Author: Voxtrend News
The quiet streets of Southeast Decatur are heavy with grief today. Early Friday morning, a fast-moving fire claimed the life of 62-year-old Susan Beck, a woman known to many not just as a neighbor, but as a dedicated educator who spent years shaping young minds. The community is now left to grapple with the sudden loss of a person who spent her life giving back to others. The tragedy began to unfold just before 2:00 a.m. Emergency calls poured in as flames broke out at a single-family home on the 1200 block of Seton Avenue Southeast. When Decatur Fire and…
The day after Christmas is usually a time for quiet reflection and family, but for the community of Mint Hill, North Carolina, the peace was shattered Friday morning. What was supposed to be a routine, safe-haven child custody exchange at a local Edible Arrangements turned into a violent scene of chaos. By the time the smoke cleared, two police officers were fighting for their lives and a suspect was dead. The call came in around 10:47 a.m. at the Mint Hill Commons shopping center on Matthews-Mint Hill Road. Officers were dispatched to the fruit arrangement shop to stand by during…
It was supposed to be a night of quiet celebration and holiday warmth, but Christmas Eve ended in unimaginable heartbreak for a West Columbia family. Authorities have now identified the two victims of a violent head-on collision as 24-year-old Gloria Martinez Alonso and her 1-year-old daughter, Elisa Martinez. The pair were traveling together late Tuesday night when a wrong-way driver turned their holiday journey into a scene of absolute devastation. The crash happened right around 11:30 p.m. on Platt Springs Road, a stretch of SC 602 that many families were using to head home after Christmas festivities. According to the…
It was the kind of afternoon that makes you double-check the locks and stay away from the windows. Outside the Gasket Lofts on Marietta Street, the typical downtown Atlanta hum was replaced by the eerie silence of a neighborhood under siege. Residents looking out from their balconies saw something straight out of an action flick: police cruisers blocking the asphalt and officers moving with a heavy, calculated urgency toward a man who looked like he was ready for a fight. The Atlanta Police Department confirmed they were called to the 490 block of Marietta Street following reports of a “person…
It’s the kind of news that hits a small town like Christiana hard. After weeks of waiting and wondering, the community finally has a name for the neighbor lost in that devastating fire earlier this month. Local officials have confirmed that 84-year-old Khammone Phomdouangsy was the man found inside an outbuilding that was swallowed by flames on the night of December 8. The fire broke out on a quiet, rural stretch of Ridley Earp Road in the 7000 block. When the call came in around 8:00 p.m., Rutherford County Fire and Rescue crews rushed to the scene, but they were…
The Christmas lights were still twinkling in Aiken Countyl when the holiday cheer vanished. Edgar was riding his 2017 Honda motorcycle southbound on Augusta Road. He was near the intersection of Atomic Road when something went wrong. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Edgar lost control of his bike, veered off the pavement, and struck several small trees. The impact was devastating. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as quickly as they could, but there was little they could do. The injuries were simply too severe. Edgar was pronounced dead right there on the shoulder of the road. Instead…
Rodneyka Twilley was tucked into bed in her Covington home early on a December morning when her security system chirped, signaling someone was at the front door. It was just after midnight, a time when visitors are usually a cause for concern. When she checked the footage, she saw a man looking disheveled and desperate, claiming he was lost and needed to use a phone. Rodneyka didn’t know it yet, but the man on her porch was Timothy Shane, a high-risk inmate who had slipped away from deputies days earlier. The drama had started roughly 48 hours prior at Grady…
The Christmas lights were still twinkling across Wichita Falls on Wednesday evening when a quiet tragedy unfolded on Southwest Parkway. Brad Boddy, a man who spent decades pouring his heart into the local school system, was simply trying to cross the street. He never made it to the other side. At 69 years old, a life defined by patience and service ended on a day usually reserved for family and celebration. The call came into dispatch around 6:18 p.m. Police say Mr. Boddy was walking across the 6700 block of Southwest Parkway, moving from east to west. A driver heading…
The Drake neighborhood is usually a quiet place, but this past Tuesday evening, that peace was shattered by a tragedy that has left a local family searching for answers. Around 6:00 p.m., the busy intersection of 31st Street and University Avenue became the scene of a devastating hit-and-run that claimed the life of 40-year-old Robert David Given. Robert was just standing in the roadway when, out of nowhere, a vehicle heading eastbound on University Avenue struck him. Instead of stopping to help or calling for an ambulance, the driver kept going, disappearing into the night and leaving Robert fighting for…
Christmas night is usually the one time of year when families across Iowa settle in, safe and warm, to share stories and a bit of holiday cheer. But for the small community of Mapleton, this past holiday took a heartbreaking turn. What began as a quiet evening in Northeast Monona County ended in a devastating accident that claimed the life of 75-year-old Rosemary Barber, a local woman who was just trying to make her way home. It was around 7:40 p.m. when the crash happened on 130th Street, just a short distance east of Walnut Avenue. Rosemary was behind the…