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A single-vehicle crash in Pickens County on Saturday afternoon has left one teenager dead and two others injured. The wreck happened near the intersection of Breazeale Road and Ashley Lane, an area that saw flashing lights and emergency crews just after the collision. Seventeen-year-old Leeland Cole Yates of Liberty was inside the vehicle when it … Read more
In Theodore, a quiet Saturday morning turned into a scene of unbearable loss. Thirty-one-year-old Brittany Williams and her 8-year-old daughter were killed when their vehicle was struck by an Amtrak train near Cary Hamilton Road. The crash happened shortly before 7 a.m., just as the day was beginning for most families across this stretch of … Read more
An early morning train bound for Mobile became part of a heartbreaking tragedy in Theodore when it collided with a vehicle on the tracks near Cary Hamilton Road. The crash claimed the lives of 31-year-old Brittany Williams and her 8-year-old daughter just before 7 a.m. Saturday. According to authorities, the Amtrak train was moving toward … Read more
Shockoe Bottom in Richmond was still buzzing from weekend energy when gunfire shattered the night and changed lives in seconds. Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, what should have been a celebration ended in tragedy. Twenty-three-year-old Genesis Jones of Petersburg was killed. Another adult man also lost his life. Seven more people were wounded. Police say … Read more
Shockoe Bottom in Richmond turned into a crime scene before dawn Sunday after a fight spiraled into gunfire. Two people are dead. Seven others are injured. Detectives are now piecing together what led to the chaos along North 18th Street. According to the Richmond Police Department, the shooting happened around 2:47 a.m. An officer patrolling … Read more
