Hallway fights. Armed teens. Gun sightings prompt lockdowns. Principals across the city are straining to cope with scary incidences of violence made all the more worrying because requests to the board for support personnel to act in crisis circumstances sometimes go unanswered because they, too, are stretched thin. The Toronto public school principals and vice-principals … Read more
With approximately 2000 mass shootings recorded from 2020 to 2022 compared to 1101 instances in the three years prior, gun violence in the United States is rising. Americans are all too familiar with requests for thoughts, prayers, and legislation as mass shooting incidents continue to occur — since the beginning of 2023, there have been … Read more
Texas’ ARLINGTON — On Monday morning, a student opened fire at a school in the Dallas region, killing one student and injuring another before being taken into custody on suspicion of capital murder, according to authorities. According to police and school district representatives, the shooting started at a high school site in the Arlington suburb … Read more
According to an investigation conducted by the Texas Tribune, during a school shooting in 2022 in which, 19 children were killed. Police officers in Uvalde, Texas, hesitated to enter the classroom where gunman Salvador Ramos was barricaded because they were afraid they would be outgunned by his AR-15-style rifle, even though some of them had … Read more
According to the officials, a teen was shot and murdered on Sunday in Clover, South Carolina. According to a statement released by York County Coroner Sabrina Gast, the victim who passed away at the scene on Pinkney Street has been named Keon Knox, who hailed from Clover and was 19 years old. In written statements, … Read more
March 16, 2023 – December 31, 1938, Leon Walker Herndon, Sr. North Carolina’s Cary – The second child of the late Garland and Bertha Herndon, Leon Walker Herndon, Sr., was born in Apex, North Carolina, on December 31, 1938. At his home in Cary, North Carolina, on March 16, 2023, he passed away surrounded by … Read more
On March 16, 2023, Mark Anthony Emelio, 65, passed away at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was a devoted spouse, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. While growing up, his children recall him taking them to numerous Red Birds and River Bats baseball games. He was a devoted supporter of the Baltimore Orioles … Read more
FLORIDA’S ST. JOHNS COUNTY — Every educator in Florida has a unique approach to teaching. According to one teacher, using music helped her fourth-grade students learn several concepts. “There are so many different types of learners,” St. Johns County teacher Marlee Christianson said. “Music is just one of those ways to reach those different modalities, … Read more
The Bakersfield Police Department stated on Sunday that a man shot by a police officer late on Saturday night in the 900 block of White Lane later passed away in a hospital. Around 10:21 p.m., officers responded to a report of a man “behaving erratically” while brandishing a knife in a parking lot in the … Read more
BELMONT – After a protracted illness, Fredrick W. “Fred” Warner, 87, of 6073 Hess Road, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Hart Comfort Home of Allegany Co., Wellsville. He was a Friendship native, the son of Orville and Lucy Whitwood Warner, born on December 17, 1935. He married Molly A. Kuhne on July … Read more