Fire Strikes 300-Year-Old Restaurant On Long Island During Storms Fire Strikes 300-Year-Old Restaurant On Long Island During Storms
Fire Strikes 300-Year-Old Restaurant On Long Island During Storms One of America’s oldest restaurants was damaged in a fire during a storm on Long Island on Thursday night, Aug. 20. The Milleridge Inn in Jericho caught fire around 9:30 p.m., according to emergency broadcasts followed by Long Island Fire Wire. The Syosset Fire Department was among the first on the scene, but around a dozen departments eventually responded to the blaze and stopped it from spreading to the main dining hall area, according to Newsday. Two popular wedding venues at the complex also avoided serious impact, Newsday reported. The bar, an adjacent dining area, and an office near …
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs
Child's Severed Ear Found In Home After Dogs' 2nd Attack; 3 Charged: Court Docs A portion of a 6-year-old girl's ear was found inside a Lebanon County home after two dogs mauled her — their second serious attack on a young child at the residence — according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Rebecca Hresko, 31, and her parents, Andrew "Andy" Hresko, 70, and Debra Hresko, 61, of the Hresko family, who run Hresko's Bar-B-Que Pit, have been charged for their respective roles in the attacks involving the family's dogs, Chip and Zeus, at their South Lebanon Township home. Rebecca Hresko faces First-Degree Felony Aggravated Assault of a Child, Sec…
Long Island Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police Long Island Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police
Long Island Animal Rescuer Charged After Pug Dies; 44 Cats, Dogs Found In U-Haul: Police A New York woman transporting dozens of rescue animals to Oklahoma was arrested in Pennsylvania after police found 45 animals packed inside a U-Haul without water and a severely injured pug that had to be euthanized, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 21. Selma T. Kizil, 57, told Derry Township police she runs an animal rescue on Long Island and was moving the animals to her new home in Oklahoma City when officers discovered them at the Hershey Animal Emergency Center around 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to the department. Officers found the animals throughout the front and bac…
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report A Texas appeals court handed Alex Jones a major legal victory by cutting a $50 million judgment against him to $1.5 million, according to Bloomberg Law.  However, the ruling does not affect the $1.4B judgment against him in Connecticut.  The unanimous ruling came Friday, Aug. 21, in the 2022 jury trial involving Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis,  was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.  The parents sued Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems LLC. Jones had claimed publicly that the shooting never happ…
Drunk Driver Slammed Tree, Ran Away After Collision On Long Island: Police Drunk Driver Slammed Tree, Ran Away After Collision On Long Island: Police
Drunk Driver Slammed Tree, Ran Away After Collision On Long Island: Police A drunk driver crashed his car on Long Island, then fled the scene Thursday night, Aug. 19, police said. Sergio J. Nunezvela, 25, of Riverside, was behind the wheel of a Ford van that crashed into a tree near Bellows Pond Road and Montauk Highway in Hampton Bays around 10 p.m., the Southampton Town Police Department said. Nunezvela and other occupants of the vehicle fled the scene after the collision, but they were located shortly afterward by responding officers, police said. Investigators determined Nunezvela was intoxicated and arrested him at the scene, holding him overnight for arraig…
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs ‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs
‘Demon’ Made BF Stab College Soccer Star Dead, Mom Helped Hide Body: Court Docs A soccer player days away from starting her freshman year was stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” took over and told him to stab her in a Jeep parked near her dorm — then his mother helped clean up and conceal her body, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Aug. 21. Royce Joel Moser, 18, of Canonsburg, is charged with criminal homicide in the death of 18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz, along with abuse of a corpse, conspiracy, tampering with evidence, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, and obstructing the administration of law, court recor…
LI Man Who Fought Two Cops, Grabbed Taser Found Guilty: Authorities LI Man Who Fought Two Cops, Grabbed Taser Found Guilty: Authorities
LI Man Who Fought Two Cops, Grabbed Taser Found Guilty: Authorities A Long Island man has been convicted of assaulting two police officers at the end of a car chase, authorities said. Terrell Harris, 39, of Hampton Bays, was found guilty Thursday, Aug. 20 on two counts of second-degree assault and several other charges, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Harris fled from a call for service at his Hampton Bays residence on Oct. 19, 2025, leading a responding officer to Hampton Bays Library, authorities said. The officer realized Harris had warrants for DWI and unlicensed vehicle operation, according to prosecutors. When the cop exited his v…
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS
Feds Detail NY Woman's Alleged Plan To Bomb State Capitol, Kill Senators For ISIS Federal officials are detailing a New York woman's alleged plan to bomb the State Capitol, kill senators, and flee to ISIS-controlled territory in Syria. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, made her initial appearance in federal court on a charge of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the US Department of Justice said (see criminal complaint attached at the bottom of this news story). Bowie was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she took possession of what she believed was an explosive device intended for an attack on the New York State Capitol and state senators, authorities said. …
NY Couple ‘Headed For Divorce’ Prior To Murder-Suicide, Officials Say NY Couple ‘Headed For Divorce’ Prior To Murder-Suicide, Officials Say
NY Couple ‘Headed For Divorce’ Prior To Murder-Suicide, Officials Say A New York man fatally shot his wife, then turned the gun on himself in a murder-suicide at their apartment outside Albany, police said. Jadet Forman, 37, killed 30-year-old Gabrielle Forman with one shot from a “ghost gun” that he’d privately manufactured, Cohoes Police Chief Todd Waldin said Wednesday, Aug. 19. Gabrielle Forman’s brother had traveled to the couple’s apartment at Harmony Mills Lofts in Cohoes to check on her and called out Jadet Forman’s name right before hearing gunshots, according to Waldin. Cops responded to the scene around 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18 following multiple …
NY Man Admits Murdering Girlfriend, Triggering Adirondack Manhunt: Authorities NY Man Admits Murdering Girlfriend, Triggering Adirondack Manhunt: Authorities
NY Man Admits Murdering Girlfriend, Triggering Adirondack Manhunt: Authorities A New York man admitted to stabbing his girlfriend to death then fleeing last year, leading to a multicounty manhunt across the Adirondack Mountains, authorities said. Anthony Bechand, 54, of Cohoes, copped to second-degree murder in the killing of 41-year-old Amanda Rodriguez on Sept. 13, 2025, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Bechand faces 20 years to life behind bars as part of his plea deal, prosecutors said. His sentencing hearing was set for Oct. 30. Rodriguez’s body was found Sept. 14, 2025, after a family friend walked into her home, investigators said. Cohoes Pol…
Religious Statue Damaged At Nassau County Catholic School, Vandal Flees: Police Religious Statue Damaged At Nassau County Catholic School, Vandal Flees: Police
Religious Statue Damaged At Nassau County Catholic School, Vandal Flees: Police A statue of Saint Michael on Long Island was defaced by an unknown woman who was only captured on security cameras, police said Thursday, Aug. 20. The woman intentionally damaged the statue at Notre Dame Catholic School in New Hyde Park on Thursday, Aug. 13, the Nassau County Police Department said. Notre Dame’s statue of Saint Michael is a re-creation of a 1635 painting from Guido Reni titled “The Archangel Michael defeating Satan.” Only the portion of the statue depicting Satan was defaced, according to a photo shared by Nassau police. The woman was last seen wearing a pink top and blue …
0.315 Grams Of Cocaine Could Equal 45 Years Behind Bars For LI Dealer: Authorities 0.315 Grams Of Cocaine Could Equal 45 Years Behind Bars For LI Dealer: Authorities
0.315 Grams Of Cocaine Could Equal 45 Years Behind Bars For LI Dealer: Authorities A Long Island man with a lengthy criminal history was convicted of selling cocaine to an undercover cop three times, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 20. Ishmel Owens, 34, of Freeport, faces up to 45 years in prison because of his previous record, the Suffolk County District attorney’s office said. Cops began investigating Owens in April 2025 and set up an undercover operation, in which he sold a total of 0.315 grams of cocaine to an officer at three separate meetups on April 24, April 30, and May 30 of that year, prosecutors said. Owens was arrested on Jan. 14, 2026, in Inwood, Nassau Coun…