Remains Of Mom Of White Plains Girls Found Stuffed In Fridge, Family Speaks Out (EXCLUSIVE) Remains Of Mom Of White Plains Girls Found Stuffed In Fridge, Family Speaks Out (EXCLUSIVE)
Remains Of Mom Of White Plains Girls Found Stuffed In Fridge, Family Speaks Out (Exclusive) Laura Hughes moved to New Jersey from Virginia in 2023 with the hope of being closer to her two teen daughters. "We thought it was a new beginning," said Cornel Alston, the father of her girls. Instead, the family is left mourning Hughes' loss days after the discovery of her remains, found stuffed in a refrigerator in a wooded area of the Belleplain State Forest on Sunday, Dec. 22. The timeline around 50-year-old Hughes' death isn't adding up for Alston, who says authorities have given him little information, compounding the pain of the loss. The NJ Courts website shows that Christop…
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Jan. 8 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $240M Jackpot Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Jan. 8 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $240M Jackpot
Winning Numbers For Wednesday, Jan. 8 Powerball Drawing With Estimated $240M Jackpot The winning numbers have been announced for the Wednesday, Jan. 8 Powerball drawing. The estimated jackpot is $240 million with a $107.4 million cash option. If no winner wins the top prize, the jackpot will continue to roll until the next drawing at 10:59 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11. The winning numbers for Wednesday's drawing were 01-20-36-38-43 with a Powerball of 24 and the Power Play was 2X. Lottery players have a 1 in 292,201,338 chance of winning a Powerball jackpot by matching all five balls plus the Powerball, according to officials. Prizes then range from $1 mil…
Health Alert Issued For Popular Chicken Product Sold At Walmart Health Alert Issued For Popular Chicken Product Sold At Walmart
Health Alert Issued For Popular Chicken Product Sold At Walmart A public health alert has just been issued for a popular frozen chicken product. The product labeled as Chicken Curry Empanadas may contain Apple Cinnamon Empanadas, with milk, a known allergen, that is not declared on the product label, according to US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).  FSIS said it is issuing this alert to ensure that consumers with allergies to milk are aware that this product should not be consumed. A recall was not requested because the affected product is no longer available for purchase. The frozen empanada products labeled …
'Everything's Gone': Deadly LA Wildfires Destroy Hundreds Of Homes, Causing Apocalyptic Scenes 'Everything's Gone': Deadly LA Wildfires Destroy Hundreds Of Homes, Causing Apocalyptic Scenes
'Everything's Gone': Deadly LA Wildfires Destroy Hundreds Of Homes, Causing Apocalyptic Scenes As wind-whipped wild fires spreading over thousands of acres ravage Los Angeles, many have shared their devastating experiences on social media, including a host of celebrities. The first blaze erupted late Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, in the affluent Pacific Palisades neighborhood.  Since then, hundreds of homes have been reduced to ashes, entire neighborhoods destroyed, and thousands evacuated. Over 1,000 structures and 25,000 acres have been destroyed. Panicked motorists abandoned vehicles in streets as they rushed to flee the inferno in apocalyptic scenes that seemed like something in…
Fourth Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting Of 22-Year-Old In Westchester (UPDATE) Fourth Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting Of 22-Year-Old In Westchester (UPDATE)
Fourth Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting Of 22-Year-Old In Westchester (Update) A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Mount Vernon man at a public housing complex in New Rochelle, police announced.  Ali Mohammed, age 21, of Mount Vernon, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Jan. 8, after turning himself in with the assistance of community members, according to the New Rochelle Police Department.  Mohammed is accused of being the gunman in the fatal shooting of David Smith, which occurred at the Heritage Homes complex on Rhoda Quash Lane on Monday, Jan. 6, around 10:45 a.m. Smith was found by police sufferi…
Former Knicks Exec Chris Bernard Dies, 47 Former Knicks Exec Chris Bernard Dies, 47
Former Knicks Exec Chris Bernard Dies, 47 Chris Bernard, a Bergen County, NJ dad, former Adelphi University Hall of Fame basketball star and CEO who once worked in a VP role for the NY Knicks, has died. He was 47 years old. As of Wednesday, Jan. 8, more than $220,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched to support Chris' wife, Amanda, and their three children, Roman, Jude, and Chloe, of Englewood. The campaign was launched by Dan Gladstone, a senior VP at the National Basketball Players Association. Chris' death spread shock and sadness through the basketball community on a national level. Tom Thibodeau on the passing of…
Raw Kitten Food Sold In NY Recalled Due To Salmonella Contamination, FDA Says Raw Kitten Food Sold In NY Recalled Due To Salmonella Contamination, FDA Says
Raw Kitten Food Sold In NY Recalled Due To Salmonella Contamination, FDA Says Blue Ridge Beef is recalling 1,350 pounds of its raw cat food sold across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic after the product tested positive for salmonella, officials said. The Food and Drug Administration said the recall impacts two-pound logs of Blue Ridge Beef's kitten mix with lot number N25-0716 (UPC 854298001436). A customer complained about a cat getting sick after eating the mix and a food sample was collected on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. The Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory confirmed the product tested positive for salmonella on Friday, Jan. 3. The FDA said the food …
These Westchester Students Among Top 300 Scholars In Regeneron Competition These Westchester Students Among Top 300 Scholars In Regeneron Competition
These Westchester Students Among Top 300 Scholars In Regeneron Competition More than a dozen Westchester high school students are among the top 300 scholars in the prestigious 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search thanks to their hard work and original research.  In an announcement on Wednesday, Jan. 8, the Society for Science revealed the full list of the top 300 scholars in the 2025 Regeneron STS.  According to the organization, each scholar will receive $2,000 and were chosen based on their "outstanding research, leadership skills, community involvement, commitment to academics, creativity in asking scientific questions and exceptional promise as STEM …
H&R Block Fined $7M For Deceptive 'Free' Filing Ads, Must Reform Tax Services: FTC H&R Block Fined $7M For Deceptive 'Free' Filing Ads, Must Reform Tax Services: FTC
H&R Block Fined $7M For Deceptive 'Free' Filing Ads, Must Reform Tax Services: FTC H&R Block will pay $7 million in federal fines for deceptive practices and must implement sweeping changes to its filing services in time for the 2025 tax season, officials said. H&R Block reached the settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency announced in a news release on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The order requires the company to revamp its services and pay $7 million to compensate its customers. The settlement stemmed from a February 2024 complaint accusing H&R Block of forcing users to contact customer service to downgrade products. The tax filer was also a…
Fire Goes Up At Condo Complex In Westchester Fire Goes Up At Condo Complex In Westchester
Fire Goes Up At Condo Complex In Westchester Firefighters battled an early morning blaze at a condominium complex in Westchester for hours.  The fire began at 118 Town Green Dr. in Elmsford on Wednesday, Jan. 8 around 6:15 a.m., according to the Irvington Fire Department, which helped respond to the incident.  Fire crews battled the two-alarm blaze for several hours.  More information about injuries and the cause was not immediately available. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
HS Put Into Lockdown During Police Chase In Hudson Valley: Suspect In Custody HS Put Into Lockdown During Police Chase In Hudson Valley: Suspect In Custody
HS Put Into Lockdown During Police Chase In Hudson Valley: Suspect In Custody A vehicle pursuit that began on Interstate 84 led to a temporary hold-in-place at a Hudson Valley high school as a precautionary measure and also resulted in the arrest of an Orange County man. The incident started around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 when a man was reported to be on the highway on I-84 West near I-684 trying to stop cars. When a Sheriff's Deputy and a New York State Trooper arrived at the location, the man got in a vehicle parked nearby and began driving away, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office.  The man, 34-year-old New Windsor resident Ian Assad …
Richard Wishnie Named Deputy Westchester County Executive After Historic Stint In Top Spot Richard Wishnie Named Deputy Westchester County Executive After Historic Stint In Top Spot
Richard Wishnie Named Deputy Westchester County Executive After Historic Stint In Top Spot Westchester has a new Deputy County Executive who just made history by serving less than a week in the top spot following George Latimer's departure for Washington.  In an announcement on Wednesday, Jan. 8, officials revealed that Richard G. Wishnie has been appointed Westchester's next Deputy County Executive.  Wishnie takes the role days after completing his stint as Acting County Executive, a position he held from Thursday, Jan. 2 to Monday, Jan. 6 when current County Executive Ken Jenkins was sworn in to the position.  Wishnie’s appointment marked the first time in …