Tommy the cat jumped on his owner and swatted her about the head until she got up and extinguished the jacket. In Macks Creek, Mo., a cat saved his owner after a jacket fell on a room heater in the middle of the night and started smoldering. The dog, Heidi, had bumped into furniture after getting woozy, and the noise woke the owners, who were able to recognize what the problem was and move to safety in time. One was a dog in Cheboygan, Mich., who woke her owners in the middle of the night and alerted them to a carbon monoxide leak. There were several tales of animal heroes this year. He rushed to her, called 911 and even shielded the 71-year-old woman from rain while waiting for paramedics to arrive. The carrier called 911 and the homeowner was saved.Īnd in Manchester, N.Y., a newspaper carrier on his route saw a woman faint in her driveway. It turned out to be the owner of the house, who was lying unconscious out of sight from street traffic. In Oak Ridge, Tenn., a carrier who hand-delivers papers to front doors (instead of tossing them from the car) spotted something in a driveway. Twice this year newspaper carriers for GateHouse newspapers saved the day. Hill was able to produce receipts for $21 worth of papers, police said, but he had about 400 copies in his van when cops caught up to him.

Police said Roland Hill was trying to quell the story, but he was caught pilfering copies of the Gazette from newspaper boxes.

The Taunton Daily Gazette made its own news when a man facing charges for aggravated rape and child assault rounded up hundreds of copies of newspapers that featured him on the front page.

Dillie the Deer by Melanie Butera