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Arnet Harriston Wood lived in Stuarts Draft all his later years. Friends knew him as a steady guy who liked his three-wheeler. On Sunday night that ride ended hard.

Virginia State Police say the crash happened about 8:55 p.m. on Flat Rock Road in Augusta County. The spot sits a quarter-mile southeast of Shady Acres Lane. Wood, 62, was on his 2006 Boss Tryke when it left the left side of the road.

The tryke hit a tree and flipped. Troopers found him dead right there. No other cars were involved. His family got the call soon after.

Cops still dig into what made the tryke leave the pavement. Night driving on that stretch can get tricky. The road has its share of curves and dark spots.

Wood was 62. That age means years of work, family dinners, and quiet evenings. Those pieces stay with the people who knew him.

Folks in Stuarts Draft and nearby towns feel the hole. A single-vehicle wreck like this hits close. One wrong moment on a familiar road and everything stops.

Police keep looking at the scene. They want clear answers for the family. Until then the facts stand as they are. Arnet Wood died on that Virginia road Sunday night.

Diane Minor spent more than two decades as a ghost in Nashville files. Cops pulled her body from the Cumberland River back in 1998. She was 54. Someone had shot her twice. For years the only name she had was Leo Jane Doe, thanks to a zodiac necklace around her neck.

That necklace was the one solid clue left after the water and time did their work. Investigators tried everything they could back then. No missing person report ever showed up for her. No family stepped forward. The case just sat there cold.

New genetic testing finally cracked it open. Labs and modern tools matched her DNA and gave her back her real name. Diane Minor. The label Leo Jane Doe is done. She is a person again, not a file number.

Her body turned up near the river in Nashville that spring day in 1998. Detectives still do not know the full story of how she ended up there with two bullet wounds. Time makes these cases tough. People move on. Memories fade. Leads dry up.

The identification changes the game a little. Now cops have a name to work with. They can dig into who she knew and where she spent her last days. Anyone who remembers Diane or saw something around that time can still help.

Police say the investigation stays open. They want tips. Call Crime Stoppers if you know anything, even the small stuff that might not seem important. Cold cases like this one sometimes break when someone finally talks.

Diane Minor was more than the woman found floating in the Cumberland. She had a life before that day. Getting her name back matters. The rest of the truth is still out there waiting.

Soraya Kiara Woodley was just 22 when gunfire ended her life Monday evening in Macon. Deputies found her unresponsive at the intersection of Pio Nono Avenue and Hillcrest Avenue around 5:30 p.m. A 21-year-old man ended up in the hospital with what looked like a self-inflicted wound.

Witnesses said a young man pulled her from the driver’s side of a silver sedan stopped at the light. The two fought. She broke free and tried to run. He opened fire, hitting her several times, then kept shooting as she lay on the ground.

Bystanders called 911 right away for Soraya. The man was taken to a local hospital and listed in stable condition. Deputy Coroner Luann Stone pronounced Soraya dead at the scene. Her family has been notified.

The whole thing started inside that car, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. Shell casings marked the sidewalk outside. No one else got hurt. The road was blocked for a while but opened back up.

At 22, Soraya had years ahead of her. The sudden violence left people who knew her dealing with shock and hard questions. Details about what sparked the fight stay under investigation.

Sheriff’s deputies are still piecing together the full story. They have not named the man or said much about any connection between the two. Anyone with information can call the department.

Soraya’s death hits hard for a young life cut short right there on a regular Macon street. The community waits for more answers while her family faces the loss.

Victor Gabriel Moreno died right there in a parking lot on the west side of New Hampshire Street. He was 23 and from Lawrence. Police got the call about gunshots around 3 a.m. Sunday. Officers rolled up fast and found him hurt bad from the bullets.

They started working on him right away. Hands on, doing what they could until the paramedics showed up and took over. It was not enough. Moreno was pronounced dead at the scene. No more chances. Just gone.

That stretch of the 700 block sits in the heart of downtown. Quiet at that hour usually. Then shots. Then a young man on the ground. Detectives are still piecing together the minutes before it happened. They have not said much else about how it all went down.

As of Sunday afternoon no one was in cuffs. No suspect named. Police keep asking folks who saw something or heard something to speak up. Call the dispatch line at 785-843-0250. Or tip Crime Stoppers of Lawrence and Douglas County at 785-843-8477 if you want to stay quiet about who you are.

Moreno leaves a hole for the people who knew him. Friends. Family. The ones who expected more years with him. A life that stopped cold in a parking lot while most of the town slept.

The investigation keeps going. Officers want the facts. They need the right person held responsible. Every tip counts right now.

Downtown Lawrence feels the weight of it. One more young face gone. The questions hang there until somebody comes forward with what they know.

Christopher Cartwright died early Monday in a crash on West Green Hill Road. He was 19. Two other people got hurt bad in the same wreck.

It started like any regular morning. Then everything flipped in seconds. Christopher was gone. His family and friends got hit with news no one wants to hear.

The two others are in the hospital with serious injuries. Their families sit and wait, hoping they pull through. Doctors are working on them now.

Cops have not said much about how the crash happened. Details stay thin. No clear word on speed, weather, or anything else that might have played a part.

Christopher was young. Nineteen means plans still forming. School or work or just figuring life out. All that stopped cold on that road.

People who knew him talk about the small stuff now. The way he laughed. Times they hung out. Those bits stick harder when someone is gone this young.

The road where it happened looks the same today. But for the folks close to Christopher, nothing feels the same. They carry the empty space he left.

The injured pair face long recovery days. Their people keep hoping for good updates. For Christopher’s side, the hard part is learning to move forward without him.

Rhegan Spiegel got found lying in the street with a bullet wound late Saturday night. Police showed up at the 1200 block of East 42nd Street in Kansas City after calls about gunfire. She was 28 and from Savannah, Missouri. Medics rushed her to a hospital. She died there.

She used to play volleyball for the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The Roos had her on the roster in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Those years meant early practices and tough matches. She put in the work like the rest of the team.

One day in 2017 her teammates gathered around her. They handed her a letter about a full scholarship. She read it out loud. Tears came as the words talked about her work ethic and loyalty. The group cheered her on right there.

That clip from the team page still shows the joy on her face. It was a big deal for a sophomore who had pushed hard. Volleyball took up a big chunk of her college days.

Police say the shooting is a homicide. No one has been locked up yet. Detectives keep looking for anyone who saw what happened near Troost Avenue in the Manheim Park area.

Friends and old teammates now think back to those court days. Practices. Road trips. The scholarship moment stands out most. Her life stopped short at 28.

The case stays open while family and others wait for more answers. Rhegan Spiegel leaves behind those court memories from her time as a Roo.

Nineteen-year-old Christopher Cartwright died early Monday on West Green Hill Road. A crash took him and left two other people with serious injuries. It started like any other day. Then everything changed in seconds.

Christopher was just getting started. At 19 he had plans and friends and time ahead of him. The road that morning cut all that short. His family and the people who knew him now face a hole that will not fill easy.

The two others in the crash are fighting to get better. Doctors are working on them. No one has said much about what caused the wreck. The road stayed quiet after the ambulances left.

People around the area keep talking about how fast it all happened. One moment the cars were moving. The next there was wreckage and sirens. Christopher did not make it through.

His age makes it hit harder. Nineteen feels too young for a goodbye like this. The days he will miss keep stacking up in the minds of those close to him. Birthdays. Talks. Just regular time together.

The community has started sharing what they remember about him. Small things. Smiles. The way he showed up for people. Those pieces are what they hold onto now.

The two injured folks need time and care. Their own families wait and hope. For Christopher the road on West Green Hill is where it stopped. The rest of us keep going with the weight of that fact.

Martin Barno was riding his motorcycle northeast on Dickinson Avenue in Greenville when an SUV came at him from the other way. It was just before 7 p.m. on Friday, October 16. The 62-year-old never made it home that night.

Police got the call about a crash near Dickinson Avenue and Noah Court. When they arrived, they found Barno already gone. He was pronounced dead right there on the road. The whole thing happened fast. One moment he was heading down the avenue. The next, it was over.

Investigators pieced it together quick. An SUV was going southwest on the same street. The driver tried to make a left turn. Instead of clearing the way, the vehicle pulled straight into the path of Barno’s motorcycle. The collision was hard. Barno took the full force of it.

The man behind the wheel of the SUV was 76-year-old Joseph Taub. He walked away with only minor injuries. Crews treated him at the scene. Barno’s family and friends got no such luck. Their world changed in that one turn.

Taub was later arrested. Cops charged him with death by vehicle and failure to yield inflicting serious injury. Those are the official counts. The case is moving forward through the courts now.

Folks who knew Martin Barno are left with the sudden hole he left behind. A left turn on a regular Friday evening in Greenville took a 62-year-old rider’s life. Simple as that. No warning. No second chance.

The intersection of Dickinson Avenue and Noah Court sits quiet again. But for the people close to Barno, the quiet feels heavy. He was out on his bike, doing what plenty of people do every day, and then he was gone.

Brylan Williams was just 22 years old. He lived right here in Decatur, Illinois. On Sunday evening, October 18, 2026, his life ended in a crash that still has people talking.

It happened a little after 6:30 p.m. near South Franklin Street and East Cantrell Street. Williams was riding his motorcycle down South Franklin. An SUV turned in front of him. The two vehicles smashed together hard.

The SUV did not stay. It left the scene right away. A person who saw it all tried to help. That witness started CPR on Williams while waiting for help to show up.

Emergency crews got him to a hospital. Doctors there pronounced him dead later that night. The Macon County Coroner’s Office confirmed his name on Monday, October 19.

Decatur police are still digging into every detail. They want to know exactly how the crash went down and why the SUV driver took off. As of October 19, no suspect name has come out and no arrest has been made public.

Folks who knew Williams are hurting. He was a young guy from this town. His family and friends now face a sudden empty space where he used to be.

Police ask anyone who saw something or has video to call the Decatur Police Department. Every bit of information could matter as they keep working the case.

Katie McDevitt faces serious charges in Loganville, Georgia. The 28-year-old worked as a teacher and softball coach at Loganville Christian Academy. Walton County authorities say she groomed a 15-year-old girl from her travel softball team.

The warrant lays out the claims clearly. Private messages between McDevitt and the teen kept going even after the girl’s mother told her to stop. Those messages pointed to a romantic relationship, according to investigators.

McDevitt also set up times to be alone with the teen away from any cameras. The girl later told police about physical contact that left her feeling uneasy.

Loganville Christian Academy learned about the probe around September 24. Officials put McDevitt on leave right away. The school says the teen never attended LCA.

McDevitt was booked into the Walton County Jail on October 15. She faces a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. Jail records list her age as 28 and her home city as Loganville.

The travel softball team has stayed quiet so far. No one from the group has answered questions about the case.

Parents in the area are talking about the situation. Many say they want clearer rules for coaches who work with kids outside school teams. The case remains open as investigators dig deeper.