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Car Plunges Down Embankment On Route 129 In Hudson Valley Car Plunges Down Embankment On Route 129 In Hudson Valley Car Plunges Down Embankment On Route 129 In Hudson Valley
Car Plunges Down Embankment On Route 129 In Hudson Valley Firefighters pulled off a complicated rescue operation after a vehicle crashed down an embankment in Northern Westchester. The crash happened in Yorktown on Sunday, Sept. 27, when a vehicle went down an embankment on Route 129 between Underhill Avenue and the Taconic State Parkway overpass, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  A dozen firefighters soon arrived at the scene and found the driver was trapped in the car.  Crews then began lowering firefighters down while also securing the car with a griphoist to stop it from shifting. Firefighters then t…
2 Admit To Crack Cocaine Sales In Rockland County, Face Years In Prison: DA 2 Admit To Crack Cocaine Sales In Rockland County, Face Years In Prison: DA 2 Admit To Crack Cocaine Sales In Rockland County, Face Years In Prison: DA
2 Admit To Crack Cocaine Sales In Rockland County, Face Years In Prison: DA Two men have pleaded guilty to selling crack cocaine in Rockland County following a months-long investigation that previously led to four arrests, prosecutors said.  Tyrone Stewart, 35, and Frantz Beauvais, 39, entered their pleas on Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Rockland County Court as part of the Rockland County Drug Task Force's “Operation Spring Cleaning,” the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Sept. 28.   As previously reported by Daily Voice, Stewart and Beauvais were among four people indicted as part of the operation, which was a months-long inve…
Billy Joel Motorcycle Auction Details Announced — More Than 70 Bikes For Sale Billy Joel Motorcycle Auction Details Announced — More Than 70 Bikes For Sale Billy Joel Motorcycle Auction Details Announced — More Than 70 Bikes For Sale
Billy Joel Motorcycle Auction Details Announced — More Than 70 Bikes For Sale Billy Joel has released the details of his long-awaited motorcycle auction. The 77-year-old Piano Man will auction off his collection Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Javits Center in Manhattan, auctioneer Gooding Christie’s announced Monday, Sept. 28. More than 70 of Joel’s bikes from his extensive collection will be available to the highest bidders, Gooding Christie’s said. All lots will be sold without reserve. “I've always been drawn to bikes built by people who cared about getting every detail right,” Joel said in a press release. “I've loved building this collection. Now …
Husband Admits Strangling Wife's Fiancée, Hiding Body For 7 Years: Court Docs Husband Admits Strangling Wife's Fiancée, Hiding Body For 7 Years: Court Docs Husband Admits Strangling Wife's Fiancée, Hiding Body For 7 Years: Court Docs
Husband Admits Strangling Wife's Fiancée, Hiding Body For 7 Years: Court Docs A Pennsylvania man admitted strangling his wife’s fiancée in his van and burying her body along a creek nearly seven years ago, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 28. David Allen Snyder, 39, of Hanover, is charged with first-degree murder and strangulation in the death of 38-year-old Kimberley Gsell, court records show. Gsell was last seen around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2019, at the Rodeway Inn at 1239 Harrisburg Pike in Middlesex Township, according to the affidavit. At the time of her disappearance, Gsell was engaged to Amanda Snyder, who remained marrie…
NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports
NYT Games Exec's Troubled Family History Emerges After Killing: Reports A New York Times Games executive allegedly killed by his parents-in-law in a California sports complex parking lot over the weekend was charged with child abuse offenses stemming from accusations involving two young children in 2025, according to published reports. Jonathan McKinsey, 40, of Dublin, was charged in Alameda County in 2025 with two misdemeanor counts of child abuse after his wife reported that he struck her 6-year-old son in the face with an open hand, KTVU reports. She also told authorities that McKinsey had grabbed her arm during a 2018 domestic violence incident, leaving a br…
More Details Emerge After Woman, 38, Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Rockland County More Details Emerge After Woman, 38, Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Rockland County More Details Emerge After Woman, 38, Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Rockland County
More Details Emerge After Woman, 38, Killed In Garbage Truck Crash In Rockland County UPDATE: A 38-year-old woman was killed and another person was hospitalized after a sedan and garbage truck collided head-on in Rockland County, police said. The crash happened on Route 202 near Wilder Road in Wesley Hills at around 10:35 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, according to Ramapo Police.  Police said a garbage truck and sedan collided head-on, police said. The sedan's driver, a 38-year-old woman from Suffern, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name has not yet been released.  Meanwhile, a passenger in the sedan, a 37-year-old Suffern resident, was taken to Westchester …
Drunk Driver Swerves Across Lanes, Hits Vehicle Head-On, Flees Scene On I-84 In NY: NYSP Drunk Driver Swerves Across Lanes, Hits Vehicle Head-On, Flees Scene On I-84 In NY: NYSP Drunk Driver Swerves Across Lanes, Hits Vehicle Head-On, Flees Scene On I-84 In NY: NYSP
Drunk Driver Swerves Across Lanes, Hits Vehicle Head-On, Flees Scene On I-84 In NY: Nysp A Long Island man accused of running from the scene after causing a head-on crash on Interstate 84 in Dutchess County was later found intoxicated, police said.  The crash happened on westbound I-84 near mile marker 42.4 in Beacon on Sunday, Sept. 27, shortly before 5 p.m., New York State Police said.  According to State Police, Nassau County resident Oscar E. Barahona, 31, of Lynbrook, was driving a 2007 Honda eastbound on I-84 when he tried to turn through the center median. Barahona entered the westbound lanes and swerved across all lanes of traffic before hitting a 2025 To…
Fraternity Gang Rape Case Reopened At Cornell Amid New Lawsuit Fraternity Gang Rape Case Reopened At Cornell Amid New Lawsuit Fraternity Gang Rape Case Reopened At Cornell Amid New Lawsuit
Fraternity Gang Rape Case Reopened At Cornell Amid New Lawsuit Prosecutors are reopening a criminal investigation into members of a Cornell University fraternity accused of a gang rape, according to reports. The Tompkins County District Attorney's Office told ABC News on Monday, Sept. 28, that it plans to present the case to a grand jury. In a civil lawsuit, a former Cornell student claimed seven current and former members of the Chi Phi fraternity drugged, sexually assaulted, and gang-raped her in October 2024. The woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, filed the complaint on Monday, Sept. 14. She's suing the university, several Chi P…
NY Mall Closes Early After Disturbance Involving Minors, Teen Night Suspended Indefinitely NY Mall Closes Early After Disturbance Involving Minors, Teen Night Suspended Indefinitely NY Mall Closes Early After Disturbance Involving Minors, Teen Night Suspended Indefinitely
NY Mall Closes Early After Disturbance Involving Minors, Teen Night Suspended Indefinitely A disturbance involving several minors forced a mall in Dutchess County to close early over the weekend and has now prompted an entertainment center to indefinitely suspend its events for young people.  The Poughkeepsie Galleria closed for the evening on Friday, Sept. 25, after what mall officials described as a disturbance involving several minors.  “The safety and well-being of our guests, tenants, and employees remains our highest priority,” the Galleria said at the time, thanking local law enforcement agencies for their response. The following day, Bounce Sports & Enterta…
NY USPS Workers Stole 200-Plus Gift Cards From Mail, Feds Say NY USPS Workers Stole 200-Plus Gift Cards From Mail, Feds Say NY USPS Workers Stole 200-Plus Gift Cards From Mail, Feds Say
NY USPS Workers Stole 200-Plus Gift Cards From Mail, Feds Say Two former postal workers in Westchester County are facing federal charges for stealing more than 200 gift cards from the mail and using them for their own benefit, prosecutors said.  Pian Pian Wong-Tam, 59, and William Wong, 57, both of New York City, were presented on Friday, Sept. 25, before Chief US Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy on charges stemming from the alleged scheme, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Wong-Tam formerly worked as a mail processing clerk at the US Postal Service's White Plains Processing & Distribution Cent…
Girl, 16, Found Safe After Intense 2-Day Search In Hudson Valley Girl, 16, Found Safe After Intense 2-Day Search In Hudson Valley Girl, 16, Found Safe After Intense 2-Day Search In Hudson Valley
Girl, 16, Found Safe After Intense 2-Day Search In Hudson Valley A missing 16-year-old girl was found safe in Orange County after an intense two-day search involving local and federal authorities, police said. The teenager was first reported missing to the Town of New Windsor Police Department at around 6:28 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, the department said on Sunday, Sept. 27.  New Windsor officers and detectives began investigating and followed multiple leads over the next two days. On Saturday, Sept. 26, the girl was eventually found in the Town of Newburgh, police said. Authorities did not release the teenager's name or provide details about…
BET Host, Radio Legend Angela Stribling Dies BET Host, Radio Legend Angela Stribling Dies BET Host, Radio Legend Angela Stribling Dies
BET Host, Radio Legend Angela Stribling Dies Angela Stribling, a former BET host, jazz artist, and longtime radio personality whose voice became a staple in Washington, DC, and beyond, has died, loved ones announced on social media Sunday, Sept. 27. She was 58 years old. A cause of death was not made public. Her friend and former BET colleague Ed Gordon was one of many mourning her loss. “So very sad to hear Angela Stribling has passed away. We worked together and became friends during our years at the network and remained friends once we both moved on to other opportunities.” Stribling hosted several shows during her years at BET, …