Retired 30-Year City Employee Dies, 3 Burned In 2-Alarm Fire In Hudson Valley (UPDATE) Retired 30-Year City Employee Dies, 3 Burned In 2-Alarm Fire In Hudson Valley (UPDATE)
Retired 30-Year City Employee Dies, 3 Burned In 2-Alarm Fire In Hudson Valley (Update) A devastating house fire in Dutchess County on Tuesday evening, April 15, claimed the life of a beloved retired city worker and left three other residents hospitalized with burn injuries, authorities said. New, updated report - Support Comes To Family Hurt In Fatal House Fire In Beacon: Boy, 15, Badly Burned (Update) The blaze broke out in Beacon around 6:26 p.m. at 9 Alice St., where the Beacon Fire Department was dispatched following multiple reports of a structure fire with people trapped inside. Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed heavy flames coming from the front of the house an…
Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida
Teenage Girl, Family Members ID'd As Victims Of Deadly Plane Crash Near I-95 Stretch In Florida The identities have been released of three people who were killed when a small aircraft crashed near a busy stretch of I-95 in Florida. The incident happened around 10:20 a.m. Friday, April 11, in Boca Raton, and created a large plume of smoke visible for miles. The victims were all those on board the Cessna 310, Boca Raton Fire Rescue said.  They have now been identified as family members Robert Stark, age 81, of Boca Raton, Stephen Stark, age 54, of Delray Beach, Florida, and Brooke Stark, age 17, also of Delray Beach, Florida.  Authorities have not specified who was flyi…
Drug Lab In Hotel: Cocaine, Scales Found In Suspect's Westchester Storage Unit, Cops Say Drug Lab In Hotel: Cocaine, Scales Found In Suspect's Westchester Storage Unit, Cops Say
Drug Lab In Hotel: Cocaine, Scales Found In Suspect's Westchester Storage Unit, Cops Say A suspicious hotel room fire in Westchester that initially led police to a clandestine drug lab has now uncovered a much larger drug manufacturing and distribution operation, authorities announced.  The investigation began on Sunday, April 6, when emergency crews responded to a fire on the 7th floor of the Marriott Residence Inn at 35 LeCount Pl. in New Rochelle around 9:19 p.m. Although the hotel’s fire suppression system controlled the blaze, it caused extensive flooding throughout the floor, as Daily Voice reported.    Inside the room where the fire started, officers …
Sanctuary Blaze: Adoptions Open For Over 100 Cats That Survived Deadly NY Fire Sanctuary Blaze: Adoptions Open For Over 100 Cats That Survived Deadly NY Fire
Sanctuary Blaze: Adoptions Open For Over 100 Cats That Survived Deadly NY Fire Days after a raging fire tore through a Long Island cat sanctuary, killing its heroic leader and over 100 felines, injured cats were still being found. More than 150 cats had been rescued following the devastating fire that destroyed the Happy Cay Sanctuary in Medford and killed its owner, Chris Arsenault, according to North Shore Animal League America. Days after the tragedy, over 50 veterinarians and vet techs from around the region had descended on the area to care for the surviving cats, many visibly injured. “These brave survivors are now safe at a temporary facility, where multiple m…
Car Hits Building, Starts Fire: Arrest Made In Westchester Crash That Displaced Single Mom Car Hits Building, Starts Fire: Arrest Made In Westchester Crash That Displaced Single Mom
Car Hits Building, Starts Fire: Arrest Made In Westchester Crash That Displaced Single Mom Nearly two weeks after a car slammed into a multi-family home in Westchester and triggered a fire that displaced more than a dozen residents, police say they’ve caught the driver who fled from the scene. On Monday, April 8, 33-year-old Tevin Mackey of Ossining turned himself in to police in connection with the crash, which happened at around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, when a 2011 Subaru Impreza barreled into the corner of a home at 62 South Highland Ave., Ossining Police announced on Tuesday, April 8.  The Impreza struck the building’s utility connections in the crash,&…
Hotel Fire Leads To Discovery Of Crack Cocaine Lab In Westchester: Suspect Burned, Police Say Hotel Fire Leads To Discovery Of Crack Cocaine Lab In Westchester: Suspect Burned, Police Say
Hotel Fire Leads To Discovery Of Crack Cocaine Lab In Westchester: Suspect Burned, Police Say A suspicious hotel room fire at a Residence Inn in Westchester uncovered a clandestine drug lab and led to the arrest of a 47-year-old man, police said.  The blaze happened on Sunday, April 6, at the Residence Inn by Marriott in New Rochelle at 35 LeCount Pl., where the New Rochelle Fire Department responded to a fire on the seventh floor at around 9:20 p.m., according to New Rochelle Police Captain J. Collins Coyne.  Although the hotel’s fire suppression system successfully contained the blaze, it caused significant flooding throughout the floor, Coyne said.  Coyne als…
'He Is A Hero': Worldwide Grief Over Death Of NY's 'Cat Man' In Fire Garners Over $500K 'He Is A Hero': Worldwide Grief Over Death Of NY's 'Cat Man' In Fire Garners Over $500K
'He Is A Hero': Worldwide Grief Over Death Of NY's 'Cat Man' In Fire Garners Over $500K Support is flooding in from around the world following a devastating fire that killed the owner of a Long Island cat sanctuary, along with dozens of his precious felines. A GoFundMe established for the family of Chris Arsenault had collected over $524,000 as of Wednesday, April 2. Arsenault, 65, was found dead shortly after firefighters arrived to find his Medford home–dubbed the Happy Cat Sanctuary–engulfed in flames early Monday, March 31, as Daily Voice reported. Known affectionately as "the cat man" for devoting the past two decades to rescuing abandoned and abused cats, Arsenault…
Charred Building Hit By Car To Be Torn Down In Westchester: Displaced Mom Seeks Help (UPDATE) Charred Building Hit By Car To Be Torn Down In Westchester: Displaced Mom Seeks Help (UPDATE)
Charred Building Hit By Car To Be Torn Down In Westchester: Displaced Mom Seeks Help (Update) A mother displaced by a weekend crash and fire that destroyed her Westchester apartment is now asking for the community’s help as she figures out her next steps.  The resident, who lived in the multi-family home at South Highland Avenue and Lincoln Place in Ossining that was struck by a car and subsequently destroyed by a fire on  Saturday, March 29, said she now faces uncertainty now that the building will be demolished.  In a GoFundMe fundraiser launched to raise donations as she finds a new home, the resident, a single mother with a 10-year-old child a three cats, said she…
Long Island Man Trying To Save 100+ Felines From Fire Dies With Them Instead, Friends Say Long Island Man Trying To Save 100+ Felines From Fire Dies With Them Instead, Friends Say
Long Island Man Trying To Save 100+ Felines From Fire Dies With Them Instead, Friends Say They called him "The Cat Man." And in the end, he died exactly how he lived — risking everything to save the animals he loved. Posted by Chris Arsenault on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Chris Arsenault, 65, was found dead alongside more than 100 cats after running back inside his Long Island rescue, Happy Cat Sanctuary, in a desperate attempt to save them from a fire early Monday, March 31, friend Jenny Ubinas said on Facebook. Arsenault’s body was recovered by firefighters at the scene of the blaze, which broke out at his Medford sanctuary near Dourland Road and Clifford Lane, Suffolk C…
Blaze Goes Up At Condo Complex In Westchester (DEVELOPING) Blaze Goes Up At Condo Complex In Westchester (DEVELOPING)
Blaze Goes Up At Condo Complex In Westchester (Developing) Firefighters are battling a multi-alarm blaze at a condominium complex in Westchester.  The fire began at the Jefferson Village complex in Yorktown at 112 Village Rd., the Mohegan Fire Department confirmed on Friday, March 28 at around 3 p.m.  Numerous departments are at the scene, firefighters said.  Fire in Jefferson Village.... God Bless our first responders Posted by Beth Dee on Friday, March 28, 2025 More information about the fire was not immediately available. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Blaze Tears Through Roof Of Somers Home Blaze Tears Through Roof Of Somers Home
Blaze Tears Through Roof Of Somers Home A Westchester residence was heavily damaged by a fire that spread to its attic area.  The blaze happened early Friday morning, March 21 at a Somers home on Loomis Drive, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, which helped respond to the fire. Arriving fire crews found that the flames had spread to the attic and that smoke was pouring from the home.  The fire prompted a response from the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department, Goldens Bridge Fire Department, Katonah Fire Department, Mohegan Volunteer Fire Association, Carmel Fire Department, Bedford Hills Fire Dep…
Fire Breaks Out At Occupied Church School In Westchester Fire Breaks Out At Occupied Church School In Westchester
Fire Breaks Out At Occupied Church School In Westchester A roof fire at a church school in Westchester prompted a response from firefighters while the building was occupied.  The blaze broke out on the roof of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) School at 1 Cross Rd. just before 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, while the building was occupied, according to the Ardsley Fire Department.  Responding units, including Dobbs Ferry Engine and Hastings Ladder, arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the building. Crews soon saw flames coming from the rear corner of the roof and immediately called for a 1075 assignment, signaling a working fire. Firefight…