Ripa's new dog, a Maltese/Shih Tzu mix named Lena, joins her other rescue pooch Chewie Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

LONGVIEW, Texas (CNN) — A man’s good hearing led to a rescue mission after a dog was discovered in a 12-foot-deep well under his Texas rental home in late February. The man told authorities he ...