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NY Man Showed Off Child Porn Pics Right Before Arrest, State Troopers Say
A Capital Region man has been arrested in possession of child pornography, authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Dylan Gorton, 32, of Duanesburg, was detained Tuesday, Aug. 18 following a complaint in the area of Batter Street in the town, New York State Police said.
State troopers responded to the area that afternoon and learned Gorton had child sex exploitation images and showed them to others, police said.
Gorton was interviewed and arrested at the scene, authorities said. He was charged with two counts of promoting child porn and one count of possessing child porn, then arraigned in Schen…
140 Computers Worth $50,000 Stolen From Capital Region Business By Albany Employee: Police
A New York man stole 140 computers worth more than $50,000 from his employer and resold them for his own profit, authorities said.
Nolan M. Gaige, 35, of Albany, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 18 following an 11-day investigation, New York State Police said.
Troopers got a report on Friday, Aug. 7 from a business in Saratoga County about Gaige’s actions, according to authorities. Gaige took more than 140 computers from the business during his employment, investigators said.
Gaige carried out his scheme over several months in 2026 and sold the computers for personal gain, troopers said. He surr…
What Is The Wealthiest Zip Code In The Capital Region? These Five Top List
The Albany Business Review has identified the wealthiest zip codes across the Capital Region.
The publication used several factors, including median income, home values, and owner-occupied housing rates, to quantify wealth, according to its announcement on Thursday, Aug. 20.
Zip Code 12211, centered on the hamlet of Loudonville in Colonie, was the wealthiest area in the region, according to the Albany Business Review. The next wealthiest zip code was 12309, largely including the town of Niskayuna in Schenectady County.
Rounding out the top five were 12065 (Clifton Park), 12054 (Delmar), an…
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…
Dolly Parton Dies: Entertainment Icon Touched Millions Over Decades With Her Songs, Spirit
One of America’s most recognizable and beloved entertainers, whose songs, humor, and generosity crossed generations, has died.
Country music legend Dolly Parton died Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Nashville, Tennessee, at age 80, her nephew Brian Seaver announced in a video posted to Parton’s Instagram account. She died peacefully surrounded by loved ones, according to the family.
Parton’s death came after a period of health problems that had forced her to step back from several public appearances. A cause of death has not been released.
Daily Voice reported Monday, Aug. 17, that Parton h…
All Three Suspects In Deadly NY Double Stabbing Attack Now Locked Up: Authorities
Three men convicted in a deadly double stabbing in the Capital Region in 2024 have now all been sentenced to lengthy prison terms, authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Javier Martinez Reyes, 29, got 16 years behind bars and five years of probation after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Martinez Reyes was one of three suspects in the case and the final one to be sentenced, according to prosecutors. Marco Reyes Lopez, 26, admitted to stabbing both victims, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and was sentenced last month to 18 y…
Fugitive Cut Off GPS Ankle Monitor, Used Fake Green Card For Albany Farm Job: DOJ
A Guatemalan man who cut off his GPS ankle monitor and spent nearly seven years on the run has admitted using a counterfeit green card to get a job at a New York farm, federal prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
Edgar Diaz, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of immigration fraud on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.
Diaz, a citizen of Guatemala who was illegally in the United States, was allowed to enter Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Alternative to Detention Program in June 2019 while his immigration case was pending, …
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…
Retired Firefighter Killed Wife, Tried Hiding Evidence At Upstate NY Home: Sheriff
Authorities have released additional details, including the motive, in the deaths of a retired Hudson Valley fire chief and his wife.
James "Jimmy" Brugger, 66, shot his wife, Melinda "Mindy" Brugger, 54, multiple times at their home on Milton Turnpike in the Town of Plattekill, representatives of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Aug. 24, following an investigation into the couple's deaths. Brugger then tampered with the evidence in an apparent attempt to hide it, before turning the gun on himself.
Investigators believe the killing stemmed from unresolved domesti…
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…
