{"id":57424,"date":"2015-01-01T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=57424"},"modified":"2014-12-31T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T20:15:09","slug":"new-year-day-feel-good-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=57424","title":{"rendered":"New Year Day feel good stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our first story for the new year comes from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/osceola-county-deputies-investigate-shooting-near-church\/30454806\">Florida<\/a>;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Deputies said Living Water Fellowship Church Pastor Terry Howell was meeting with maintenance worker Benjamin Parangan, 47, to fire him on Tuesday morning when a shootout erupted between the two.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, church employees told deputies they saw Parangan take out a handgun and shoot at Howell several times, but none of the bullets hit Howell.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies said Howell returned fire with his own weapon and hit Parangan.<\/p>\n<p>They said the shooting is being investigated as a case of self-defense.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/p\/557781\/sp\/55778100\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/12411312\/partner_id\/557781\"><\/script><object name=\"kaltura_player_1420056047\" id=\"kaltura_player_1420056047\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" allowNetworking=\"all\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" height=\"300\" width=\"500\" data=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_xf6mu1mj\/uiconf_id\/12411312\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_xf6mu1mj\/uiconf_id\/12411312\"\/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"\"\/><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\">video platform<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_management\">video management<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/solutions\/video_solution\">video solutions<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_publishing\">video player<\/a><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The next story comes from <a href=\"http:\/\/abc13.com\/news\/fireworks-stand-owner-shoots-would-be-robber\/456447\/\">Texas<\/a>;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Police got the call around 9:30pm last night at the &#8220;Best Fireworks Stand&#8221; located in the 2200 block of Highland Knolls Drive near South Mason Road.<\/p>\n<p>The manager was closing for the night when he says two men pulled up in a Ford Mustang and tried to rob him. The manager then pulled out his own gun and opened fire.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris County Sheriff&#8217;s Office believes the robbers may be part of an even bigger robbery spree.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I understand he robbed at least two other places tonight and shot at the complainants,&#8221; said Sgt. Scott Ashmore. &#8220;Tonight, he robbed this fireworks stand&#8230; and the owner of the establishment was armed and got into a shootout with the suspect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The robber who was shot was hit four times and taken to the hospital.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/abc13.com\/video\/embed\/?pid=456447\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And yet another one from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/news\/bullet-barely-misses-armed-robber\/30447188#ixzz3NNrNzxwx\">Florida<\/a>;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A man walked into the 13th Street store, pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money. The clerk was secretly aiming a gun at the would-be robber from underneath the counter.<\/p>\n<p>The clerk fired and a bullet tore through the wooden counter. Surveillance video obtained shows the bullet came just inches from hitting the man.<\/p>\n<p>The man slipped, fell, got up and tried to aim at the clerk but decided to run when the clerk opened fire again.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: http:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/news\/bullet-barely-misses-armed-robber\/30447188#ixzz3NVY8pN83\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/v9.anv.bz\/scripts\/anv_mcp_9.js'><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>var p = new anv_pl_def(); p.config = {}; p.config.width = 500; p.config.height = 300; p.loadVideoExpressV3('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|1000011|SPS');<\/script><\/p>\n<p>And then in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beaumontenterprise.com\/news\/crime\/article\/Man-shot-killed-during-alleged-home-intrusion-5987272.php\">Arkansas<\/a>;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A Pulaski county man says he shot and killed a man who had broken into his home.<\/p>\n<p>Pulaski County Sheriff&#8217;s Lt. Carl Minden told reporters that deputies found 25-year-old Garrett Cowsert of Sherwood dead early Tuesday outside the home between Jacksonville and Cabot.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies found 21-year-old Zachary Blalock inside the home and say that Blalock told them Cowsert broke into the home and that he shot him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And another from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.katv.com\/story\/27732858\/burglary-suspect-spared-life-after-homeowner-pulls-trigger\">Arkansas<\/a>;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Murrey was just looking to get some shut-eye in his North Little Rock home when he suddenly heard a noise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got up, walked over here and I peeked like this, and I see the curtain kind of pulled back a little, so I said to myself&#8230;somebody is trying to break into the home,\u201d said Murrey.<\/p>\n<p>Murrey identified the intruder as Giles, a parole absconder according to North Little Rock Police.<\/p>\n<p>After the first loud noise, Murrey said he grabbed his gun and called police, shortly after he heard another noise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said ma&#8217;am he&#8217;s coming in the house, almost half his body is in the house, I said I&#8217;m going to shoot him\u2026I&#8217;m going to shoot him, she said no don&#8217;t shoot him,\u201d added Murrey. \u201cBy the time I told her I was going to shoot him, I pulled the trigger and nothing happened, the gun was on safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murrey tells Channel 7 Giles fled, but police caught him near the area of Flora Street just minutes after.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/KATV.images.worldnow.com\/interface\/js\/WNVideo.js?rnd=268614;hostDomain=www.katv.com;playerWidth=500;playerHeight=300;isShowIcon=true;clipId=10991728;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed'><\/script><a href=\"http:\/\/www.katv.com\" title=\"KATV - Breaking News, Weather and Razorback Sports\">KATV &#8211; Breaking News, Weather and Razorback Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Chief Tango for the links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our first story for the new year comes from Florida; Deputies said Living Water Fellowship Church &hellip; <a title=\"New Year Day feel good stories\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=57424\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Year Day feel good stories<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[218],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feel-good-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}