Tuesday, October 27, 2026
America's Good News: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
From American history
In 1878, firefighters at Chicago's Engine Company 21 were stacking hay in the third-floor loft for the horses that pulled their engine when the alarm bell rang. Firefighter George Reid skipped the stairs, grabbed the long wooden pole used to bind hay onto the wagon, and slid straight to the ground floor, well ahead of everyone else. His captain, David Kenyon, saw genius. He talked the chief into letting him cut a hole in the floor, though the chief warned Kenyon he'd pay for the repairs if the idea flopped. The crew shaved a Georgia pine beam into a 3-inch pole, varnished it and waxed it with paraffin. Other companies laughed, until Company 21 kept beating them to fires. Soon the chief ordered poles in every Chicago firehouse. In America, even gravity joins the fire department.
1. Made in Georgia: Audi picks the Peach State for its first U.S. factory, a $4 billion plant with about 4,500 jobs
Audi will spend about $4 billion on its first U.S. factory, at the Middle Georgia Megasite in Peach County, creating about 4,500 jobs. Construction starts in 2027, and the plant is planned to build up to 200,000 SUVs a year.
Original title: “Audi to invest $4B in Georgia for first US auto plant”
Source: Read the full story: Audi to invest $4B in Georgia for first US auto plant →
2. Up the ladders and out the windows: Brockton firefighters rescue five people from a burning triple-decker
Brockton, Mass., firefighters used ground ladders to rescue five people from a burning triple-decker on Spring Street Monday morning. Seven residents and four firefighters were hurt, and all 11 were reported in stable condition.
Original title: “'Staffing saved lives': 5 rescued, 4 firefighters injured in dramatic Brockton house fire”
3. Help on the water: a passing boater and the Coast Guard save four people from a capsized boat off Key Largo
When a 23-foot boat took on water off Key Largo, Fla., on Oct. 24, a good Samaritan boater took three people aboard. The boat capsized as a Coast Guard crew from Islamorada arrived and rescued the captain. No injuries were reported.
Original title: “Coast Guard rescues 4 people after 23-foot vessel capsizes near Key Largo”
Source: Read the full story: Coast Guard rescues 4 people after 23-foot vessel capsizes near Key Largo →
4. "You're my hero": off-duty Nassau officers and a crowd of soccer parents save a referee's life
When referee Vito Cassara, 64, collapsed at a girls' soccer game Sept. 16, two off-duty Nassau County cops watching their daughters joined parents, coaches and staff in giving CPR and an AED shock. He lived, and they were honored Monday.
Original title: “'You're My Hero': LI Referee Thanks Nassau Cops Who Saved His Life”
Source: Read the full story: 'You're My Hero': LI Referee Thanks Nassau Cops Who Saved His Life →
5. Eight straight, all with two outs: the Brewers' record inning puts them one win from their first World Series title
The Brewers beat the Rays 10-1 in World Series Game 3 Monday in St. Petersburg, scoring eight fifth-inning runs, all with two outs, a World Series record, as eight straight batters reached. Milwaukee leads the series 3-0.
Original title: “Brewers Blow Out Rays in World Series Game 3 Behind Historic Inning”
Source: Read the full story: Brewers Blow Out Rays in World Series Game 3 Behind Historic Inning →
Sources
- 1. Made in Georgia: Audi picks the Peach State for its first U.S. factory, a $4 billion plant with about 4,500 jobs: fox5atlanta.com (original) · audi.com · gov.georgia.gov
- 2. Up the ladders and out the windows: Brockton firefighters rescue five people from a burning triple-decker: boston25news.com (original) · whdh.com · bostonglobe.com
- 3. Help on the water: a passing boater and the Coast Guard save four people from a capsized boat off Key Largo: nbcmiami.com (original) · wsvn.com · cbs12.com
- 4. "You're my hero": off-duty Nassau officers and a crowd of soccer parents save a referee's life: patch.com (original) · newjersey.news12.com
- 5. Eight straight, all with two outs: the Brewers' record inning puts them one win from their first World Series title: si.com (original) · mlb.com · mlb.com