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North Carolina murder-suicide of Army vet, wife leaves quiet community heartbroken
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A murder-suicide in Whispering Pines, North Carolina, has left a quiet group heartbroken and confused.
Police within the small city simply north of Pinehurst — a historic {golfing} group surrounded by pine timber and constructed on sand — discovered husband and spouse Amber Jensen, 47, and David Jensen, 47, each lifeless from gunshot wounds on Sept. 6.
David Jensen, an Military veteran, had not confirmed up for work that day. Authorities had been known as to their residency after a neighbor discovered them deceased inside their house.
“Each victims had been deceased upon our officers’ arrival and each victims sustained gunshot wounds,” Whispering Pines Police Division Chief Jason Graham stated in a press launch on the time. “The investigation has decided this incident to be a homicide suicide.”
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The obvious murder-suicide of a North Carolina Military veteran and his spouse has left a small city heartbroken and confused.
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Police additionally decided that there was “no ongoing menace to the group” after discovering the deceased couple.
“Please hold this household and our group in your prayers as this was a tragic state of affairs for everybody,” Graham stated.
Whispering Pines group members expressed shock in studying concerning the couple’s deaths on social media.
Amber Jensen ran an inside design firm known as “High quality Design,” specializing in kitchen and tub remodels.
Amber Jensen ran an inside design firm known as “High quality Design,” specializing in kitchen and tub remodels.
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The “about” part on her web site stated the 47-year-old mom of two as a “works with householders, builders, architects and inside designers to collaborate on stunning areas.”
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“I like a shiny and ethereal design with a contact of heat. How about you?” Amber Jensen had written in a July 18 Fb submit.
Her husband was honored with the best civilian award for valor in April 2014. David Jensen was an Military contractor with Wexford Group Inc. who served with the U.S. Military Uneven Warfare Group as till 2013.
Amber Jensen’s husband, David Jensen, was honored with the best civilian award for valor at a Pentagon awards ceremony in April of 2014.
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He was awarded the Workplace of the Secretary of Protection Medal for Valor, which “acknowledges authorities workers and personal residents who carry out an act of heroism whereas risking private security within the face of hazard,” for his service in Afghanistan in 2012, in line with the U.S. Military web site.
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Whereas he was deployed in Afghanistan as an operation advisor, he and his firm had been making ready to fly out of an airfield on a partnered air assault operation when one of many two plane they had been set to journey in was struck by a rocket and went up in flames.
Jensen rescued a number of folks when an plane went up in flames when he was deployed in Afghanistan in 2012.
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Jensen instantly started evacuating each American and Afghan service members, returning to the burning plane a number of occasions to save lots of extra folks earlier than it was completely engulfed in flames, in line with the Military.
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He then offered medical help to those that had been wounded within the assault.
“Being honored on the Pentagon Corridor of Heroes is outstanding,” Jensen stated on the time he was honored with the award. “I by no means would’ve imagined that in my complete life. So it is an enormous honor, and I am very blessed to be right here to be part of it, and really blessed to be part of the Uneven Warfare Group.”
Sunday, January 12, 2025 4:21PM
Deputies responded to a water rescue call on Golf House Road West in Whitsett. This is around 15 miles east of Greensboro.
WHITSETT, N.C. (WTVD) — A child is dead after a sledding accident Saturday morning in Guilford County.
According to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a water rescue call a little after 9 a.m. on Golf House Road West in Whitsett. This is around 15 miles east of Greensboro.
Authorities said when they arrived, they found a child in the water. The child was taken to a hospital and later died from their injuries.
Two fire responders and three civilians who helped during the rescue were taken to a hospital.
“Preliminary information indicates that the tragic event occurred because of a sledding accident,” GCSO said.
This is an ongoing investigation. No further information was released.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — — Ian Jackson scored 21 points and Jalen Washington made the game-winning basket then sealed it with a block to give North Carolina a 63-61 victory over N.C. State on Saturday.
It was tied at 61-all when Washington’s dunk ended the scoring with 24 seconds left. Washington then blocked Jayden Taylor’s layup attempt to end it.
Washington blocked three shots and recorded his first career double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Jackson made five 3-pointers and finished 8-of-15 shooting. RJ Davis added 11 points for North Carolina (11-3, 7-1 ACC).
Marcus Hill scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds for N.C. State (9-7, 2-3), which has lost three of its last four. Taylor added 12 points and Ben Middlebrooks had 14 rebounds.
The Tar Heels led for most of the game and by as many as nine points, 56-47, with about six minutes. Hill scored six points during a 12-2 run to give the Wolfpack a 59-58 advantage with 2:28 remaining.
North Carolina will look to extend its three-game win streak with a home game against California on Wednesday.
N.C. State plays at Virginia Tech on Wednesday.
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North Carolina governor pushes FEMA to extend temporary shelter assistance as winter storm rolls in
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said he will continue to use every resource at his disposal to ensure that residents impacted by Hurricane Helene stay warm, as winter storms sweep across the state – potentially affecting power grids and other critical infrastructure impacted by the prior storm.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) temporary housing assistance will end Saturday for thousands of North Carolina residents, some of whom are facing frigid temperatures this weekend in the Appalachian Mountain region.
“At our request, FEMA has extended temporary shelter assistance through Tuesday in light of the winter storm impacting western North Carolina,” Stein’s office confirmed to FOX Business.
Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, N.C., Sept. 30, 2024. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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The Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, which cannot be requested and was only granted to survivors identified by FEMA beginning in October, was set to end on Friday and later pushed back to Saturday.
FEMA’s local disaster recovery centers will be closed through Monday, “due to winter weather.”
“I will continue to use every resource at my disposal to get folks into safe and warm shelter,” said Gov. Josh Stein.
North Carolinians started receiving letters on Jan. 3 informing them their hotel or motel rooms would no longer be covered, Fox News Digital reported. When eligibility ends, they are given a week’s notice to check out.
HUNDREDS OF LA HOMES EXPECTED TO BURN IN WILDFIRES
Thousands of Hurricane Helene survivors continue to be supported by the program in western North Carolina, following the September storm.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage on Sept. 28, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)
There are currently 5,600 households currently checked into hotels, according to FEMA.
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The agency said those with questions about eligibility should contact the FEMA helpline at 1-800-621-3362.
Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin and Brooke Singman contributed to this article.
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