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A 10-year-old New Jersey boy is being remembered for his final act of selfless courage after dying while helping save his older sister from the fast-moving Passaic River. Two days after the tragedy, authorities recovered the body of the children’s 10-year-old friend, bringing a heartbreaking search to an end and leaving two families grieving. The…

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Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, to celebrate the life and faith of U.S. Army Pfc. Isabella Gonzalez, the 19-year-old soldier who was killed in an Iranian strike on a military base in Jordan. American flags lined the church campus as family members, fellow soldiers, community leaders and residents…

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Just hours after asking the love of his life to marry him, an Arkansas police officer made one final act of selfless love—giving his life to save hers. Fred Marsh, a 24-year-old officer with the Rogers Police Department, drowned while rescuing his fiancée, Hailey Lummus, after she became caught in the swift current of Missouri’s…

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Beloved Christian worship leader and songwriter Brian Doerksen, whose songs have been sung by generations of believers around the world, has died following a brief battle with stage 4 cancer. He was 60. Doerksen died “peacefully in his sleep” at his home Tuesday morning, surrounded by family and loved ones, according to a statement shared…

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A haunting photograph may have captured the final moments of five friends before a day of fishing on Ohio’s Scioto River ended in an unimaginable tragedy. The five adults — including two married couples — drowned Sunday after what authorities believe began when one person entered the water and started struggling. The others reportedly went…

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An Ohio congregation is grieving the heartbreaking loss of Pastor Joseph Stoll, a beloved shepherd remembered for his unwavering faith, gentle spirit, and joyful love for people after he died from injuries sustained in a bicycle crash earlier this month. Stoll, who served at Genoa Church in Westerville, was riding on a bike path along…

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The parents of 18-year-old Nolan Wells are continuing to ask for prayers and answers as new findings from an independent autopsy raise additional questions about the Mississippi college football player’s death following a Fourth of July trip to Horn Island. Wells, a recent graduate of Ocean Springs High School and football player at Southwest Mississippi…

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Houston Christian University is mourning the sudden loss of its longtime president, Dr. Robert B. Sloan Jr., who died Saturday morning at 77 after leading the university through two decades of significant growth and spiritual development. In announcing Sloan’s passing, HCU Board Chairman Ramiro Peña asked the Christian community to pray for Sloan’s wife, children,…

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A family vacation to New York’s Hamptons turned into heartbreak over the Fourth of July weekend after a 6-year-old girl from Brooklyn died when she was swept away by a powerful current while entering the water. Kiara Paolasin was visiting Southampton with her family on Saturday morning when the tragic accident happened at Sebonac Creek,…

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A summer trip to one of Oregon’s most scenic destinations ended in tragedy after a 21-year-old Kansas college student drowned in waters authorities say have claimed lives before. Kenny Truong, a finance major at Wichita State University, died on June 26 after jumping into Tamolitch Falls, better known as Blue Pool, while visiting the popular…
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