Tori Dangerfield received the ExCEL award from WHAS11 Wednesday, and our partner Miracle Playgrounds provided $1,000 for her to spend in the classroom.

A young Mercer Island writer’s tiny memoir has garnered massive success. Paloma “Lola” Melian Lafinur finds it surreal that her 100-word meaningful story — “Mi Nombre” — has reached so many people ...