Good News! Abandoned Cats Find Homes | Redskins Coach's Life Tips | Trooper Saves Crash Victim

From Towson's Michael Phelps making Olympic history -- again -- to dozens of abandoned cats finding homes, we've rounded up some good news stories from Maryland’s Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Michael Phelps Turns 31, Makes U.S. Olympic History
• Most of 28 Cats Dumped at Shelter Find New Homes
• 2016 Best Places in Maryland to Live
• Shepherd's Table Announces Expansion to Help Serve Homeless, Needy

• Driver's Leg Amputated in Crash; Trooper Likely Saved Life
• Redskins Coach Jay Gruden: 'Have to Put Team First'
• Silver Spring Groundskeeper Digs $50K Powerball Win
• Retired Shady Side Postal Carrier Delivers Soup, $50,000 Lottery Win
• $1.1M Fiber Optic Network to Give Montgomery County Internet Speed
• Howard County Printer Named #1 in Nation

»Photo of rescued Prince George's County shelter cats courtesy of Alley Cats Rescue