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Montgomery County High School Student Killed Crashing Into Telephone Pole Identified By Police Montgomery County High School Student Killed Crashing Into Telephone Pole Identified By Police
Montgomery County High School Student Killed Crashing Into Telephone Pole Identified By Police The high school senior in Maryland who was killed in a crash with a telephone pole in Montgomery County had "high hopes of attending college in the fall," according to her family. Sherwood High School student Sanaa Virtue Vil, 17, has been identified by police as the person killed on Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Sandy Spring. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Oct. 2, police say that Vil was driving a red 2005 Toyota Corolla north on Norwood Road near Ashton Way on the way to school when it failed to navigate a turn and struck a wooden telephone pole. Traffic Advisory: A single-…
Petitions Circulating, Donations Pouring In For Closing Potomac Horse Center In Maryland Petitions Circulating, Donations Pouring In For Closing Potomac Horse Center In Maryland
Petitions Circulating, Donations Pouring In For Closing Potomac Horse Center In Maryland Some members of a Montgomery County community are rallying in an effort to save a beloved recreational spot for families and horse lovers alike that is set to close this summer. Thousands have signed a petition to save the Potomac Horse Center (PHC) after it was announced that it would be closing its doors in July. The last day will be on Monday, July 22, though lessons will continue as scheduled through June 16, which marks the last day of its Late Spring session. In June, all assets, including the PHC school horses will be available, though by appointment only. "Since 2017, PHC has…
Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound After Crashing In Maryland Remembered By Friends, Family Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound After Crashing In Maryland Remembered By Friends, Family
Man Found With Fatal Gunshot Wound After Crashing In Maryland Remembered By Friends, Family A Maryland family is reeling after a 23-year-old man died at the hospital after being found with a fatal gunshot wound when he crashed in St. Mary's County. Malic Quinn Freeland was rushed to an area shock trauma center late last month, where he later died from his injuries, authorities announced following the crash-turned-homicide investigation. Deputies from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office were called at around 9 p.m. on Feb. 26 to investigate a crash when a vehicle went through a fence and into a shed near Valley Drive and Fox Ridge Road in Lexington Park, officials say. Vall…
'A Sweet Soul': Widowed Pennsylvania Mom Dies At 46 'A Sweet Soul': Widowed Pennsylvania Mom Dies At 46
'A Sweet Soul': Widowed Pennsylvania Mom Dies At 46 Shannon Cicutti Kitrosser, a Morgantown mother of three, died on Saturday, Feb. 17, her loved ones wrote on GoFundMe. She was 46.  Kitrosser was an executive administrative assistant at financial services company Vanguard, according to her LinkedIn.  She had been a single mom since her husband David Kitrosser passed suddenly in 2019, her friends said.  "Shannon managed the lives of three beautiful children, a full-time job, two pets, and carrying the weight of her grief," wrote campaign organizer Anna Starner Meitzler on GoFundMe.  "While she wrestled with this mo…
'Absolutely Devastated': Family Asks For Help After Dad Of 6 Killed In Wrentham Hit-Run Crash 'Absolutely Devastated': Family Asks For Help After Dad Of 6 Killed In Wrentham Hit-Run Crash
'Absolutely Devastated': Family Asks For Help After Dad Of 6 Killed In Wrentham Hit-Run Crash A Taunton father of six who died while crossing the street in a hit-and-run crash left behind a grieving family struggling to make ends meet. They've turned to crowdfunding to help them say goodbye to the 42-year-old.  Patrick Royster died on Jan. 16 as he walked along Route 1 in Wrentham.  Related: Father of 6 Killed Crossing The Road In Wrentham His brother wrote in a GoFundMe that Patrick loved his children and his family. But along with the hole in their lives, he's left them with the question of how they will handle the cost of a funeral.  My brother was a good man and…
'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Maryland Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss 'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Maryland Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss
'Ironic Twist Of Fate' For Maryland Nurse Fighting Cancer Amid Husband's Job Loss Ketsia Kendall has spent her life caring for her community, and now it's time to return the favor. The 33-year-old as the nurse from Prince George's County embarks on a difficult journey to recover from multiple medical maladies. Last September, Ketsia, who has ties to Laurel and Temple Hills, was diagnosed with leukemia, according to a GoFundMe launched for her and her husband, Gregory Kendall. "For the past three years, she has worked tirelessly as a cardiac nurse and patient advocate, earning several Daisy Awards for superior nursing excellence," the campaign launched by her sister, Eli…
Reading Shooting Victim Was Father Of Six, Loved Ones Say Reading Shooting Victim Was Father Of Six, Loved Ones Say
Reading Shooting Victim Was Father Of Six, Loved Ones Say Ellis Garman Sr., a Reading husband and father of six, was shot and killed in his car on Friday, June 21, city police said. He was 44.  Garman's suspected killer, 32-year-old Vincent Sanchez, is currently sought by police on an arrest warrant.  Born in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Gene Garman and Jean (Kohl) Miley, Garman was the husband of Amaryllis N. Garman, according to his obituary. Loved ones said he leaves behind six children: Michael Perez, Milemi Perez, Luisa Perez, Ellis Garman Jr., Tiara Rodriguez, and Roberto Hernandez.  "A husband father and brother has been taken too early f…
New Brunswick City Worker Andrea Diaz Dies Suddenly, 22 New Brunswick City Worker Andrea Diaz Dies Suddenly, 22
New Brunswick City Worker Andrea Diaz Dies Suddenly, 22 Support was surging for the family of a 22-year-old New Brunswick woman who died suddenly in April 2023. Andrea Diaz was being remembered on a GoFundMe campaign as a "loving daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt and friend to many." The campaign had raised more than $8,200 as of Sunday, May 7. According to her obituary, Andrea had been working for the City of New Brunswick at the time of her passing. Services were held at Shore Point Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., with interment at St. Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia. Click here for Andrea Diaz's complete obituary and here to do…
Somerville Natural Wine Bar Crowd-Funds Expansion That's 'Years In The Making' Somerville Natural Wine Bar Crowd-Funds Expansion That's 'Years In The Making'
Somerville Natural Wine Bar Crowd-Funds Expansion That's 'Years In The Making' A wine bar with dreams of becoming a bottle shop is making its "glow-up" happen with the help of patrons who want to give support - and get rewards.  Rebel Rebel, which opened in 2018 in Somerville's Bow Market, has raised over $20,000 for a new liquor license and a new, larger space for its sister business, "Wild Child," that will be "spitting distance" away from its old location, according to the wine bar's Nu Market fundraiser.  Donors to Rebel Rebel's plans to expand get more than just a sense of generosity, however, they also get 20% of their investment back in credits they can spend …
$400G GoFundMe Scam: NJ Woman Serving Federal Time Gets 3-Year State Sentence $400G GoFundMe Scam: NJ Woman Serving Federal Time Gets 3-Year State Sentence
$400G GoFundMe Scam: NJ Woman Serving Federal Time Gets 3-Year State Sentence UPDATE: A woman who helped pull a notorious scam that conned 14,000 GoFundMe donors nationwide was nearly 150 miles away when a judge in South Jersey sentenced her to a plea-bargained three years in state prison on Friday, Jan. 6. Katelyn McClure, 32, of Bordentown will be released in July after completing a federal sentence at a low-security prison in Danbury, CT, for scamming well-meaning donors out of $400,000 to purportedly help a homeless veteran. At that point, the year and a day federal sentence will be deducted from her state term and a determination will be made whether she shoul…
VA Mom Flown To Hospital After Suffering Stroke, Family Finds New Normal VA Mom Flown To Hospital After Suffering Stroke, Family Finds New Normal
VA Mom Flown To Hospital After Suffering Stroke, Family Finds New Normal Support was surging for a Prince William County family after its matriarch suffered a stroke at just 36 years old. More than $25,800 had been raised as of Monday, Dec. 5 on a GoFundMe for Courtney Waters' family. According to her Facebook page, Courtney lives in Bristow with her husband, Kevin. They have three children, Colton (7), Kendall (4) and Carly (2). Courtney was flown to INVOA Fairfax Hospital on Nov. 29 and went right into emergency surgery upon suffering a stroke, reads the campaign by Christina DePorter. "She is hard working, kind, and an endlessly giving woman," the…
NJIT Student Fighting For His Life After Major Crash NJIT Student Fighting For His Life After Major Crash
Njit Student Fighting For His Life After Major Crash A New Jersey Institute of Technology senior is fighting for his life after a serious car crash. Vinamra Sharma has been taken off a ventilator but suffers severe brain swelling after multiple surgeries, stemming from a crash on Nov. 12, said Abhishek Sharma, who organized a GoFundMe page. Vinamra was on his way home from the university's campus in Newark when the crash occurred, knocking him unconscious the GoFundMe says. The student was rushed to Rutgers University Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Within 10 days, Vinamra had undergone four br…
3-Year-Old MontCo Girl Dies After Valiant Cancer Battle 3-Year-Old MontCo Girl Dies After Valiant Cancer Battle
3-Year-Old MontCo Girl Dies After Valiant Cancer Battle A 3-year-old Montgomery County girl has died of cancer, her family said.  Anna Lynn Yejin Brunner of Collegeville, daughter of Joseph and Ji Hyun Lee Brunner, succumbed to her illness on Tuesday, Oct. 20 after a nearly two-year battle, according to her obituary. Born in South Korea in 2019, Anna was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer presumed to be neuroblastoma just before Christmas in 2020, her family wrote on a GoFundMe campaign set up to assist with medical costs and raise awareness.  The Brunners, who were living in Japan at the time of the diagnosis, sought care at the Child…
Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too
Federal Convict Who Hatched $400,000 GoFundMe Scam Gets NJ Prison Time, Too UPDATE: A New Jersey man already serving federal prison time for a GoFundMe scheme that conned 14,000 donors across the country out of $400,000 to purportedly benefit a homeless veteran got a state prison sentence, as well. The plea-bargained five-year term approved by a Superior Court judge in Mount Holly on Friday will run at the same time as the 27-month federal sentence that Mark D'Amico of Trenton received in April. The difference is that there's no parole in the federal prison system, which keeps D'Amico in the medium-security United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, PA for more than…
Community Rallies To Support Family Of 17-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Hudson Valley Community Rallies To Support Family Of 17-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Hudson Valley
Community Rallies To Support Family Of 17-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Hudson Valley Friends and family members are rallying to support the family of a 17-year-old Hudson Valley boy who was gunned down in a parking lot. Rockland County resident Treynahel "Trey" Cineus, of Spring Valley, was found shot and killed around 2:30 a.m., Friday, July 8 in the parking lot of 150 West Eckerson Road in Spring Valley. "We are mourning the loss of our beloved Trey, who was suddenly taken from us," said a GoFundMe started in his honor. "Trey was an extraordinary human being, an excellent student, a fierce athlete, a loving son, a role model to his three little brothers, and a great exam…
Former Palmyra Athlete, 20, Killed In Dauphin County Crash Former Palmyra Athlete, 20, Killed In Dauphin County Crash
Former Palmyra Athlete, 20, Killed In Dauphin County Crash A 20-year-old man died after crashing his car in Dauphin County woods early this week, authorities said. Trevor Binner of Palmyra was trapped in his vehicle when firefighters found his vehicle arrived in woods off Rountop Road around 12:45 p.m. Monday, police said. The Dauphin County Coroner's Office identified Binner after he was extricated between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Route 283 in Londonderry Township. He died of traumatic injuries suffered in the crash, officials said. According to his obituary, Binner was a junior at Penn State Harrisburg majoring in criminal justice with a m…
Budding Filmmaker From Northern Westchester Follows Woman Running For Office In Hudson Valley Budding Filmmaker From Northern Westchester Follows Woman Running For Office In Hudson Valley
Budding Filmmaker From Northern Westchester Follows Woman Running For Office In Hudson Valley A budding filmmaker from Northern Westchester has started a crowdfunding campaign to help launch a new documentary he has produced. Jared Peraglia, a Cortlandt native, documentary filmmaker, student of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and an alumnus of The Harvey School in Katonah launched the campaign on Thursday, May 20, for his documentary "Here to Stay." "Here to Stay" follows the campaign of 23-year-old first-generation Mexican-American woman, Giselle Martinez, running for a City Council seat in Newburgh, Peraglia said. Martinez believes in her city and has bo…
Pennsylvania Adoptive Mom Sickens Child While Collecting Thousands, State Police Say Pennsylvania Adoptive Mom Sickens Child While Collecting Thousands, State Police Say
Pennsylvania Adoptive Mom Sickens Child While Collecting Thousands, State Police Say A Cumberland County woman is facing felony charges after lying about her adoptive daughter's health and fundraising to allegedly cover the cost of the medical bills, according to court documents. Shelley M. Noreika, 47 of Newville started her deception in 2016, taking her 6-year-old daughter to doctors and making false claims about her health, according to Pennsylvania State Police. During this time the girl was given medicines, medical devices to assist her walking and she had a feeding tube surgically-placed directly into her intestine, all of which were medically unnecessary according…
Bucks County Woman, 24, Found Dead In Miami Hotel Room After Being Drugged, Raped By Two Men Bucks County Woman, 24, Found Dead In Miami Hotel Room After Being Drugged, Raped By Two Men
Bucks County Woman, 24, Found Dead In Miami Hotel Room After Being Drugged, Raped By Two Men A 24-year-old Bucks County woman was found dead in a Miami hotel room after being drugged and raped by two North Carolina men, according to several news reports. UPDATE: Miami Spring Breakers Accused Of Drugging, Raping Bucks County Woman, 24, Held Without Bail Christine Englehardt, of Richboro, was visiting Florida and found dead Thursday morning in Albion Hotel, her father told NBC Miami. Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 24, are accused of stealing Englehardt's credit cards and cash and using them during their trip to Miami, the news outlet reports. Surveillance footage showe…
'Bright, Kind' High School Senior Dies From Cancer With Medical-Bill Worries On His Mind 'Bright, Kind' High School Senior Dies From Cancer With Medical-Bill Worries On His Mind
'Bright, Kind' High School Senior Dies From Cancer With Medical-Bill Worries On His Mind A high school senior who had been fighting various forms of cancer for the past five years, died due to the illness last week with a pressing, unresolved problem on his mind. Who was going to take care of his single mother, who was recently diagnosed with a stomach cyst, and grandmother if he can’t? In the months before he died on Feb. 13, Cory James Blanchard, an 18-year-old senior student at Chicopee Comprehensive High School, got involved with a GoFundMe campaign. The goal of “Hope for Cory” is to raise money to help cover medical bills and associated costs (such as gas to and from Bosto…
Teen Funding Two Funerals After Mother, Grandfather Die In Car Crash Teen Funding Two Funerals After Mother, Grandfather Die In Car Crash
Teen Funding Two Funerals After Mother, Grandfather Die In Car Crash After a fatal car accident, an Ulster County 19-year-old is faced not only with the loss of her mother and grandfather but with the unexpected financial burden of two funerals.  Ira Ringel of Saugerties, 59, and his adopted daughter 47-year-old Samantha Kiernan were reportedly driving north on State Route 32 in the Saxton Flatts area of Saugerties. At approximately 4:53 p.m., their 2001 Toyota Camry slid into a 2011 Toyota Sienna driving the opposite direction in the southbound lane, according to Saugerties Police Chief Sinagra. Kiernan was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, a…
Fiance Desperately Fundraising $10,000 Reward For Information On Girlfriend's Killer Fiance Desperately Fundraising $10,000 Reward For Information On Girlfriend's Killer
Fiance Desperately Fundraising $10,000 Reward For Information On Girlfriend's Killer A grieving fiance is raising money to offer a reward for information on his girlfriend’s killer. Jennifer Hicks, 20, of Springfield, was fatally shot in a commuter parking lot in Manchester, Connecticut, on Aug. 2. Police said the killing was not random, according to The Hartford Courant. Hicks was killed over a weekend that saw three double shootings in Manchester, Bridgeport, and New London. Hicks’ fiance Joshua Saylor, of Chicopee, has started a GoFundMe campaign so he can offer a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest for what happened that night in the Buckland Hills …
Community Rallies For Clifton Family Mourning Dad, 44 Community Rallies For Clifton Family Mourning Dad, 44
Community Rallies For Clifton Family Mourning Dad, 44 Thousands of dollars have been raised afternoon for a Clifton family in mourning. Erwin De Los Reyes passed away on Dec. 30, 2019 -- leaving behind his wife, Sally, and four children, his obituary says. More than $12,000 had been raised for the 44-year-old dad's family on a GoFundMe launched by Jeffrey Pacheco as of Sunday. De Los Reyes was born in the Philippines, moving to the U.S. in 2004. He had been working as an engineer with Nokia in Murray Hill, according to his obituary. Services and a cremation were held earlier this month. Click here to donate.
'Papi, Keep My Bike': Mom Struggles To Fulfill Native Demarest Dad's Dying Wish 'Papi, Keep My Bike': Mom Struggles To Fulfill Native Demarest Dad's Dying Wish
'Papi, Keep My Bike': Mom Struggles To Fulfill Native Demarest Dad's Dying Wish The Harley Davidson in her garage pretty much is all that her 8-year-old son, Avery, has left to remember his dad, Nicole Sealy says. It was Demarest native Sean Huster's first and only Harley, his dream bike. Huster financed it last December, just four months before he died unexpectedly on April 26, at 44 years old. His last words to Avery were: "Papi, keep my bike." The trouble is: His mom needs $15,000 to pay it off, which interest increasing each month. Sealy had raised more than $6,000 as of Wednesday through a GoFundMe campaign. But there's still a long way to go. "We were so exc…
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines
Homeless Man Who Pretended To Defecate On Flag In Library Raises $1,000 Online For Fines A homeless man has raised more than $1,000 online to help pay for the expected fines he'll get for taking a photo of himself with his pants down in the Hawthorne public library pretending to defecate on the American flag. A summons accuses Michael Brown of “a flagrantly lewd and offensive act” for “exposing his buttocks and squatting over an American flag,” according to the 56-year-old folk singer, who has a host of social media pages and posts videos singing with his guitar. "I'm a free expression guy," Brown wrote on Facebook. "I don't usually do deliberate provocation but …