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Ex Searched Mom's Facebook 300+ Times Then Killed Her, Hiding Body Under Motel Bed: DA
A Pennsylvania man who searched his ex-girlfriend's name on Facebook more than 300 times in the days before killing her, then carried her body into a motel room and hid it beneath a bed, has been convicted of first-degree murder, prosecutors announced. Brian Kuchinka, of Port Allegany, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of 28-year-old K-Leigh Hill-Nelson on Wednesday, Aug. 26, McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer said. Kuchinka had previously pleaded guilty to criminal homicide and abuse of a corpse, admitting he caused Hill-Nelson's death but dis…
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Mom Of 2 'Tink' Killed In PA Double Shooting; Family Hopes To Bring Her Home To NJ
A young mother of two known to her family as "Tink" was shot to death inside a Pennsylvania home, and now her loved ones are raising money to bring her home to New Jersey. Atirah Nitay Steed, 27, of Newark, NJ, died from multiple gunshot wounds following the Saturday, Aug. 22 shooting, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Her death was ruled a homicide following an autopsy. Steed left behind two daughters — one 5 years old and another who is about to turn 1 — according to a GoFundMe launched by her aunt, Shavonne Bacote. "Tink was a loving mother to her two beautiful daught…
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Kuiken Brothers Acquiring Paramus Building Supply, Adding 2 Bergen Locations
A longtime Bergen County building supply business is changing hands. Kuiken Brothers Company has reached an agreement to acquire Paramus Building Supply, a family-owned business founded in 1951, the company announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Kuiken Brothers currently has locations in Fair Lawn, Garfield, Midland Park, Ogdensburg, Roseland, Succasunna, and Wantage in New Jersey, as well as Warwick, NY. The Paramus (131 Route 17) and Bergenfield (42 Portland Ave.) additions will bring the family-owned company's network to 10 locations. The deal will expand Kuiken Brothers' footprint in N…
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Cops ID Suspected JC Sailboat Thief Killed In RI Police Shootout, Was Experienced Captain
The man accused of stealing a luxury sailboat in New Jersey days before he was killed in a shootout with police in Rhode Island has been identified. WJAR identified the suspect as 27-year-old Brendan Norris, of Newport, RI. Norris allegedly stole the 1968 Hinckley Bermuda from Liberty Harbor Marina in Jersey City on Saturday night, Aug. 22. New Jersey State Police released footage showing Norris, then unidentified, undocking the 40-foot boat and sailing away. Police tracked the vessel until it reached the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, where Norris apparently disabled its tracking device, c…
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Woman Escapes Bus Sex Assault After Spotting Cop On Route 17: PD
A woman riding a bus from the Albany area was sexually assaulted by a stranger sitting next to her before she spotted a police officer and got off the bus for help in Bergen County, authorities said. Officer Gregory Lehman was conducting a traffic stop on Route 17 South in Mahwah at approximately 11 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, when the woman got off a bus that had stopped nearby and told him she had just been sexually assaulted, Mahwah Police Capt. Michael Blondin said. Police identified and detained Surrune Jones, 44, of Wilmington, DE, who did not know the woman but had been seated next to h…
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Woman Shoved To Ground In Controversial Golf Ad: Young Exec's Company Blasted By PGA Tour CEO
A golf ad showing a man chasing and shoving a woman to the ground has Callaway Golf and Good Good Golf apologizing, and the PGA Tour questioning whether the response went far enough (scroll down to watch). The since-deleted online commercial was produced by Good Good to promote a co-branded Callaway driver and was approved by Callaway before it was posted, Callaway CEO Chip Brewer said. The ad featured Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark, 26, and Alexis Miestowski, 26, a former collegiate golfer who now works with Good Good. Miestowski was shown reaching for the driver in Clark's golf bag be…
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Former NJ Wrestling Coach Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old: Prosecutor
A former New Jersey high school wrestling coach sexually assaulted a 15-year-old in a hospital parking lot, authorities allege. John Kane, 39, of Sparta, was charged with four counts of sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Kane's arrest comes nearly one week after news broke that prominent North Jersey wrestling coach David Cordoba was under investigation for sexual misconduct at his Fairfield gym. Kane is accused of transporting the 15-year-old to the parking lot at St. Ba…
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Abused Dog Found With Open Wounds, Fly Infestation In New York: Authorities
A Long Island man was arrested after his dog was found infested with flies and suffering from open wounds, authorities said. Cecilio Matthews, 50, of Bellport, was charged with several counts of animal cruelty under state and county laws, the Suffolk County SPCA said Wednesday, Aug. 26. Investigators determined earlier in the month that Matthews had failed to care for his 10-year-old mutt, Seven, leaving the dog neglected in a yard, according to the SPCA. Seven was found underweight, infested with flies, and with open wounds to his ears and neck, the SPCA said. He was taken to a local anim…
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NJ State Champ HS Football Coach Suspended Ahead Of Nationally Televised Opener: Reports
St. Joseph Montvale football coach Augie Hoffmann has been suspended for the first two games of the 2026 season, including the Green Knights' nationally televised opener against Mount Carmel in Chicago on Friday, Aug. 28, on ESPN, according to multiple news reports. The reigning Non-Public A state champion coach was suspended over a personnel matter involving a violation of school policies governing preseason activities, NJ Advance Media reports citing emails sent to families. Hoffmann previously served a two-game suspension in 2018 following a brawl in the final minutes of St. Joe's 2…
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Rutgers Dean Placed On Leave Following 'Disturbing' Upskirt Accusation, University Says
A Rutgers University dean has been placed on leave amid accusations he surreptitiously took recorded "upskirt" videos while working at the school, university officials said. Joshua Kohut, 51, of Cranbury, dean of research at Rutgers' School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, was arrested and charged with fourth-degree invasion of privacy, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice announced. “The defendant is alleged to have used his mobile phone to record ‘upskirt’ videos without his victim’s knowledge,” Davenport said. “An invasion of privac…
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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…
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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…
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Montclair Street Fight Leaves Man Unresponsive, Suspect Attacks Cops: Police
A 42-year-old man was found unresponsive and bleeding profusely from his head after a fight in Montclair, where police say the suspect was caught and then continued fighting with officers at headquarters. Officers responded to the area of Bloomfield Avenue and South Park Street on Wednesday, Aug. 19, on a report of a fight between two men, Montclair police said. A was found lying unresponsive on the sidewalk and bleeding heavily from his head, police said. Witnesses described the suspect, who was seen running east on Bloomfield Avenue, police said. Officers found the 27-year-old Bloomfield…
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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 …
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'Happy Wheelchair Birthday:' Disabled Woman Speaks Out After Weehawken Restaurant's Blunder
A disabled musician and activist whose birthday celebration went viral for all the wrong reasons is turning an upsetting restaurant blunder into something bigger. Antonia Sinibaldi was celebrating her birthday at Blu on the Hudson in Weehawken on Saturday, June 20 when a dessert plate arrived with the message, "Happy Wheelchair Birthday." "Not to complain about a fairly new restaurant in my town but why would you make my dessert say this? My family members dessert was entertaining. What was written on my plate probably set my employee off more than me. I would never expect that in my town,"…
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Self-Proclaimed 'Pedo' Tried Meeting Underage Girls At NJ Hotel In Undercover Sting: AG
A 27-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested and charged with trying to meet two underage girls for sex, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 25 On Tuesday, July 14, an undercover officer was contacted on a mobile dating application by a user with the name “ChillVibeMan," New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. The officer and the user moved their conversation to a text messaging app, Davenport said. Nazim Torres told officers he was into "kids," viewed "cp," and was a "pedo," Davenport said. The officer and Torres arranged to meet at a hotel in Mount Laurel where Torres wou…
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2 Women Killed, Car Wedged Under Tractor-Trailer On Route 78: Police
Two Newark women were killed when a tractor-trailer overturned onto their car on Interstate 78 in Newark Tuesday morning, Aug. 25, authorities said. Ayesha Wright, 42, and her passenger, Kendra Rouse, 25, were killed in the crash on the eastbound local lanes at milepost 56.8, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. At 9:08 a.m., a Mack tractor hauling a utility trailer was heading east approached a Chevrolet sedan stopped in traffic in the left lane, according to a preliminary investigation. The Mack driver attempted an evasive steering maneuver and the tractor-trailer o…
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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…
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Knife-Wielding Man Assaults Woman, Fights, Spits At Hackensack Cops: Police
A 23-year-old man accused of threatening a woman with a knife and assaulting her fought with Hackensack police twice and spit at officers during his arrest, authorities said. Officers responded to the 200 block of Beech Street in Hackensack on Monday, Aug. 24, on a report that Segundo Pulizaruma had threatened a woman with a knife and assaulted her, Hackensack Deputy Police Chief Gregory Zisa said. Pulizaruma refused to cooperate during his arrest, fought with officers, and spit at police at the scene, Zisa said. Officers brought him under control and took him to police headquarters. A…
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Drunk NJ Driver Had Sober Passenger Blow Into Interlock With Child In Car: Police
A New Jersey man accused of driving drunk with a juvenile in his minivan had a sober passenger blow into his ignition interlock device to get the vehicle started, authorities said. Edwin Mejia, 28, of Passaic, was stopped in Bloomingdale around 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, during the statewide Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, Bloomingdale Police Sgt. Sami Zeidan said. Zeidan spotted Mejia's Dodge minivan traveling at a "highly excessive speed," with smoke coming from the hood as it struggled to stay in its lane, police said. Several passengers, including a juvenile, were inside. Zei…
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NJ College Baseball Player Killed By Cops After Drunkenly Entering Wrong Home: Report
A 22-year-old catcher set to begin playing for a New Jersey college this semester was shot and killed by police after his family says he mistakenly went to the wrong Pennsylvania home while drinking with friends. Glenwood Earl Pysher IV was identified as the victim of the officer-involved shooting, according to a statement from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office sent to Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Pysher, affectionately known as "Bubba", had been celebrating a friend's birthday at a local bar before the festivities moved to a friend's house in Upper Pottsgrove Towns…
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NJ Mom Drowns Saving Girl From Delaware River Day Before 34th Birthday
A New Jersey mother of two drowned while saving a struggling girl from the Delaware River one day before what would have been her 34th birthday, according to authorities and a fundraiser for her family. Priscila Alvares Pereira Dos Santos, 33, of Delran, disappeared beneath the water at Amico Island Park on Monday, Aug. 24, after helping the girl reach shore, Delran police said. Her body was recovered about 20 feet off a beach at the park around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25. Tuesday would have been Dos Santos' 34th birthday, according to a GoFundMe launched with her family's authorization.&nb…
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'Jersey Shore' 2.0? Viral TikTok Shows New Reality Show Filming In Seaside Heights
A new Netflix reality show from a producer behind MTV's "Jersey Shore" appears to be filming in the place that made the original series famous. A TikTok shared by user @mtlchlo shows a film crew in Seaside Heights, with the video claiming a "new younger cast" was filming a new Jersey Shore show. The clip had racked up 1.2 million views. According to Deadline, Netflix is working with "Jersey Shore" producer SallyAnn Salsano on a new reality show called "The Leftovers," which is being filmed across New Jersey. Deadline says the series centers on a group of friends coming together for the fir…
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Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted 2 Kids At American Dream's Ninja Kidz:
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A Jersey City man has been charged with sexually assaulting two children at an attraction inside the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, authorities said. New Jersey State Police responded to a report of harassment at Ninja Kidz at the Bergen County mall on Sunday, Aug. 2, according to NJSP Detective Sgt. Caitlin Brennan. Troopers met with the parents of the juvenile victims and determined Oscar A. Cerna-Borja, 44, had engaged in unwanted touching of two separate children, Brennan said. Cerna-Borja was arrested and charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child and tw…
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Police Chief Shuts Down DV Concerns After Wife Of Slain Cop Found Dead
The body of Karen Solomon, the wife of an off-duty police officer who was found dead in his Massachusetts home last week, was found after a six-day search, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 24. The 58-year-old woman, who was the founder and president of First H.E.L.P., an organization that works to reduce mental health stigma among first responders, was the primary suspect in the death of Worcester Police Officer Kurt Solomon, who was found dead on Wildwood Avenue just before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Internet sleuths had been speculating that there was a history of domestic abuse, pr…
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Judge In Lindsay Clancy’s Trial Rejects Mistrial Bid After Her Catholic Faith Enters Testimony
A judge rejected a mistrial request after a prosecution witness discussed Lindsay Clancy’s Catholic faith in front of jurors. The dispute came Monday, Aug. 24, during Clancy’s murder trial, according to NBC Boston. Clancy is accused of killing her three young children at their Duxbury home in January 2023. The children were Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. @alysssssaaaunfiltered Aug 24 | Day 19 REDDINGTON CALLING FOR A MISTRIAL!! #reddington #lindsayclancytrial #mistrial #linsdayclancy #kevinreddington ♬ original sound - Alyssa Dr. Kirk Heilbrun had discussed Clancy’s s…
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Teen Needed Surgery After Genitals Bitten During Sexual Assault At Hotel: Prosecutors
A woman was left unable to walk and needed surgery after a sexual assault at a Pennsylvania hotel, authorities announced on Monday, Aug. 24. Javier Santos-Rivera, 41, of Allentown, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault, sexual assault, simple assault, indecent assault, and intimidation of a witness or victim, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. Pennsylvania State Police were called to an area hospital around 7:17 a.m. on March 21 after a 19-year-old woman reported being sexually assaulted, according to the DA's office. Investigators d…
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Secaucus Police Lt. Thomas 'TJ' Malanka Jr. Dies 2 Months After Retirement
A longtime North Jersey police lieutenant who retired just two months ago has died, the department announced. Lt. Thomas “TJ” Malanka Jr., Secaucus PD badge No. 125, died around 1:50 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, the department said. Malanka served with the Secaucus Police Department from 2002 until June 2026. His assignments included patrol supervisor, platoon commander, and extra duty coordinator. Malanka also spent more than a decade as a member of the Hudson County Rapid Deployment Force, police said. Malanka is survived by his wife, children, mother, and father, retired Secaucus…
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NJ Woman ID'd In Pennsylvania Murder; Woman Charged In Double Shooting: Officials
A woman shot to death inside a Northampton County home has been identified as 27-year-old Atirah N. Steed, while another woman remains jailed without bail on homicide charges, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 24. Steed died from multiple gunshot wounds, an autopsy completed Monday at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center determined. Her death was ruled a homicide, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Lacole Diane Dotson, 27, also of Freemansburg, has been charged with criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and recklessly endangering another person i…
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Child Sex Abuse Material Shared By 11 Cruise Ship Workers, Feds Say
Nearly a dozen cruise ship crew members were accused of sharing child sexual abuse material, according to federal authorities. Customs and Border Protection officers and Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested 11 crew members during "Operation Tidal Wave" in Boston, according to a news release. The arrests happened on ships owned by Holland America and Norwegian Cruise Line between Friday, Aug. 14, and Sunday, Aug. 16. Federal officers boarded the Volendam and Norwegian Breakaway during the operation. CBP said the crew members received and distributed child sexual abuse a…
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Man Chases Woman With Knife, Threatens To Kill Her, Child In Bergen County Town: Police
A heavily intoxicated man chased a woman from a Bergen County home with a knife after threatening to kill her and a child, authorities said. Police were called to a Fairview home for a domestic incident involving a weapon in Fairview on Saturday, Aug. 22, around 8:20 p.m., Deputy Police Chief John Pierrotti said. Eswuar Amilcar Herrera, 29, of a Guatemalan national, had gotten into an argument with the woman and threatened physical harm to her and the young child, Pierrotti said. During the argument, the woman left the home, and Herrera chased her outside with a knife while saying he wante…
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