Tonight, the Empire State Building tower lights will turn to a pink sparkle at 9:25 to honor the late Dolly Parton.
Dolly was a global cultural icon whose seven-decade career reached generations of fans. Beyond entertainment, Dolly leaves a significant philanthropic legacy through the Dollywood Foundation and Imagination Library, which has provided hundreds of millions of books to children worldwide.
At Nine-Two-Five tonight, we celebrate her and her legacy 💖
Working with Dolly on “Home Sweet Home” was one of the true highlights of our career. We can still hear her voice saying, “Well, how about that, Dolly and Mötley at #1?”
Thank you for the music, the laughter, the kindness and the inspiration, Dolly.
Our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and fans around the world.
With love and respect,
Mötley Crüe
I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me. She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it. Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense. Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words.
A man got off work and discovered that his dog had run the 24 kilometers from his house to his job and was waiting for him on top of his car.
Dogs are the only living creatures in the world that love unconditionally.
Just heard that a Kenmore Air plane just crashed on Sucia Island in the San Juan Islands!! Lightning struck right around the time of the crash over Sucia so I imagine that was the cause. I heard that most of the people have been rescued but can't confirm. I pray everyone is okay!
This photo is from Dave Eastman on Facebook who was boating around the crash area!
This happened last Monday afternoon at Hawthorn County Animal Services in North Carolina.
The man is Phil. He's 57 years old. He works in property management and had been thinking about getting a dog for over a year. His apartment lease changed recently to allow pets. He told himself he was just going to look - get a sense of what the process was like. Not commit to anything. A shelter volunteer named Amber walked him through the kennels. At the end of the row, she introduced him to a sandy-colored mixed-breed named Otto. Four years old. He'd been at Hawthorn for seven months. He'd been adopted once before — returned after two weeks with the note: "Too attached. Follows constantly. Can't be left alone." Amber set Phil up in a small visiting room with Otto. Phil sat on the bench.
Otto pressed against his leg immediately. They sat together for about twenty minutes — Phil scrolling his phone, Otto staying close without demanding anything. When Phil's parking meter app sent him a reminder alert, he stood up. Otto didn't bark. Didn't jump. He simply stepped forward, placed both front paws around Phil's calf, and held on. Phil took a step toward the door. Otto's paws tightened. He pressed his forehead into Phil's knee. His body was trembling faintly. His tail was low. He made no sound at all. Phil stopped moving. The CCTV footage shows Phil standing completely still in the middle of the room for nearly a full minute - just looking down at this dog holding onto his leg in total silence. Amber was in the hallway. She said the silence in that room was the loudest thing she'd heard all week. Phil sat back down on the floor. Otto climbed directly into his lap.
Stopped trembling. Phil sat there for another fifteen minutes. Then walked to the front desk. He told Amber on his way out, adoption paperwork in hand: "I came here to look. I wasn't going to do anything today. But he didn't make any noise. He didn't demand anything. He just held on. How do you walk away from that?" Otto went home with Phil that evening. Phil sent a photo three days later. Otto was noted that Otto's "attachment issues" were removed from his file at adoption. Phil's comment in the closing paperwork read: "Not an issue. It's a feature." Sometimes the quietest plea is the one that stays with you longest.
A short-spined raccoon named 'Jimothy' is becoming a local sensation in Seattle, Washington, as the animal darts across people's neighborhoods.
Veterinarian professor Marcie Logsdon says the animal was most likely born this year.
She says the abnormality is likely caused by "a congenital deformity of the spine."
Ok, good news from @SoundTransit - they got the car off the tracks and expect light rail service to resume in 1 hour.
And boy do they have the right tool for the job here!
@komonews
Female driver final boss somehow made her way 30 feet up onto active light rail tracks in Seattle at Mount Baker Station.
Service to the station was brought to a halt. She allegedly followed her GPS.
Dude couldn’t figure out why the gas station attendant wasn’t coming to pump his gas… until he saw him carefully pulling a splinter out of a stray dog’s paw. ❤️