Fundraiser Launched For Daughters Of Maryland CNA Shot Before Stewartstown Fire
A fundraiser has been launched to support the daughters of a Maryland CNA and mother of three who was killed in a Stewartstown Borough home before it caught fire.
Jennifer Troch, 41, and Michael Shores Jr., 54, both of the first block of North Main Street, were found unconscious on the second floor of a burning home at 2 North Main Street on Sunday, Aug. 3. Firefighters forced entry, carried the pair out in cardiac arrest, and rushed them to WellSpan York Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Autopsies confirmed both died from gunshot wounds to the head, according to the York County Cor…
Man Killed In Construction Accident In Hudson Valley; Support Swells For Partner, Young Son
Total strangers are coming to the aid of the grieving partner and young son of a man killed in a Hudson Valley construction accident.
John Lust, 63, of Glen Spey, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, in a jobsite mishap in Sullivan County, according to a GoFundMe campaign. Details about the accident have not been released.
“John was a devoted life partner to Lisa and a loving father to her young son, Lucas," organizers Doug Militzer and Amy Miller wrote. "His sudden passing has left an unbearable void in our hearts — and a financial burden for his family."
The campaign, which had collected over $37…
ICE Agents Ambush DC Father Loved In Community For Decades, Neighbors Rally To Save Him
A DC father who has been a part of his community for more than two decades is sitting in ICE custody after being picked up on his way to work, sparking outrage and support from neighbors and loved ones.
On Monday, Aug. 18, Byron Mejia was surrounded by three police cars and taken into custody by ICE while commuting to his job, according to his distraught family.
Mejia, who came to Washington, DC from Guatemala in 2005 at age 19, has spent more than 20 years in the community, raising two children with his wife, Monica Sanchez.
Loved ones say he built a life marked by hard work, though…
Sparta Dad Jeffrey Krajicek Dies Months After Wife
After losing his wife Jane in March, Sparta’s Jeffrey Krajicek has died following his own battle with cancer.
Krajicek, 65, died Tuesday, Aug. 12, surrounded by his loving family, according to his obituary from Goble Funeral Home. Born at Fort Dix, Krajicek graduated from Winter Park High School in 1977 and the University of Florida in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, his obituary reads.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1984, commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1985, and served in Germany before transitioning to military intelligence, according to his ob…
Pintor Costarricense, 40, Muere Tras Caída De Un Techo; Buscaba Una Vida Mejor, Dice Hermano
Un pintor costarricense que cayó desde el segundo piso de un techo en Ridgewood ha fallecido, confirmaron las autoridades.
La policía de Ridgewood dijo que respondió a 152 Kenilworth Road el martes 12 de agosto, a la 1:45 p.m., tras un informe de un hombre adulto que había caído. El hermano de la víctima, Carlos Solís, lo identificó a Daily Voice como Heriberto Solís Fallas, de 40 años, residente de Irvington.
Como se informó anteriormente, Solís estaba trabajando en el techo cuando cayó y fue trasladado al Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center en Paterson con heridas graves, según la po…
