Dallas high school valedictorian becomes third sibling in his family to graduate top of class

Noah Macias followed in the footsteps of his older brother and sister to finish first in his class. He is the third valedictorian from his family in the past five years from Sunset High School.

Harvard-bound teen receives $40k scholarship, donates it back minutes later

Verda Tetteh received a $40,000 scholarship from her high school to attend Harvard University. She donated it back 10 minutes later during her graduation, hoping it would help other students in need.

Family of Benbrook High School senior killed last month receives his diploma posthumously

A month after his death, Leo David Pantalion would have graduated from Benbrook High School, and his family is at the graduation ceremony to mark the occasion on his behalf.

Fort Worth couple gains new daughter in adult adoption 27 years in the making

A family grew by one in Tarrant County through an adoption you don't hear about very often. But this adoption was different. It all serves as a heartwarming reminder that family may not be by blood but is always by love.

Frisco veteran reunited with twin brother's missing Purple Heart

Dale and Dean Richter were drafted in 1965. Three years later, Dale was killed in action in South Vietnam and was awarded the military honor of a Purple Heart. But that priceless treasure was taken two years ago from Dean's home. That was until an anonymous source stepped in and helped him reunite with it once more.

Alabama teen headed to the Air Force donates hair to kids battling cancer

17-year-old Kieran Moise is heading to the US Air Force Academy in the fall, and decided he wanted to donate his hair to be used for wigs for children battling cancer. In addition to donating 19 inches of hair, he also raised $20,000 for St. Jude.

Phone flashlights save the day when power goes out during Texas graduation

A power outage threatened to derail a Texas high school commencement ceremony Friday evening, but attendees saved the day just by reaching into their pockets.

Military father surprises daughter at high school graduation

A high school senior thought she was going to just get her diploma at graduation, but instead, she got a surprise visit from her military father who was deployed overseas.

Former drug dealer now sworn in as attorney before same judge who challenged him to change his life

"He challenged me (at sentencing), and he said Mr. Martell, I dare you to be a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, instead of out here selling drugs," Martell said. He took that challenge head-on.