MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — A quiet afternoon in this northwestern North Carolina town turned into tragedy Thursday when gunfire erupted on Samurai Lane, leaving two teens dead and two others seriously wounded, authorities say. The Surry County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 2 p.m. to reports of a shooting near Welcome Baptist Church Road, where … Read more
It was supposed to be a routine trip home for the fishing vessel Lily Jean, a familiar sight out of Gloucester harbor. Instead, Friday morning turned into heartbreak for this tight‑knit community when the 72‑foot ground fish boat sent out an emergency signal and then vanished into the cold Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. Coast Guard … Read more
HILO — A tight‑knit community on Hawai‘i Island is trying to make sense of a young life suddenly gone after a high‑speed crash early Thursday morning. Police confirm 20‑year‑old Jordan Grant of Hilo died after the Honda Civic he was driving skidded off Pauahi Street and slammed into a metal bridge railing near Piopio Street … Read more
HANNIBAL, Illinois — The tight‑knit towns around Adams County were shaken Thursday afternoon when 19‑year‑old Anastasia M. Maiden lost her life in a traffic crash on Interstate 172, south of Quincy. Friends and family described her as full of promise and life, a young woman with bright days ahead, gone too soon. The crash happened … Read more
MORAINE, Ohio — Richard Craft, 60, was killed Thursday when a Jeep going the wrong way slammed into his car after the driver allegedly fled from a traffic stop, police confirmed. The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office identified Craft on Friday, leaving family and neighbors in deep shock over the sudden loss. Just before noon, a … Read more
