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Dog Killed, Several Displaced After Blaze Guts Hudson Valley Home
An early-morning fire tore through a Rockland County home, displacing as many as 12 residents and killing a dog, according to reports. The blaze broke out at 1 West Burda Place in New City on Saturday, Sept. 12, at around 4:19 a.m., according to the Hillcrest Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found heavy flames and quickly launched an aggressive attack inside the home, the department said. The fire completely engulfed the home and displaced between 10 and 12 people, The Monsey Scoop reported. A dog was killed in the blaze, though no residents or firefighters were injured, accord…
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Video: NJ Friends, 24, Killed By NYC Train Seen Sitting On Tracks Moments Before, Report Says
Two 24-year-olds from New Jersey were killed after being struck by a subway train in Manhattan early Sunday morning, Sept. 13, authorities said. According to the NY Post, video shows Navam Kaul, of Sayreville, and Malaika Chitre, of Dayton, sitting on the tracks moments before they were struck by the train just before 3:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The NYPD confirmed that Chitre and Kaul were killed by a southbound 4 train at the Spring Street subway station. Police responding to a 911 call for two aided individuals found Kaul and Chitre on the roadbed, police said. EMS pronounc…
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8.2M NY Households To Get Energy Rebate Checks Worth Up To $200 — Here's Who's Eligible
Millions of New Yorkers will soon find energy rebate checks worth up to $200 in their mailboxes — and eligible households won't have to apply to get the money, officials said. The checks will begin going out across New York on Monday, Sept. 21 and continue through December, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday, Sept. 14. About 8.2 million households are expected to receive payments through the state's one-time $1 billion Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate, or POWER, program, according to the governor's office. Officials said eligible New Yorkers do not need to apply, r…
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‘I’ll Just Have Them Shoot Me’: NY Man Threatened To ‘Fight’ State Troopers, Police Say
A suicidal Hudson Valley man who threatened to attack police was arrested for violating a protection order and having guns, authorities said. Andrew K. Chamberlain, 52, of Ulster Park, was arrested Monday, Sept. 7 at his home, New York State Police said. Chamberlain initially threatened to attack the police in a call with a local mental health provider, in which he said, “I’ll just have them shoot me," and "I will fight them all,” according to court documents filed by state police. The situation began Friday, Sept. 4, when Chamberlain called the mental health facility and claimed his wife …
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Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals
A barely noticeable sound delivered at exactly the right moment during sleep may give one of the brain’s overnight maintenance systems a boost. MIT researchers found that precisely timed bursts of pink noise strengthened waves of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that helps remove waste products from the brain during sleep. The findings were published Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Science Translational Medicine. Pink noise contains the full range of frequencies people can hear, but lower pitches are louder and higher pitches are softer. MIT describes the result as a balanced, gentle sound, lik…
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Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets
Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour following backlash over his pro-Palestinian remarks during both of his opening acts at MetLife Stadium earlier this month, according to the Seattle rapper himself. Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, announced his removal from Sheeran’s LOOP Tour in a lengthy Instagram statement Monday, Sept. 14, saying the decision followed pressure from stadium owners after his performances in East Rutherford on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5. "Rolling Stone" also reported that Macklemore was removed from the remainder o…
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U-Haul Slams Into Parked Police Cruiser In Hudson Valley, Troopers Hospitalized
Two state troopers were taken to a hospital after a U-Haul box truck slammed into their parked patrol vehicles in Orange County. The crash happened on Route 17 westbound in the Town of Woodbury near Exit 130A at around 11:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, New York State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 14. At the time of the crash, two marked State Police vehicles were parked and unoccupied on the shoulder while troopers conducted an investigation. Their emergency lights were activated, according to police. A U-Haul box truck traveling west then struck the rear of one of the police…
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$100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Gas Station In Hudson Valley
Check your tickets: A Powerball player who stopped at a Putnam County gas station is holding one worth $100,000. The third-prize-winning Power Play ticket for the Saturday, Sept. 12 drawing was sold at the Mobil gas station at 102 Route 6 in Mahopac, according to the New York Lottery. The winning numbers were 14, 16, 23, 58, 69, with a Powerball number of 03. The ticket earned a $100,000 prize after the player purchased the Power Play option, which can multiply non-jackpot Powerball prizes. Powerball's five white-ball numbers are drawn from one through 69, while the…
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Driver Airlifted After Crashing Into Tree In Dutchess County
A driver was seriously injured after crashing into a tree in Dutchess County. The crash happened in Millbrook on Sunday, Sept. 13 at around 5:37 p.m., according to the Millbrook Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found one person trapped inside the vehicle with serious injuries and requested a LifeNet helicopter. Meanwhile, firefighters worked to free the patient from the vehicle and prepare them for their trip to the hospital. The Union Vale Fire Company responded to help and set up a helicopter landing zone on the Dyson Estate. After being pulled from t…
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NY House Candidate’s
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odeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces
A Long Island congressional candidate has a surprising past: modeling BDSM gear for a fetish sex shop. Chris Gallant, a 37-year-old Democrat, appeared in multiple photos for “Mr S Leather,” a San Francisco-based company selling a variety of products on its XXX-rated website, the New York Post reported Sunday, Sept. 13. Gallant’s attorney confirmed to the Post that he’d appeared in the pics. Pictures of Gallant were wiped from the internet — at his request, according to his lawyer’s comments to the Post — but are still visible on archived versions of the site. They can be found from 2011 to…
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More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
All of the measles deaths reported in the United States so far this year have occurred in Pennsylvania, where a third resident has died amid the nation’s largest outbreak, officials said. A 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died Saturday, Sept. 12, from complications associated with measles, Coroner Greg Furlong announced. Her name was not released, and the coroner did not disclose her vaccination status. “This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Furlong said. The death is Jefferson Co…
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Report Of Person With Rifle At Walmart Prompts Police Response In Dutchess County
A report of someone carrying a rifle inside a Dutchess County Walmart prompted a response from multiple police agencies. The incident happened at the Walmart in Fishkill on Sunday, Sept. 13, after Town of Fishkill Police received a report of a person with a rifle, the department said. Officers from the Village of Fishkill Police Department and New York State Police also responded. Police searched the store and then worked with Walmart employees to review surveillance video from the building. After reviewing the footage, officers determined that no one had been carrying a r…
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Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say
A New York newlywed who disappeared from his home has been found dead, police announced. Dominick Bianchi, 35, of East Greenbush, was found dead in a wooded area, the East Greenbush Police Department said late Sunday, Sept. 13, nearly five days after he had been reported missing. Police did not say where or when Bianchi was found or release details about his death. His wife, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN during the search that Bianchi had Type 1 diabetes and she was unsure whether he could monitor his blood sugar because his continuous glucose monitor was paired to the phone h…
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Fugitive With NY, NJ Criminal History Wanted In 21-Shot PA Bar Ambush Caught In Turnpike Chase
A man wanted for firing 21 rounds at five people outside a Pennsylvania bar was captured after a 15-mile Turnpike pursuit ended with troopers disabling his vehicle, police announced late Friday, Sept. 11. Kio Manuel Dejesus-Pena, 42, of Lewistown, was arrested early Friday after a license plate reader alerted a Pennsylvania State Police trooper to his vehicle near mile marker 250, according to an updated release from the Lewistown Police Department. The trooper was monitoring traffic through a construction zone when the alert connected the registration to Dejesus-Pena and an active warrant …
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Arrest Made In Murder Of NJ Native, NY State Police Say
A 48-year-old New York man has been charged with murder six weeks after a woman was found stabbed to death inside her home, State Police said. Tucker J. Taylor, 48, of Ausable Forks, New York, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 13, in connection with the murder of Patricia “Pattie” Lawrence, 54, in the Essex County town of Jay, according to New York State Police. Lawrence was found dead inside her home at 150 Carey Road around 10:05 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, troopers said. An autopsy the next day determined she died from severe hemorrhaging caused by stab wounds to her neck. Her death was ruled a homic…
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Escaped Emu Leads Police On Wild Chase From NY Petting Zoo
An escaped emu took police on an unusual pursuit in Rockland County after making a break from a local petting zoo, authorities said. Ramapo police officers responded to the call just before 8:40 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, and quickly spotted the runaway bird, though getting it under control took some teamwork, the department said. “We don’t know why the chicken crossed the road, but the emu crossed the road because Sgt. Anton didn’t give it an option,” the department said. Police used a Skydio Drone as First Responder drone to track the emu from above while officers worked to corral it, auth…
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Rockland County Bank Robber Arrested Less Than 20 Minutes After Telling Teller He Had Gun: Cops
A 22-year-old man accused of robbing a Chase Bank in Rockland County after telling a teller he had a gun was arrested less than 20 minutes after fleeing, authorities said. James L. Gordon, of Nanuet, is charged with first-degree robbery, fourth-degree grand larceny, and third-degree menacing in connection with the Saturday, Sept. 12 incident, Clarkstown police said. Officers responded to the Chase Bank at 61 Smith St. in Nanuet around 11:05 a.m. on a report of a robbery, police said. A witness told investigators the suspect entered the bank around 11 a.m., approached a teller station, …
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Family IDs Man Fatally Stabbed In Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder
A 34-year-old woman is charged with murder after police say she fatally stabbed her husband inside their New York home early Sunday, Sept. 13. Desmond Jackson, 39, was identified to Daily Voice by a relative as the man killed in the stabbing. Sabrina Balchand-Jackson was charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon after the attack in the 600 block of South Pearl Street near Mount Hope Drive in Albany, police said. Officers were called to the home around 3:50 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive man. They found Jackson with a stab wound to his abdomen,…
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Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In New York, Sheriff Says
A minor has been charged with rape following an investigation into a reported sexual assault in New York, authorities announced on Sunday, Sept. 13. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office received the complaint on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to Sheriff Jeffrey R. Brown. The sexual assault reportedly happened in the town of Clifton Park earlier that month, the sheriff’s office said. Investigators arrested the minor on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and charged him with first-degree rape, a Class B felony, according to the release. The minor is accused of engaging in oral sexual contact with another p…
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Manslaughter For Pickup Driver, 25, In Deadly Poughkeepsie Hit-Run: Police
A 25-year-old pickup truck driver has been charged with vehicular manslaughter after police say he struck and killed a bicyclist in Poughkeepsie and fled the scene. Joseph W. Marcinelli, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested following the fatal crash on Salt Point Turnpike early Saturday, Sept. 12, Town of Poughkeepsie Police said. Officers found a bicyclist who had been struck by a vehicle on Salt Point Turnpike at approximately 12:31 a.m., police said. The victim, a 35-year-old Town of Poughkeepsie resident, had been riding north when he was struck by a Ford F-150 pickup truck driven by Marc…
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Loaded Glock, Fentanyl Found During Poughkeepsie Traffic Stop:
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A traffic stop in Poughkeepsie turned up a loaded handgun and numerous items containing suspected fentanyl, leading to three arrests, New York State Police said. Members of the Troop K Community Stabilization Unit stopped a vehicle for traffic violations near North Hamilton Street at approximately 5:43 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, police said. The driver was identified as Peter L. Nekos, 40, of West Hurley, while the passengers were Zaire J. Birks, 26, of Poughkeepsie, and Samantha N. O’Donnell, 27, of West Hurley, according to police. During the investigation, State Police K-9 Vinn alerted to…
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LI Man Posted Bizarre 9/11 Rant Before Storming Yankee Stadium Field With Palestinian Flag
Kelly Marcucci didn't exactly make it difficult for authorities to identify him after storming the field with a Palestinian flag at Yankee Stadium on Friday, Sept. 11, during the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Marcucci, 38, whose Facebook page says he's from Riverhead, NY, was wearing a jersey with his own name emblazoned across the back when he ran onto the field during the seventh inning of the Yankees-Mets Subway Series game, according to video from the stands and the NYPD. It didn't take security long to tackle Marcucci and take him into custody. The NY Post says the incident happened e…
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4 Fully Vaccinated PA Residents Get Measles As Outbreak Reaches 676 Cases, Highest In US
Four fully vaccinated Pennsylvanians have tested positive for measles — the first breakthrough cases identified during the state’s ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday, Sept. 12. The patients include three adults and one child from Centre, Jefferson, Lancaster, and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen said during a live update. None was hospitalized. The cases are rare and account for less than 1 percent of Pennsylvania’s 676 confirmed measles infections this year, Bogen said. The statewide total now spans 37 counties and includes 124 hospitalizations …
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Causes Of Death In NY Quadruple Murder-Double Suicide Confirmed: Authorities
An official toxicology report confirmed a New York grandmother, mother, and four children all died from taking an over-the-counter sleep medication, authorities said Friday, Sept. 11. Police said Amy Steadman, 64, and Sarah Myers, 44, gave Myers’ four children fatal doses of diphenhydramine, then took suicidal doses themselves, the Albany Times-Union reported. The six relatives were all found dead inside a Mechanicville home on Tuesday, July 23. The four children — Harper Harmon, 13; Hudson Harmon, 11; and 10-year-old twins Gavin and Gracelynn Harmon — were due to visit their father, Brady …
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Registered NY Sex Offender Posed As Woman Online While Messaging Minors: Feds
A registered sex offender from Northern Westchester is facing new federal charges after prosecutors said he posed as a woman on social media to persuade children to send him sexually explicit images. Dustin Tompkins, 38, of Mount Kisco, was charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, receipt and distribution of child pornography, and committing offenses against children while being a registered sex offender, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Friday, Sept. 11. Tompkins, who prosecutors said was already detained for violatin…
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Motorcyclist Hits Turning Truck, Seriously Injured In Route 44 Crash In Dutchess County
A motorcyclist was seriously injured after crashing into a turning delivery truck and being thrown into a utility pole in Dutchess County. The two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Route 44 and Kennels Road in Washington at around 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office said on Friday, Sept. 11. Investigators said they found that a 2025 Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling east on Route 44 and approaching a delivery truck headed in the same direction. As the truck began making a left turn onto Kennels Road, the motorcycle hit it, the Sheriff…
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Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It
Billy Joel has shared details of his brain surgery process as he works to battle the disorder that forced him to cancel numerous shows. The 77-year-old “Piano Man” said Wednesday, Sept. 9 on his SiriusXM channel that he initially didn’t want to have the surgery to implant a brain shunt but eventually changed his mind. “I said, ‘Well what does that entail?’” Joel explained. “Well, we drill a hole through your skull and we stick a shunt inside your brain. I said, ‘Nah, I think I’ll pass on that.’” But after learning more about the procedure and the shunt — a clear tube that drains fluid on t…
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ICE Takes Person Into Custody Near School Bus Stop In Hudson Valley: Mayor
Federal immigration agents took a man into custody in Northern Westchester early Friday morning, prompting concerns from local officials because the operation happened near a school bus stop. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity happened on Brook Street in Croton-on-Hudson at around 7 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, Mayor Brian Pugh announced. According to Pugh, one man who lives on Brook Street was taken into federal custody. Croton Police had no advance knowledge of the operation and did not participate in it, Pugh said. The village did not have more veri…
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Suspected Mail Thief Flees Post Office In BMW, Escapes From Cops In Hudson Valley: Police
A suspected mail thief led officers on a brief chase after fleeing from a Westchester County post office, police said. The incident happened outside the US Post Office at 41 Purdy Ave. in Rye at around 6 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10, the City of Rye Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 11. An officer on patrol saw what the department described as a suspected mail theft from a mailbox in front of the post office. The officer then saw a person run from the mailbox, cross the street, and get into a BMW X7, police said. When the officer tried to stop the vehicle, t…
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Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash
Hours before a training aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Massachusetts, killing both people aboard, one of the victims shared where he was headed that morning. Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, posted on Facebook at 9:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, that he was flying to Northampton for the Three County Fair. Moore and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, were later identified as the victims on board the plane. Asbury's Facebook profile shows the two were dating. Both were killed in the crash. Final post by Ken Moore Ken Moore Facebook About 12 hours after the post, the Piper P…
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Man, 58, Killed In ATV Rollover In Hudson Valley
A 58-year-old man was killed after his ATV rolled over and partially pinned him underneath in Westchester County, police said. The crash happened near 3868 Old Crompond Rd. in Cortlandt at around 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, New York State Police confirmed on Thursday, Sept. 10. Police said they found that Robert Kristoferson, 58, of Cortlandt, was driving a Yamaha Grizzly Ultramatic 600 when the ATV rolled over for an unknown reason. Kristoferson became partially pinned beneath the ATV and was pronounced dead at the scene. More details about what may have caused the…
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