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Virginia Dad Gets Five Kids Ready For School, Never Makes It Home From Construction Job
It was supposed to be another ordinary workday.
A Virginia father helped get his five children ready for school on Wednesday, Sept. 9, hugged his family goodbye, and headed to his construction job.
He never came home.
Elmer Fabricio Ventura Izaguirre, 41, left his Vienna home that morning for work in McLean, according to a fundraiser launched for his wife, Yesi Flores, and their children.
Around lunchtime, Ventura Izaguirre went to his car to eat. When he did not return, his coworkers became concerned and went to check on him.
They found that he had died unexpectedly from a heart attack,…
Starving Dog Rescued From Shocking Conditions In New York Basement: Officials
A young Long Island man left a starving dog locked in a basement with little to eat, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Isaiah Thomas, 20, of Wheatley Heights, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15 on two animal cruelty charges, the Suffolk County SPCA said.
Thomas owned a 4-year-old Cane Corso named Apollo, then confined the dog to a basement secured by a metal door that was held closed by three vehicle tires, investigators said.
When authorities found Apollo, the dog was severely underweight and suffering from a flea infestation, excoriations, wounds, severe generalized muscle loss, and diff…
