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Hero Central

Seniors Knit for Grady Newborns

You're never too old to be a hero for someone else.  That's the lesson from residents of a Buckhead Retirement Community, who use their time help get needy newborns off to a warm start.

Local Tennis Club Helps Save Haiti Earthquake Victim's Life

The Racquet Club of the South helped rescue a local player's father from the rubble in Haiti after the January earthquake.

The Evolution of Flight

Inside an old church in Grant Park you can watch the evolution of flight.  Like baby chicks, Atlanta school kids start the D'AIR aerial dance program too scared and too weak to fly. Soon, they learn you can't fly if you're afraid to fall. 

Pastor, Wife, Take Wrong Turn, Save Woman's Life

The pastor, his wife and others had just left a church service when they took a wrong turn -- right into a stabbing in progress in the middle of Norman Berry Drive.  They dove right in.

Couple Duped By Roofer, Made Right By Another

A Marietta couple put their faith and trust into a contractor who was putting a new roof on their home. But the contractor breached their trust when he took their money and ran.

Gwinnett County Mom Stops to Save Heart Attack Victim -- in Middle of I-85

A Gwinnett County married mother of two young boys, driving along I-85, stopped to save the life of another driver who'd just passed out from a heart attack in the middle of the interstate.

Community Builds Home For Disabled Georgia Soldier

A Georgia soldier, disabled in Iraq, is having a handicapped accessible house built for him by an organization called, "Home For Our Troops".

The Charlot Project: 11Alive Follows Haitian Family

11Alive News is following the Charlot family after they took in 8 of their family members displaced from the Haitian earthquake. 2/18/10 Update! A local salon lathers the women in suds and love.

The Charlot Project: 11Alive Follows Haitian Family

11Alive News is following the Charlot family after they took in 8 of their family members displaced from the Haitian earthquake. 2/18/10 Update! A local salon lathers the women in suds and love.

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