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Reading Triple Homicide: Mom Shot, Baby Drowned, Dad Killed Ends With Guilty Plea Reading Triple Homicide: Mom Shot, Baby Drowned, Dad Killed Ends With Guilty Plea
Reading Triple Homicide: Mom Shot, Baby Drowned, Dad Killed Ends With Guilty Plea A Pennsylvania man who was charged in the deaths of a husband, mother, and her 1-year-old son has now admitted to killing the entire family and will spend the rest of his life in prison. Jose Rodriguez, 61, of Reading, Pennsylvania, entered a negotiated guilty plea for the murders of Geraldina Peguero-Mancebo, 31, her husband Junior Cabrera-Colon, 31, and their son, Jeyden Junior Peguero, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. He was sentenced to three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. Geraldina Peguero-Mancebo was found shot dead in a grassy area off East Huller Lane on Friday…
Skiing Accident Kills Football Player, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Senior Skiing Accident Kills Football Player, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Senior
Skiing Accident Kills Football Player, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Senior A football player and Indiana University of Pennsylvania senior was killed in a skiing accident, his former team announced. Juan Esteban, 22, was remembered by Reynolds Football as a member of the 2021 District Championship team, according to a post shared by the program. A GoFundMe has been launched to help Esteban’s family repatriate his body to Bogotá, Colombia, according to the fundraiser. The organizer, Jenny Glaros of Fredonia, wrote that Esteban “passed away last Sunday” and was from Colombia. He was expected to finish his major in Business and Finances at IUP next summer, she said …
House Fire Claims Life Of Paterson Father, Family Racing Against Time To Return Him To Peru House Fire Claims Life Of Paterson Father, Family Racing Against Time To Return Him To Peru
House Fire Claims Life Of Paterson Father, Family Racing Against Time To Return Him To Peru A 51-year-old man killed in a Paterson house fire last week has been identified as the father of three, the youngest of whom lives in Peru. On Thursday, Sept. 4, at approximately 6:13 p.m., the Paterson Fire Department was dispatched to 454 East 31st Street on a report of a residential fire, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray, and Paterson Fire Chief Alex Alicea. The victim was identified by loved ones as Carlos Armando Arestegui Muñoz. Officials say he was found inside the residence and transported…
Maryland Woman Killed In North Carolina As Family Rallies To Send Body Home Maryland Woman Killed In North Carolina As Family Rallies To Send Body Home
Maryland Woman Killed In North Carolina As Family Rallies To Send Body Home A Maryland community is coming together to support the family of a 35-year-old woman that is looking to send her body back to her native Nicaragua after she was killed during a trip to North Carolina. First responders from the Greensboro Police Department and Guilford County EMS were called shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25 to what was a reported "cardiac call" in an area home. Upon arrival, they found Maryland native Meyling Mercedes Carrion-Ruiz, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of her death remains under investigation days later, but it is being treated …
Man, 22, Drowns In Harriman State Park: Family Seeks Help Sending Him Back To Home Country Man, 22, Drowns In Harriman State Park: Family Seeks Help Sending Him Back To Home Country
Man, 22, Drowns In Harriman State Park: Family Seeks Help Sending Him Back To Home Country The family of a 22-year-old man who tragically drowned in an Orange County state park over the weekend is now seeking help from their community in sending him back to his home country as well as funeral expenses.  The incident happened in Orange County on Saturday, Aug. 16, when Darwin J. Chuiza-Tagua went hiking with a friend in the Turkey Hill area within Harriman State Park, located in the town of Highlands.  Around 11:35 a.m., he entered the water to cool off, quickly submerged, and did not resurface. Emergency crews recovered him about 20 feet from shore in 10 …
Pintor Costarricense, 40, Muere Tras Caída De Un Techo; Buscaba Una Vida Mejor, Dice Hermano Pintor Costarricense, 40, Muere Tras Caída De Un Techo; Buscaba Una Vida Mejor, Dice Hermano
Pintor Costarricense, 40, Muere Tras Caída De Un Techo; Buscaba Una Vida Mejor, Dice Hermano Un pintor costarricense que cayó desde el segundo piso de un techo en Ridgewood ha fallecido, confirmaron las autoridades. La policía de Ridgewood dijo que respondió a 152 Kenilworth Road el martes 12 de agosto, a la 1:45 p.m., tras un informe de un hombre adulto que había caído. El hermano de la víctima, Carlos Solís, lo identificó a Daily Voice como Heriberto Solís Fallas, de 40 años, residente de Irvington. Como se informó anteriormente, Solís estaba trabajando en el techo cuando cayó y fue trasladado al Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center en Paterson con heridas graves, según la po…
$16K Raised For Family Of NJ Aunt, 11-Year-Old Girl Killed By Suspected DUI Driver In Lakewood $16K Raised For Family Of NJ Aunt, 11-Year-Old Girl Killed By Suspected DUI Driver In Lakewood
$16K Raised For Family Of NJ Aunt, 11-Year-Old Girl Killed By Suspected DUI Driver In Lakewood A GoFundMe for the family of a New Jersey woman and her 11-year-old family member killed in a suspected DUI crash in Lakewood had raised more than $16,000 as of Sunday, July 27. The campaign was launched by Maria Celina Aguilar, the niece of 42-year-old Maria Pleitez, who died alongside the girl, identified by Aguilar as Dayanara Cortes, when their car was hit head-on by a suspected drunk driver late Saturday night, July 26. “My aunt was a wonderful woman who worked hard every day to take care of her two daughters,” Aguilar wrote. “She is leaving behind my 16-year-old niece.” Aguilar said …
Family Of Woman Killed On I-87 In Yonkers Seeks Help To Return Her Body To Mexico (UPDATE) Family Of Woman Killed On I-87 In Yonkers Seeks Help To Return Her Body To Mexico (UPDATE)
Family Of Woman Killed On I-87 In Yonkers Seeks Help To Return Her Body To Mexico (Update) The family of a 23-year-old woman who was struck and killed while walking on Interstate 87 in Westchester is now seeking help to help cover her funeral costs and return her body to Mexico. Mariely Chavez, originally from Puebla, Mexico, died early Thursday morning, July 3, after she was hit by a vehicle while walking in the southbound lanes of Interstate 87 in Yonkers, between Exits 6A and 6, New York State Police said. According to police, troopers were first alerted just after 3:30 a.m. about a pedestrian walking northbound in the left southbound lane. Minutes later, Chavez was struck and…
Willingboro Boy Killed After Mom Fell Asleep Driving To Be Buried In Ecuador: Campaign Willingboro Boy Killed After Mom Fell Asleep Driving To Be Buried In Ecuador: Campaign
Willingboro Boy Killed After Mom Fell Asleep Driving To Be Buried In Ecuador: Campaign Marlon Palacios, a 13-year-old Willingboro boy, has been identified as the victim killed in a car crash in Pemberton on Sunday, June 8, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. At 6:32 a.m., officers responded to a single car crash at 537 Magnolia Rd after the driver, Marlon's mother, Maria Rosa Palacios, fell asleep while traveling 50 mph, Pemberton Township Police said. The silver 2016 Audi A3 ran off the roadway and struck a tree, police said. Marlon, a front seat passenger, was transported to Cooper University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Palacios …
Pedestrian Killed By Fleeing Fugitive In Hyattsville Identified As Riverdale Woman By AG Pedestrian Killed By Fleeing Fugitive In Hyattsville Identified As Riverdale Woman By AG
Pedestrian Killed By Fleeing Fugitive In Hyattsville Identified As Riverdale Woman By AG New details have been released by the Maryland Attorney General's office after a fugitive struck and killed a Riverdale woman while fleeing police in Prince George's County. Warren Leonard, 23, of Washington, DC, was wanted for second-degree rape when a Hyattsville City Police officer attempted a traffic stop around 10:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28. Leonard briefly stopped in the 3300 block of East-West Highway before taking off westbound, investigators said. The officer ended the pursuit near 23rd Avenue, but moments later, Leonard lost control, swerved onto the shoulder, and fatally struck …
Police ID Danbury Woman Hit, Killed By Car: 'You Leave A Large Void In Our Lives' Police ID Danbury Woman Hit, Killed By Car: 'You Leave A Large Void In Our Lives'
Police ID Danbury Woman Hit, Killed By Car: 'You Leave A Large Void In Our Lives' Authorities have identified the 37-year-old mother of one who was killed after being hit by a car in Danbury over the weekend.  Diana Malla Pindo, of Danbury, was hit around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, near Newtown Road and Eagle Road, Danbury police said.  Paramedics rushed Malla Pindo to Danbury Hospital, where she later died of her injuries on Sunday.  Original Report: Woman Hit, Killed On Newtown Road In Danbury The driver of the car remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators, Danbury police said.  Malla Pindo, who is reportedly a…
Mom, Daughter Killed In Philadelphia Learjet Crash While Returning Home From Medical Treatment Mom, Daughter Killed In Philadelphia Learjet Crash While Returning Home From Medical Treatment
Mom, Daughter Killed In Philadelphia Learjet Crash While Returning Home From Medical Treatment The pediatric patient and mother aboard the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed and exploded in Northeast Philadelphia have been identified as Valentina Guzman Murillo, 12, and her mother, Lizeth Murillo Osuna, 31, of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, officials confirmed. Valentina had been in Philadelphia since August 2024, receiving treatment for myelomeningocele, a severe spinal cord malformation, at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia, family friends told Reforma. She had been discharged on Jan. 31 and was returning home with her mother when their Learjet 55 (XA-UCI) crashed just 30 seco…
Drag-Racing I-84 Drivers Killed Young Father In Farmington, Family Says Drag-Racing I-84 Drivers Killed Young Father In Farmington, Family Says
Drag-Racing I-84 Drivers Killed Young Father In Farmington, Family Says A six-vehicle crash on I-84 in Connecticut claimed the life of a 29-year-old man, whose family says he was a father to a little girl. According to CT State Police, a 44-year-old man from Wethersfield was heading east on the highway near Exit 36 in Farmington when he struck the vehicle being operated by Eloi Batista Da Silva, on Sunday, Jan. 12, around 6:05 p.m.  The impact sent Silva, who had also been heading east, across the left lane, the median, and into the westbound lanes, where his car collided with a third vehicle. The crash quickly escalated, involving three ad…
Guatemalan Family Pleads For Help After Patriarch Killed By Gun Violence In Hyattsville Guatemalan Family Pleads For Help After Patriarch Killed By Gun Violence In Hyattsville
Guatemalan Family Pleads For Help After Patriarch Killed By Gun Violence In Hyattsville A Maryland community is rallying as a family hopes to send the body of a 38-year-old man victimized by gun violence in Prince George's County back to his native Guatemala. Jeiver Pozuelos Cervantes was found suffering from fatal gunshot wounds on the side of the road in what is believed to be a targeted attack in Riverdale, police say. At approximately 6:40 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, officers in the area of Veterans Parkway and Riverdale Road were alerted to Cervantes, who was unresponsive on the side of the road with critical injuries. The Hyattsville resident was pronounced dead at the s…
Community Rallying To Send Body Of 'Wonderful Person' Killed In VA Hit-Run Back To El Salvador Community Rallying To Send Body Of 'Wonderful Person' Killed In VA Hit-Run Back To El Salvador
Community Rallying To Send Body Of 'Wonderful Person' Killed In VA Hit-Run Back To El Salvador Before a hit-and-run driver in Fairfax County killed him, Julio Pasassi was a pillar of his adopted community who was known as a "true friend and leader," according to his family. Now that same community is rallying around his family as they hope to send his body back to his native El Salvador to be buried along with other loved ones. "Julio was struck by a hit-and-run driver as (he) walked to his car during his morning commute," Stephanie Trimmer, who organized a fundraiser for the Pasassi family, said.  "This devastating loss has affected all of us, and our thoughts are with Julio’s…
Philly Immigrant Killed In Motorcycle Crash Worked Hard For His Family Back Home, Friends Say Philly Immigrant Killed In Motorcycle Crash Worked Hard For His Family Back Home, Friends Say
Philly Immigrant Killed In Motorcycle Crash Worked Hard For His Family Back Home, Friends Say Leonel Ortega, a Guatemalan-born Philadelphia resident and beloved highrise window washer, died in a motorcycle accident on his way to work on Wednesday, June 7, his colleagues say. He was 22.  Ortega "meant a lot to us and everyone else that knew him," said Anthony Zurzolo, his coworker at Premier Window Cleaning in Port Richmond.  "He was a very hard worker that wanted everything to help his family," Zurzolo wrote in a tribute on social media. "Always smiling and just a great guy to be around." The Premier Window team also memorialized the late 22-year-old, who they said was "a member o…
'Full Of Dreams': Fundraiser To Send Hudson Valley Man Stabbed In Head Home to Jamaica 'Full Of Dreams': Fundraiser To Send Hudson Valley Man Stabbed In Head Home to Jamaica
'Full Of Dreams': Fundraiser To Send Hudson Valley Man Stabbed In Head Home to Jamaica Friends and family members of a Hudson Valley man who died after he was stabbed in the head during an argument with his roommate said he was a "beacon of joy and light in the lives of those around him." Dontay Brown, age 23, of Poughkeepsie, died on Sunday, June 4 during the fight. His roommate, Andrew Alex Fraser, age 32, has been charged with his murder. Originally from Jamacia, friends, and family members are working to bring Dontay home to his family through a GoFundMe effort organized by Holford Brown. "We are reaching out to you today with heavy hearts and a sense of urgency to seek …
Penn Museum To Rebury 'Unethical' Skull Collection Once Used To Justify White Supremacist Views Penn Museum To Rebury 'Unethical' Skull Collection Once Used To Justify White Supremacist Views
Penn Museum To Rebury 'Unethical' Skull Collection Once Used To Justify White Supremacist Views A Philadelphia museum has vowed to rebury the dozens of skulls that comprise a collection once used to justify white supremacist views. The Penn Museum issued an apology for the Samuel G. Morton Collection, calling it an "unethical possession of human remains." The 1,300 pieces of human crania were collected by 19th century doctor and white supremacist Samuel George Morton, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Museum officials told the Inquirer that the remains in the Morton Collection will be returned to local communities or congregations for burial in a historically black cemetery. "…