Driver In NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller’s Deadly Shooting Gets Prison Time Driver In NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller’s Deadly Shooting Gets Prison Time
Driver In Nypd Det. Jonathan Diller’s Deadly Shooting Gets Prison Time The New York man behind the wheel when an NYPD officer was shot dead has learned his fate, authorities announced Tuesday, July 14. Lindy Jones, 44, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to weapons possession, the Queens District Attorney’s office said. Jones and Guy Rivera were inside a car in Far Rockaway on March 25, 2024, when they were approached by Jonathan Diller and other NYPD officers, according to authorities. Rivera pulled a gun and shot Diller, a Massapequa Park father of two. Though Jones did not fire any shots, he was also arrested at the scene. Investiga…
Accused LI Sex Trafficker Was Actually Victim Under Predator’s Control: Authorities Accused LI Sex Trafficker Was Actually Victim Under Predator’s Control: Authorities
Accused LI Sex Trafficker Was Actually Victim Under Predator’s Control: Authorities Sex trafficking charges against a Long Island woman have been dismissed after investigators determined she was actually a victim, authorities said. Samantha Wimmer, 39, of Central Islip, was released Tuesday, July 14 after pleading guilty to misdemeanor prostitution, Newsday reported. She will not face additional jail time if she avoids arrest for the next six months. Wimmer was caught up in the operations of Danny St. Louis, prosecutors said. St. Louis, 45, pleaded guilty in May to three counts of raping a teenage girl as part of his sex trafficking scheme and was sentenced to 15 years in …
Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War' Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War'
Hegseth Orders Testosterone Screenings For US Service Members: 'The High-T Department Of War' The Pentagon is adding a new annual health check for much of the active-duty force, framing it as a matter of combat readiness. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a video posted to X on Wednesday, July 15, that active-duty service members age 30 and older will receive annual testosterone deficiency screenings. Troops under 30 may volunteer for the testing. The screenings will be incorporated into the military's existing Periodic Health Assessment. Service members whose results show a deficiency may be offered testosterone replacement therapy. Treatment will remain optional, the 46…
Driver Was Drunk And High In Fiery NY State Police Cruiser Wreck: Authorities Driver Was Drunk And High In Fiery NY State Police Cruiser Wreck: Authorities
Driver Was Drunk And High In Fiery NY State Police Cruiser Wreck: Authorities The woman who slammed into a New York State Police cruiser and ignited an inferno was drunk and high between the wheel, authorities said. Michelle Donah, 41, of Saranac, failed field sobriety tests at the scene outside Plattsburgh, state police said Wednesday, July 15. When she was taken to a state police station, her breath smelled of alcohol and she refused a drug evaluation, according to authorities. Troopers determined she was impaired by both drugs and alcohol, then charged her with driving while ability impaired. She was released on appearance tickets. Donah was driving behind two st…
NY Man Murdered In PA; 'I Killed Everyone I Love' Triple Homicide Suspect Said: Affidavit NY Man Murdered In PA; 'I Killed Everyone I Love' Triple Homicide Suspect Said: Affidavit
NY Man Murdered In PA; 'I Killed Everyone I Love' Triple Homicide Suspect Said: Affidavit A 29-year-old man accused of killing his uncle and two friends in a Pennsylvania home told State Police, "I killed everyone I love," as troopers took him into custody, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice. Pennsylvania State Police responded to a home on Baptist Hill Road in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, for a reported shooting. Inside, troopers found three men dead from gunshot wounds, police said. The victims were identified as Philip Johnson, 53, of Hallstead; Kevin Igo, 38, of Susquehanna; and Frank Talarico Jr., 29, of Bin…
NY Family Feud Spiraled Into Revenge Killing For Teen Boy’s Death: Investigators NY Family Feud Spiraled Into Revenge Killing For Teen Boy’s Death: Investigators
NY Family Feud Spiraled Into Revenge Killing For Teen Boy’s Death: Investigators An Albany woman’s killing over Independence Day weekend was revenge for a teenager’s death almost exactly one year earlier, according to authorities. Vance Mims Jr., 44, and his wife, Glenda Barrett, 43, were arraigned Wednesday, July 15 in connection with the death of Iris Vazquez, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Vazquez, 39, was shot dead in her car on Sunday, July 5, police said. Mims was arrested Thursday, July 9 and charged with second-degree murder. Investigators said Mims killed Vazquez in retaliation for his son’s death in a chaotic incident on July 4, 2025, in A…
Ritzy Developer Must Pay Long Island Town $10M After Land Discovery Ritzy Developer Must Pay Long Island Town $10M After Land Discovery
Ritzy Developer Must Pay Long Island Town $10M After Land Discovery A tangled web of lawsuits between the Town of Southampton and a luxury developer has been settled for $10 million. Discovery Land Company, an Arizona-based group, will pay the town to settle the three suits, Newsday reported. The developer landed on the expensive side of the settlement after town officials learned the town itself still owned land crucial to the company’s plans. Town highway superintendent Charlie McArdle told Newsday there were “a few high fives” after the town learned it still owned the strip of land. Discovery has been plotting development of The Hills at Southampton sin…
New York Native Found Dead Inside Tent In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner New York Native Found Dead Inside Tent In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner
New York Native Found Dead Inside Tent In Pennsylvania Identified: Coroner A 28-year-old New York native was found dead inside a tent in Pennsylvania, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15. Diamond Y. Jenkins, was pronounced dead at the scene in the 200 block of West Union Street on Tuesday, July 14, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Jenkins was found deceased inside a tent, and is believed to have been experiencing homelessness, authorities explained. An autopsy was completed Wednesday at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office & Forensic Center, the coroner said. Her cause and manner of death remain pending the results of microscopic and toxic…
NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police
NJ Family Dead In NY Plane Crash: State Police A 2-year-old New Jersey girl, her mother, and her grandfather pilot were killed in a small plane crash just after taking off from the Adirondack Regional Airport in New York this week. Guiliana Hillgrube, her 33-year-old mother Gabriella, and her 70-year-old grandfather Gabriele Jasper, were identified on Wednesday, July 15 as the victims of the crash two days prior, according to New York State Police. Jasper, a Brick Township-based spine doctor and Toms River, was piloting the plane, police said. Hillgrube and her daughter, of Forked River, were passengers. Less than two weeks earlier…
Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data
Mysterious Giant Planet Emerges From Decade-Old Telescope Data A young star system has surrendered a giant secret that it spent more than a decade hiding in plain sight. Astronomers announced on Wednesday, July 15, that they had discovered Beta Pictoris d, a cold gas giant orbiting a star about 63 light-years from Earth, according to Scientific American. The planet is estimated to have two to four times Jupiter’s mass. It is only slightly larger than Jupiter, despite its far greater mass. Two research teams detected the world independently while studying Beta Pictoris, a young star already known to host two giant planets and a sprawling disk of debris…
Husband's Plea For ICE Help Backfires After Internet Connects The Dots To Jersey Shore Assault Husband's Plea For ICE Help Backfires After Internet Connects The Dots To Jersey Shore Assault
Husband's Plea For ICE Help Backfires After Internet Connects The Dots To Jersey Shore Assault Matthew Geroni turned to TikTok, hoping strangers would help save his wife from ICE custody. Instead, they reminded him why she was there, and with little sympathy. Gerroni, of Brick Township, filmed a TikTok video of himself crying as he drove just after his wife, Kaitlyn Tracey, had been arrested after police said she hit a child in an argument over patriotic sweatpants on the Point Pleasant boardwalk. The sweatpants had the words "ICE" and "Trump" on them, according to NJ Advance Media. In his video, Geroni explained that Tracey, a 33-year-old Canadian national, was being detai…
Grandfather Breaks Silence After Terrifying Bison Attack: 'He Could Have Gored Me' Grandfather Breaks Silence After Terrifying Bison Attack: 'He Could Have Gored Me'
Grandfather Breaks Silence After Terrifying Bison Attack: 'He Could Have Gored Me' A grandfather who survived a terrifying Yellowstone encounter is describing the split-second choice that put him directly in danger. Carl Isom-McDaniel, 65, discussed the ordeal in an interview with CNN this week. Isom-McDaniel, a Washington state resident and community leader, was walking through Bridge Bay Campground with his 13-year-old grandson when they spotted a bull bison. “We were about a hundred yards away,” McDaniel told CNN. “He was not aggressive; he was not having problems, and we took some pictures and decided to walk on.” The encounter unfolded Friday evening, July 10, near…
US Increases Travel Warning For Popular Caribbean Destination: What To Know US Increases Travel Warning For Popular Caribbean Destination: What To Know
US Increases Travel Warning For Popular Caribbean Destination: What To Know The State Department is increasing its warning level for American travelers visiting Saint Lucia. The federal government raised its travel advisory for the Caribbean island to Level 2 on Friday, July 10. A Level 2 advisory tells US citizens to "exercise increased caution" in a nation. According to State Department officials, violent crime can happen "anywhere" in Saint Lucia. "US citizens and other foreigners in Saint Lucia have been victims of armed robbery, assault, burglary, and rape," the advisory said. "In some cases, U.S. citizens have been killed." Guests at tourist resor…
‘Extraordinary Father’ Identified As Victim Of Nassau Car Crash: ‘His Family’s Keeper’ ‘Extraordinary Father’ Identified As Victim Of Nassau Car Crash: ‘His Family’s Keeper’
‘Extraordinary Father’ Identified As Victim Of Nassau Car Crash: ‘His Family’s Keeper’ A beloved Long Island man has been identified as the victim of a single-car crash that also left three of his family members with serious injuries, authorities announced Tuesday, July 14. Alberto Ayala, 37, of Uniondale, was killed in the wreck on Saturday, July 11, in Roosevelt. An online fundraiser has since been launched for his family. “Al was the true definition of a protector; he was his family's keeper,” organizer Allison Morales wrote in the GoFundMe. “His deepest passion in life was simply being there for the people he loved, showing up in every way possible.” Ayala was driving a …
'Remarkably Sophisticated' Scam Nearly Cost CBS News Correspondent Thousands: What To Know 'Remarkably Sophisticated' Scam Nearly Cost CBS News Correspondent Thousands: What To Know
'Remarkably Sophisticated' Scam Nearly Cost CBS News Correspondent Thousands: What To Know A high-profile network correspondent who has covered scams for years thought he knew every trick. Then one caller almost proved him wrong. CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman, 48, said in videos shared on social media that he came close to emptying one of his bank accounts after a caller posed as a Bank of America fraud protection employee. "I just got SCAMMED: a remarkably sophisticated phone scam that nearly had me pull the entirety of funds out of one bank account," Gutman wrote in an accompanying post to the video. The caller gave Gutman a name and badge ID, knew details about his…
New Rankings Reveal America's Most Loved Cities New Rankings Reveal America's Most Loved Cities
New Rankings Reveal America's Most Loved Cities A new travel ranking is giving vacation dreamers a fresh reason to argue over the map. Travel + Leisure released its 2026 World's Best Awards list of the best cities in the US on Monday, July 7, after readers weighed in on their favorite travel experiences. The magazine’s readers put Santa Fe, New Mexico, at No. 1 with a score of 88.85, ahead of Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, according to Travel + Leisure. Santa Fe also ranked No. 19 among the best cities in the world. Travel + Leisure highlighted its sunshine, food, skiing, and cultural stops, including the Georgia O'K…
Tick Bite Can Trigger Life-Changing Food Allergy: Warning Signs, Prevention Tips Tick Bite Can Trigger Life-Changing Food Allergy: Warning Signs, Prevention Tips
Tick Bite Can Trigger Life-Changing Food Allergy: Warning Signs, Prevention Tips A nearly invisible outdoor hazard can alter what someone can safely eat and trigger a medical emergency hours after dinner. The condition is alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, a potentially life-threatening allergy that can develop after a tick bite, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alpha-gal is a sugar molecule found in most mammals but not in humans. It is also present in the saliva of some ticks. A bite can introduce the molecule into a person’s bloodstream, causing the immune system to treat it as a threat. The person may react later after eating beef, pork, lamb, …
LI Native Always Dreamed Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Appearance — Now She Gets Her Chance LI Native Always Dreamed Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Appearance — Now She Gets Her Chance
LI Native Always Dreamed Of ‘Jeopardy!’ Appearance — Now She Gets Her Chance A Long Island native with lifetime “Jeopardy!” dreams will take on a nine-time champion on the show’s Wednesday, July 15 episode. Marisa Rizzuti, from Centerport, will face the tough task of taking down Caleb Groen, who won his ninth straight “Jeopardy!” game on Tuesday, July 14. While Groen hails from Southern California, the third contestant is also a New Yorker — Armando Marin, of Queens. “I still can’t believe that this happened. I’ve taken the test many times, auditioned twice, and finally got the call to appear a few months ago,” Rizzuti wrote in an Instagram post a few days before he…
Dark Skies, Bright Streaks: Perseid Meteor Shower Starts With Spectacular Peak Coming Dark Skies, Bright Streaks: Perseid Meteor Shower Starts With Spectacular Peak Coming
Dark Skies, Bright Streaks: Perseid Meteor Shower Starts With Spectacular Peak Coming A stunning spectacle is beginning to stir just as the summer night sky offers a timely assist. The moon turns new on Tuesday, July 14, creating dark conditions as Earth enters the outer edge of the Perseid meteor shower's debris stream, according to Space.com. A few early streaks could become visible that night. The shower's formal activity period runs from Friday, July 17, through Monday, Aug. 24, the International Meteor Organization said. Rates will begin to rise slowly over the coming weeks. The main event is expected overnight from Wednesday, Aug. 12, into Thursday, Aug. 13. That afte…
Teen Who Climbs NYC Skyscrapers For Likes Posts From Paris After NJ Swatting Arrest Teen Who Climbs NYC Skyscrapers For Likes Posts From Paris After NJ Swatting Arrest
Teen Who Climbs NYC Skyscrapers For Likes Posts From Paris After NJ Swatting Arrest A Queens building climber with nearly 37,000 Instagram followers is accused of making two fake 911 calls that sent police rushing to the same Bergen County home hours apart, authorities said. Officers first responded to West Prospect Street in Waldwick on March 31, after a caller later identified as Alejandro De La Torre-Cardona, 19, of East Elmhurst, NY, reported an armed person inside the home making threats, Waldwick Police Chief Troy Seifert said. Investigators determined the call originated from the home's landline, but after a thorough investigation, officers found no on…
19-Year-Old LI Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck: Police 19-Year-Old LI Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck: Police
19-Year-Old LI Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck: Police A 19-year-old motorcycle rider was killed in a crash on Long Island on Tuesday afternoon, July 14, police said. Charles Carrano, of Center Moriches, was riding his 2006 Honda motorcycle eastbound on Montauk Highway around 12:45 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said. Carrano collided with a 2014 Ram 1500 pickup truck in the intersection at James Hawkins Road in Moriches, investigators said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver, a 27-year-old East Moriches man, was not injured, cops said. Investigators are still looking into the crash.
Nassau Woman Dead After Being Crushed In Nantucket Parking Lot Crash: Police Nassau Woman Dead After Being Crushed In Nantucket Parking Lot Crash: Police
Nassau Woman Dead After Being Crushed In Nantucket Parking Lot Crash: Police A Long Island woman has died following a car crash in a parking lot on Nantucket in Massachusetts, authorities said. Stacey J. Rosen, 62, of Atlantic Beach, was walking through a parking lot outside a Stop & Shop grocery store in downtown Nantucket on Monday, June 29 when she was struck, the local police department said. Rosen died later from her injuries, the Nantucket Police Department announced Friday, July 10. Katherine Featherston, 62, of Fairfield, CT, was arrested and charged with motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, police said. The charge is a misdemeanor under state…
New Details Revealed In Milania Giudice Assault Case As RHONJ Star's Daughter Appears In Court New Details Revealed In Milania Giudice Assault Case As RHONJ Star's Daughter Appears In Court
New Details Revealed In Milania Giudice Assault Case As Rhonj Star's Daughter Appears In Court New details about the assault charge against Milania Giudice were revealed during her first court appearance on Tuesday, July 14. The 20-year-old daughter of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice appeared virtually in Montville Township Municipal Court with her attorney, Alan Kraminsky.  TMZ shared a video recording of the hearing. During the proceeding, the judge explained the charge against Milania, stating that she "did knowingly cause bodily injury to another, specifically by striking the victim LR in the head with her fist, causing redness to the middle of the v…
Dad Killed At Home Construction Site Had Ties To UK Crime Group Linked To NY Fraud Cases: DHS Dad Killed At Home Construction Site Had Ties To UK Crime Group Linked To NY Fraud Cases: DHS
Dad Killed At Home Construction Site Had Ties To UK Crime Group Linked To NY Fraud Cases: DHS The father of a 7-month-old girl who was fatally shot while working construction at a Pennsylvania home has now become the focus of a separate federal disclosure. Salis Hanrahan, 20, was killed while working at a home in Philadelphia's Roxborough neighborhood on Wednesday, July 8. The homeowner, 75-year-old George Barr, has since been charged with murder, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Hanrahan "was an illegal alien from the United Kingdom," a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Daily Voice. Hanrahan entered the United States illegally "on an unknown date and location…
LI Powerlifter’s Social Media Flexes Exposed $100K Disability Fraud: Authorities LI Powerlifter’s Social Media Flexes Exposed $100K Disability Fraud: Authorities
LI Powerlifter’s Social Media Flexes Exposed $100K Disability Fraud: Authorities A Long Island powerlifter bilked more than $100,000 through disability payments while competing in professional competitions, authorities said. Raymond Phillips, 40, of Huntington Station, pulled off the fraud between 2021 and 2024, the New York Attorney General’s office said. Phillips said he suffered a serious injury while weightlifting in 2018, rendering him unable to work or perform routine activities without help, investigators said. He applied for state disability payments and was approved in May 2021, according to authorities. But by 2021, Phillips was perfectly capable of working a…
Data Breach Exposes 305K NYers' Genetic Information — Now 23andMe To Pay $18M, AG Says Data Breach Exposes 305K NYers' Genetic Information — Now 23andMe To Pay $18M, AG Says
Data Breach Exposes 305K NYers' Genetic Information — Now 23andMe To Pay $18M, AG Says Millions of former 23andMe customers are set to receive stronger privacy protections after the genetic testing company agreed to pay $18 million to settle claims over a massive data breach that exposed customers' sensitive genetic information, New York prosecutors announced. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the multistate settlement on Tuesday, July 14, saying 23andMe failed to adequately protect customer data before hackers breached the company's systems in 2023.  The breach affected approximately 6.9 million customers nationwide, including 305,245 in New York, exposi…
'Miracle On The Hudson' Pilot Capt. Sully Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis: 'Courageous Together' 'Miracle On The Hudson' Pilot Capt. Sully Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis: 'Courageous Together'
'Miracle On The Hudson' Pilot Capt. Sully Reveals Alzheimer's Diagnosis: 'Courageous Together' The airline pilot known around the world for safely landing a commercial plane in the Hudson River in New York City said he has been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease. Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger announced the diagnosis in a statement posted on his website on Tuesday, July 14. He also exclusively spoke to People magazine about his condition. Sullenberger became a household name for the "Miracle on the Hudson" on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. The North Texas native piloted US Airways Flight 1549 to a safe emergency landing after both engines were …
LI Gunman Shot, Paralyzed Mother Of His Kids Because She Came Home Late From Work: DA LI Gunman Shot, Paralyzed Mother Of His Kids Because She Came Home Late From Work: DA
LI Gunman Shot, Paralyzed Mother Of His Kids Because She Came Home Late From Work: DA A Long Island man shot and paralyzed the mother of his children because she returned home late from work, authorities said. Eric Whilby, 37, was indicted Monday, July 13 for the attack on a 40-year-old woman in Greenlawn, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Whilby, of Greenlawn, had been living with the victim, their two children, and the woman’s mother, brother, and sister, authorities said. Around 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, the woman returned home late from work and learned Whilby was angry she hadn’t come straight home, according to investigators. The woman left the hom…
8-Year-Old Boy’s Freezing Death On LI Still Disputed, Mom Seeks To Save $9M Deal 8-Year-Old Boy’s Freezing Death On LI Still Disputed, Mom Seeks To Save $9M Deal
8-Year-Old Boy’s Freezing Death On LI Still Disputed, Mom Seeks To Save $9M Deal A $9 million settlement for a grieving Long Island mother is apparently back on the table after she filed court documents seeking to revive it. Justyna Zubko-Valva, the mother of Thomas Valva, and her attorneys said Monday, July 13 that a new deal had been reached with Suffolk County in Thomas’s horrifying 2020 death, according to Newsday. Zubko-Valva, of Valley Stream, initially reached the settlement in September 2025. She had sued Suffolk County and numerous administrators in Child Protective Services for $200 million over Thomas’s death. But the agreement was dramatically tossed on Thu…
State Police Cruiser Goes Up In Flames In Three-Car Wreck In New York: Troopers State Police Cruiser Goes Up In Flames In Three-Car Wreck In New York: Troopers
State Police Cruiser Goes Up In Flames In Three-Car Wreck In New York: Troopers A New York State Police vehicle caught fire in a three-car wreck on Tuesday morning, July 14, and two troopers were hospitalized, authorities said. Two state police cruisers were traveling westbound on New York State Route 374 near Plattsburgh around 7 a.m., police said. They were driven by troopers Jakai Townsend and Jacob Casey. A car in front of them slowed down to make a left turn onto Rand Hill Road, and the troopers slowed down behind it, authorities said. However, an orange Jeep Grand Cherokee behind them did not slow down, slamming into Townsend’s vehicle and sending it into Casey’s…
Blazing Mulch Fire Disrupts LIRR In Morning Commute, Multiple Trains Canceled Blazing Mulch Fire Disrupts LIRR In Morning Commute, Multiple Trains Canceled
Blazing Mulch Fire Disrupts Lirr In Morning Commute, Multiple Trains Canceled A large mulch fire caused cancellations and significant delays on the Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday morning, July 14. The fire erupted around 5:30 a.m. at a business on Suffolk Avenue, right next to the busy railroad’s Ronkonkoma Branch in Brentwood, News 12 Long Island reported. The blaze resulted in trains being held at platforms in both directions. Eventually, fire officials agreed to let some trains pass in a “slowdown” instead of a full shutdown on the line between Ronkonkoma and Wyandanch, according to Newsday. However, multiple westbound trains had already been canceled by that ti…