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  Concordia Parish became the site of a devastating scene this past Sunday morning that no one saw coming. Gregory Steele, an 18-year-old from Vidalia, was driving his 2001 Infiniti QX4 up Minorca Road just after midnight. For reasons the police are still piecing together, the SUV left the blacktop and started tumbling. What started as a late-night drive ended in a heap of twisted metal and a lot of heartbreak. Gregory survived the wreck with only minor injuries, but the consequences of that moment are going to last a lifetime. State Troopers suspect that impairment played a big role in why the car left the road in the first place. After the dust settled, they arrested the young driver and took him straight to the Concordia Parish Detention Center. He is now looking at charges like vehicular homicide and careless operation. The fallout from the crash is truly heavy because two of Gregory’s friends didn't make it. Michelle Baity, a 17-year-old girl from Natchez, was sitting in the v...

  A quiet night at a local Tallahassee pool hall ended in a way no one ever expects. Somewhere out there, a person walked away from a shooting that stole the life of Jatives Moate. It happened in the blink of an eye in the parking lot of Pockets Pool and Pub. Now, a Georgia family is left picking up the pieces of a broken heart. The clock had just ticked past 2 a.m. on Saturday when the shots rang out on Sharer Road. It’s that time of night when most people are just trying to get home safe. Instead, the area was flooded with sirens and officers. A man’s life was ending right there in the gravel while the person responsible disappeared into the night. Officers found Jatives in the middle of the parking lot with several gunshot wounds. It’s a grisly scene that no one should have to witness. The responders jumped right in, trying to save him with everything they had. They fought for his life in the middle of the night, but the injuries were just too much to overcome. Jatives was prono...

  Folks in Mayes County are waking up to some really heavy news this morning. It is the kind of thing that just makes you sit down and catch your breath. Sarah DeSautell, a 23-year-old girl from right here in Pryor, lost her life Sunday night. It was a quiet evening that turned into a nightmare in a split second, and now a local family is left picking up the pieces of a broken heart. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol got the call out to County Road E 620 just before 8 p.m. It’s a stretch of road many of us drive without a second thought. Sarah was heading westbound, just going about her night, when things went south. For reasons the troopers haven't pinned down yet, her car drifted off the pavement. It wasn’t just a simple ditch slide; her vehicle hit a fence and then collided hard with a tree before finally coming to a stop. When the first responders got there, they did everything they could. You know how those crews work—they poured their hearts into it. But the injuries from the impac...

  The town of Athens is waking up with a heavy heart today. Folks are trying to wrap their heads around a tragedy that turned a day of celebration into a nightmare. On Sunday afternoon, while most families were sitting down for lunch or calling their moms, 34-year-old Latisha Andrews lost her life. It happened right at the Chateau Terrace Apartments, a place that should have been safe. The police got the call around 1:20 p.m. when things took a turn for the worse. When the officers pulled up to the scene, they found Latisha with gunshot wounds. The first responders did everything they could, but it just wasn't enough. She passed away right there at the complex. It is the kind of news that stops a community in its tracks and leaves everyone asking why.   Before the sun could even set on that terrible day, investigators had a man in handcuffs. They arrested 52-year-old Sharod Greene, who hails from Elberton. The charges against him are as serious as they get. He is looking ...

 North Bend is feeling a whole lot heavier this week after a crash that nobody saw coming. On a quiet Sunday morning, the kind where you usually only hear the wind, things took a tragic turn for one of our own. Quintin Frazier, a 30-year-old guy with a lot of life left to live, didn't make it home after his ride. It all went down right around 12:30 a.m. near where Platte River Road meets County Road 12. Quintin was out on his Harley-Davidson, heading west and just enjoying the night air. For some reason that the folks in uniform are still trying to figure out, he couldn't quite make the curve in the road. His bike ended up leaving the pavement and landing in a ditch. The impact was rough, and things got serious fast. An automated alert from the bike or a phone actually tipped off the emergency dispatchers, which is how the deputies knew where to go so quickly in the dark. First responders from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office got there as fast as they could. They didn't wa...

  Montfort is hurting today. This small town is feeling a heavy silence after news broke about a terrible crash that took Katy Ann Schaefer way too soon. At just 26 years old, Katy had her whole life ahead of her. She was the kind of person who really mattered to the people around here, and seeing her life cut short like this has left a lot of folks just completely heartbroken. The accident happened in the middle of the night on a quiet stretch of road near Buckwheat Ridge. It was around 2:30 in the morning on Sunday when things went south. Katy was just riding along in a big Ford F350 when the truck lost its grip on the pavement. The whole thing turned into a nightmare in a matter of seconds. According to the local deputies, the truck ended up crossing over the center line and hitting an embankment. The impact was so violent that the vehicle rolled over and over. Both Katy and the driver were thrown from the truck as it tumbled. Even though the first responders got there as fast a...