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A North Texas community is grieving the sudden loss of 16-year-old soccer standout Elizabeth Angle, who died Sunday after a sledding accident during a rare and dangerous winter storm that swept across the state. Angle, a sophomore at Wakeland High School in Frisco and a defender for the school’s team as well as the FC…

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A Texas community is grieving after three young brothers died in a heartbreaking accident during the brutal winter storm that swept across much of the U.S. in late January. The boys — ages 6, 8, and 9 — fell through the ice on a private pond north of Bonham, Texas, while playing outside on January…

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A New York church community is grieving the sudden death of Roger McGovern, a retired NYPD sergeant and longtime usher at Our Lady of Victory Church in Floral Park, who died Sunday at age 60 while trying to make sure parishioners could safely attend Mass in the aftermath of a winter storm. News 12 reported,…

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A high-profile Texas legal family and an aviation newcomer are among those grieving after officials identified some of the first victims in a tragic private jet crash in Maine that killed all six people on board over the weekend. The aircraft, a twin-engine Bombardier Challenger 600, flipped over and burst into flames during takeoff at…

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The Franciscan University community in Steubenville, Ohio, is mourning the deaths of two students who were found inside a parked vehicle earlier this week. Police say the tragedy was accidental and the result of carbon monoxide poisoning. Officers were called on Monday, Jan. 19, to check on two individuals in a car parked behind St.…

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A Florida community is mourning the heartbreaking deaths of two teenage best friends who lost their lives during what was supposed to be an ordinary day of outdoor fun. George Watts and Derrick Hubbard, both 14, were spending time near Sportsman’s Park in Inverness on January 11 when they began digging a large hole and…

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Colombian singer-songwriter Yeison Jiménez died in a tragic plane crash over the weekend, just hours before he was scheduled to perform in Medellín. He was 34. Authorities said the small aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff January 10th “in the sector between Paipa and Duitama,” according to Colombia’s Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics. All six…

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A heartbreaking search came to an end last week after a missing 4-year-old Florida boy was found dead in the Alabama woods, days after wandering away from a rural property during a New Year’s visit with family. Authorities say little Johnathan Everett “John John” Boley disappeared on New Year’s Eve from a home along Highway…

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What was meant to be a joyful wedding day ended in unspeakable tragedy when an Oregon groom and three of his nieces were killed in a helicopter crash just hours before he was set to say “I do” in Arizona. David McCarty, 59, was flying family members over the scenic terrain of Telegraph Canyon near…

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A West Virginia church community is grieving the sudden and heartbreaking loss of a beloved pastor who died on New Year’s Day following a tragic at-home accident. Pastor Sam Pierson, 44, lead pastor of South Charleston Grace Church, died Thursday evening after becoming trapped beneath his pickup truck while working at his home in Putnam…
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