Benson Judge 
Canada – The Canadian theatre community is mourning the loss of Matthew “Matt” MacInnis, a highly respected stage manager whose professionalism, warmth, and quiet leadership left a lasting mark on productions and people from coast to coast. Festival Antigonish, where MacInnis began his career, shared the news of his passing this week, describing him as … Read more
SEATTLE, Wash. — The University of Washington is mourning the loss of Mia Hamant, a senior goalkeeper for the Huskies women’s soccer team, who died Thursday night after a courageous fight with a rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer. She was 21. Hamant was diagnosed in April with Stage 4 SMARCB1-deficient kidney cancer, a … Read more
GREENSBORO–HIGH POINT–WINSTON SALEM, N.C. — The Piedmont Triad region is saying goodbye to one of its quietly influential citizens, Perry Kyle, whose passing has prompted reflections on what community means in this part of North Carolina. Kyle, whose obituary [was posted via local funeral home listings] shows he recently passed away, had been known in … Read more
Garner, N.C. — A community in central North Carolina is in mourning after WakeMed Campus Police Officer Roger Smith was shot and killed during a confrontation in the emergency department lobby of WakeMed Garner Healthplex on Saturday morning. Authorities confirmed that 29-year-old Benji Martin Jr. has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the … Read more
New York – The figure skating world mourns the passing of Dick Button, a two-time Olympic champion whose innovative spirit and television presence left an indelible mark on the sport. Button passed away on January 30, 2025, in North Salem, New York, at the age of 95. A Pioneer on the Ice Born on July … Read more
The Lawrence, Kansas, community is mourning the loss of Elsa McGrain, a 20-year-old University of Kansas student who was killed in a suspected hit-and-run crash while out for an evening run. Authorities say McGrain was struck around 6 p.m. Thursday on E 1500 Road in north Lawrence. Her body was discovered early Friday morning after … Read more
The Memphis community is revisiting deep wounds after a jury found Latoshia Daniels guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Reverend Brodes Perry, a beloved minister and family man whose life ended violently in 2019. The verdict, delivered this week, brings legal closure but leaves lingering questions about love, faith, and moral failure within … Read more
South Windsor – The South Windsor community in Connecticut is mourning the passing of Tim Zeuschner, a respected resident and South Windsor High School graduate whose warmth, humor, and dedication to others left a deep mark on those around him. News of his passing, shared through heartfelt Facebook tributes, has sparked an outpouring of memories … Read more
In the tight-knit communities of Grand Blanc and neighbouring Lapeer County, Michigan, a young husband’s life ended abruptly in a workplace violence incident—and a grieving wife now faces the uncertain path ahead. The victim, identified as Logan Scherba (or “Logan” as named in family communications), was killed at his workplace, Trims Unlimited, when a shooting … Read more
Paul R. Ignatius, a distinguished U.S. Navy veteran, Pentagon official, and former president of The Washington Post, died on November 6 at his Washington home. He was 104. His son, David Ignatius, a journalist and novelist with The Post, confirmed the death. Born to Armenian immigrants and raised in Southern California, Ignatius initially considered a … Read more
