Author: Voxtrend News
WACO, Texas — A community is mourning after a morning traffic accident on December 5 claimed the life of 57-year-old Bradley Grant, a Waco resident who was driving a Nissan Altima before his vehicle collided head-on with a cement truck on Loop 340. Grant was traveling southbound when the cement truck — heading northbound — veered into his lane, triggering a deadly impact, according to the Waco Police Department. Emergency crews pronounced Grant dead at the scene after arriving. The driver of the cement truck was transported to a nearby hospital and, per authorities, was expected to survive. No arrests…
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Michael Annett, a former NASCAR driver known for his grit and perseverance across more than a decade in professional stock-car racing, has died. He was 39. The news was confirmed Friday by his former team JR Motorsports (JRM), which shared a short but heartfelt message mourning the loss of “our friend Michael Annett.” No cause of death has been announced. From humble beginnings in the lower leagues to a storied career in the top three national NASCAR series, Annett amassed a total of 436 combined starts — 321 of them in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Of those,…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A North Carolina man died Friday evening when his car, traveling the wrong way on Dover Road, ran a red light near the North Liberty Church Road intersection and struck three vehicles — injuring six others. The development rattled a quiet stretch just outside Clarksville, leaving families shaken and roads blocked as first responders worked into the night. At around 5:14 p.m., a 2011 Honda Fit driven by 56-year-old David Johnson of North Carolina barreled westbound on Dover Road — the wrong way, state troopers say — before careening through a red light at the busy intersection.…
The frantic search for 78-year-old Quang Hang has stretched into its sixth day, his daughter and a growing circle of neighbors and volunteers combing roads and parks after the small-framed grandfather disappeared the afternoon he left home to take his car to a mechanic. “He has not taken his medicine since Monday. He is missing five doses. We are incredibly concerned for his safety, for his health,” his daughter, Betsy Hang, says, and those words have become the rallying cry for the community trying to bring him home. According to family accounts and law enforcement releases, Hang drove away from…
Transport Workers Union Local 234 leaders warn that a SEPTA strike is “imminent” after weeks of negotiating a new contract. TWU Local 234, the largest union representing SEPTA employees, said Friday they’re on the verge of calling a strike. “I’m tired of talking and we’re about to start walking,” TWU Local 234 President Will Vera said Friday. Union members have been working without a contract since Nov. 7 and authorized a strike last month. The union represents 5,000 bus, subway and trolley operators and mechanics. “If things don’t go the way it needs to go, on behalf of my members,…
A slight warmup in the weather forecast arrives in the Philadelphia area Saturday as temperatures climb above 40 in the city, sticking in the upper 30s north and west of the city. No need for the sunglasses since skies will remain mostly cloudy. Tonight, we dip below freezing once again and hover in the mid to upper 20’s under partly cloudy skies. There could be a few peeks of sunshine as hazardous travel conditions from overnight freezing rain reach a resolution. Our NEXT Weather Alert for these conditions has ended, but use caution if you’re traveling down any side streets…
Prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “Slave Play,” was arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy, officials said Saturday. Officers at Naha Airport on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa arrested Harris on Nov. 16 for an alleged violation of customs law for having 0.78 grams, or 0.0275 ounces, of the crystalized drug, also known as MDMA, in a container in a tote bag he was carrying, according to Okinawa Regional Customs spokesperson Tatsunori Fukuda. Harris, 36, had left London’s Heathrow Airport two days earlier and transited in Taiwan’s Taoyuan International…
Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe is “slowly healing” after last week’s shooting in Washington, D.C., West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Friday. “His parents report that his head wound is slowly healing and that he’s beginning to ‘look more like himself,'” Morrisey said in a statement. The governor said the family expects Wolfe, 24, to be in acute care for another two to three weeks, but has been “optimistic about his progress.” West Virginia National Guard members Wolfe and Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom were shot in an ambush-style attack in Washington, D.C., last week. Beckstrom, 20, died from her…
Hundreds gathered Friday night in Oakland for a tribute to coach John Beam and to celebrate his life. It was the first organized memorial for the coach since he was fatally shot on Nov. 13. A moment of silence was held for Beam and each person who attended had their own story to tell. “Coach saved my life,” said former player Kevin Parker. “Coach is my father. When I didn’t have a father. Coach, he’s my hero.” Parker played for Beam and went to play college football at Oregon. The former running back was lured to Skyline High School by Beam.…
What to know about the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup draw: Forty-eight countries, the largest number in the history of the tournament, will compete in the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. The 12 groups of four that make up the World Cup draw were revealed during a draw ceremony on Friday. The draw was held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. President Trump, who attended the ceremony at the Kennedy Center, was awarded the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize. Some of the big names who took part in the draw included Kevin Hart, Heidi…