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Kenneka Jenkins laid to rest, funeral draws hundreds

Family, friends, and community members gathered Saturday to say their final goodbyes to Kenneka Jenkins.

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Family, friends, and community members gathered Saturday to say their final goodbyes to Kenneka Jenkins at her funeral.

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The mourners strode past Jenkins open casket donned in purple flowers with a bouquet that spelled “NEKA” in purple flowers.

The Chicago Tribune reports, many of the mourners wore purple, Jenkins’ favorite color, as a show of love, while others wore shirts with pictures of her along with the message “Justice for Kenneka.”

Her case

Jenkins funeral comes three weeks after she was reported missing when she didn’t return from a hotel party at Crown Plaza in suburban Chicago.

Kenneka would be found nearly 24 hours later after pleas to the police and hotel from her family. Surveillance videos released by police days later show Jenkins wandering alone through a kitchen area near the freezer not long after she disappeared.

Conspiracy theory

The initial lack of evidence lead to activists and internet conspiracy theorists questioning the circumstances surrounding Kenneka Jenkin’s death – claiming foul play might have played a hand in her death. A number of videos on social media, appearing to show the party and some of Jenkins’ friends, has led to speculation that Jenkins was attacked, which eventually led to protests outside the hotel.

Despite the attention, church staff try to create a safe space for Jenkin’s family and friends, to grieve, and mourn.

“We are not here to solve anything,” House of Hope pastor and former state legislator the Rev. James Meeks told the audience. Church staff, at the request of the family, went as far as to monitor social media and called out users to make sure that no one was livestreaming the services.

Minister Andre Williams, who eulogized Jenkins, praised her mother for her personal strength in recent weeks, even comparing her to the Old Testament’s Job. Weeks before her daughter’s death, Teresa Martin underwent a double mastectomy, according to her attorneys.

“You’re looking at Job sitting in the audience,” Williams said as he pointing toward Martin, to loud applause from mourners.

As she left the service, mourner Denise Mitchell said she was heartened by the rousing service.

“I’m glad that it was a nice, peaceful ceremony. It was beautiful. The family seemed like they were uplifted … that’s good,” Mitchell said.

“Now,” she added, “if we could just get all of this solved.

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5-year-old helps save his family from house fire

5-year-old Juwan Perry Jr. is being held a hero after saving his family from a house fire. Juwan’s mom says if it wasn’t for her son they likely wouldn’t have survived.

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Brittany Lee hugs her son Juwan (Photo Source: WXYZ-TV/CBS Detroit)

5-year-old Juwan Perry Jr is being held a hero after alerting his mother to a house fire, saving his family lives.

5-year-old saves family

On Apr. 5th around 4:40 am, Juwan woke up to the smell of smoke in his home in Warren, Michigan.

He said he saw flames and called for his mother.

His screams came just in time, and his mom Brittany was able to get all seven of the children in the home outside to safety.

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Juwan’s mom says if it wasn’t for her son they likely wouldn’t have survived.

As for Juwan, he told WXYZ-TV his motivation for helping save his family despite the fear. “Because I love everybody,” he said.

The Warren Fire Department got the fire under control but the home is a total loss.

To help in recovering from this devastating loss, a GoFundMe has been launched to support them during this challenging time.


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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northeastern United States

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake in Lebanon, New Jersey shook the northeastern United States on Friday morning.

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A magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the northeastern United States on Friday morning.

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake was detected near Lebanon, New Jersey, at 10:23 a.m. Friday.

The earthquake was felt in New Hampshire down to Maryland.

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According to the Richter scale, which is used to measure earthquake magnitude, they considered the event a “light” earthquake. Still, the geological survey posted on X that it was “notable.” They went on further to say earthquakes are “uncommon but not unheard of along the Atlantic Coast”.

It’s not yet clear if anyone was hurt in Friday’s quake.


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9-year-old cancer survivor killed in tragic school bus accident

A family is in mourning after a 9-year-old cancer survivor was tragically killed in an accident in Orlando.

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A family is in mourning after a 9-year-old cancer survivor was tragically killed in an accident in Orlando, Florida.

9-year-old cancer survivor tragically killed

Elyas Amyr Marshall-Rodriguez got off the bus Tuesday afternoon and, as he was walking away from the bus, he dropped his football when he crawled under the bus to get it and the vehicle began moving.

Marshall-Rodriguez was in remission for leukemia when he was killed on Tuesday after being diagnosed at 2-years-old, according to his family who spoke at his vigil.

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“He was the life of the party,” said Trenae Gayle, Marshall-Rodriguez’ cousin. “He loved football; he loved basketball. He loved all sports.”

The family has set up a GoFundMe.

The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the incident and the investigation is currently ongoing.


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