Author: Voxtrend News
It was a quiet afternoon in the small mining town of Wallace, Idaho, until chaos erupted around 2:40 p.m. on December 26, 2025. Reports of gunfire shattered the peace at the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office in downtown Wallace. What started as shots fired outside quickly turned into a nightmare inside the building. A 77-year-old man from nearby Mullan, identified as John Drake, allegedly opened fire, wounding two people before law enforcement ended the threat. Drake began his rampage outside the sheriff’s office, according to witnesses. He fired shots that struck the nearby Ace Hardware store, sending employees scrambling for cover.…
Christmas in South St. Louis is usually about the smell of home-cooked meals and the sound of kids tearing into wrapping paper. But this year, the holiday spirit was shattered by a hail of gunfire at a local gas station. Albert Willis, a 68-year-old man who spent his life building up his community and his family, didn’t make it to dinner. Instead of passing out gifts, his family is now passing around tissues and trying to make sense of a tragedy that feels as senseless as it is cruel. It all went down around 2:00 p.m. on Christmas Day. Albert…
The Tyler community is waking up to heavy hearts this week as they mourn the loss of Rodolfo Mora. At 68 years old, Rodolfo was a man who still had so much life ahead of him, but everything changed in a single, tragic moment on a busy stretch of road. On a Thursday that should have been like any other, a quiet walk turned into a nightmare that has left a local family searching for answers and a neighborhood in shock. It all unfolded in the 200 block of East NE Loop 323, right near the intersection with Lavender Road.…
Christmas Day in Lincoln usually feels like the quietest, warmest time of the year. Families are gathered around trees, leftovers are being packed away, and the town settles into that slow holiday rhythm. But this past Thursday, that peace was shattered by a tragic accident that has left a deep hole in the heart of our community. Around 4:50 p.m., while most people were still enjoying the holiday glow, 60-year-old Rodney Fluker was driving his 1998 Chevrolet Corvette. He was traveling along Interstate 20, passing through the city limits of Lincoln near the 165-mile marker in Talladega County. For reasons…
Christmas Eve is usually a time for rushing home to family, but for one Austin family, it became a night of unimaginable loss. Joseph Capulong Katigbak, a 35-year-old man, lost his life following a collision at a busy downtown intersection, leaving the local community in mourning as the year draws to a close. The accident happened right in the middle of the holiday rush on Wednesday, December 24, at about 5:55 p.m. Austin Police say Joseph was walking near the intersection of West Cesar Chavez Street and Walter Seaholm Drive when he was struck by a vehicle. It’s a spot…
A quiet Monday afternoon in Carlisle Township took a devastating turn when a two-vehicle collision on State Route 301 claimed the life of a 71-year-old woman. Elaine Patterson, a resident of Burbank, was killed when the car she was riding in was struck by a heavy-duty pickup truck. The crash has left a family in mourning and investigators searching for more answers about what went wrong on that stretch of road. The accident happened just before 1:30 p.m. in the 14200 block of Route 301. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Elaine was the passenger in a 2004 Chrysler…
The music has gone silent on Big Rocks Road. In the tight-knit community of Tremont, Maine, the holiday season took a heartbreaking turn this week as authorities confirmed a tragedy that few saw coming. What started as a welfare check on Tuesday morning has ended with the devastating news that a longtime local couple, William and Jyoti Hawley, died in an apparent murder-suicide. It was just before 9:00 a.m. when Southwest Harbor police arrived at the couple’s residence. Inside the quiet home, they discovered the bodies of 75-year-old William and his 78-year-old wife, Jyoti. For a few days, the small…
Christmas night in Deltona is usually a quiet time for families to relax, but this year, it turned into a nightmare on El Campo Avenue. Around 8:49 p.m., while most people were finishing up their holiday dinners, 17-year-old Brenden Watkins was shot multiple times in a residential neighborhood. The sound of gunfire shattered the holiday peace, leaving a local family heartbroken and a community looking for answers. When Volusia Sheriff’s deputies rushed to the scene in the 2000 block of El Campo Avenue, they found Brenden clinging to life. They didn’t waste a second, jumping in to perform CPR and…
It was supposed to be just another Tuesday morning for 41-year-old Leo Mitchell, Jr., a familiar face around Bay Minette. He was driving his 2016 Toyota Camry along Alabama 225, likely navigating the pre-holiday rush, when a flat tire forced him to a stop near mile marker 6. It’s the kind of minor vehicle trouble we’ve all faced, but for Leo, it set the stage for a tragedy that has left the local community reeling. Around 11:48 a.m., while Leo remained inside his immobilized car waiting for help or a chance to move, the situation turned from a simple breakdown…
Christmas night in Cedar Rapids is usually a time for quiet streets and the soft glow of holiday lights, but this year, a southwest neighborhood was shattered by tragedy. While most families were settling in after a day of celebration, a fast-moving fire broke out at a local home. By the time the smoke cleared, 70-year-old Barbara Pettie had lost her life in a heartbreaking accident that has left the entire community in mourning. It all started late on Christmas evening when emergency dispatchers received a frantic call about a residential fire. Firefighters and police officers rushed to the scene,…