Author: Voxtrend News
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office is cloaked in grief. A quiet Sunday afternoon patrol shift ended in tragedy, claiming the life of a young deputy who represented the best of their community. Deputy Justin Mowery, just 30 years old, was killed in a car crash while on duty, leaving a department and a Tennessee county heartbroken. Sheriff James Lee Berrong made the somber announcement, his words heavy with loss. “I am heartbroken,” Berrong said. “This is devastating for his family, his shift-mates, this agency, and our community.” The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the exact circumstances of the crash. The…
The call came in just as Saturday evening was settling over Longview. By 7 p.m., the calm was shattered by gunfire on the 100 block of West Highland Avenue. For 32-year-old Byrondrick Davis, it was the last moments of a life that friends describe as full of potential, abruptly ended by violence that has left a family shattered and a community asking familiar, painful questions. Police arrived to find Davis suffering from gunshot wounds. Despite first responders rushing him to a local hospital, he could not be saved. He was pronounced dead, transforming a city street into a crime scene…
It was just after 1 a.m. on a quiet Sunday morning on Plowden Mill Road, north of the small community of Alcolu. In the darkness, a scene of profound tragedy was unfolding. Two men, sitting in a car that was stopped across the lane, had no warning before the impact that would end their lives. The Clarendon County community is now left to mourn 36-year-old Christopher Polite of Charlotte and 45-year-old Anthony Nelson of Manning. Authorities say a 2014 Dodge Challenger, heading north, crashed into the side of their stationary 2018 Honda Accord. The force of the collision was catastrophic…
It was just after one in the morning on Franklin Boulevard when the light turned red. For Ronisha Marie Daniel, a 24-year-old beloved for her generosity and her grin, that moment became her last. The California Highway Patrol says a gray Nissan Rogue, driven by Daniel, ran the red light at 47th Avenue early Saturday. It collided violently with another car, spun into a parking lot, and slammed into a fence. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. In an instant, a life defined by warmth was extinguished on a dark stretch of road in Lemon Hill. The crash didn’t…
The video starts with a locked door. It’s a simple beginning for a revelation that has shaken Minnesota to its core. Independent journalist Nick Shirley didn’t need subpoenas or secret sources. He just needed a car, a camera, and a simple, devastating question: “Where are the children?” His journey through the streets of the Twin Cities, visiting state-funded daycare centers, uncovered a chilling reality. Buildings that received millions in taxpayer subsidies for caring for dozens of children stood silent, empty, and often seemingly abandoned. At the “Quality Learning Center,” a misspelled sign hung over a darkened building licensed for 99…
“I got a call at 2:00 this morning from my older brother. One that I will never forget. My oldest grandson, Marcus, just 14 years old, passed away.” That’s the raw, devastating message a grieving family member shared as their world shattered in the dark of night. The community around Jenkins High School is now waking up to the same awful reality—a bright young student is gone. Marcus was a freshman at Jenkins High School. By every account, he was a kid with his whole future ahead of him. The details surrounding his death are still emerging, and the family…
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The search for a missing neighbor ended in sorrow this week. Carolyn “Danny” Siplin, a 33-year-old Rochester resident whose disappearance prompted an extensive community search, was found dead near the Genesee River Gorge. For days, friends, family, and police had held out hope. That hope vanished on the morning of December 26. It started as a welfare check. Rochester police officers were called to the east side of the gorge, near the 600 block of St. Paul Street. What they found there was the outcome everyone had feared. “Sadly, we located a deceased individual,” said Captain Greg…
The new year was supposed to begin with hope. For the family and friends of 21-year-old Karmon Cooley, it now begins with an immense, silent grief. Copiah County is holding its breath, mourning a vibrant young man who died Saturday night after his car left a quiet rural road. It happened just before 8 p.m. on December 27th. According to the Copiah County Sheriff’s Office, a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu was heading south on Lilly Road. For reasons still under investigation, the car veered off the pavement and crashed into a ditch. The impact was severe. Karmon Cooley, a passenger in…
FORSYTH, Mo. — Allison Schwartz texted a friend Friday night about her weekend plans. She was full of life, as usual. Just a few hours later, that life was gone. The Forsyth community is now holding its breath, shattered by the sudden loss of the 31-year-old woman everyone describes as the definition of kindness. The accident happened in the deep dark of early Saturday morning, around 2:30 a.m. Allison was riding in a side-by-side utility vehicle with her husband, Zachary, on Barron Russell Road. Taney County Sheriff’s deputies say a tree had recently fallen across the roadway. In the low…
The tight-knit streets of Fresno, California, are cloaked in a heavy silence this week. A young life, known and loved by many, was cut short. The victim, widely identified by friends and family on social media as FRUIT, was fatally shot. While official details are still emerging from the Fresno Police Department, the outpouring of grief online tells the story of a person who meant a great deal to his community. Tributes flooding in with the hashtag #LLFRUIT paint a picture of a loyal friend and a positive spirit gone too soon. Details from the scene are still being pieced…