BESSEMER’s tight‑knit community is reeling after 16‑year‑old Korderrian De’Vante Sims Jr. was shot and killed late Saturday night, leaving friends and family in shock. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed that Sims was found with gunshot wounds in the 700 block of 28th Terrace South around midnight on January 31 and was later pronounced dead at … Read more
CLEVELAND — Heartache rolled through the streets of Slavic Village early Sunday when police found 19‑year‑old Crystal Pittman shot to death and a 15‑year‑old girl seriously wounded in what officers describe as a senseless act of gun violence. Just after 1:20 a.m., Cleveland police were sent to the 7000 block of Gertrude Avenue after a … Read more
Eldon, Missouri wakes to a grief heavier than winter air after 35‑year‑old Amanda Rodgers was found dead early Monday morning, Feb. 2, 2026, in a remote wooded stretch off Highway 54 near Howser Road, officials say. Rodgers had been missing for more than a week, and her disappearance had shaken this close‑knit community to its core. … Read more
Pendleton County is reeling after a quiet neighborhood on Hogg Ridge Road became the scene of a late‑night tragedy that left a 40‑year‑old woman dead and her suspected killer dead by what investigators believe were self‑inflicted wounds. Late Sunday night, family or friends of Camille McClanahan called authorities asking for a welfare check at a … Read more
A quiet community in Fauquier County woke Sunday to the devastating news that one of its own, 36-year-old Kristin L. Gheen of Sumerduck, died early Sunday morning after her car ran off Route 17 and struck a tree. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. near Dyes Lane, and authorities confirmed she was pronounced dead at … Read more
