Hometown Hero: U.S. Navy LCDR Diana An

Dr. Galen Shi started the WeGo Foundation to help pediatric inpatients to have virtual experiences to escape their hospital rooms.

Col. Bruce Lynch is the director of the Air Force C-Stars Baltimore Program, which brings Air Force medics to train before going overseas to treat trauma patients.

Dominic Nell launched City Weeds & Be More Green to renovate vacant lots in Baltimore and provide free produce twice weekly.

Army veteran Danny Farrar was a first responder in the military and on 9/11 at the Pentagon. After a tough transition, he has founded SOLDIERFIT and Platoon 22 to reduce veteran suicides.

Floral Fetes owner Victoria Clausen has raised more than $100,000 with her business to help those struggling through the war in her home country of Ukraine.

Local high school friends, Andrew and Brandon started TeamoTherapy to help cancer patients by streaming video games and buying consoles for hospitals.

Truck driver Ron Hill handed out 400-500 loaves of bread, with the approval of H&S Owner Chuck Paterakis, to people stranded on I-95 by ice.

Noel Acton is the founder of the Baltimore inner-city Tender Bridge Foundation and Baltimore Banners hockey team that helps at-risk youth.

The 2022 International United Miss Maryland Preteen volunteers with different organizations across the state and started her own "Art From The Heart."

Safety Ar'Darius Washington goes high to defend a fourth-down pass late in the fourth quarter and preserve the Ravens' 22nd straight preseason win.

Stanley Snacks provides snacks to public schools for kids who suffer from food insecurity and hunger.

Mike Jenkins joined the Maryland National Guard when he was 23, flew helicopters, and commanded over 250 troops in Iraq and Kuwait.

Pierre Gibbons went to save a neighbor from a house fire but paid a steep price with major burns that nearly killed him, requiring 38 surgeries and eight months of ICU to recover from.

A lifelong Maryland resident, Kathleen Gelman helped people in her community get appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations and arranged their rides. She helped get 302 people vaccinated.

Shawn Coho has completed 18 years of active duty time, including four tours of deployment, as a member of the Delaware Army National Guard.

The author of the 'Paws & Think' books always had a passion for poetry and her rescue dog, Weaver. Miranda created a charity that donates a portion of the proceeds from every book she sells and does school visits.

Founder & President of Gold in Fight Foundation Mike Griffith helps kids and families fighting childhood cancer in Maryland and beyond.

On May 2, 2021, the Ocean City Fire Department was dispatched to a serious motor vehicle accident on the Ocean City Expressway, where a bystander stepped up to save a baby in the water.

Richard Presberry was the first African-American firefighter in the Bel Air company and went on to have a decorated career with more than 35,000 calls.

The CEO & Founder of the Ruth M. Kirk Recreation and Learning Center is honoring the legacy of his mother by helping people in need in Baltimore.

A Baltimore native, Kintira Barbour is the President of the Mount Claire Community Council, helping to turn around the neighborhood.

D.J. Kopec raised more than $1 million for charity by streaming dance parties from his basement during COVID-19.

For over 45 years, Asma has been a nurse taking care of those underserved and uninsured. Inge Benevolent Ministries provides health education, social and shelter services.

Joseph Wice has been an environmental care associate for five years at Johns Hopkins Hospital. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he has chipped in to help as much as possible.

After retiring from the Marine Corps in 2012, Cpl. Marburger developed an alcohol addiction. He found treatment got sober, and has now started a charity in Maryland called the Veterans Addiction Foundation.