On The Road

Revisiting the besties who say they are twins

Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" again with a pair of twins, who aren't really twins. Just don't try to tell them that.

• Jun 12
• 2:55

School requires freshmen to go on 55-mile hike

For more than five decades, St. Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey, has required its freshmen to go on a mandatory five-day, 55-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail. Steve Hartman explains why in "On the Road."

• Jun 5
• 3:02

Dog's journey after being left at a firehouse

Steve Hartman goes "On the Road," following the story of a dog who was left at a Fort Worth, Texas, firehouse.

• May 29
• 2:48

Some schools teach kindness classes

Schools teach kids how to read, write and do math. But what about a class on how to be kind? In some places, it is. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" with the story.

• May 22
• 2:55

Principal retires and returns as a handyman

58-year-old David White retired after 33 years in education, the last 15 spent as an elementary school principal in Atlanta. But after "just hanging out with the cat," he decided to go back to school as a handyman. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" with the story.

• May 15
• 2:33

Daughter finds a place with mom after homelessness

Twenty-six-year-old Ana Duarte said that as a child, she and her mother were homeless in Florida. Now, she has found an apartment for her and her mom. Steve Hartman has the story.

• May 8
• 3:04

Donors pitch in after wildfire devastation

The largest wildfire in Nebraska history burned about a thousand square miles of ranchland, including the Wintz's entire 11,000-acre ranch. When they and others faced the threat of losing their livelihoods, thousands of anonymous donors stepped up from across the U.S.

• May 1
• 3:01

Soccer star inspires young girl just like her

Nine-year-old Hayden Stine was born without most of her right arm. When she went to a Denver Summit women's soccer home opener, she saw a player, Carson Pickett, just like her. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" with a story about the importance of role models.

• Apr 24
• 2:45

102-year-old strives for perfection in pottery

George Strausman of Great Neck, New York, is 102 years old and still works four days a week in his family's construction business. But it's what he does on his day off that is even more remarkable. Steve Hartman has his story in "On the Road."

• Apr 10
• 2:32