May 5, 2021
3 hrs ago
A brief but powerful storm tore through the Lynchburg area, toppling trees and power lines and resulted in the death of one person.
Sam Bryant, Amherst County s director of public safety, confirmed the storm-related death of a 34-year-old man in the Monroe community. The victim, Bryant said, was loading a lawnmower in an enclosed trailer when a tree fell on him. He said authorities have not disclosed the victim s name as they are notifying the family, and the incident remains under investigation.Â
Bryant said emergency service workers responded to numerous reports of damage, including two incidents involving trees and vehicles â one on U.S. 29 near Ambriar Plaza shopping center and the other in the Virginia 130 corridor. Minor and moderate injuries were reported.
OctoberÂ
OCT. 1: Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan outlines his proposed 2021 county budget on Thursday, Oct. 1, at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge, N.Y. Provided/File
1: Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan unveils his proposed $333.8 million county budget for 2021. The spending plan is approximately $9 million smaller than the county s 2020 budget and calls for no increase in the amount to be generated by property taxes.Â
- Advertisement -
1: Two separate reports by Kingston police of shots being fired in Midtown follow reports a day earlier of shots fired, a violent armed robbery, and an assault in the city. A caller reports shots fired in front of 219 Downs St. about 5:30 p.m., followed six hours later by a report of shots fired in the area of Franklin and St. James streets.Â
Our family is ruined, aunt says after nephew killed in Metairie drug deal nola.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nola.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Our family is ruined | Aunt of teenager killed in Metairie shooting wishes bullets hit her instead
Brittany Gaskins said the deadly encounter has left her heartbroken. If she could replay the tragedy, she said she would have taken the fatal bullets instead. Author: Mike Perlstein / Eyewitness Investigator Published: 6:58 PM CST December 14, 2020 Updated: 10:18 AM CST December 15, 2020
METAIRIE, La. Josiah Pujols was a strong student at Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies in Old Metairie, where he also excelled on the Yellow Jackets’ football team. Family and friends often called the 16-year-old junior by his nickname “JoJo.”
His aunt, Brittany Gaskins, helped raise him. Now, she’s grieving his violent death.