Babysitter Charged With Murder After Allegedly Leaving 2-Year-Old Boy In SUV For Hours Babysitter Charged With Murder After Allegedly Leaving 2-Year-Old Boy In SUV For Hours
Babysitter Charged With Murder After Allegedly Leaving 2-Year-Old Boy In SUV For Hours A Martha’s Vineyard babysitter accused of leaving a 2-year-old boy inside an SUV for hours now faces a second-degree murder charge. A Dukes County grand jury indicted Aimee Cotton on charges of second-degree murder and reckless endangerment of a child on Wednesday, Aug. 19, authorities said. Cotton is scheduled to appear in Dukes Superior Court on Oct. 5. She previously pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and child endangerment charges. The charges stem from an incident on March 13, 2025, involving Frank “Frankie” Edward Rodenbaugh. Cotton was babysitting Frankie and another child at an Oak…
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home. Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police
Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police A New York woman transporting dozens of rescue animals to Oklahoma was arrested in Pennsylvania after police found 45 animals packed inside a U-Haul without water and a severely injured pug that had to be euthanized, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 21. Selma T. Kizil, 57, told Derry Township police she runs an animal rescue on Long Island and was moving the animals to her new home in Oklahoma City when officers discovered them at the Hershey Animal Emergency Center around 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to the department. Officers found the animals throughout the front and bac…
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report A Texas appeals court handed Alex Jones a major legal victory by cutting a $50 million judgment against him to $1.5 million, according to Bloomberg Law.  However, the ruling does not affect the $1.4B judgment against him in Connecticut.  The unanimous ruling came Friday, Aug. 21, in the 2022 jury trial involving Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis,  was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.  The parents sued Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems LLC. Jones had claimed publicly that the shooting never happ…
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs ‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story). Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
Ex-Mass National Guardsman Sentenced After Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Videos Featuring Infants Ex-Mass National Guardsman Sentenced After Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Videos Featuring Infants
Ex-Mass National Guardsman Sentenced After Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Videos Featuring Infants A former Massachusetts National Guard master sergeant stationed on Cape Cod will spend more than six years in federal prison for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, officials said.  Nicholas Wells, 45, received a 78-month prison sentence Wednesday, Aug. 19, and five years of supervised release, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said.  The former master sergeant pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material charges in September 2025. A federal grand jury indicted him in September 2024. Investigators found more tha…
Western Mass Man Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Child Sentenced To Decades In Prison: DA Western Mass Man Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Child Sentenced To Decades In Prison: DA
Western Mass Man Who Repeatedly Raped, Abused Child Sentenced To Decades In Prison: DA A Ware man will spend decades behind bars after being convicted of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a child over several years. Angel Ramos, 53, of Ware, was sentenced to 20 to 25 years in state prison, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said on Thursday, Aug. 20. He must then serve 10 years of supervised probation and register as a sex offender. Ramos was found guilty on Aug. 3 of 28 charges following a four-day bench trial. The convictions included: 13 counts of aggravated rape of a child Three counts of forcible rape of a child Six counts of indecent assault and battery …
Wilmington Woman Among 2 Killed After Kia Crashes Into Dump Truck In CT Wilmington Woman Among 2 Killed After Kia Crashes Into Dump Truck In CT
Wilmington Woman Among 2 Killed After Kia Crashes Into Dump Truck In CT Two people were killed when a Kia struck the back of a dump truck on I-84 West, state police said. Paige Cooke of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Kristina Murphy of Wilmington, Massachusetts, died in the crash near Exit 68 on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, in Tolland, Connecticut State Police said.  Cooke was driving the Kia. Murphy was her passenger. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The dump truck was traveling in the right lane. The Kia was directly behind it, according to police. The Kia slammed into the rear of the truck for an unknown reason.  Both vehicles suffered disabl…
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter
Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE) Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (UPDATE)
Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (Update) A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…
Two-time Olympian In Central Mass Severely Injured In Skydiving Accident, Faces Long Recovery Two-time Olympian In Central Mass Severely Injured In Skydiving Accident, Faces Long Recovery
Two-time Olympian In Central Mass Severely Injured In Skydiving Accident, Faces Long Recovery A two-time Olympian living in Massachusetts was severely injured in a skydiving accident this week, and his family is asking for the community's help.  Dmitri Kazarlyga, of Worcester, suffered several broken bones and a serious spinal injury while parachuting on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an online fundraiser organized by his stepdaughter, Kassie. His family did not say where the accident happened or what caused it.  “He is currently facing emergency surgery with more surgeries ahead of him and a long road to recovery,” Kassie wrote. A GoFundMe to help him on that long ro…