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A Utica University student and aspiring police officer is being celebrated for his quick thinking that saved a drowning man's life.

Meet Kevin. He's an Amazon driver in New York who has become a hero after saving a family from a house fire.

Two brave men who risked their lives to help save another have been recognized.

Being at the right place at the right time saved a woman's life.

The Utica man pulled from his burning car in Westmoreland has passed away.

The hero who risked his life to save another has been identified. And those that know him aren't surprised by his selfless actions.

An epic photo shows the heroic actions of 2 strangers who risked their own lives to save another.

Meet the brave 6-year-old Upstate New York hero who saved his great grandfather.

An 11-year-old Cortland, New York boy is a hero for helping firefighters save precious minutes battling a blaze with one simple act of kindness.

***Update*** Abby Derminio tells us the accident happened last Friday (5/6) at around 12:45 p.m. Abby Derminio was driving up Tibbitts Road in New Hartford when she lost control of her vehicle and ended up in a ditch. After the accident she was trapped because her door was jammed. What happened next still has her scratching her head.

When Steve Townsend let people know in the Facebook Group "People and Place of Rome" that two lifeguards from the YMCA in Rome had come to the rescue of a young boy who had been injured nobody really seemed surprised. Comments flooded in below the post with nothing but positive words about all the lifeguards and staff. There are two in particular that deserve a little extra credit for th

Aydhun Byars is a 5-year-old boy from Aurora, Colorado and he is being hailed a hero after a close-call with his mother. Aydhun's mother, Tarah Gunderlock, is a diabetic and she went into diabetic shock. When his mother wasn't responsive, he followed his young instincts and called 911!