Author: Voxtrend News
It was supposed to be a peaceful Tuesday evening for Ashley Wasielewski. After attending a Christmas program at a nearby church on December 10, the 46-year-old mother went for her usual walk through the historic paths of Forsyth Park. But as she reached the edge of the park near Whitaker and West Waldburg streets, a shadow appeared behind her. Thinking it might just be someone passing by, Ashley turned around. In an instant, a stranger doused her with a liquid so corrosive it didn’t just burn her skin—it began to melt her clothing and even the car keys in her…
For Derek Williams, survival is measured in hours and tubes. Every single day, the 19-year veteran of the Mount Vernon Police Department spends nine hours hooked up to a dialysis machine. It is a grueling, exhausting routine that keeps him alive while he waits for a kidney transplant. But recently, the man who spent nearly two decades protecting his community found himself facing a different kind of threat: a termination letter that would have cut off the very medical insurance keeping him on this side of the dirt. The news hit like a physical blow. Williams was scheduled to be…
A mother’s protective instincts usually bring families together, but police say 36-year-old Kaila Partlo took things to a dangerous extreme. In a case that has left Saginaw residents shaken, Partlo is accused of orchestrating a violent confrontation involving her teenage boyfriend and her own daughter’s boyfriend. What started as a dispute over how a young man treated her daughter ended with a gunshot fired at a teenager’s head and a high-speed getaway. The trouble began when Partlo drove her 16-year-old boyfriend from Oxford toward the intersection of Irving Park Boulevard and Irving Park Place. Also in the car was her…
When Manatee County detectives pulled up to Susan Avalon’s home in Inverness this week, they found her in the driveway, busy scrubbing down her silver Honda Odyssey with bleach. They told the 51-year-old they were there to talk to her about her ex-husband. Without missing a beat, Susan looked up and calmly asked, “Which one?” It was a chilling question that instantly shifted a local murder investigation into a hunt for a second body. The day started in Bradenton, where a 54-year-old man was gunned down on his own doorstep. Investigators say Susan had a cold, calculated plan to get…
Brooks Benjamin Wangsgaard passed away quietly at his home in Kaysville, Utah, on the night of December 15, 2025. He was just 27. Born prematurely on April 30, 1998, in Layton, Utah, Brooks came into the world as the firstborn of six children—and a twin. His parents, Kristine and the late Timothy Clinton Wangsgaard, welcomed him and his brother earlier than expected, their due date originally set for June 19. From the start, Brooks grew into a kind, thoughtful man whose life was full of quiet adventures and deep connections. As a kid, Brooks was the type who soaked up…
The knock on the door of a modest home on Evans Street in Beulavville, North Carolina, was the sound of a long journey ending. Inside, authorities found Lekeyia Petteway, a woman wanted on charges that told a story of severe violence hundreds of miles away. Her capture last Wednesday closed a chapter that stretched across two states, bringing a fugitive sought for attempted murder back into custody. For the small, tight-knit community of Beulavville, the arrest was a jolt. This isn’t the kind of place where state agents and fugitive apprehension teams normally swarm a residential street. Police Chief John…
Greensboro is mourning the loss of Chris Leclerc, the longtime Head Golf Professional at Bryan Park Golf and Conference Center, whose sudden passing has left a quiet ache across the fairways and far beyond them. For decades, Chris wasn’t just a familiar face at Bryan Park — he was the steady heartbeat of the place, the person who made it feel like home to so many. For 35 years, Leclerc devoted himself to Bryan Park with a level of commitment that’s rare in any profession. He arrived each day not simply to manage a golf operation, but to nurture a…
It was a crisp December afternoon on the Brown University campus when the unthinkable shattered the quiet hum of final exam prep. On December 13, 2025, in the historic Barus and Holley building, a masked gunman burst into a classroom filled with students cramming for economics. He opened fire without a word—or maybe with just a strange barking sound, as some survivors recalled—killing two bright young minds and wounding nine others. The chaos that followed turned a place of learning into a scene of terror, with students barricading doors and fleeing for their lives. This wasn’t just another statistic in…
The Chapin School in New York City’s Upper East Side is reeling from the sudden loss of a bright young girl whose life ended far too soon. On a chilly Wednesday evening, the 14-year-old ninth-grader fell from an elevated spot at the school, sending shockwaves through her classmates, teachers, and family. It’s the kind of news that stops you in your tracks—a kid with so much ahead of her, gone in an instant. She was found outside the building around 5:30 p.m., unconscious and badly hurt. Cops and paramedics rushed her to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, but despite their…
The St. Louis community is reeling from the heartbreaking loss of 14-year-old Samuel Williams Jr., who was fatally shot Wednesday evening in the Gravois Park neighborhood. Sam, as his family called him, was just a respectful, good kid heading back from a quick trip to the corner store. He was with his brother and a friend when more than a dozen gunshots rang out near Oregon Avenue and Miami Street. Despite being hit, Sam managed to stagger to a nearby home for help. Police found him there, suffering from gunshot wounds, and rushed him to a hospital. Sadly, he didn’t…