Waukegan residents and fellow service members are struggling to make sense of a tragic Monday evening when a young sailor’s life ended suddenly on a quiet stretch of South Lewis Avenue. Hayden Jones, 22, from Oklahoma and stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes, was killed when his car left the road, smashed through a fence … Read more
Arbor Vitae woke up to heartbreak this week after a violent crash on U.S. Highway 51 claimed the life of 34-year-old Edward Cervenansky of Three Lakes. The collision happened Tuesday and left a quiet Northwoods community stunned and grieving. State troopers say Cervenansky was driving south on Highway 51 in a 1993 Chevrolet GMT-400 when … Read more
Bridgewater’s quiet Tuesday evening turned to sorrow when 55-year-old Lee Marie Hagerty, a well-known and loved resident, was struck and killed by a vehicle on Pleasant Street just before dusk. The crash rattled this close-knit town and left neighbors trying to make sense of a sudden loss that has the community grieving. Police and firefighters … Read more
Black Canyon, Idaho — The quiet stretch of canyon east of Emmett turned tragic on Tuesday when a small plane went down, killing Meridian resident Dallin Laufenberg and another man aboard. The aircraft crashed into the icy Payette River after striking a power line, ending a routine flight in sudden disaster. According to the Gem … Read more
Baton Rouge woke up to a heavy silence this week after the body of 44-year-old Quinton Dixon was found inside the long-abandoned Glen Oaks Middle School. Dixon, a former middle school counselor, was discovered on Wednesday, setting off a wave of grief and uneasy questions across the city. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office … Read more
