Fred and Maria Wright, who lost their 31-year-old son Jerry, have become advocates for tougher gun control laws It has been one year since a single gunman opened fire inside the Pulse nightclub in ...

Wednesday’s teacher of the day is Maria Wright. She teaches second grade at Bethel public schools. Maria’s nominator says she makes every day memorable for her kids. When she’s not going above and ...

Maria and Fred Wright say they weren't overly concerned when they awoke two years ago Tuesday to news of a mass shooting just hours earlier at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Their son, Jerry Wright, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Three days after Fred and Maria Wright held a memorial service for their son Jerry, they learned their 27-year-old daughter was pregnant with their first ...

Maria and Fred Wright with a picture of their son, 31-year-old Jerald A. Wright. (Image provided by the Wrights) “There was a moment when we walked in to where Jerry was lying in a casket when I just ...