Arlene Okun bought a cute stuffed monkey made out of a pair of socks at a gift store 16 years ago. That led to her seeking the plush primates on eBay and via flea markets, and eventually opening up a ...

(WIVB) – For the 14th year, fans of country music star Keith Urban are helping to make kids in children’s hospitals across the country and the world smile. The “14th Annual Keith Urban Fans ...

WEBBERVILLE, Mich. (WLNS)– A woman from Webberville was inspired by country music star Keith Urban to do something good for her community last year. She collected hundreds of stuffed monkeys for kids ...

The fourth generation of the plush toy Bunkie Monkeys, both large and small, are once again swinging through the town of Bunkie just in time for Christmas. The story goes that Bunkie was named after a ...

“You would have thought she lost one of her parents,” said Jeffrey Pucevich. — -- Little Sierra Pucevich has a best friend—her stuffed animal monkey. The 6-year-old takes her beloved ...

NPR's series "Throw It Back" explores how the objects we love as kids shape how we see and live in the world as adults. It continues with the story of the Rev. Gregory Holston and his stuffed monkey.

Inside a Vermont shoe and apparel store, a small stuffed monkey waits for its owner."We came in in the morning, and he was just hanging out with the shoes,” said store manager Heidi Agan.Employees at ...

The sight of a stuffed monkey on the roof of her Point Loma neighbor's home struck a nerve with Tracey Beal. “It makes me hurt,” said the Point Loma mother and wife. Hurt because of the history of ...

Sometimes a kid's best friend isn't actually a person. GREGORY HOLSTON: He had brown hair. He had a yellow chest, almost like a "Curious George" cartoon character. RASCOE: Reverend Gregory Holston ...