They stood in a circle in the parking lot of an East Side community center on a chilly Monday afternoon, five days after Kansas City’s Super Bowl parade and rally ended with the death of Lisa Lopez-Galvan and nearly two dozen wounded. A circle of 60, or thereabouts, so it wasn’t all that small of […]
Two squad cars and an ambulance were parked in silent memorial to the Burnsville officers and firefighter who lost their lives in the line of duty — and people came to pay their respects by leaving flowers and posters on the vehicles, putting their hands on the vehicles’ hoods and hanging their heads. An estimated […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A vigil was held at Skywalk Memorial Park on Thursday evening to remember Lisa Lopez-Galvan, who lost her life in the shooting at the Chiefs Super Bowl rally. Community leaders and friends of Lopez-Galvan gathered to remember their friend and neighbor. “She’s like a sister to me,” said Christina Nunez, a […]
Standing against a backdrop of Kansas City’s skyline, candles shining through darkness, members of the crowd bowed their heads in prayer. A day after a mass shooting left one woman dead and nearly two dozen others wounded by gunfire, Rev. Emanuel Cleaver III called upon a higher power to unite people of all backgrounds, touch […]
Brianna Ghey’s mother has told a vigil for the transgender teenager that she was “amazing, unique and joyful”. People gathered at Golden Square Shopping Centre in Warrington on Sunday to pay tribute to Brianna. It marked one year since the 16-year-old was murdered by teenagers Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe in a park in Cheshire. […]
AUGUSTA, GA (WJBF)- Kendall Brown was well know throughout Augusta and loved ones gathering at the last place he was seen “that I wish that last time I had seen you or that last time I had spoke to you on January 31st that you would’ve really shared with me the magnitude of what you […]
Gardner will host a vigil for the victim of a deadly act of domestic violence that occurred in the city last year. “The time has come for our community to come together and begin the process of healing and begin a form of closure,” said Bernice Richard, president of Voices of Truth and coordinator of […]
Dozens of people gathered Sunday afternoon in Joliet for a vigil after one man killed eight people, including seven of his relatives, in a string of shootings last weekend. Police say suspect Romeo Nance killed his mother, aunt, uncle and siblings at two homes Jan. 21 before shooting another man in a random attack. Nance, […]
Just over a week has passed since police say a man fatally shot two of his neighbors in a townhome community in Apex.. Nancy Taylor, 69, and Gabrielle Raymond, 37, were shot Jan. 15 in front of Raymond’s home on Chipping Drive in the South Walk Townhomes neighborhood. Both women were active in their community, […]
Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of the tragic mass shooting in Monterey Park when a gunman opened fire at a Lunar New Year celebration at the Star Ballroom, killing 11 people and injuring nine more. A year later, the community continues to grieve, coming together this evening for a heartfelt remembrance ceremony to honor those who lost their […]
SAN DIEGO — Candles, roses and pictures of loved ones gone too soon filled the San Diego City college room where Mothers Against Drunk Driving hosted a candlelight vigil Saturday. It was to show support, awareness, and honor for those affected by an impaired driving crash, like Linda Pratt, who lost her husband 4 years […]
‘He was still a baby;’ Family hosts vigil for teen they say died in recent Dayton shooting Family and friends are demanding justice after they say a 17-year-old died in a shooting on Friday. Around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, Dayton Police and medics were called to the area of North Broadway Street and […]