Demure Phoenix woke up heavier this week after a deadly crash on Lower Buckeye Road near 75th Avenue claimed the life of 40-year-old Ruben Almanza. The collision happened Thursday, January 29, 2026, and it left a stretch of road marked not just by twisted metal, but by grief that spread fast through the community. Ruben Almanza … Read more
Dothan woke up to heartbreak Friday morning after a violent robbery turned deadly along one of the city’s busiest roads. Wesley Blake Bowen, 33, lost his life in a shooting that ended with his car sinking into a retention pond on Ross Clark Circle. What first looked like a strange traffic accident quickly became something … Read more
PHOENIX — A quiet Thursday night turned tragic near 75th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road when a suspected impaired driver fled a police traffic stop and plowed head-on into another car, killing both people inside. Just before 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 29, Phoenix police officers stopped 40-year-old Ruben Almanza on suspicion of driving under the … Read more
North Berwick woke up to heartbreak Thursday after 18-year-old Aiden Keefe, a senior at Noble High School, was killed when his pickup truck collided with an Amtrak Downeaster train. The crash happened in the afternoon near the intersection of Buffum Road and Elm Street, a spot locals know well and now won’t soon forget. Police … Read more
Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actress whose laugh-lined face and unforgettable characters made millions smile, has died at age 71. Her passing was confirmed Friday by her agency, which said she died at her home in Los Angeles after a short illness. O’Hara was a name almost everybody knows without thinking. She was the wise-cracking mom … Read more
