Motorcyclist, 27, Killed After Hitting Metal Bollard In Westchester Motorcyclist, 27, Killed After Hitting Metal Bollard In Westchester
Motorcyclist, 27, Killed After Hitting Metal Bollard In Westchester A 27-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle crashed into a metal bollard in Westchester County, police said.  The crash happened on Pinebrook Boulevard near Beechmont Drive in New Rochelle around midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 25, according to the New Rochelle Police Department.  Officers responding to the scene found that a motorcycle traveling north on Pinebrook Boulevard had left the roadway and struck a metal bollard surrounding an electrical utility box, police said.  The driver, a 27-year-old New Rochelle resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was not re…
Journalist's Viral Courtroom Wink Cost Her VF Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report Journalist's Viral Courtroom Wink Cost Her VF Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report
Journalist's Viral Courtroom Wink Cost Her VF Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report A New York City journalist who says she grew up with Lindsay Clancy is going viral after cameras caught her smiling and winking from the courtroom during the Massachusetts mother's triple-murder trial. Brittany Romano, a Wallingford, CT, native, was seated in the courtroom gallery wearing a green dress and Vanity Fair media credentials on Monday, Aug. 24, when a live Court TV camera panned toward her. The moment quickly spread across social media, drawing backlash from viewers. Romano later said she was laughing because of her personal connection to Clancy and that the two had looked at eac…
Man Made Teens Fight To Settle Dispute At Shopping Center In Westchester: State Police Man Made Teens Fight To Settle Dispute At Shopping Center In Westchester: State Police
Man Made Teens Fight To Settle Dispute At Shopping Center In Westchester: State Police Two adult men are accused of escalating a dispute between teenage boys in Westchester County by making them fight to settle it, police said.   The incident unfolded at Somers Commons at 80 Route 6 in Somers on Wednesday, Aug. 19, following an ongoing dispute between two Mahopac boys, ages 14 and 15, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 25.  The dispute had started with a verbal argument between the teens at the shopping center a day earlier, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, police said. When the boys returned to Somers Commons the following day, the dispute escalated int…
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From PA Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From PA Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From PA Woman Learns His Fate: Prosecutors A New York man who posed as a federal employee to steal more than half a million dollars in gold bars from a Pennsylvania woman — and was later caught with a gold bar hidden in his sock — is headed to jail, authorities announced on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Zhong Ren, 45, of Brooklyn, was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Todd Brown to six to 23 months in county jail after pleading guilty to stealing $555,892 worth of gold from an Ephrata woman, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Ren pleaded guilty on July 31 to theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy to commit theft by un…
Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims
Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims Snapchat was designed to hook children with disappearing messages, endless scrolling, late-night alerts, and friendship streaks — then marketed as safe for 13-year-olds while sexual, drug-related, and suicide content remained easy to find, Pennsylvania’s attorney general alleges. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Daily Voice obtained the redacted 49-page complaint, which was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. You can read the complaint in…
Underage Drinking Found At Restaurant During Enforcement Crackdown In Hudson Valley: Police Underage Drinking Found At Restaurant During Enforcement Crackdown In Hudson Valley: Police
Underage Drinking Found At Restaurant During Enforcement Crackdown In Hudson Valley: Police A Rockland County restaurant was shut down for a night after police said they found a large number of underage patrons who had been served alcohol during a crackdown that also uncovered violations at four other businesses.  The enforcement operation was held in Spring Valley on Friday, Aug. 21, and involved village police and investigators from the New York State Liquor Authority, the Spring Valley Police Department said on Tuesday, Aug. 25.  Authorities inspected five bars and restaurants across the village:  El Ray Del Pollo at 80 East Route 59;  Papusa Magica Restau…
Dua Lipa Visited New York For Her Birthday Weekend — See Where She Celebrated Dua Lipa Visited New York For Her Birthday Weekend — See Where She Celebrated
Dua Lipa Visited New York For Her Birthday Weekend — See Where She Celebrated International superstar Dua Lipa celebrated her 31st birthday in Columbia County, NY. The “Levitating” singer and her husband, Callum Turner, shared photos Monday, Aug. 25 from Art Omi in Ghent. “Birthday weekend,” Lipa captioned the 20-photo Instagram post. “Thank you for all the love and the wishes!!! ready for my next lap around the sun...it just keeps getting better.” View this post on Instagram Several of the snaps showed Lipa and Turner exploring the 120-acre artists’ park, which includes giant sculptures and at least 60 works spread ac…
Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill College Soccer Star Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill College Soccer Star
Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill College Soccer Star The family of a soccer player stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” told him to do it is speaking out, calling the 18-year-old's killing a “parent’s worst nightmare” as nearly $60,000 has poured in to build a legacy in her name. “This is a parent’s worst nightmare. It has been devastating for family, friends, and the whole community,” Karoline Heintz's family said in a statement released through Pennsylvania State Police. “Karoline was loved by all. She was a kind, smart, beautiful girl. We want justice for our ‘sweet’ Karoline.” The family asked for privacy as they …
100-Year-Old Colt Pistol Seized From Suspect In Westchester 100-Year-Old Colt Pistol Seized From Suspect In Westchester
100-Year-Old Colt Pistol Seized From Suspect In Westchester A century-old pistol with a defaced serial number was taken off the streets after officers recovered it from a suspect in Northern Westchester, police said.  The Colt .25-caliber pistol, which police said is 100 years old, was found in Ossining on Saturday night, Aug. 22, the Ossining Police Department announced on Monday, Aug. 24.  Police said the weapon was unloaded when officers found it. However, its serial number had allegedly been defaced, and the person carrying it did not have a pistol permit.  The suspect, whose identity was not released, was taken into custody with…
Wanted Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Heroin In Westchester Traffic Stop, Then Jailed: Cops Wanted Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Heroin In Westchester Traffic Stop, Then Jailed: Cops
Wanted Man Caught With Crack Cocaine, Heroin In Westchester Traffic Stop, Then Jailed: Cops A traffic stop in Northern Westchester led to the discovery of crack cocaine and heroin and the arrest of a wanted man, police said.   Elmsford resident Olajuwon Dancy, 39, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 19, following a traffic stop in Croton-on-Hudson, the village's police department announced on Monday, Aug. 24.  The traffic stop happened the same day on Mount Airy Road, when officers stopped a vehicle after its driver allegedly failed to use a turn signal, police said.  The driver, identified as Dancy, was driving with a suspended license, according to the…
NY Firefighters Condemn Past Chief After Wife's Death In Murder-Suicide At Upstate Home NY Firefighters Condemn Past Chief After Wife's Death In Murder-Suicide At Upstate Home
NY Firefighters Condemn Past Chief After Wife's Death In Murder-Suicide At Upstate Home Two Hudson Valley fire departments are condemning a past member and longtime former firefighter who authorities said shot and killed his wife before taking his own life in Ulster County.  Both the City of Poughkeepsie and Plattekill fire departments have addressed a Plattekill murder-suicide that left both former firefighter James "Jimmy" Brugger and his wife, Melinda "Mindy" Brugger, dead.  As Daily Voice previously reported, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office determined that James Brugger, 66, shot Mindy, 54, multiple times inside their Milton Turnpike home in Platteki…
First US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported First US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
First US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported The first measles deaths reported in the US this year have been confirmed, officials announced Tuesday, Aug. 25. Both people who died were unvaccinated Lancaster County residents, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. They are the state's first measles-associated deaths since 1991. Officials declined to release their ages, sexes, or other identifying details, citing confidentiality. "We hope and we pray that those deaths will be the last," Gov. Josh Shapiro said during a Tuesday afternoon press conference at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. The Commonwealth is battli…