Kristine Fikany

Plane crashes on highway, bursts into flames

ASHVILLE, NC – A single-engine Diamond DA-40 aircraft crash-landed onto Interstate 26 near Asheville Regional Airport, North Carolina around 8:15 p.m. Thursday, as per the information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration. This happened after the plane’s contact with power lines crossing I-26, leading to an immediate burst into flames when a wing collided with a tractor-trailer. This collision was detailed by the North Carolina State Highway Patrol on WLOS-TV. The two passengers aboard were …

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Woman fatally shoots 14-year-old burglar during alleged home invasion

FORT WORTH, TX – A young boy, aged 14, was shot dead in Texas after a woman reported that he attempted to rob her home on Thursday, according to Fort Worth police. The incident happened in the early hours of the morning, and 911 was notified of an attempted robbery before the shooting. The resident reported that she had faced attempted break-ins in her apartment in the past. She informed the police that the boy …

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Teen found dead in trunk of burning car

BRIDGEPORT, IL – A grim discovery unfolded in the Bridgeport neighborhood in Chicago as police found a body of a 15-year-old boy in the trunk of a burning car early Friday morning. The boy, whose identity remains undisclosed by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, was found in the vehicle in the 3700 block of South Parnell Avenue. Community activist Andrew Holmes revealed that the family confirmed the boy attended Menta Academy on the South …

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Shooting breaks out at L.A. Fitness gym

TINLEY PARK, IL – A heated argument over a basketball game has led to attempted murder charges against a South Chicago man. Tinley Park police confirmed that 26-year-old Michael Gomire was arrested in connection to the incident. According to allegations, he shot another man multiple times outside a local LA Fitness gym. The incident happened just after 8 p.m. on Thursday night in the gym’s parking lot, which is located in the 18000 block of …

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Dad killed in drive-by shooting, 4-year-old also shot

BELLEVILLE, NJ – A horrific drive-by shooting on Saturday afternoon in Belleville, New Jersey, left a father dead and his four-year-old son injured. Witnesses recounted the chilling ordeal, in which the assailant approached the father and his children right outside their apartment complex on Mill Street and unloaded at least 13 rounds. Authorities identified the deceased victim as 37-year-old Francis Medina. Eyewitness accounts suggest that, in his last moments, Francis called out for his children. …

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Four people killed in shooting rampage

ASHLAND, IL – A shooting rampage in Ashland, Illinois, left four dead, including the suspect, on Thursday night. Another person was critically injured by the gunfire. The sequence of violence has rocked the small-town community, marking it as the site of the nation’s 637th mass shooting this year. Among the victims was 19-year-old Autumn Bell, who was expecting her first child as revealed on social media a month prior. Also killed were 16-year-old Alaria Bell …

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Train collision leaves over 500 people injured

BEIJING, CHINA – President Xi Jinping of China has called for an “all-out” emergency response as the nation battles chilling weather conditions. A cold wave has caused disruptions in the country’s transportation infrastructure and injured hundreds of people in a train crash in Beijing. On Thursday evening, two subway trains in the capital collided amidst a heavy snowfall. According to the authorities, the accident, which happened in the city’s hilly west area on the overground …

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Teen shoots high school football player to death at the park

SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ – In a tragic turn of events, a verbal spat resulted in the fatal shooting of a teenager in San Tan Valley last month. The alleged perpetrator, 17-year-old Anthony Jason Garcia, will be tried as an adult for the murder of Jamiere Jenkins. The announcement came from the Pinal County Attorney’s Office on Friday. The incident occurred in a park near Parisi Place and Pollino Street on November 28. Jenkins was …

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Woman’s body found dead in a field

SPOKANE, WA – Authorities are investigating after they discovered a woman’s body in a field near East Buckeye Avenue and North Custer Road in Northeast Spokane. Identified by the Spokane County Medical Examiner as Carol Streit, her cause of death is yet to be confirmed. The Spokane Regional Health District, where Ms. Streit was employed, has issued a statement that expresses their shock and grief over her untimely death. The statement described her as a …

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High school students caught with rifles on campus

MCEACHERAN HIGH SCHOOL, GA – Two male teenagers, aged 18, faced arrest at McEachern High School this Thursday after they were discovered with a gun. The incident ignited fear among the students following the AirDrop of a photo of a gun to them, according to the confiscated arrest warrants. The suspects are now accused of myriad charges, encompassing reckless conduct and public school disturbances. The warrants for the arrest outline that one suspect allegedly introduced …

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