Jefferson County, Colo. – A year has passed since the tragic loss of Alexa Bartell, a 20-year-old who met an untimely death in a rock-throwing incident on Indiana Street in Jefferson County. Friends and family gathered at the site of the crash on Friday, marking the somber anniversary by spreading soil and seeds in her … Read more
Los Angeles, California – A documentary shedding light on the life and tragic murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, the ex-wife of former NFL star O.J. Simpson, is in the works at Lifetime. The project, titled “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson,” aims to reclaim Brown Simpson’s narrative, as confirmed by a spokesperson for … Read more
Washington, D.C. – On this day in history, several notable events took place across the world, leaving a lasting impact on society. In 1743, Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was born in Shadwell, Virginia. Nearly one hundred and twenty years later, in 1861, Fort Sumter in South Carolina fell to Confederate … Read more
JACKSON, Georgia — In a somber event that marked the state’s first execution in over four years, Willie James Pye, 59, was put to death Wednesday evening. Pye was convicted of the abduction, rape, and shooting death of his former girlfriend, Alicia Lynn Yarbrough, back in November 1993. The lethal injection of pentobarbital was administered … Read more
Trenton, New Jersey – Trenton, New Jersey bid a bittersweet farewell to its iconic “Candy Canes,” as they made their final bow in a dawn explosion. The demolition cleared the path for new energy futures in the city. The towering red-and-white striped smokestacks, affectionately known as the Candy Canes, have been a prominent feature of … Read more
Ottawa, Canada – Ottawa’s police chief revealed that a tragic mass killing in Barrhaven may have resulted in the highest number of casualties in the city’s recent history. The incident, which took place on Wednesday, left a mother and her four young children, along with a family acquaintance, dead in their home on Berrigan Drive. … Read more
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn – A tragic incident unfolded in Crown Heights Thursday night, as a 13-year-old boy lost his life to gun violence, marking the third fatal shooting in the neighborhood within the week. The young victim, identified as Troy Gill, was shot multiple times at the intersection of St. Marks and Brooklyn Avenues, succumbing … Read more
An explosion at a missile factory in Russia on Thursday has raised concerns in the U.K. following a series of similar blasts since October. The explosion occurred at the state-run research institute outside Nyonoksa, a village in the country’s northwestern Arkhangelsk region. The U.K. stated that this incident is the latest in a string of … Read more
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa police are investigating the city’s first murder of 2024, which occurred at a rental house party where a 12-year-old boy was fatally shot. The incident took place at a home near 1900 East 14th Street on January 1, with officers responding to a shooting call at approximately 10:32 p.m. Upon … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – The new year has begun tragically in Jacksonville, Florida with the shooting deaths of two teenagers in separate incidents. This comes after a violent end to 2023 saw 11 killings in the final two weeks, including the death of a 16-year-old. The first victim of 2024 was a 14-year-old boy, who was … Read more