It was supposed to be a quiet Easter evening on Centanni Drive in St. Bernard Parish. Instead, it ended in violence that shattered a family. Authorities say 22-year-old Lee Collins III is responsible for the deaths of his own mother and grandmother after an argument inside their home turned deadly. Investigators say the incident unfolded … Read more
Hope Town, Bahamas — The search for 55‑year‑old American tourist Lynette Hooker stretched into another day as officials and volunteers work without rest to find her. Hooker vanished on Saturday evening during what was meant to be a simple ride across calm Bahamian waters with her husband. They had left Hope Town around 7:30 p.m. … Read more
Moorpark, California — Makayla Settles came to California chasing a dream after finishing high school in North Carolina. She hoped for a fresh start living with her father and going to college. Instead she ended up in the hospital in pain, afraid, and telling her family she had been harmed by the person she trusted … Read more
Danville, Illinois is trying to make sense of a loss that shook friends and neighbors this week as 30‑year‑old Timothy Strader was found dead Monday after being missing for nearly two weeks. Strader had been out of contact since late March, prompting growing concern among family when he wasn’t heard from for more than ten … Read more
Columbia is reeling after an 18‑year‑old Lexington man, Ke’Mari Samar’Trey Ford, was killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon at an apartment complex on Fernandina Road. It happened just before 1 p.m., and Ford was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. Friends and family are struggling to make sense … Read more
