In Kuwait, friends, neighbors, classmates and complete strangers have poured their support into a fundraising effort for Sgt. Declan J. Coady, the youngest U.S. soldier killed in the opening days of the war with Iran. Coady’s death on March 1 came when an Iranian‑launched drone struck a U.S. tactical operations center at the Port of Shuaiba, … Read more
A quiet Tuesday lunchtime turned heartbreakingly loud on the dirt road near Cyprus High School this week when 15‑year‑old Brianna Letona died and four classmates were hurt in a rollover crash. Brianna, a sophomore with a bright smile and easy laugh, was riding with eight other students in an SUV that flipped about a block … Read more
Wilmington, Delaware was the scene of a painful and chaotic afternoon that stretched into night when 35‑year‑old Daniel Shacklett was shot and killed by police after an hours‑long standoff on Ramsey Road. What began with reports of gunfire inside a home around 3:50 in the afternoon unfolded into a tense situation that gripped neighbors and … Read more
Philadelphia residents were shaken Wednesday night when 35‑year‑old Vaswani Brown was shot and killed in a quiet stretch of Magee Avenue. The violence unfolded just after 7 p.m. on March 4, casting a long shadow over nearby homes and businesses. Police from the city’s 2nd District got the call around 7:09 p.m. Neighbors had reported … Read more
On the night of March 4, Akron was shaken by the sudden death of a young man struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. Around 10:35 p.m., emergency crews rushed to the intersection of Russell Avenue and Laurel Avenue after someone reported a pedestrian hit on Russell Avenue. When officers arrived they found 23‑year‑old … Read more
