Mar. 15, 2025
Jenna Johnston and Katelyn Smith Sams and their daughters.Photo:Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Two nurses from the same Kentucky hospital, who are also close friends, recently gave birth just 20 minutes apart.
The hospital described Johnston and Sams, a director of inpatient care, as cherished colleagues who have supported many families with care and compassion.
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Mar. 15, 2025
Nellie and Lita.Photo:Gofundme
Gofundme
PEOPLE can confirm that 58-year-old Nelie Ibarra and 23-year-old Jennifer Van werekilled in the incident that left three people dead and over 20 others injuredat a home in the Aliamanu neighborhood of Honolulu.
Hawaii governor Josh Green described the explosive used as a “cake bomb” — a term for a homemade explosive device, in apress conferenceon Thursday, Jan. 2. Green described the scene as a “war zone,” saying, “People had traumatic injuries so badly that brain material was across the sidewalk from the ferocity of the explosion.
Mar. 15, 2025
Volunteers searching for the two men in the forest.Photo:Skamania County Sheriff’s Office
Skamania County Sheriff’s Office
On Tuesday, Dec. 24, the individuals — whose identities have not been shared — went “searching for Sasquatch in eastern Skamania County,” the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office said in aFacebook postshared on Saturday, Dec. 28.
Using license plate readers, police said they were able to locate “the associated vehicle with the missing/endangered subjects.”
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Mar. 15, 2025
Stock image of a JetBlue Airbus A321.Photo:Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
The dead pair were discovered inside a JetBlue aircraft on Monday, Jan. 6 “during the routine post-flight maintenance inspection,” the airline told PEOPLE in a statement.
“Tragically, both individuals were deceased,” the statement added. “At this time, the identities of the individuals and the circumstances surrounding how they accessed the aircraft remain under investigation.”
“This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred.
Mar. 15, 2025
Two people were shot in Philadelphia as crowds gathered for the Philadelphia Eagles’Super Bowlvictory parade, according to multiple news reports, which cite police.
The shooting took place near the parade route in the city’s Spring Garden neighborhood on Friday, Feb. 14, police said, according to ThePhiladelphia Inquirer,CBS NewsandWJLA.
Eagles parade.Mitchell Leff/Getty
Mitchell Leff/Getty
Further details surrounding the incident remain unclear. PEOPLE has contacted the Philadelphia Police Department for comment.
A year ago, at the conclusion of theKansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory paradeon February 14, 2024, a shooting near Union Station resulted in one death and 22 injuries.