Family Mourns Second Son In 3 Years After Wareham Motorcycle Crash Family Mourns Second Son In 3 Years After Wareham Motorcycle Crash
Family Mourns Second Son In 3 Years After Wareham Motorcycle Crash A 23-year-old whose family had already endured the loss of another son has died after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash.  Cristian Hagopian crashed near Charge Pond Road in Warehouse around 6:50 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. Responders took Hagopian to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His death came three years after his brother, Tré, died from cancer, according to a GoFundMe created for the family. Loved ones launched the campaign to help Hagopian’s family pay for his funeral and cremation. It had raised $20,…
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 Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, 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, Second-Degree Felony Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Mis…
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…
Deported Once, Back In US: Brazilian National Faces Fatal Crash Charge In Massachusetts Deported Once, Back In US: Brazilian National Faces Fatal Crash Charge In Massachusetts
Deported Once, Back In US: Brazilian National Faces Fatal Crash Charge In Massachusetts A Brazilian national deported from the United States nearly 18 years ago has returned and now faces a charge tied to an alleged fatal crash in Massachusetts. Heriton Da Silva Aredes currently faces a charge of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation in connection with an alleged fatal crash in Bristol County, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said. They did not provide any further details about the wreck.  Aredes was removed from the United States on Oct. 14, 2008.  Federal officials said the Brazilian national later entered the country illegally, ICE said,…
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing
Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing The New Jersey family of a 6-year-old girl killed when a metal badminton racket shaft broke free from its handle and pierced her skull has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Franklin Sports. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lucy Morgan's family by attorneys Travis M. Brennan and Charles P. Hehmeyer of Berman & Simmons, the Maine law firm announced Wednesday, Aug. 19. Lucy was spending the final day of a family vacation at a lake house in Limerick, Maine, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, when her older siblings began playing badminton in the front yard, according to the complaint. Lucy …
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Western Mass Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent Molotov Cocktail Plot: Western Mass Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent
Molotov Cocktail Plot: Western Mass Trans Woman Sentenced In Plan To Firebomb Scott Bessent A Massachusetts woman will spend more than six years in federal prison after admitting to bringing two homemade firebombs and a knife to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to kill then-Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent, federal authorities said. Ryan Michael English, 26, of South Deerfield, previously pleaded guilty to two federal weapons charges. A judge sentenced English to 73 months in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced. English must also serve three years of supervised release. The plot unfolded on Jan. 27, 2025, when Bessen…
Cause Of Death Revealed For CT Dad Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert Cause Of Death Revealed For CT Dad Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert
Cause Of Death Revealed For CT Dad Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert New York City officials have ruled the death of a Connecticut father who fell during a concert at Madison Square Garden an accident. Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, was attending a Goose concert with his wife on June 20. The couple was celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Kueker left his seat to use the bathroom midway through the show. Witnesses told police that Kueker appeared intoxicated and climbed over a plexiglass barrier several sections from his seat, the New York Daily News reported. Authorities said he fell from a 150-foot balcony into the 300-section of the arena shortly be…
Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold
Harvard Agrees To Pay $53M To Families After Body Parts Stolen From Morgue Were Sold Harvard has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits brought by families who fear their loved ones’ remains were stolen from the medical school’s morgue and sold for cash.  The university announced the settlement on Monday, Aug. 17. A Suffolk Superior Court judge granted preliminary approval, and a final approval is set for December. Federal prosecutors said former Harvard morgue manager Cedric Lodge sold stolen human remains across state lines. Investigators said Lodge secretly removed organs, skin, hands, faces, dissected heads, and other parts from donated bodies.  He…
Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: Feds Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding COVID-Era Communications From Public View: Feds
Former Fauci Adviser Admits Hiding Covid-era Communications From Public View: Feds David Morens spent years advising one of the biggest names in America's COVID-19 response. Now the Maryland man has admitted conspiring to keep some of his pandemic-era communications out of public view. Morens, 78, of Chester, pleaded guilty in federal court in Greenbelt on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to conspiracy to commit offenses and defraud the United States, months after the former senior National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases official was indicted in the scheme. Morens served as a senior adviser in NIAID's Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022 and was an adviser to Dr.…
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report
Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report Hayden Panettiere's mother has released a statement to NBC News following her daughter's death, revealing how she felt about Panettiere's boyfriend. The 36-year-old former child actress had apparently rekindled her relationship with Brian Hickerson, according to NBC News. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, called Hickerson "a person in her life we have been trying to get rid of." Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest after a 911 call brought first responders to a Greenville, SC home on Aug. 16. The word "overdose" can be heard duri…
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police
Basketball Coach Stabbed Dead; Flock Cameras Help Track Boyfriend Across State Lines: Police A teacher and basketball coach was found stabbed to death inside her North Carolina home, sparking an interstate search aided by Flock cameras that ended with her boyfriend's capture at a Pennsylvania mall, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Sheremy Gwenette Dillard, 57, was found dead at 2201 Whistling Straits Way in Raleigh on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Raleigh Police Department. Officers were dispatched to the home around 12:18 p.m. after family members reported they had not heard from Dillard and told police she lived there with her boyfriend, Rickey Andra Harper. Offi…
Brockton Man Accused Of Filming Children At Boston Common Had Prior Child Porn Convictions: DA Brockton Man Accused Of Filming Children At Boston Common Had Prior Child Porn Convictions: DA
Brockton Man Accused Of Filming Children At Boston Common Had Prior Child Porn Convictions: DA A Massachusetts man accused of secretly recording children at the Boston Common Frog Pond using camera-equipped glasses.  Mark Sullivan, 60, of Brockton, was arrested after witnesses reported a man filming children near the playground around 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said on Tuesday.  Sullivan faces one count of photographing the intimate parts of a child, prosecutors said.  Witnesses told police Sullivan used a cellphone and sunglasses fitted with a camera. Prosecutors said he recorded a family as they used a towel to shield their childr…
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police 2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS) Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (PHOTOS)
Smoke On Plane From Cockpit Forces Emergency Landing (Photos) Smoke reported inside a plane traveling from Virginia to New York forced an emergency landing in Pennsylvania Monday night, officials said. The American Eagle flight was traveling from Arlington, Virginia, to Albany, New York, when it diverted to Harrisburg International Airport after smoke was reported inside the cabin on Monday, Aug. 17, according to an airport spokesperson. Emergency crews were dispatched to HIA for an Alert 2 around 9:35 p.m., according to dispatch and airport officials. The aircraft landed safely around 9:45 p.m. and stopped near the end of the runway, officials said.…
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG
Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is now behind bars after failing to appear in court a day earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury (previously of Carle Place), New York, surrendered Tuesday morning and had his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker, according to the Attorney General's Office. Gillette-Walker denied him bail. Abbatiello had failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday, …
Western Mass Man Accused Of Raping, Sexually Abusing Child For Years: DA Western Mass Man Accused Of Raping, Sexually Abusing Child For Years: DA
Western Mass Man Accused Of Raping, Sexually Abusing Child For Years: DA A Massachusetts man was being held on a $100,000 bond after authorities said he sexually abused a child repeatedly for years.  Shawn Stebbins, 41, was arrested last week on six counts of aggravated rape and abuse of a child. He also faces four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child younger than 14, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Prosecutors additionally charged him with posing or exhibiting a child in a state of nudity and giving obscene material to a minor. Police could not provide many details to protect the identity of the alleged victim, bu…
Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death
Hayden Panettiere's Ex Speaks Out After Her Tragic Death Wladimir Klitschko, the ex-fiancé of Hayden Panettiere, made his first public comments since the actress' tragic death. "Our family is going through a time of profound shock and grief," Klitschko, a former champion boxer, wrote on social media. "The announcement of Hayden’s tragic death saddens me deeply. She left this world far too soon. She built an incredible career through immense talent, while also facing the darker sides of a very demanding industry. Nothing will erase the times we shared or the place she had in our lives." Panettiere, a Rockland County native, known for her…
Pembroke Woman Who Survived Being Stabbed 11 Times Now Faces Homelessness, Friend Says Pembroke Woman Who Survived Being Stabbed 11 Times Now Faces Homelessness, Friend Says
Pembroke Woman Who Survived Being Stabbed 11 Times Now Faces Homelessness, Friend Says A Massachusetts woman who survived being brutally stabbed more than 10 times now faces possible homelessness as she struggles with serious injuries and post-traumatic stress. Megan Smith, 32, was found bleeding across the street from a Dwelley Street home in Pembroke around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 4. She had suffered multiple stab wounds to her neck and torso, according to a police report obtained by Enterprise News. Smith told officers her boyfriend, Lucas S. Laroche, stabbed her about 11 times before she fought him off. She grabbed the knife’s blade while disarming him, leaving he…
International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA
International Manhunt Ends With BF Captured After GF Found Slashed, Hidden In Closet: DA An international manhunt for a man accused of slashing his girlfriend’s throat, hiding her body in a closet, and fleeing the country ended with his capture in Honduras, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Darwin David Espinal-Del Cid, 27, of Telford, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by Honduran agents with the Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation during an operation coordinated with the FBI early Monday in Pespire, Honduras, according to Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan. Espinal-Del Cid is accused of killing his girlfriend, 23-year-old Maria Bernarda Popol Garcia, as…
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE) Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (UPDATE)
Off-Duty Philadelphia Police Officer Shot Dead ID'd: Reward Offered For Suspect (Update) The off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot and killed over the weekend has been identified as police search for the man suspected in his murder. Officer Alhassane Barry, 29, a two-year veteran assigned to the Philadelphia Police Department's 12th District, was shot on the 7200 block of Elmwood Avenue on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to police. Barry was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m., police said. A second adult man was also shot and taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. His condition has not been released. The Philadel…
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE) NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (UPDATE)
NY Cocaine Pipeline To Penn State Frats Lands Aspiring Lawyers, Entrepreneurs Charges (Update) Aspiring lawyers, entrepreneurs, finance students, and former athletes are among 14 people accused in a cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly moved kilos of drugs from New York to Penn State fraternity houses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, Aug. 17. Thirteen defendants were Penn State students at or around the time of the alleged conduct in 2023 and 2024, while the 14th is the father of one of the accused students, according to the Attorney General's Office. Agostino Abbatiello, of Westbury, New York, and Thomas Robinson, of Pittsburgh, were identified…