Slain CVS Worker Spent Christmas Morning Helping Family Before Picking Up Fateful Shift: Report Slain CVS Worker Spent Christmas Morning Helping Family Before Picking Up Fateful Shift: Report
Slain CVS Worker Spent Christmas Morning Helping Family Before Picking Up Fateful Shift: Report Edeedson “Eddy” Cine spent Christmas morning helping his family before heading to a CVS shift he hadn’t even been scheduled to work — a last act of kindness that would cost the 23-year-old his life. Cine, of West Babylon, was fatally stabbed while working at the CVS on East Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst on Christmas night, as Daily Voice reported. Officers arrived to find the young man behind a counter, with a stab wound to his chest. He was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead. Cine had not been scheduled to work that day, his fathe…
Lansdowne Firefighter Killed In Drexel Hill Apartment Fire That Injured Wife, Displaced 75 Lansdowne Firefighter Killed In Drexel Hill Apartment Fire That Injured Wife, Displaced 75
Lansdowne Firefighter Killed In Drexel Hill Apartment Fire That Injured Wife, Displaced 75 A longtime Delaware County firefighter was killed after a second-alarm apartment fire tore through a Drexel Hill building over the weekend, critically injuring his wife and forcing dozens of residents from their homes, officials announced on Monday, Dec. 22. Tony Rowley, 58, a veteran member of the Lansdowne Fire Company, suffered fatal injuries after a fire broke out inside his apartment at the Llanerch Place Apartments on the 3200 block of Township Line Road just after 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, according to the Upper Darby Township Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched for …
Virginia Little League Rocked By Sudden Death Of Challenger Coach, 31: 'He Was A Bright Spark' Virginia Little League Rocked By Sudden Death Of Challenger Coach, 31: 'He Was A Bright Spark'
Virginia Little League Rocked By Sudden Death Of Challenger Coach, 31: 'He Was A Bright Spark' Garrett Currence spent seven years on the Challenger Little League fields making sure every kid felt like an all-star in Virginia.  Now, a community of families, coaches, and players is grieving the sudden loss of the young man who poured himself into theirs. Currence — a Challenger coach, board member, and familiar face at ballfields across Newport News and Hampton — died unexpectedly on Monday, Dec. 8, at just 31 years old.  His family said he passed while “anxiously awaiting a kidney transplant” after two years of ongoing medical complications. It’s a loss that rippled immedi…
'Heroes': Sisters Who Died Saving Father In West Orange Fire Mourned 'Heroes': Sisters Who Died Saving Father In West Orange Fire Mourned
'Heroes': Sisters Who Died Saving Father In West Orange Fire Mourned Sisters Frantzia and Pojanee Fleury are being hailed as heroes after they died saving their disabled father from a fire in West Orange on Thanksgiving. Frantzia was a proud marine who worked as an X-ray technician at a local hospital while Pojanee was the chief executive officer at Brown Eyez Magazine, according to a fundraiser set up to support the family. "Frantzia...was known for  for her strength, compassion, and unwavering love for her family," Sidney Augustin, who organized the fundraiser wrote. "Pojanee...touched many lives with her talent vision." Both sisters are survived…
DC Mother Loses Her Only Son Right After Losing Her Own Mom: 'We Are All Devastated' DC Mother Loses Her Only Son Right After Losing Her Own Mom: 'We Are All Devastated'
DC Mother Loses Her Only Son Right After Losing Her Own Mom: 'We Are All Devastated' Tyrone Kearney was someone whose presence could light up a room long before anyone realized how much they depended on it. The 31-year-old was gunned down on Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Southeast DC, leaving a family, a mother, and a community struggling to understand a loss that came without warning. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called shortly after 5:30 p.m. to the 1200 block of Valley Avenue SE, for reports of gunfire.  When they arrived, they found Kearney unconscious and unresponsive with gunshot wounds.  DC Fire and EMS responded and pronounced …
Maryland Daughter Shares Heartfelt Tribute To Father Roger Barham: 'He Was My Rock' Maryland Daughter Shares Heartfelt Tribute To Father Roger Barham: 'He Was My Rock'
Maryland Daughter Shares Heartfelt Tribute To Father Roger Barham: 'He Was My Rock' A Maryland daughter is honoring her father, Roger Barham, remembering him as a gentle, steady hero whose life was defined by service, love, and strength. "It is with a truly broken heart that I share the passing of my father, Roger Barham," Krista Barham wrote in a touching tribute. "Writing these words feels unreal — but I want to honor my dad's life the way he deserved, and I cannot do it alone."  She described her father as "a gentle soul with a heart big enough to hold everyone around him."  Roger Barham GoFundMe She said he had endured deep loss — "losing my bro…
Shock Spreads After Maple Shade Dad Missing For Months Dies Shock Spreads After Maple Shade Dad Missing For Months Dies
Shock Spreads After Maple Shade Dad Missing For Months Dies William Willis, a 28-year-old Maple Shade resident missing since May has died, according to a fundraiser established Monday, Nov. 10.  Circumstances around his death were not immediately clear as of Friday, Nov. 14. Willis had been reported missing by his family back in May. He was considered "at risk" at the time he went missing, according to missing person alerts issued by the Maple Shade Police Department. Willis is survived by his partner, Alexa and son, Ayden, according to the fundraiser. The fundraiser will go toward a memorial servce in his honor. As of Friday, Nov. 14,…
Community Mourns 15-Year-Old Killed In AC Shooting Community Mourns 15-Year-Old Killed In AC Shooting
Community Mourns 15-Year-Old Killed In AC Shooting Jameer Simpkins, a 15-year-old Atlantic City resident was fatally shot on Friday, Nov. 7., according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. "Jameer...was taken from us far too soon due to senseless gun violence," his aunt Shareefa Simpkins, who organized the fundraiser wrote. "Full of life, laughter, and love." Jameer was an A&B honor roll student and a bright apirit who loved to dance, joke around and play video games with his friends, Simpkins wrote. "He brought so much joy to everyone who knew him," Simpkins wrote. At 5:24 p.m., officers responded to the area of 800 Arkansas…
Murder-For-Hire: Wife, Ex-GF, Gunman All Sentenced In Husband’s Whitehall Killing Murder-For-Hire: Wife, Ex-GF, Gunman All Sentenced In Husband’s Whitehall Killing
Murder-For-Hire: Wife, Ex-GF, Gunman All Sentenced In Husband’s Whitehall Killing All three defendants charged in a murder-for-hire plot that ended with a man gunned down in a Whitehall Township parking lot have now pleaded guilty and received state prison sentences, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Wednesday, Nov. 5. Brenda Rodriguez Sentenced Brenda Rodriguez, 52, of Palmerton, was sentenced to 2½ to 10 years in state prison for her role in the killing of her husband, Hector Garcia Gomez. She pleaded guilty in September to Conspiracy – Aggravated Assault, a felony of the first degree, and was sentenced by Judge Robert L. Steinberg. Rodriguez…
Tinton Falls College Student Hit By Train In South Carolina Tinton Falls College Student Hit By Train In South Carolina
Tinton Falls College Student Hit By Train In South Carolina Luc Pavlinec, a 20-year-old Tinton Falls resident was seriously injured after he was struck by a train while in South Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 25. Pavlinec, a junior at the University at the South Carolina, was hit by a CSX train while walking on the train tracks, Columbia Police said. He sustained multiple serious injuries and was hospitalized, police said.  An aspiring veterinarian, Pavlinec faces major reconstructive surgery and a long road to recovery, according to a fundraiser set up for his family. "Known by everyone he meets for his kindness, compassion, strength, and in…
Josué Castro-Rivera Killed Fleeing ICE In Virginia: ‘No One Should Have To Run For Their Life’ Josué Castro-Rivera Killed Fleeing ICE In Virginia: ‘No One Should Have To Run For Their Life’
Josué Castro-Rivera Killed Fleeing ICE In Virginia: ‘No One Should Have To Run For Their Life’ Friends and loved ones of Josué Castro-Rivera are seeking answers after the 24-year-old Honduran man was struck and killed by a truck while fleeing ICE agents in Virginia. Last week, Castro-Rivera was reportedly on his way to work when he was pulled over by federal officers, but when they went to detain him, he fled on foot across I-264, where he was fatally struck by a truck. His unexpected death has led to a stir in his community as officials "demand a full, transparent investigation and accountability for ICE's actions that led to this tragedy." "Josué’s death is the result of weak…
Fundraiser Launched For Family Of Woman Killed In AC Home Fundraiser Launched For Family Of Woman Killed In AC Home
Fundraiser Launched For Family Of Woman Killed In AC Home The family of Christina Burdette is reeling after she was found dead in her home in Atlantic City on Saturday, Oct. 11. A fundraiser has been launched by her sister Nicole, who has been granted full custody of Burdette's two children, a daughter and a son. "The children have endured severe emotional trauma after witnessing what happened to their mother," Nicole wrote. "They require ongoing love, counseling, and stability as we help them heal from such a devastating loss." At 10:08 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, Atlantic City police responded to the 2000 block of Sheridan Avenue and found Burde…