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Lifestyle
Memorial Day Travel Expected To Break Decades-Old Record
More Americans are planning trips for Memorial Day weekend, with a new forecast suggesting this year could set a new benchmark for holiday travel. AAA projects more than 45 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home during the five-day holiday stretch, making it the busiest Memorial Day weekend for domestic travel since 2005. That year, 44 million people took trips. This year’s forecast includes an estimated 39.4 million people expected to hit the road. Driving remains the preferred travel method for Memorial Day, with roughly 87 percent choosing to travel by car. Lower-t…
Weather
New Round Of Scattered Storms, Some Severe, Will Be Followed By Change In Weather Pattern
Scattered thunderstorms, some potentially strong to severe, will impact much of the East Coast on Saturday, May 17, ahead of a shift in the weather pattern to close out the weekend. The timing for the storms on Saturday, May 17, is primarily in the afternoon into the evening and covers a broad area along the East Coast. (See the image above.) It will be warm and humid Saturday, with conditions ripe for storms. After the system pushes out, it will be mostly sunny on Sunday, May 18 with seasonable temperatures. Expect similar conditions on Monday, May 19, and Tuesday, May 20. Uns…
Politics
Video Shows Moment Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Ben Cohen Is Hauled Out Of Senate Over Gaza Protest
Dramatic video shows the moment Ben & Jerry’s co-founder and Long Island native Ben Cohen was escorted out of a US Senate hearing while protesting Congress’ role in the Israel-Hamas war. The 74-year-old Cohen was arrested Wednesday, May 14, after joining several protesters in interrupting a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing that featured testimony from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Capitol Police said Cohen and the others were charged with “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding,” a misdemeanor offense related to illegal protesting…
Business
Airbnb Expands With Private Cooking Experiences, Beauty Services In Major Update
Travelers can now book massages, makeup sessions, and chef-prepared meals in Airbnb rentals – or even at home. Airbnb launched its services and experiences features on Tuesday, May 13. The short-term vacation rental platform also unveiled a redesigned app in time for the summer. The new features are available in 260 cities for services and 650 cities for experiences. The features allow users to book professional offerings from within the app, even if that person isn't staying at an Airbnb. Airbnb Services allows guests to book things like spa treatments, photography sessions, professi…
Lifestyle
These Are Top 10 Most, Least Obese States, Study Reveals
A new nationwide analysis is shedding light on how states compare when it comes to a major public health challenge, and the results show striking geographic patterns. The report from U.S. News reveals which states are most affected by obesity and which are faring better — a factor that plays a critical role in overall health rankings. The data is part of the 2025 Best States rankings. It is based on self-reported obesity rates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments. Obesi…
Real Estate
How Much Should I Spend On My First Home?
One of the biggest questions for first-time homebuyers is, "How much can I afford?" Before you start looking for a home, you should absolutely have your budget in mind. You don’t want to fall in love with a home that’s out of your price-range only to be disappointed that you can’t afford it. Here are some tips on how to determine your home-buying budget. Can you use your rent as a good indicator of a monthly payment? When determining a budget, there are two questions: What can I afford to pay every month? And, what can I afford to purchase? Some buyers might start their search thinking th…
Police & Fire
Field Trip Ends In DUI Arrest For School Bus Driver From NY, Authorities Say
A charter bus driver was arrested after allegedly appearing impaired while transporting students and chaperones back from a field trip in North Jersey, authorities said. Police responded to White Rock Elementary School in Oak Ridge around 6:34 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, where they made contact with Jean Audain, 57, of Spring Valley, NY, identified as the bus driver, Jefferson Police Capt. Robert Bush said. “After further investigation, officers placed Audain under arrest and conducted further testing for impairment,” Bush said in a release. The bus had just returned from a field trip w…
News
Stillborns, Organs From Harvard Sold Across State Lines: DOJ Secures Guilty Plea
A Berks County man has pleaded guilty to trafficking human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School’s cadaver program, federal prosecutors announced on Friday, May 16, 2025. Joshua Taylor, 46, of Wernersville, admitted to transporting stolen human body parts across state lines and reselling them in Pennsylvania as part of a shocking, multi-year black-market operation. The U.S. Department of Justice says the body parts—meant for education and medical research—were transported from Massachusetts to New Hampshire and then into Pennsylvania, where they were resold. Stolen Remains Included Or…
Politics
School Of Horror: Hochul To Apologize For NY’s Role In Native Child Abuse At Notorious Site
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is gearing up to formally acknowledge a painful chapter in the state's history. Hochul is planning a historic visit to Seneca Nation Territory to apologize for the state’s role in the abuses carried out at the Thomas Indian School. In a joint statement, the governor and Seneca Nation President JC Seneca called it a pivotal moment in the long road to healing for Indigenous communities affected by the state-run boarding school system. The visit, scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, on the Seneca Nation’s Cattaraugus Territory will mark the first time a sitting…
News
Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By NY Chiropractor: Jury
A dangerous sexual roleplay session that claimed the life of a beloved Elvis impersonator has landed a New York chiropractor a manslaughter conviction. Ronald Rayher, 69, was also found guilty of evidence tampering by a Saratoga County jury after just a few hours of deliberations on Friday, May 16, in the 2024 death of Thomas Krider. Krider, a well-known Elvis tribute artist who performed under the stage name TJ Greene, was found dead inside Rayher’s Milton home on April 9, 2024, as Daily Voice reported. The two men had a long-standing relationship, and both the prosecution and defen…
Schools
School District Names New Leader Amid Budget, Enrollment Challenges In Westchester
A Westchester County school district has selected a new leader to guide it through one of the most challenging periods in its recent history. In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, May 14, the Mount Vernon Board of Education appointed Dr. Demario A. Strickland as the district’s new Superintendent of Schools, effective Tuesday, July 1. Dr. Strickland currently serves as interim superintendent for the Rochester City School District and brings nearly two decades of educational leadership experience to his new role in Westchester County, district officials said. The appointment comes ju…
Politics
Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Restarting 1798 Alien Enemies Act For Deportations
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed a temporary suspension of deportations for Venezuelan migrants facing removal under a seldom-used wartime law cited by the Trump administration. The high court has directed a federal appeals court to review claims from the migrants, asserting that their deportation under the Alien Enemies Act is legally questionable. The measure, enacted in the year 1798, permits deportations only under specific circumstances of national threat, leading to a judicial examination of the administration’s application of this statute. This Supreme Court order will remain …
News
‘Should I Smoke Em?’ Maryland Man’s Viral Gun Threat To Cop Blows Up In His Face
A Montgomery County man who pointed a loaded gun at a police officer while recording himself on Instagram—captioning the video “Should I smoke em”—has learned his punishment, prosecutors announced. William Alvarenga, 21, of Gaithersburg, will serve five years in prison as part of a 33-year sentence, with all but five years suspended. He will also be placed on five years of supervised probation when he gets out, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office on Friday, May 16. It all started on Nov. 4, 2024, when detectives were tipped off about a disturbing video circul…
Politics
'Obnoxious Jerk': Trump Hits Back At Bruce Springsteen After Singer's Onstage Attack
Donald Trump fired back at Bruce Springsteen following the singer’s scathing onstage criticism of his administration during the first stop of his international tour. The 75-year-old Springsteen opened the show in Manchester, England, with a powerful statement that was met with roaring applause on Wednesday night, May 14. "In my home, the America I love, the America I've written about that has been a beacon of hope and liberty for 250 years, is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous administration," Springsteen said. "Tonight, we ask all who believe in democracy an…
News
Workplace Horror: Employee Stabs Victim Outside Hudson Valley Business Before Taking Own Life
An employee stabbed a victim outside a Hudson Valley metal business before taking his own life, police said. Emergency crews in Greene County responded to Royal Metals, located on West Road in the town of Greenville, for a stabbing just before 8 a.m. Thursday, May 15. Troopers determined that 27-year-old Jason Park, an employee at the business, got into an argument with a 39-year-old man in the parking lot, New York State Police said. The fight escalated and Park pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim before fleeing the scene, police said. Troopers launched a search for Park and soon l…
Business
Retro Donut Deal: Westchester Dunkin’ To Roll Back Prices To 1995 To Celebrate 30 Years
A Dunkin' locale in Westchester County is marking a major milestone with a sweet deal for customers that includes quite the throwback. The Dunkin’ location at 91 East Main St. in Elmsford is celebrating its 30th anniversary by offering a special throwback promotion: a dozen donuts for just $5.99—the same price they were when the store first opened in 1995. The store announced the celebration on Friday, May 16, saying that the promotion is meant to thank customers for their loyalty over three decades. In addition to the celebratory pricing, the location recently completed a majo…
Business
Wayfair To Open Massive Retail Store At Shopping Center In Westchester
A major new addition is coming to a bustling Westchester shopping center: popular online home retailer Wayfair has announced plans to open a 114,000-square-foot large-format store. The announcement came Thursday, May 15, via Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, who called the development, which will come to Ridge Hill, another example of the city’s success in attracting “innovative and transformative businesses.” The upcoming Wayfair store will feature 19 departments, showcasing everything from furniture and home décor to outdoor living and home improvement products. The store will be orga…
Obituaries
Services Announced For HS Coach Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash In Westchester
Family and friends will gather next week to say goodbye to Robert “Rob” Violante, a beloved New Jersey high school coach and educator from Westchester County who was tragically killed in a fatal crash on the Taconic State Parkway in New York. Violante, age 45, of the hamlet of Granite Springs in Somers, was driving home from work on Wednesday, May 14, when his vehicle was struck head-on by a van that crossed the median near mile marker 9.2 in New Castle, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Three men in the van were also killed. The crash remains under investigation. Known aff…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison
A New Jersey man who nearly killed world-renowned author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, NJ, was sentenced Friday, May 16, in Chautauqua County Court after a jury found him guilty in February of attempted murder and assault. The charges stem from a brutal ambush on Aug. 12, 2022, when Matar stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, stabbing Rushdie more than a dozen times in front of a stunned audience. The attack left the 77-year-old Booker Prize-winning author blind in one eye and with seve…
Police & Fire
Teen Was Behind Hate-Fueled Graffiti At Westchester Parks, Police Say (
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Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic graffiti discovered at two public parks in Westchester over the weekend, police said. The boy's arrest was announced on Friday, May 16, and was made in connection to the discovery of offensive graffiti on Sunday, May 11, at both Patriot Skate Park and the Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Track in Yorktown, according to the Yorktown Police Department. According to police, the vandalism included racial slurs, homophobic and anti-Semitic messages, and profane images, scrawled across town…
News
Hotel Crack Lab: Feds Nab Man After Fire Leads To Drug Bust At Westchester Marriott (
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The man allegedly behind a suspicious hotel room fire that uncovered a clandestine drug lab in New York is now facing federal charges, prosecutors said. Pedro Marte, age 47, of New York City, was presented in White Plains federal court and charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, including cocaine and fentanyl, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, May 15. Federal prosecutors say Marte used a room at the Residence Inn by Marriott at 35 LeCount Pl. in the Westchester County city of New R…
News
FBI Leaving DC Headquarters, Director Kash Patel Announces
The FBI is leaving its longtime headquarters in Washington, DC, and relocating around 1,500 workers, according to the agency's director, Kash Patel. The J. Edgar Hoover Building, a low-rise office building located on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, has been the FBI's home base since 1975. Patel said there were 11,000 FBI employees in a 50-mile radius around Washington, DC. "That's a third of the workforce," Patel told Fox Business in an interview on Friday, May 16. "A third of the crime doesn't happen here. So we're taking 1,500 of those folks and moving them out. "Every state is getting a plus u…
Lifestyle
Scarlett Johansson Hosting 'SNL' Season Finale
Scarlett Johansson's latest SNL hosting gig is breaking a record. Johansson will be hosting the season finale of the 50th season "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, May 17 with musical guest Bad Bunny.. This will be her seventh time hosting the show, the most of any woman. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Johansson last hosted in 2019, though she often pops up to make cameos, including a recent episode where she portrayed Ivanka Trump. Her marriage to Weekend Update co-anchor Colin Jost is often lampoo…
Police & Fire
Driver Pulled From Flipped SUV Off Palisades Parkway In Hudson Valley
Emergency crews sprang into action early in the morning after a serious two-car crash left one driver trapped inside an overturned SUV along the Palisades Parkway in Rockland County. The crash happened around 6:54 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, when Hillcrest Fire Company was dispatched for a vehicle extrication on the southbound side of the Palisades Parkway. Upon arrival, crews discovered that one of the vehicles, an SUV, had veered off the roadway and come to rest on its side in a wooded area—with the driver still inside and unable to get out. Firefighters responded swiftly, work…
Weather
Storm Threat Builds With Scattered Thunderstorms, Damaging Winds: Weekend Outlook
A slow-moving storm system will roll through the region with multiple rounds of scattered thunderstorms — some potentially severe — bringing damaging winds and large hail. There will be scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Friday, May 16, with an increased likelihood on Saturday, May 17, primarily in the afternoon into the evening. (See the two images above.) However, the National Weather Service states that "confidence in timing and coverage" is uncertain. "Despite the wet-sounding forecast moving forward in to this weekend, showers and thunderstorms may take up only a couple of ho…
Real Estate
Spring Housing Market Slumps Under Trump's Tariffs, Builders Warn
Homebuilders are warning about a slow spring due to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs and high interest rates, according to a new survey. Builder confidence dropped sharply in May, falling to 34 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released on Thursday, May 15. That's down six points from April, matching the low from November 2023 and marking the worst reading since December 2022. In the Northeast, sentiment slipped three points to 44 on a three-month moving average. A score above 50 means more builders see conditions as good than p…
News
Toxic Metals Detected In Rice Brands Sold Across US, Report Finds
A new report is raising concerns about elevated levels of arsenic and other heavy metals in rice products sold across the United States. Healthy Babies Bright Futures, a nonprofit focused on children's health, tested 145 rice samples from stores in 20 metro areas and found arsenic in every single one. More than one in four contained arsenic levels that exceeded the federal safety threshold for infant rice cereal. The report warns that rice is the top source of arsenic from solid foods in diets of children under 2, and a major concern during pregnancy — when the developing brain is mo…
Business
Hershey's Unveils Sweet New Flavor To Improve Your S'mores This Summer
Hershey's is getting ready for s'mores around summer bonfires with a new flavor of its classic chocolate bar. The new milk chocolate bar filled with caramel was officially released by Hershey's on Tuesday, May 13. The limited-edition candy will be available in six-packs only for the summer. Hershey's said the new bar is perfect for melting with marshmallows by campfires, backyard fire pits, and lakeside nights. "The combination of our signature milk chocolate with golden caramel transforms the classic Hershey's bar into something extraordinary – it's tradition reimagined with just the righ…
News
PA Man Extradited For NY Hotel Murder Of Florida Man: Police
A Pennsylvania man has been extradited and will be arraigned for the shooting death of a Florida husband outside a Long Island hotel, Nassau County Police announced late Thursday, May 15. Santana Sgroilin, 22, of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, is accused of gunning down Jorge Vazquez, 35, of Tampa, Florida, outside the Extended Stay America hotel at 905 South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage around 9:41 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, police said. Vazquez was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by Nassau County Police paramedics. After nearly a month on the run…
News
Prominent Youth Coach In Westchester Charged With Sexual Conduct Against Minor: DA
A Westchester youth basketball coach has been arrested on sexual conduct charges against a child shortly after denying any wrongdoing in a video posted to social media, prosecutors announced. Dwayne Murray of Mount Vernon, the 62-year-old Executive Director of the Mount Vernon Junior Knights and Assistant Coach of the Mount Vernon High School boys basketball team, was arrested on first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday afternoon, May 15. Prosecutors allege that from October 1, 2023, to March 1…
Politics
'Dangerous Loophole' Shielding Drugged Drivers Must End, DA Urges NY Lawmakers
With the clock ticking on New York’s legislative session, a Long Island district attorney is urging lawmakers to pass legislation he says is critical to saving lives. Suffolk County DA Raymond Tierney and a statewide coalition of prosecutors , safety advocates, and public health leaders kicked off a series of “Days of Action” in Albany on Monday, May 12, demanding politicians pass the Deadly Driving Bill. If approved, the law would close a “dangerous loophole” in New York’s drugged driving laws, Tierney said. Under current law, prosecutors cannot pursue charges against drivers impaired by s…
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