Author: Voxtrend News
Christmas is 10 days away as of Monday. If you haven’t sent gifts in the mail yet, you don’t have much time left. Mid-December is very familiar territory for the United States Postal Service, as it works to meet the high demand of holiday gifts. “Two hundred thirty-seven years of delivering joy to our customers in this area right here,” said Mark Wahl, strategic communication specialist for the United States Postal Service. That joy takes a lot of work. It’s a busy time. That’s why the Postal Service advises getting those packages in earlier rather than later. The recommended mail-by…
Washington — President Trump on Monday signed an executive order designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directing the Pentagon and Justice Department to take additional steps to combat production and distribution of the drug and its precursors. The executive order casts fentanyl as not just a lethal drug, but as a potential chemical weapon. The White House says the move “unleashes every tool to combat the cartels and foreign networks responsible for flooding communities with this deadly substance,” warning that fentanyl could be weaponized for “concentrated, large-scale terror attacks by organized adversaries.” The designation means the Pentagon…
Police officer Andy Chan was remembered as a man whose presence was larger than life during his funeral service at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Chan died at the age of 55 in early December, nearly seven years after he was critically injured while riding his motorcycle to work as a highway patrol officer. He suffered a major brain injury when a driver hit him in Northeast Philadelphia in January 2019. “Some people become legends only after they leave us,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said during the service. “But Andy was not one of…
Construction of the White House’s planned $300 million ballroom is expected to be completed in the summer of 2028, just months before President Trump leaves office, according to an environmental assessment prepared by the National Park Service in late August. The assessment finds some shortcomings in the presidential project, mostly stemming from the sheer size of the new structure. The 90,000 square-foot building — nearly double the size of the existing executive mansion — will “disrupt the historical continuity of the White House grounds and alter the architectural integrity of the east side of the property,” it found. “The new…
Road closures and parking restrictions will be in effect in Philadelphia Monday evening and Tuesday for police officer Andy Chan’s funeral services. Chan, a highway patrol officer, died in early December after being critically injured in a crash six years ago. Parking on the following streets will also be banned during the closures. Cars parked in these zones will be relocated, according to the city. Monday road closures The following streets will be closed from 4 p.m. until the conclusion of the viewing procession on Monday, Dec. 15: Ridge Avenue between Wood Street and Hamilton Street Vine Street westbound between 8th…
Vice President JD Vance will speak at a warehouse in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday. According to a ticket listing, Vance will give remarks at Uline Shipping Supplies in Alburtis, which is just south of Allentown. The event is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Doors will open at 8 a.m. and close at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are available for up to one person per phone number on a first-come, first-served basis. Vance’s upcoming visit to the Lehigh Valley comes about a week after President Trump visited the Poconos to speak about affordability and his economic agenda before a challenging midterm…
Just before dawn on November 19, 2025, what began as a routine drive for Cristovao Cibangu, 48, and his passenger, 34‑year‑old Maria Isabel, turned into a nightmare that would forever change a Lewiston family. The two adults were fatally injured in a fiery collision on the Maine Turnpike in New Gloucester, leaving four children without their mom and dad and a community reeling. According to state police, Cibangu was driving a 2017 GMC Acadia southbound on I‑95 shortly after 4:25 a.m. when the U‑Haul trailer he was towing unexpectedly detached from the trailer ball, though it remained linked by safety…
The loss of Aron Jaime landed quietly and then all at once. On Sunday, the Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District confirmed that Jaime, a 34-year-old firefighter, died in a crash while he was off duty. By the time the news reached his colleagues and neighbors, the details already felt secondary to the absence he left behind. Jaime lived in Joliet and had spent a decade serving with Morris Fire Protection, years that shaped both his career and the department itself. Though he officially became a full-time firefighter in May, those close to the district say his commitment long predated…
Late Monday night, a quiet stretch of southern Dallas was shattered by gunfire, leaving a young man dead and a neighborhood searching for answers. Police say 29-year-old Charles Hibbler was shot and killed in an incident that unfolded just before 10 p.m., drawing officers and emergency crews to the 6000 block of Highland Hills Drive. According to authorities, patrol officers were dispatched to the area around 9:45 p.m. after a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found Hibbler suffering from at least one gunshot wound. The scene was tense and urgent, with first responders quickly working to stabilize…
On a quiet Monday afternoon in Wendell, Idaho, a routine stop at the NAPA Auto Parts parking lot turned into a community’s worst nightmare, leaving one person dead and a town shaken. Around 4:30 p.m., what neighbors thought would be just another early winter day exploded into violence when a man pulled up in a white Ford Expedition and opened fire on someone sitting in an orange van, killing them on the spot. Two other people inside the van escaped uninjured, but the gravity of the moment rippled through the small Magic Valley town almost instantly. Gooding County Sheriff Shaun…