Demure

Honolulu — James E. Oda, 59, a longtime city bus driver, died Tuesday morning after the city bus he was driving veered off North Vineyard Boulevard and slammed into a tree. It happened just after 7 a.m. near Pua Lane, and the bus was empty and not in service at the time. Police and fire … Read more

Youngsville, Louisiana — The tight‑knit Lafayette Parish neighborhood is still reeling after a Sunday afternoon turned into an unspeakable tragedy when 36‑year‑old Brett Richardson shot his wife, 33‑year‑old Kasie Richardson, and their 6‑year‑old son, Jasper, inside their Braxton Drive home before taking his own life. Neighbors are struggling to make sense of how a routine … Read more

The quiet stretch of Fountain, Florida, has been shaken by a case that has left a family grieving and two young girls without their father. Joseph Eiler, 33, is now at the center of a tragedy that investigators say unfolded inside a home on Creek Haven Road, where his life was cut short in a … Read more

The halls of Monsignor Farrell High School in Staten Island feel quieter this week. David S. Pineda, just 17 years old, has died, leaving behind a wave of grief that has settled deep into the school’s tight-knit brotherhood. For many students, he was more than a classmate. He was a steady presence, a friendly face, … Read more

Big Clifty, Kentucky is struggling to make sense of a sudden loss that shook this rural community last weekend. On Saturday night, around 7:48 p.m., emergency responders rushed to a remote stretch of Sonora‑Hardin Springs Road after a call came in that a woman had fallen from a cliff. When rescuers from West Hardin County … Read more