human spirit

Quick, what's the worst thing that can possibly happen while singing in front of a large group of people? Forgetting the words? You get booed? How about a visit from the hiccup fairy?

This policeman wasn't even running in the race, but he was still one of its big winners.

You've heard it said that teachers can make a difference. Well, prepare to meet one who is doing just that.

Jake Bailey is an 18-year-old student whose words have resonated with classmates, school officials and, really, the whole world.

Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen is usually the one signing his autograph.

The death of the mother of a Heisman Trophy winner is being blamed on a broken heart.

Shortly after joining the WUTR Eyewitness News team in March of 2015, anchor Mike Hoey was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Since then he has been battling the disease with extreme courage and now his treatment is almost complete. He has received so many great messages of support from viewers and even one from a very familiar face.

Jim De Armond is the owner of JSD Express in Utica. He owns a fleet of FedEx trucks and has been serving the Utica-Rome area for the past 25 years. He recently was honored by FedEx Nationally receiving the 2015 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Line-Haul Division.

Gianna Schmidt is an 8-year-old girl from Utica. Each and every year she spends her time collecting bottles and cans and asking people for donations to make sure other children have a good Christmas. This is her third year raising money and former Marine Corps. Sergeant Mike Mills almost fell out of his chair when she handed him this year's donation.

Back in October, Ashley Fleetwood, the wife of Daniel Fleetwood, a terminally ill Star Wars fan, started the #ForceForDaniel campaign to help her husband see Star Wars: The Force Awakens before he died. Daniel, a lifelong fan who camped out for tickets to see the prequel trilogy, was given only two months to live in July and both he and his wife knew he wasn’t going to be able to make it until opening day. On November 5, Disney, Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams made Daniel’s dying wish come true by bringing Star Wars: The Force Awakens to his home in Spring, Texas. Daniel Fleetwood died last night, just five days after his Star Wars screening, at the age of 32.