Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
Dr. Rawlings is heading to Cambodia on December 28th to provide free dental care and teach them about simple oral hygiene.
This video is sure to make you smile!
The kids at Rady Children's hospital can't visit the zoo, so a San Diego Zoo ambassador brought the zoo to them to help cheer them up.
The Karen is an ethnic minority group from Burma (Myanmar) with a turbulent history of fighting against the Burmese military dictatorship, since the late 1940s.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?
Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.
Alumna Rian Alworth joined the first trip in 1992. This year, her son Nino (class of 2017) made the same journey back to Bahia de Los Angeles to immerse himself in the protected coastal reserve.
Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.
Emily Ross is using the money to create and ship 18 care packages for the military through the group Care Packages for Home.
Jake was a stray that arrived at the shelter feeling sick from eating rat poison, he's now healthy, happy and beyond lovable.
Fifty turkey experts will answer questions on meal prep and turkey emergencies this holiday season.
It's not on the menu, but customers can give baristas a special recipe that will produce a drink similar to the beverage enjoyed by the fictional witches and wizards from the Harry Potter books.
The two-week-old female is the second baby born in captivity to the Sumatran orangutan Indah.
If you know of a restaurant offering free "thank you" meals on Veterans Day, let us know in the comment section below.
We rounded up the most uplifting stories trending across the country.
A football dream comes true for a high school senior in New York.
The San Diego Zoo is the only institution in the United States to house the animals, which face extinction in the wild due to devil facial tumor disease, a rare, contagious cancer.
Docent Training Begins October 2013
The name Sassy Pants suits her. She doesn't misbehave. In fact, she's really sweet. But she's just a little bit "sassy."
Help create a living history of how Encinitas sees 9/11.
"Peek-A-Boo" is the Pet of the Week at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas.
A heartwarming update to a story we posted earlier about Pongo, a puppy left for dead in a dumpster with his ears cut off.
Coast Law Group's gear room was one reason Outside Magazine chose to feature them in its Top 100 Places to Work feature for a second year in a row.
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This little cutie will steal your heart.
Rock out and dance the night away while helping a local non-profit organization.
Share your recipes for vegetarian meals and snacks, and we'll feature them on Meatless Mondays throughout October.
The Del Mar Fairgrounds will host the San Diego Wine Show this Saturday and Sunday.
Two Wheel Thursdays is a new monthly event that’s open to any locals who like to ride their bikes.
Volunteers are needed for a Saturday morning cleanup at Indian Head Canyon.
This tiny cutie is a rare find.
The two SEALs who died in Libya apparently attempted to save their fellow Americans, according to a CNN report.
Locals decorated the statue on the one-year anniversary of her death.
After you meet this sweet girl, she will stay on your mind.