Granville Motocross Rider, 17, Killed In Practice Crash; Community Mourns Rising Star Granville Motocross Rider, 17, Killed In Practice Crash; Community Mourns Rising Star
Granville Motocross Rider, 17, Killed In Practice Crash; Community Mourns Rising Star A teenage Massachusetts motocross rider who built a reputation on local tracks has died after a crash during practice, leaving a tight-knit racing community reeling. They're coming together to help his family manage this dark time.  Alex Mechachonis, 17, of Granville, was killed in a crash at a motocross practice track in Brookfield called MX23 on April 28, according to authorities. Circumstances around the crash are under investigation. “There are no words to describe the heartbreak and sadness we all feel here at MX23!” managers of the track where he died wrote in a Facebook post on …
Maryland DOT Worker From Ellicott City Remembered As Devoted Father, Navy Veteran Maryland DOT Worker From Ellicott City Remembered As Devoted Father, Navy Veteran
Maryland DOT Worker From Ellicott City Remembered As Devoted Father, Navy Veteran Saturday, April 25, started out like any other day for Robert Dempsey in Maryland. The 40-year-old Ellicott City man woke up and went to work serving others as an Emergency Response Technician on the Coordinated Highways Action Response Team (CHART) with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration. Then he was gone. Dempsey was struck and killed shortly before noon that day while working along the Inner Loop near Route 414 in Forestville, according to state police. The preliminary investigation indicates a highway worker, later identified as Dempsey,…
US Marshals Arrest Suspect In Slaying Of Young Mom In Atlantic City: Prosecutor US Marshals Arrest Suspect In Slaying Of Young Mom In Atlantic City: Prosecutor
US Marshals Arrest Suspect In Slaying Of Young Mom In Atlantic City: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested and charged following a fatal shooting, authorities announced Friday, May 1. At 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, officers responded to 2202 Hamilton Ave. and found Jaylou Marlenne Pineda Lopez, 22, with a gunshot wound, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. She was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Franklin Felipe De La Paz was arrested on Thursday, April 30 by members of the Atlantic City Police Department, Pleasantville Police Department, United States Marshals Service, and Homeland Security Investigations, auth…
Search Ends In Tragedy: Missing Oxford Man Found Dead In Naugatuck State Forest Search Ends In Tragedy: Missing Oxford Man Found Dead In Naugatuck State Forest
Search Ends In Tragedy: Missing Oxford Man Found Dead In Naugatuck State Forest An Oxford man who sparked a late-night search in a local state forest has been found dead, officials said. Justin Kruger, 50, was the focus of the search, which began just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, when Environmental Conservation Police teamed up with state police. His body was found on Friday morning, May 1, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Kruger’s vehicle was discovered earlier in the search near the Oxford Reservoir inside Naugatuck State Forest, a well-known area for local hikers and outdoor visitors. Authorities found his body on Thursday.&…
Glen Rock Mourns Former Council President Teresa Gilbreath, Flags Lowered Glen Rock Mourns Former Council President Teresa Gilbreath, Flags Lowered
Glen Rock Mourns Former Council President Teresa Gilbreath, Flags Lowered Flags in Glen Rock will be lowered to half-staff this weekend as the borough mourns former Council President Teresa Gilbreath, who died Saturday, April 25, at 66. The borough announced her death on Wednesday, April 29, calling it a “deep sorrow.” “In 2019, Teresa sought election to the Borough Council in order to give back to the community where she and her husband, Lee, raised their daughter, Kyra,” officials said. Gilbreath, who was raised in Hawthorne but spent 27 years in Glen Rock, served six years on the council, including as president, and was known for her commitment to residents a…
Pace University Cheerleader, 20, From Yonkers Dies Suddenly Pace University Cheerleader, 20, From Yonkers Dies Suddenly
Pace University Cheerleader, 20, From Yonkers Dies Suddenly The Pace University community and a Westchester family are mourning the sudden loss of a young student-athlete remembered for her kindness, energy, and bright spirit. Stevie Marie DeLuca, a Yonkers native and junior at Pace University, died on Thursday, April 30, at the age of 20, according to her obituary.  DeLuca was a member of Pace’s cheerleading team, where she served as a flyer. A graduate of Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy, she was majoring in criminal justice in the university’s Dyson School of Arts and Sciences.  Friends and loved ones described her as someone who left a l…
Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor
Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor An 89-year-old woman died days after a Hudson County crash, authorities announced Thursday, April 30. At noon on Saturday, April 25, Secaucus police responded to a single vehicle crash in front of 1377 Paterson Plank Rd., the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver, Chung Kang, was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on Monday, April 27, authorities said. Born in South Korea, Kang moved to the United States in 1964, first living in Maryland before moving to Passaic and later Secaucus, according to her obituary from the Shook Funeral …
West Caldwell Dad Dies Month After Welcoming 'Miracle Baby' With Wife West Caldwell Dad Dies Month After Welcoming 'Miracle Baby' With Wife
West Caldwell Dad Dies Month After Welcoming 'Miracle Baby' With Wife Support is on the rise for a brand-new North Jersey mother who lost her husband one month after welcoming a baby together. Craig Caracozza, who lived in West Caldwell with his wife, Cindy, died unexpectedly, leaving behind Cindy and their 1-month-old daughter, Sienna, according to a GoFundMe launched by Marianna Cammarano.  “In the blink of an eye, Cindy’s world was changed forever,” Marianna wrote on Wednesday, April 29. The couple had long hoped for their daughter, calling her “their miracle,” according to the campaign, which had raised more than $22,000 as of Thursday, April 30. “…
DC Mom Remembered For Love, Strength After Death In Temple Hills: 'Our Family's World Stopped' DC Mom Remembered For Love, Strength After Death In Temple Hills: 'Our Family's World Stopped'
DC Mom Remembered For Love, Strength After Death In Temple Hills: 'Our Family's World Stopped' A DC mother of three was found dead in a Maryland park, leaving her teenage daughters without the woman who held their family together. Juanita Frazier is being remembered as a "beloved sister and devoted mother" after the 38-year-old's body was found on Tuesday night in the parking lot of the Oxon Run Community Park in Temple Hills. Maryland-National Capital Park Police officers responded to a report of an unresponsive woman inside a vehicle around 10:15 p.m. on April 28. Frazier was pronounced dead at the scene. The fatal shooting remains under investigation days later. "Her loss has cr…
Danbury Teen, 18, Killed In Newton Crash Remembered For ‘Making Every Moment Brighter' Danbury Teen, 18, Killed In Newton Crash Remembered For ‘Making Every Moment Brighter'
Danbury Teen, 18, Killed In Newton Crash Remembered For ‘Making Every Moment Brighter' An 18-year-old killed earlier this week after crashing into a FedEx truck will be remembered for "making every moment brighter," his family said.  Christopher Guallpa-Lema, 18, of Danbury, was killed when he crashed his motorcycle into the back of the delivery truck on Hawleyville Road in Newtown Monday evening, April 26, police said.  Along with his parents, Luis Ignacio Guallpa Lema and Zoila Mercedes Lema, he leaves behind two sisters and a host of nieces and nephews.  Loved ones created a GoFundMe to help pay for his funeral expenses.  "He was a young man…
Cause Of Death Released For 'Melrose Place,' 'Days Of Our Lives' Actor Patrick Muldoon, 57 Cause Of Death Released For 'Melrose Place,' 'Days Of Our Lives' Actor Patrick Muldoon, 57
Cause Of Death Released For 'Melrose Place,' 'Days Of Our Lives' Actor Patrick Muldoon, 57 The cause of death for actor Patrick Muldoon, best known for his roles on "Days of Our Lives" and "Melrose Place," has been revealed. Muldoon, 57, died suddenly at his Beverly Hills, California, home on Sunday, April 19. According to his death certificate, viewed by People, his death was caused by a myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack. The document also lists pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy as contributing factors. Original report: Actor Patrick Muldoon Dies Suddenly At 57: Starred On 'Melrose Place,' 'Days Of Our Lives' Hereditary coagulopathy is a gen…
Maryland Family Scrambles To Bury 98-Year-Old Matriarch Found Weeks After Storm Death Maryland Family Scrambles To Bury 98-Year-Old Matriarch Found Weeks After Storm Death
Maryland Family Scrambles To Bury 98-Year-Old Matriarch Found Weeks After Storm Death A Maryland woman who lived nearly 100 years was not discovered for weeks after dying during a winter storm, and now her family is working to carry out her final wishes. Odessa Audrey Henderson, 98, died during the spate of winter storms that swept through the region, but was not immediately located, according to her daughter, Ina Segears. After she was found, Henderson’s body was taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Virginia, where it remained for several weeks, Segears said. Now, her family is trying to bring her home to Maryland for burial. Henderson, described as a kind and devote…