A 49-year-old man is facing multiple felony counts after state police say he engaged in instances of a sexual act with a victim under the age of 15 years old five times.The New York State Police from the Dover Plains barracks and the Dutchess County Child Advocacy Center arrested Peter G. Wassell of Dover and charged him with five counts of second-degree criminal sex act, all Class D ...

Update:The 2-year-old girl with autism who was abducted in New York City has been found safe and a suspect is in custody after a nearly 24-hour search.Seniya Benitez, 2, who is non-verbal and has autism, was kidnapped by her father, 21-year-old Christian Benitez, who is not permitted to have unsupervised contact, in the Bronx near Gleason Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, police ...

A 46-year-old man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he sent threatening letters to the county sheriff, a judge and a police officer in Putnam. During the month of November 2018, Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. received a letter via US Mail in which the writer threatened to harm him and commit criminal offenses against his family members, according to ...

Old Man Winter is about to wake up from his nap.Get set for back-to-back storms that will make it look and feel like it really is the middle of January.The first storm will come overnight Thursday night into Friday morning with widespread 1 to 4 inches of accumulation, with the higher amounts farther north. For the latest snowfall projections, see the third image above.Travel will ...

A quick-moving system that bringing accumulating snowfall to the region Thursday night into Friday morning will be just a preview of a much more significant snowstorm expected in a bigger weekend storm. Travel will be hazardous due to poor visibility and snow-covered roads, particularly across the interior for the Friday morning commute, the National Weather Service ...

The storm that will be coming this weekend could potentially bring up to a foot of accumulation and will follow an earlier round of snowfall during the workweek.But before that storm arrives, another system is expected to result in 1 to 3 inches of accumulation Thursday night, Jan. 17 into Friday morning, Jan. 18.Tuesday, Jan. 15 and Wednesday, Jan. 16 will be again mostly sunny with a ...

A 31-year-old man is behind bars after state police say he menaced a victim with a baseball bat and broke several car windows.Troopers responded to Dogwood Road in the town of Cortlandt for a reported neighbor dispute on Saturday, Jan. 12.Investigation by the troopers discovered the suspect, Anthony W. Perez of Yonkers, arrived at the residence, engaged in a domestic dispute with ...

Click here for an updated story: Area Could See Foot Of Snow This Weekend After Separate Storm Brings Up To 3 Inches During WeekAfter a decidedly un-January-like stretch of calm weather since the start of the new year, there's the potential for at least three winter storms in the final weeks of the month.The first such storm could a significant one,  with current path ...

Firefighters from multiple municipalities in Northern Westchester battled a house fire late Sunday afternoon near the Fairfield County border.The blaze broke out on the 100 block of Main Street in South Salem.The Katonah and Ridgefield fire departments assisted the South Salem FD.Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

Click here for an updated story: Fire Tears Through Roof Of Chappaqua MansionA busy roadway in Northern Westchester was closed late Sunday afternoon due to fire department activity at an adjacent cul de sac.Whippoorwill Road in Chappaqua was closed in the area of Sutton Farm Drive starting around 4 p.m. after a house fire broke out on Sutton Farm Drive.The fire was controlled by ...