Author: Voxtrend News
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A tense standoff at the Comfort Suites hotel in Alpharetta ended Monday afternoon when a murder suspect wanted in connection with an Atlanta-area case was taken into custody by federal agents. The incident began in the early afternoon at the Comfort Suites on Kingswood Place. FBI and local law enforcement officers had gone to serve an arrest warrant on a man wanted in Atlanta. When agents arrived, the suspect refused to come out and barricaded himself inside a hotel room alone, authorities said. For hours, negotiators worked to talk the man out of the room while officers…
Casey Michael Smith was a man who lived for the thrill of the open road and the quiet intensity of the wilderness. Known across West Texas as a passionate outdoorsman and an expert hunter, his life was cut short this past weekend. On a quiet Sunday morning in Midland, the 41-year-old’s final ride on his beloved Harley-Davidson ended in a tragedy that has left the local community in shock. The accident happened just as the city was still asleep, around 2:42 a.m. Smith was riding his 2013 Harley-Davidson southbound on State Highway 349, not far from West County Road 270.…
It was supposed to be a quiet Sunday morning in Boynton Beach, but things took a tragic turn for a local family. Just after 9:00 a.m., 17-year-old Josiah Jones stepped in to do something brave. He saw an argument heating up and tried to calm everyone down. Now, his family is left mourning a young man who died just for trying to be a peacemaker. The shooting happened in a residential area near the 500 block of Northwest 9th Avenue. According to the Boynton Beach Police, the trouble started when a relative of Josiah got into a heated dispute with…
It’s the kind of news that hits a small coastal community right in the heart. After a week of holding onto hope and bracing for the worst, the family of Erica Fox has confirmed that the body recovered from a secluded Santa Cruz beach is indeed hers. Erica, a 55-year-old powerhouse in the local swimming scene, had been missing since a terrifying incident during a group swim just days before Christmas. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday, December 21, at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove. Erica wasn’t just any swimmer; she was a co-founder of the Kelp Krawlers, a tight-knit group…
The Curley baseball field in Baltimore is a little quieter this week. The dugout feels emptier. The players are missing a fundamental part of their foundation. The close-knit Friar community is grappling with the sudden loss of a man who was far more than just a coach. Tom Middlecamp, a devoted mentor in the Archbishop Curley High School baseball program for six years, died on Saturday morning after suffering a heart attack. The news sent shockwaves through the halls of the East Baltimore school, leaving players, parents, and faculty heartbroken. For half a decade, Coach Tom’s voice was a constant…
The quiet of a Saturday evening in Tucson was shattered by gunfire, leaving two young lives cut devastatingly short. Friends and family are now left clinging to memories, mourning 20-year-old Joshua Mariscal, Jr., and a 17-year-old companion whose name has not been publicly released. Their sudden deaths have ripped a hole in the heart of the south-side community. It all happened just after 8 p.m. near South Naco Vista Drive. According to Tucson Police, the two young men had arranged to meet someone in the area. The interaction was brief. Without warning, the meeting turned violent, erupting in a burst…
You’re driving to work in the quiet, pre-dawn dark. It’s just another Monday. For 55-year-old Max Bowersox of Charleston County, that normal drive turned tragic on a Burke County highway. His sudden death in a violent crash has left a family shattered and a community grappling with another loss on roads that have turned dangerously busy. It happened just after 5:20 a.m. at the crossroads of Highway 23 and Ben Hatcher Road. According to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle headed west on Ben Hatcher Road ran straight through a stop sign. It slammed into the side of a…
HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. — A quiet Saturday evening turned tragic for one Halifax man and his loved ones after a crash that claimed his life on Oak Level Road. Kendrick Nakeith Powell, 57, of Halifax, died after the Chevrolet Camaro he was driving ran off the road and overturned, according to the Virginia State Police. The crash happened at about 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, when Powell’s 1986 Chevy Camaro left the right side of Oak Level Road roughly 1.5 miles south of Mountain Road. Police say the vehicle overcorrected and rolled, sending him to a nearby hospital where…
The tight-knit community in Irvine, California, is reeling from the unexpected death of Lance Anthony Mabin, a devoted father of six known to many as DJ Antron. His sudden passing has left his kids and loved ones grappling with a deep sense of loss, turning everyday moments into painful reminders of a man who lived with passion and purpose. Lance was a true creative force. He dove headfirst into the worlds of film and music, where he channeled his talent and imagination. As a visual effects artist, he contributed to over 100 major motion pictures, including blockbusters like The Fifth…
He was given what many would call a devastatingly short timeline. But Michael Joseph Kelleher of Haverhill, Massachusetts, took that prognosis and stretched it across 26 years of life, love, and unwavering determination. Kelleher, a U.S. Navy veteran and devoted family man, died peacefully last Saturday at 56, closing a chapter on one of the most prolonged and courageous battles against Glioblastoma his community has ever witnessed. Glioblastoma is the most aggressive cancer that begins within the brain. For most, it’s measured in months. For Kelleher, it was measured in decades—a medical and personal marathon that saw him raise his…