Watch: Officer escorts elderly woman walking along busy highway to hair salon

The 84-year-old woman had taken a nearly 45-minute bus ride and was about to walk another mile to get to her destination before Officer Lance Hofmeister offered to take her the rest of the way.

Historic Kentucky flooding: Teen saves her dog from floodwaters, swims to neighbor's roof to await rescue

“She saved her dog by putting her in a container that would float and then swam with her to a neighboring rooftop. She waited hours until she could be rescued. She is a hero,” her father wrote. "We lost everything today… everything except what matters most."

Puppy found wandering among McKinney Fire damage

A puppy was found wandering among the debris left by the raging McKinney Fire in Northern California, which had been hanging out near a home destroyed by the blaze.

Downtown Orlando shooting: 7 hurt after fight ends with gunfire, police say

Seven people are hurt after a large fight ended with someone shooting into a crowd in downtown Orlando early Sunday, according to police. 

$1.1 billion: Mega Millions jackpot climbs again, 2nd-highest prize in game history

The Mega Millions jackpot is now the second-highest prize in the game’s history, as currently estimated. It comes with a $648.2 million cash option, too.

Woman holding onto stop sign rescued during flooding in Arizona

A construction crew spotted the 42-year-old woman in a running wash in Golden Valley. “[She was] holding onto a sign post in rushing water up to her waist,” the department said.

WATCH: Robber's gun jams as he tries to shoot victim in Las Vegas

Video captured the moment a suspected robber in Las Vegas tried to shoot a man several times, only to have his gun jam.

Puppy with severely bowed legs rescued in Pasco County

A puppy with an awkward posture is finally getting the care he needs, thanks to a good Samaritan and animal services in Pasco County – and the volunteers and workers at Suncoast Animal League in Palm Harbor. 

WATCH: Video shows car smashing into toll booth, driving into ocean at Daytona Beach

New video shows the terrifying moments a car crashed through a toll booth and then drove onto Daytona Beach before ending up in the ocean. A 5-year-old boy who was swimming in the ocean was hit by the car and injured. 

Video allegedly shows Taco Bell worker throwing boiling water on customers

Ben Crump Law and McCathern Law, the law firms handling the case, said the customers, which included a minor, were given "severe burns and trauma" as a result of the incident.