Sit back and enjoy the stories Steve Hartman brought us this year from across the country. #news #goodnews #stevehartman "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell" delivers the latest news and original reporting, and goes beyond the headlines with context and depth. Catch the "CBS Evening News" weeknights at 6:30 p.m. ET on the CBS Television Network and at 10 p.m. ET on the CBS News app. Subscribe to the "CBS Evening News" YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/1S7Dhik Watch full episodes of "CBS Evening News": https://cbsn.ws/23XekKA Follow "CBS Evening News" on Instagram: https://bit.ly/1T8icTO Like "CBS Evening News" on Facebook: https://on.fb.me/1KxYobb Follow "CBS Evening News" on Twitter: https://bit.ly/1O3dTTe Download the CBS News app: https://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8 Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com 0:00 Autistic boy gifted $15,000 piano from stranger 2:41 Students raise funds to make playground inclusive for those with disabilities 5:32 Teen born without legs inspires on the basketball court 8:06 Wife who lost husband to Alzheimer's wants to inspire other caregivers 10:46 Veteran anonymously paid for people's medicine for a decade 13:28 Young man gets a shot at redemption after attemped break-in 16:09 Young football star uses fame to help foster kids 18:59 Army widow returns to college to honor promise to husband killed in Iraq War 21:40 After being wrongly imprisoned for 46 years, Detroit artist achieves great success 24:20 Basketball referee reunites with player who saved his life after on-court heart attack 26:50 Teens help seniors learn how to use technology 29:28 Maine school custodian helps turn chess team into a real-life "Queen's Gambit" 31:49 Daughter secretly gave an organ to her father as an anonymous donor 34:20 Wrongfully convicted man freed after 28 years meets longtime pen pal 37:03 Nurse adopts teen mother and her triplets 39:41 Accounting clerk created original art on billing statements to help a patient heal 42:30 Seventh grader who took wheel of school bus after driver lost consciousness called "hero" 45:11 Indiana town honors longtime gravedigger 48:04 Former sanitation worker and Harvard Law student honors school's support staff 50:39 76-year-old celebrates self-love by marrying herself 53:11 How a cup of coffee changed a homeless man's life 55:47 Man who befriended suspected scammer makes good again 58:36 Boy who walked 6 miles to middle school graduation gets college scholarship 1:01:12 Retiree becomes street musician to raise money for Alzheimer's research 1:03:21 How an 11-year-old superfan met her pop idol, Michael McDonald 1:06:13 103-year-old lobster fisherman embarks on her 95th season on the water 1:08:28 Dog that walks on hind legs after accident serves as inspiration 1:11:11 Antique washing machine collector seeks museum benefactor 1:13:42 Couple who held impromptu reception after fire broke out near wedding venue return for anniversary 1:16:30 How restoring an old Mustang fostered joy, friendship for one ALS patient 1:19:08 Man returns to college thanks to "random acts of kindness" 1:21:59 School bus driver fosters bond with hundreds of students 1:24:33 Inspiring 85-year-old hospital cleaner works her "dream" job 1:27:05 Stranger's gift inspires grieving widow 1:29:41 Friendship leads to celebration of "Brunswick 15" who desegregated Virginia school 1:32:34 A mountain climber's quest to scale every county peak in Florida 1:35:18 How a man who was given a 72-year-old egg with a message on it found its writer 1:38:12 How a weekly breakfast helped students heal from the grief of losing a classmate 1:40:52 How a Texas teacher helped her students use their imaginations to take flight 1:43:15 How the memory and legacy of a fallen Army sergeant lives on through his family 1:45:39 How America's oldest newlyweds found love at 96 1:47:59 How a quadruple amputee overcame countless rejections to make his pilot dreams take off 1:50:45 "Unbelievably frugal" Indianapolis man left $13 million to charities 1:53:30 A mysterious Secret Santa motivated students to raise thousands of dollars for those in need