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Drunk NY Driver Who Tried To Hide Open Drink After Deadly Crash Pleads Guilty: Authorities
A Capital Region woman pleaded guilty Monday, July 27 in a deadly drunken car crash last year, authorities said.
Morgan Lange, 34, of Glenville, copped to second-degree vehicular manslaughter and evidence tampering in the death of Joshua Soden on Sept. 8, 2025, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s office said.
Lange was driving with a 0.12 BAC outside Bentley’s Tavern in Ballston Spa when she struck Soden, 30, pinning him under her vehicle, investigators said. She then attempted to dispose of an open alcoholic beverage in the car, according to authorities.
Soden was rushed to a local ho…
Armed Trespassing In Capital Region Leads To Three Arrests, Including Two Teens: Police
Two teenagers were among three people busted for trespassing and gun possession in the Capital Region, police said.
Antonio Hudson, 23, a 15-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old girl were arrested around 9 p.m. Sunday, July 26 following a trespassing report, the Albany Police Department said.
As cops were investigating the trespassing at a private residence on the 300 block of Second Street near Judson Street, they determined one of the suspects had a gun, police said.
Hudson, of Schenectady, was holding a loaded handgun and charged with second- and third-degree weapons possession and first-deg…
NFL Coach's Son Arrested For Shooting Wife At Family Home, Officials Say
The son of an NFL coach has been arrested for a shooting at the family home in Virginia, Daily Voice has learned.
Eric Bieniemy's wife, Mia Bieniemy, 57, was reportedly shot by their son Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, on Sunday, July 26, in the 20000 block of Northpark Drive, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and ESPN. Eric Bieniemy is the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive coordinator.
Deputies were called shortly after 7:30 p.m. on July 26 to the home, where there were reports of gunshot wounds. One woman was treated and rushed to an area hospital.
Mia Bieniemy was listed in st…
Strip-Searched And Fired: State Police Recruit Claims Mistreatment, Teases Lawsuit
A New York State Police recruit says she was partially strip-searched by superiors during her time at the agency’s academy, according to a new report.
Daiana Doran, 34, had been accused of concealing an Apple Watch while she was attending the academy’s 28-week training course, the Albany Times-Union reported Sunday, July 26.
Doran filed a notice of claim, a typical precursor to a lawsuit, in which she detailed the experience, according to the Times-Union. The search began with troopers tossing her dorm room but coming up empty in the search for the watch, according to the notice of claim.
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American Woman Disappears During Beach Trip In Caribbean
A trip to one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated shorelines has turned into a mystery with a family waiting for answers.
Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, 44, of Cary, North Carolina, was last seen at Grand Anse Beach in St. George’s, Grenada, on Wednesday, July 22, according to the Royal Grenada Police Force.
Police issued the missing-person alert on Thursday, July 23.
The alert describes Waddell as 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a medium build and short blonde hair. It identifies her as a US citizen residing in the Grand Anse area during her stay.
Authorities asked anyone who has seen Waddell or kno…
Sleeping DWI Driver Awakens, Spits On, Injures 2 Officers In NY: Police
A driver injured two police officers after they found him asleep behind the wheel of an SUV in New York early Sunday morning, police said.
Fourth Precinct officers responded to the area of Nassau Expressway and Rock Hall Road at approximately 5:48 a.m. Sunday, July 26, for a report of a vehicle stopped with its driver appearing to be asleep, according to a Nassau County Police Department release issued Sunday, July 26.
When officers attempted to wake the driver of a red Hyundai Santa Fe, he allegedly became combative and spat at them, police said. During the ensuing arrest, two officers su…
Parasite Outbreak May Be Wider, CDC Says In New Warning
The scale of a fast-moving foodborne illness threat is coming into sharper focus, and confirmed cases may show only part of the problem.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, July 24, that a Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce had expanded from five states to nine.
At least 1,947 illnesses and 98 hospitalizations have been reported. No deaths have been recorded.
Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania were added to Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.
The CDC warned that the outbreak may not be limited to those states. The true numb…
Year Long Jewelry Burglary Spree In NY Ends With Foot Chase Of PA Man
A Pennsylvania man broke into multiple homes across Long Island over nearly a year and stealing jewelry before his arrest following a brief foot chase, police said in a release issued Saturday, July 25.
Reginald Engram, 60, of Bethlehem, was arrested at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 24, in New Hyde Park following what Nassau County detectives described as an extensive investigation.
Engram unlawfully entered multiple residences throughout Nassau County between July 11, 2025, and May 23, 2026, investigators allege. Once inside the homes, he allegedly stole assorted jewelry…
NFL Head Coach Seriously Injured In Crash
A frightening off-field ordeal has forced one of the NFL's most prominent coaches to pull back as a new season begins.
The San Francisco 49ers announced on Saturday, July 25, that head coach Kyle Shanahan suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a car crash and will have a limited role at the start of training camp.
The crash occurred on Tuesday, July 14, near Shanahan's home in Los Gatos, California, when his vehicle collided with an SUV, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Shanahan, 46, suffered a severe concussion, broken nose, broken hand, and three broken ribs. He also needed more …
Wrong-Way DWI Driver Slams Into 90-Year-Old On NY Thruway, Flips Tractor-Trailer: Police
A wrong-way, drunken Massachusetts driver struck a 90-year-old man's pickup truck head-on on the New York State Thruway before a tractor-trailer overturned trying to avoid the wreck, police said.
David Thomas Russell, 24, of Westfield, MA, was driving a 2021 Ford pickup northbound in the southbound lanes when he struck a 2025 Ford pickup driven by a 90-year-old Glens Falls man head-on, at approximately 4:40 a.m., on the southbound side of Interstate 87 near Exit 21A in Coeymans, NYSP said.
A 2026 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by a 34-year-old Troy man swerved to av…
