan in Florida stopped an alleged robbery of a Family Dollar, holding the alleged armed robber at gunpoint for police.

A man swooped in to help a teenager who was being attacked at the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California, on Sunday.

A man who stopped to help car accident victims late Sunday in Baltimore City, Maryland, died when he fell from a bridge at the scene.

A citizen in Oklahoma followed a man accused of beating a woman inside a vehicle, and his actions helped nab the suspect.

A California man’s compassionate heart saved the day when he found himself in a desperate situation on May 22.

The world is a better place than Seth Stewart thought after he recovered his stolen boat with the help of friends and strangers on Facebook.

Three people were rescued by an unnamed good Samaritan after a fire broke out on a sailboat in Alabama on Sunday afternoon.

An onlooker helped an Oregon grandmother escape from a house fire last month after she slipped down her stairs and became immobilized.

A good Samaritan is being praised after subduing an armed man Thursday and holding him for NYPD officers.

A man jumped into action to help a fellow citizen when he stopped near the Potomac River in Washington, DC, on Friday night.

A daring Amazon delivery driver braved flames to help rescue a dog from the back of a burning vehicle in Merced, California, last week.

A Las Vegas police officer and a good samaritan rescued an allegedly intoxicated driver from a crashed car just before it went up in flames on Friday.

A Good Samaritan who rescued 24 people during the deadly winter storm that ravaged western New York in December was awarded tickets to this year’s Super Bowl by the Buffalo Bills.

A Good Samaritan gave a Los Angeles ice cream shop owner a huge helping hand after his store was looted and vandalized on New Year’s Eve.

A good Samaritan is being praised for saving the lives of two police officers during the arrest of an armed robbery suspect that almost turned deadly.

A motorist stranded during the blizzard in New York is being praised for his heroic efforts to make sure others were safe.

GoFundeMe donors are raising money for the woman who saved a mentally disabled man who was stuck outside her home during the historic blizzard over the Christmas weekend in Buffalo.

A Buffalo woman is being hailed as a hero after she rescued a 64-year-old mentally disabled man who became lost outside her home during the historic winter storm that gripped western New York and the nation. Sha’Kyra Aughtry was at

Two New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers and a citizen are being praised for saving someone’s life on Thanksgiving Day.

A Good Samaritan in Michigan did the right thing in a situation that might have caused another person a lot of stress.

A woman is being lauded for her heroic actions in helping two Newark police officers who were shot in the line of duty earlier this week.

An Orlando, Florida, news reporter helped save a woman whose car got stuck in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Ian.

An unidentified man put himself in extreme danger to save a woman’s life Tuesday in Dallas, Texas.

Recently released video footage shows an elderly good Samaritan bravely attempting to stop a man who had just stolen a woman’s truck in Houston.

Good Samaritans on the island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island, helped save a teen girl on Saturday who had allegedly been kidnapped the day before. The suspect was in custody hours later. 

The quick-thinking actions of a next-door neighbor in Texas helped save an elderly woman who was sleeping as her house filled with smoke.

A nine-year-old Utah boy returned home from the hospital after nearly escaping death when he was trapped in a truck submerged under water for over ten minutes.

A 25-year-old man who went paddleboarding off Stone Harbor Beach in New Jersey Saturday afternoon prompted an all-out search from Coast Guard and other authorities.

The electric vehicle of an unfortunate Washington, DC, tourist ran out of battery in the middle of a remote West Virginia road on Friday. Thankfully, a few unlikely good Samaritans were nearby to rescue the stranded traveler.

Police say a 36-year-old man was slashed in the face by another man who had assaulted a passenger at a New York City subway station on Sunday.

Video taken on a cell phone shows a Good Samaritan snatching a gun away from an attacker in Upper Manhattan on Saturday.

A group of concerned citizens came together to rescue a driver from a dangerous situation Monday in San Antonio, Texas.