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Erin Piacenti had just completed her first day back at work after five months of maternity leave. The 32-year-old new mother never made it home to her husband and baby girl. Piacenti, a vice president at Bank of America, was walking through Times Square on Monday afternoon when police say a knife-wielding woman stabbed her…

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A Louisiana family is grieving the heartbreaking loss of 8-year-old Lillian Smart, who died Aug. 22 after health officials believe she contracted a rare and often deadly brain infection linked to swimming in a northern Louisiana lake. Lillian died at a Ruston hospital just one day after celebrating her eighth birthday. “The injuries to her…

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A beloved Ohio mother of three was killed earlier this month in a freak accident when a massive tree suddenly fell onto her SUV as she drove along a highway. Bridget E. Reagan, 35, of Minerva, was driving a 2023 Jeep Wagoneer west on U.S. Route 30 in Paris Township when a tree toppled from…

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A Christian university in Tennessee is grieving the deaths of two student-athletes after a vehicle struck members of its cycling team during a morning training ride, killing two and seriously injuring several others. Milligan University identified the students killed as sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers. Seven other cyclists were taken to Johnson City Medical…

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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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