North Carolina boy dies in freak sledding accident
A family's idyllic day enjoying fresh snow in North Carolina was shattered when their toddler son tragically died in a sledding accident. Aiden Sasser was playing outside in Whitsett, North Carolina, on Saturday when his sled fell into a nearby pond and became trapped under the ice, the Guilford County Sheriff's Office said. Police declined […]
Florida boy, 8, dies after being attacked by 2 loose dogs
An 8-year-old boy was attacked and killed by two dogs near the entrance to a subdivision in central Florida, authorities said. The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said the boy was attacked by a loose dog Monday night near DeLand, Florida, located between Orlando and Daytona Beach. According to the sheriff's office, neighbors performed CPR on […]
Texas tragedy: Father dies trying to save teenage son who was accidentally shot by son’s brother
A Texas father died after suffering a medical emergency while trying to save his teenage son, who was killed in an accidental shooting involving his own brother, authorities and local media reports said. Police responded to a shooting at a Texas City residence just before 1:30 a.m. and found Joshua Gonzalez, 17, dead upon arrival, […]
Choke victim dies after hospital asks wrong family whether to pull off life support: lawsuit
A hospitalized patient died after being taken off life support because staff mistakenly asked the wrong family if they wanted to be taken off life support, according to the lawsuit. David Wells was unconscious and not breathing when he was taken by ambulance to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, after choking on a […]
Child Dies In Horrific Sledding Accident
A child died Saturday in a sledding accident in Guilford County, North Carolina, authorities said. The Guilford County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) responded to a 911 call for a water rescue around 9:12 a.m., the Guilford County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) said in a news release posted on Facebook. When authorities arrived, they found the child submerged […]
Former British child star dies in Los Angeles wildfire, mother says
LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) – More than a dozen people have died in a wildfire in Los Angeles, authorities confirmed. Her mother confirmed that some of them are former child actors. Sherry Sykes, Rory Sykes' mother, said: Post to X The child actor turned philanthropist and professional speaker passed away on January 8th. Sykes was born […]
Sam Moore, Who Sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave Duo, Dies at 89
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Sam Moore, the man behind “Soul Man'' and “Hold On, I'm Comin','' has died. He was 89. Spokesman Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning of complications while recovering from surgery in Coral Gables, Florida. Additional details were not immediately available. Moore, whose fans ranged from Al Green to Bruce […]
Child Star Rory Sykes, Born Blind and Suffered from Cerebral Palsy, Dies in L.A. Fires as Mom Tried to Save Him
Former Australian child actor Rory Sykes, who was born blind and has cerebral palsy, died on Wednesday in the California wildfires, despite his mother's desperate efforts to rescue her son from their burning Malibu home. died after claiming that he was being “stopped.” In a post to said. “It is with great sadness that I […]
Former child star Rory Sykes dies in LA wildfires
Rory Sykes, a former child star who appeared on the British show Kiddie Capers in the 1990s and lived with cerebral palsy, died Wednesday in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. He was 32 years old. “It is with great sadness that I have to announce the passing of my beautiful son @Rorysykes.”Yesterday's fire in Malibu,” […]
‘Brooklyn Ripper’ Daniel St. Hubert dies in NY prison
The thug known as the “Brooklyn Ripper” who stabbed two young children in a housing project elevator in 2014, one fatally, died in a New York prison last month, the Post reports. I found out. Daniel St. Hubert, 37, was serving a life expectancy of 50 years at Greenhaven Correctional Facility in Stormville for a […]