As we close the year 2024, it's time to look back at the stories that captured the attention of our audience and sparked important conversations throughout the year. From viral reels to must-read reports, News 5 Live has been at the forefront of sharing the
Fifteen-year-old Annabelle Carlson from Colorado describes herself as “lucky” to be alive after surviving a traumatic shark attack during a diving trip in Belize when she spoke to NBC News. The attack, which occurred on August 6 at Lighthouse Reef Atoll, left her with severe
Did you know that while most of us are still in 2024, some parts of the world have already rung in 2025? This is all thanks to the quirky time zones and the International Date Line, which splits the world into different calendar days. The International
In 2022, Trayson Gibson was shot while living in the Mahogany Heights community. He was only fifteen when the bullet left him paralyzed from the waist down. He then moved in with his grandmother on Rivero Street in Belize City, where she took care of
The search for twenty-year-old Joshua Hall has ended in grief. His bullet-riddled body was discovered in the Dominguez Layout area of Corozal Town. On December twenty-third, Hall was reported missing by his family after he failed to return home from his routine sign-in at the
A tragic incident occurred in San Ignacio on Saturday when a local wanderer, identified as Carlos Lara, was brutally hacked to death in a remote part of town. His badly mutilated body was discovered by residents who quickly alerted the police. ACP Hilberto Romero provided
A suspect in the murder of Richard Aranda has been arrested and charged by Dangriga police. Twenty-four-year-old Jaheim Bradley, a fisherman from Dangriga, has been arraigned on a murder charge. As we've reported, Aranda was walking along Sabal Street on Christmas night when two men
A man who managed to evade the police for nearly two months after a stabbing incident in the Conch Shell Bay area was finally detained over the weekend and charged with attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm, and dangerous harm. The suspect, thirty-four-year-old
Tonight, we’ll share details of a devastating fire that destroyed two apartment buildings, leaving twelve families homeless in San Pedro Town. The blaze broke out early Sunday morning at the Centavos Apartments on Sea Star Drive, near its junction with Coconut Drive. Thankfully, no one
Today, News Five caught up with Belize Rural South Area Representative Andre Perez, who also serves as the Minister of Disaster Risk Management, overseeing NEMO. He shared that the ministry is actively working to provide aid to the many victims and those affected. Perez mentioned
