How forgiveness turned a violent crime into a story of hope

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“On the Road with Steve Hartman: The Power of Forgiveness”

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‘Saw me as a person’: Video shows traffic stop turn into moment of hope for recovering mother | WSOC

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Young worker rescues couple from car wreck and is later surprised with EMT scholarship

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The Untold Story of Alabama’s Incarcerated Workers

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Principal Who Took Night Job To Help His Students Gets A Heartwarming Surprise | TODAY

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Kouri Richins sentenced for the murder of her husband

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Trevor McDonald Interviews the Scariest Women behind Bars | EP 1 | True Crime Central

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Small town rallies together to help unhoused man during winter storm

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11-year-old's dream to interview a president sparked a lifelong gift of generosity

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Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years

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2MAD: Unlikely friendship sparks when boy mistakes multimillionaire for homeless man

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"This is my first day out, I’ve been inside 20 years" | Raw Stories of the First Hours of Freedom

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Scott Pelley on His Firing and the ‘Massacre’ at ‘60 Minutes’ | The Interview

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102-year-old Houston woman in high heels shows no signs of slowing down

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The power of forgiveness | Sammy Rangel | TEDxDanubia

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Man unknowingly buys former plantation house where his ancestors were enslaved

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Meet The Deadliest Men On Death Row: Inside Indiana State Prison | Trevor McDonald

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Stories about generosity from Steve Hartman

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Meet The Most Dangerous Women In America's Prisons | Trevor Mcdonald

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Trump storms out—retreat under pressure or savvy politics?