Friday, July 24, 2026

An 88-Year-Old Hollywood Surprise, Shaq Steps In, and a Life-Changing Act of Kindness

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Today’s episode of The Feel Good Flyover Podcast with Amy Hess has a few stories you won’t find in today’s emailed edition, only in the podcast episode, because not everything fits in an inbox.

Here's a sneak peek of what we're diving into in today's Feel Good Podcast Extra section:

➤ One of Hollywood's most decorated actors has surprised fans with an unexpected career pivot at 88. (Listen Now)

➤ A fine margin stood between the nation's tallest police recruit and his badge, until Shaquille O'Neal stepped in. (Hear Story)

➤ Struggling in silence while her mother battled cancer, one high school student nearly gave up before two educators stepped in. (Hear Details)

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Jimothy Wins Hearts, Dancing Grannies, and a Kid Curator

Friday, July 24, 2026

Good Afternoon! A 14-year-old on a bike ride spotted a woman wandering alone in 103-degree heat and stopped to help. In today's Feel Good Flyover, read about the Arizona teen whose calm, compassionate instincts may have saved a life, and the grateful family who says he was the right person at the right time.

It’s not the same old “eat more berries” advice you’ve heard before. Researchers are zeroing in on a surprising trait shared by several familiar fruits and what it might mean for memory, brain blood flow, and cognitive aging. In this week’s Feel Good Table, Amy reveals what researchers found and shares a practical 7-day brain-health meal plan she’s trying herself. Tune in here!

Can you identify this? It looks a lot like a fidget spinner, but decades before those were a thing, this colorful little piece had a very different job. How many of you know what it was for? Take your best guess, then watch Remember This to see if you were right.

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Mom of Two Starts Law School at 47

Abigail Seymour spent most of her career behind a camera. But a nagging feeling never went away. In her twenties, she walked the 485-mile Camino de Santiago across Spain alone, and the experience left her with a conviction that she could handle anything. Decades later, she kept driving past Elon University School of Law in her North Carolina town and thinking, "It's right there."

At 47, with two kids at home, she enrolled. Her sister died during her first year, and she nearly dropped out. She failed the bar twice. After the second attempt, her therapist told her, "Everything you want is on the other side of comfort." On her third try, she passed.

Today, Abigail, 59, runs Camino Law, a bilingual, all-women family law firm in Greensboro with seven employees. In 2024, she was named one of North Carolina Lawyers Weekly's 50 Most Influential Women.

"I found a job, and I created one for seven other people," she said. "There's a real pride in that."

Teen Saves Woman With Dementia

Royal Cothrun, 14, was riding his bike through Gilbert, Arizona, when he spotted 75-year-old Teresa Morgan walking alone in 103-degree heat. She looked confused. He stopped. "She just looked like something was wrong, so I started talking to her."

Teresa had recently been diagnosed with dementia and had wandered miles from home after a trip to the grocery store. Royal guided her to a shaded spot, then helped her remember her son's phone number. He called her son, Jeff, who raced to the scene before paramedics arrived.

"Just so lucky, so fortunate that he ran across her and he cared enough to stay with her and to take care of her," Jeff said. A Gilbert Fire Department captain said the outcome "would have been much, much worse" without Royal's quick thinking.

Royal's mom said she was proud but not surprised that he stopped to help Teresa, saying that helping people has always been a part of who her son is.

Meet Jimothy, Seattle's Favorite Raccoon

Kiana Hall thought she was filming a cat. She and her husband were walking through Seattle's Ballard neighborhood when she spotted something scooting out from beneath a parked car. It turned out to be a raccoon with an unusually short neck and a perfectly round body. She had never seen anything like it.

Kiana posted the video to Instagram, naming him "Jimothy" because "he looked like a Jimothy." Within days, the clip had more than 7 million views. Wildlife experts say his appearance is likely the result of a congenital spinal deformity, but he appears to be thriving in the wild.

Seattle has fully embraced him. The Mariners briefly changed their profile picture to Jimothy in a team hat. A local artist painted a mural. A tattoo shop has booked Jimothy-inspired tattoos. A Seattle city councilmember plans to present a proclamation commemorating "Jimothy Summer."

The following stories are featured exclusively on The Feel Good Flyover Podcast. Clicking the link will take you directly there:

➤ One of Hollywood's most decorated actors has surprised fans with an unexpected career pivot at 88. (Listen Now)

➤ A fine margin stood between the nation's tallest police recruit and his badge, until Shaquille O'Neal stepped in. (Hear Story)

➤ Struggling in silence while her mother battled cancer, one high school student nearly gave up before two educators stepped in. (Hear Details)

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➤ Three women from England who dress as grannies and break out dancing have racked up millions of views for their routines to unexpected songs. Their goal of simply making people smile has led to international tours and even a meeting with F1 star Lewis Hamilton. (See Grannies)

➤ After extinguishing a car fire, Oakland firefighters had an unexpected patient when a pigeon suffering from smoke inhalation approached the crew seeking help. Video shows the bird calmly accepting oxygen through a mask before flying away fully recovered. (Watch Video)

➤ Guinness World Records has crowned a dinosaur-obsessed Illinois boy the world's youngest museum curator after he opened the Cambridge Natural History Museum at the age of nine. Now 11, the aspiring paleontologist has raised $20,000 toward buying the building so his collection has a permanent home. (See Photos)

➤ Once homeless and close to giving up, a New York teen delivered the valedictorian speech at his Staten Island graduation, telling his 117 classmates that everyone's greatness is waiting to be unleashed. (More)

➤ A golden retriever named Duke is something of a canine kleptomaniac, stealing household items and stashing them in his bed, a habit that got him returned to a rescue so many times he was nearly labeled unadoptable. His new family lets him keep his treasures, from lamps and laptops to a teapot. (Watch Video)

➤ After his parents crashed their motorcycle on a pothole, a 15-year-old in New Delhi built an AI-powered app that lets citizens photograph potholes, grade their severity, and automatically email reports to authorities. Project Sadak has logged 360 potholes so far, with 11 already repaired. (See Details)

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A Brazilian speech therapist was left in tears when her fiancé surprised her by having her students with Down syndrome serve as ring bearers on their wedding day.

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"The fact that he’s made it to this age tells me that he’s managing and that he’s adapting. I was surprised and honestly a little bit inspired that he’s that resilient."

— Marcie Logsdon, an associate professor at Washington State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, on why Jimothy the raccoon appears to be thriving despite a likely congenital spinal deformity

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Lt. Gov. Pick, Spicier Peppers, and Roosevelt Returns

Friday, July 24, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1896, a massive thunderstorm led to flash flooding along Clear Creek and tributaries of Bear Creek.

If you're sick of the heat but love spicy food, this summer may have a silver lining, as we report in Business. Looking ahead to winter, a popular frozen holiday attraction has a spooky twist this year. Read the stories below.

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Weiser Announces Running Mate

Attorney General Phil Weiser, Colorado Democrats’ gubernatorial nominee, named Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper as his running mate in the governor's race Wednesday.

Dahlkemper, first elected to the county commission in 2018, previously worked as a journalist for Colorado Public Radio and served on the Jefferson County school board.

Weiser faces the Republican candidate, Victor Marx, in November. Neither Marx nor Unity Party candidate Jeff Peckman has announced running mates.

If Weiser is elected in November, Dahlkemper will be his lieutenant governor. Colorado last elected a Republican governor in 2002.

Lawsuit Challenges New ICE Center

Nonprofit Together Colorado and a Hudson resident say they've filed a lawsuit urging the Town of Hudson to block the proposed Big Horn detention center.

Earlier this month, DHS awarded GEO Group a five-year, $528.7 million contract to reopen the shuttered 1,200-bed facility, which would nearly double the state’s ICE detention capacity.

The lawsuit argues the town has failed to enforce its own zoning code, letting ICE and GEO Group bypass local laws. The town has repeatedly said it has no authority over the project.

GEO Group is separately suing Colorado in federal court, arguing a new state law imposing additional oversight requirements on ICE detention facilities is unconstitutional.

Rain Soaks Front Range

Monsoon-charged storms brought flash flood warnings to the Front Range and parts of the Eastern Plains Wednesday, with some areas seeing 1 to 3 inches of rain in an hour.

The National Weather Service warned of "horrific" potential flooding near burn scars, including the Aspen Acres Fire zone in Custer and Pueblo counties.

Denver International Airport saw ground delays as storms rolled through Wednesday. On the Western Slope, monsoonal rainfall continued into Thursday morning.

Separately, all lanes of I-70 reopened Thursday between New Castle and Silt after crews spent days clearing mud and debris left by Monday's flash flooding.

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➤ Eagle County: A new fire prompted evacuations near the Buckpoint subdivision Wednesday, burning in dense oak with high spread potential, though it covered just 4 acres by evening. (More)

➤ Aurora: Prosecutors charged Brandon Booth, the GEO Group employee who shot a protester in the foot outside the city's ICE facility, with first-degree assault and attempted first-degree assault. (More)

➤ Grand Junction: The city celebrated its 144th anniversary—while also honoring Colorado's 150th and America's 250th—with a downtown block party Thursday. (More)

➤ Littleton: Residents of the Columbine Hills neighborhood say they've endured five power outages already this summer, with Xcel Energy confirming four outages since last August and one under investigation. (More)

➤ Douglas County: Authorities are seeking help identifying a suspect accused of breaking into 12 different vehicles July 5. Footage shows a person trying to open various car doors. (See Video)

➤ Denver: The city ordered Ultra Lounge East to close immediately after a shooting last week left one person dead and eight injured, citing a pattern of violent incidents dating back to March and unlicensed alcohol and hookah service. (More)

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➤ The Rockies are expected to be sellers ahead of the MLB trade deadline, with catcher Hunter Goodman, outfielder Mickey Moniak, and reliever Antonio Senzatela drawing interest from contenders. Colorado owns the worst record in the majors. (More)

➤ Denver Summit FC will not have their permanent stadium ready for the start of the 2028 women’s soccer season as planned. Land acquisition delays have pushed the timeline to later that year for the 14,500-seat venue near downtown Denver. (More)

➤ The Denver Nuggets have turned away teams calling about forward Cam Johnson as a potential salary dump. Johnson is owed $23 million in the final year of his contract and shot 43% from three last season. (More)

➤ Former Avalanche forward Matt Calvert was hired as the Nashville Predators' new forward development coach. Calvert spent three of his 11 NHL seasons in Colorado before retiring in 2021. (More)

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➤ Pueblo's hot, dry summer has been good news for local chile farmers, who say the heat boosts capsaicin and could make this year's crop spicier, even as limited water forced some to adjust irrigation and plant fewer peppers. (More)

➤ Northern Water will pay $30 million over 30 years to improve water clarity and quality at Grand Lake. The funding is the first dedicated source in an 18-year effort to fix algae and sediment problems tied to the Colorado-Big Thompson delivery system. (More)

➤ Aspen's Elk Mountain Lodge, once listed at $125 million, sold at a no-reserve auction for $33.515 million, a steep discount brokers attribute to buyer tastes shifting away from traditional lodge-style compounds. (More)

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➤ ice!, an annual winter attraction in Aurora, announced its 2026-27 theme: Disney and Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Artisans will use over 2 million pounds of ice to craft a winter wonderland with scenes from the 1993 film. The attraction runs Nov. 20 to Jan. 3. (More)

➤ Theodore Roosevelt, portrayed by Chautauquan Doug Mishler, returns to Glenwood Springs' Hotel Colorado on Aug. 1 for a one-night dinner recreating the banquet Roosevelt hosted there in 1905, complete with a period-inspired menu. (More)

➤ Wildlife officials rescued 103 rare Uncompahgre cutthroat trout from Nate Creek ahead of the advancing Gold Mountain Fire, relocating the genetically unique fish to a state hatchery for safekeeping. (More)

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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes. Clicking the links will take you directly to these stories:

➤ Medicare covers a lot, but a new estimate shows retirees still face a soaring healthcare bill that keeps climbing every year. (Hear Details)

➤ Homicide numbers in major American cities are approaching territory the nation has not seen in more than a century. (Hear Episode)

➤ Ford reportedly fired a nine-year assembly worker accused of stealing snacks he insists he paid for. (Listen Now)

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