Yonkers Mom Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash Came To U.S. Seeking Better Life
A Yonkers woman killed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike had come to the U.S. in search of a better life, her sister said.
Vanessa Diaz Pichardo, 37, died after her Hyundai left the road and overturned before slamming into a tractor-trailer in Fort Lee just after 2 a.m. Monday, July 28, New Jersey State Police said.
Her sister, Rosanna Diaz, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help return Vanessaās body to the Dominican Republic so she can be buried with family. As of Tuesday, July 29, the campaign had raised $4,500.
āI am Rosanna Diaz, sister of Vanessa Diaz,ā she wrote. āIt is very pā¦
Mason Langlais, 12, Dies After Long Fight With Rare Disorder In VA: āHe Made People Feel Loved'
Mason Ryder Langlais filled 12 short years with more courage and light than many people manage in a lifetime.
At age 3, Langlais was diagnosed with Dyskeratosis Congenita, a rare genetic disorder that prevents the formation of bone marrow, according to family friend Kaelyn Rhodes, who has been actively fundraising for his parents.Ā
TheĀ Front Royal, Virginia nativeĀ received a bone marrow transplant at the age of 4, and a liver transplant at the age of 9, she said.
"With each transplant, and many times in-between, he and his family had to rush and relocate to specialty hospitals for testing,ā¦
Girl Who Died In Hersheypark Wave Pool Identified As 9-Year-Old Sophia Subedi
The 9-year-old girl who died after being rescued from Hersheyparkās wave pool last week has been identified as Sophia Subedi, a resident of Harrisburgās Bhutanese community.
Sophia, born in 2016 in Mount Carmel, Columbus, Ohio, had lived in Harrisburg since 2022. She had just completed 3rd grade at North Side Elementary School in the Central Dauphin School District and was preparing to begin 4th grade this fall, according to a statement from the Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg (BCH) released on Monday, July 28.
āA bright, kind, and loving young girl, Sophia, brought joy and light to everyā¦
