Daily Voice Readers’ Choice

Nominations concluded. Finalists are being selected. Sign up for alerts to stay updated.

Firefighter's Wife, 81, Killed In NY House Fire; Husband Of 62 Years Loses Home Firefighter's Wife, 81, Killed In NY House Fire; Husband Of 62 Years Loses Home Firefighter's Wife, 81, Killed In NY House Fire; Husband Of 62 Years Loses Home
Firefighter's Wife, 81, Killed In NY House Fire; Husband Of 62 Years Loses Home A former pediatric nurse, foster mother, and longtime fire department auxiliary member has been identified as the woman killed in a Capital Region house fire that also left her husband of 62 years, a lifelong firefighter, without a home. Donna A. (Baker) Stewart, 81, died Friday, Oct. 9, after a fire broke out at her home on Old River Road in Niskayuna, according to her obituary published by Bowen & Parker Bros. Funeral Home. Her husband, Robert N. "Rocky" Stewart, a longtime member of the Verdoy Volunteer Fire Department, is now mourning his wife while facing the loss of the home they …
Car Slams Into Tree In Hudson Valley — But Driver Comes Out Unharmed Car Slams Into Tree In Hudson Valley — But Driver Comes Out Unharmed Car Slams Into Tree In Hudson Valley — But Driver Comes Out Unharmed
Car Slams Into Tree In Hudson Valley — But Driver Comes Out Unharmed A car veered off a road and struck a tree in Putnam County, slowing traffic for more than half an hour, firefighters said.  The crash happened on Wixon Pond Road in Mahopac on Saturday, Oct. 10, around 11:30 a.m., according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  Firefighters responded to the single-vehicle crash alongside the Carmel Police Department and Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps. When emergency crews arrived, they found that the vehicle had left the roadway and struck a tree.  The driver reported no injuries and declined transportation to a hospital for furt…
Officer Injured In 4-Vehicle Crash In Dutchess County: Police Now Investigating Officer Injured In 4-Vehicle Crash In Dutchess County: Police Now Investigating Officer Injured In 4-Vehicle Crash In Dutchess County: Police Now Investigating
Officer Injured In 4-Vehicle Crash In Dutchess County: Police Now Investigating Authorities are investigating a crash that involved a patrol car in Dutchess County and left an officer injured.  The crash happened on West Main Street (Route 9D) in Wappingers Falls on Saturday, Oct. 10, around 2:15 p.m., the Wappingers Falls Police Department announced a day later on Sunday, Oct. 11.  Police said four vehicles were involved in the collision, including a Wappingers Falls Police Department patrol vehicle.  The officer involved suffered injuries that were not considered serious and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment, the department sa…
Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police
Man Who Killed Ex's Boyfriend, Held Her, 4 Kids Hostage Dies After Shooting Self: Police A 29-year-old Pennsylvania man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's current boyfriend, held her and her four children hostage, then shot himself in the head following a multi-county police chase has died, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 12. Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, was pronounced dead at approximately 8:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office, according to an update from East Lampeter Township Police. Click died from injuries sustained from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said. His death came one d…
Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases
Sixth Measles Death Reported In US As Outbreak Tops 1,100 Cases A 39-year-old woman with a recent measles diagnosis has become the US's sixth measles-associated death as the outbreak climbed past 1,100 cases in Pennsylvania. The woman died Saturday, Oct. 10, the Franklin County Coroner’s Office announced Monday, Oct. 12. She had several underlying conditions, including a past diagnosis of measles that had been treated, the coroner said. Her death meets the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s definition of a measles-associated death, according to the advisory. The coroner’s office did not release her name or further details that could identify…
Pickup Truck Crashes Into Home In Hudson Valley Pickup Truck Crashes Into Home In Hudson Valley Pickup Truck Crashes Into Home In Hudson Valley
Pickup Truck Crashes Into Home In Hudson Valley A pickup truck crashed into a home in Putnam County, prompting an emergency response from local firefighters and causing extensive damage.  The crash happened in the area of Peekskill Hollow Road in Putnam Valley at around 6:25 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, according to the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department.  Firefighters were dispatched after receiving a report that a pickup truck had struck a home. Despite the vehicle hitting the home, no injuries were reported, the department said.  The department released photos from the crash scene showing the damage to the reside…
Man Sets Flock Camera Ablaze, Causes Brush Fire In Dutchess County: Sheriff Man Sets Flock Camera Ablaze, Causes Brush Fire In Dutchess County: Sheriff Man Sets Flock Camera Ablaze, Causes Brush Fire In Dutchess County: Sheriff
Man Sets Flock Camera Ablaze, Causes Brush Fire In Dutchess County: Sheriff A 26-year-old man is facing charges after authorities said he set fire to a Flock surveillance camera, resulting in a brush fire in Dutchess County.  Rhinebeck resident John K. Coleman was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 11, following an investigation into the incident along Route 9 in Rhinebeck, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.  The incident began the day before on Saturday, Oct. 10, around 11:50 p.m., when deputies and New York State Police troopers responded to the area of 6052 Route 9 following a report of a brush fire. After firefighters extinguished the flame…
119 Amtrak Workers Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme; 2 NY Medical Providers Sentenced 119 Amtrak Workers Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme; 2 NY Medical Providers Sentenced 119 Amtrak Workers Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme; 2 NY Medical Providers Sentenced
119 Amtrak Workers Implicated In $12M Fraud Scheme; 2 NY Medical Providers Sentenced At least 119 Amtrak employees across seven states and Washington, D.C., were implicated in a $12 million health care fraud scheme — the largest employee criminal conspiracy in the railroad's history, federal investigators said. Three men connected to the scheme, including a Pennsylvania Amtrak employee and two New York medical providers, were sentenced in federal court in New Jersey on Wednesday, Oct. 7, and Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The defendants were Devon Burt, 53, of Blue Bell, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Michael DeNicola, 64, a former New York pod…
Erie Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days Erie Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days Erie Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days
Erie Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days A family preparing to welcome a baby boy in just five days was nearly wiped out in a mass shooting that killed three generations of relatives, including a pregnant mother, her two young children, her parents, and her two brothers, according to family accounts. Angelina Stone, 24, also known online as Dej Shanti, was eight months pregnant with a son she planned to name Kyrie when she was killed alongside her 5-year-old son, Isiah Hodges, and her 22-month-old daughter, Amari'anna, in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Oct. 9. Her mother, Michelle Stone, 44, and brothers Matthew Stone II, 19, and …
NY Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced NY Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced NY Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced
NY Army Veteran, SEPTA Bus Driver Gunned Down On Route, Killer Sentenced A 24-year-old Philadelphia woman who shot and killed a U.S. Army veteran while he was driving a SEPTA bus has been sentenced nearly three years after the murder that left a family grieving and prompted calls for stronger protections for public transit workers. Zhontay Capers was sentenced to 32½ to 67 years in state prison on Friday, Oct. 9, for the Oct. 26, 2023, murder of Bernard Nicholas Gribbin, 48, of Abington, Pennsylvania, according to Philadelphia County court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Saturday, Oct. 10. Gribbin, a 12-year SEPTA employee and Army combat veteran originally…
Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports
Son, 22, Kills Mom After Argument Over Cats, Moving Out: Reports A 22-year-old Massachusetts man who charged in his mother's death was captured after an hours-long manhunt in Vermont, and 19 firearms were recovered from his room in his parents' basement, according to multiple published reports. Police were called to the Hanafin home on Center Avenue in Reading on Thursday, Oct. 8, for a caller who had found his wife, Andria Hanafin, 49, dead in the kitchen, NBC News reports citing Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. The couple's 13-year-old son was unharmed, however, the older son, Ryan Hanafin, was missing. Ryan had a license to carry a gun, b…
Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA
Man Murdered, Dismembered PA Ex-GF After Breakup, Dumped Her Body Parts In NY: DA A 44-year-old Pennsylvania native, grandmother, and nursing assistant was murdered and dismembered by her ex-boyfriend after ending their relationship, with her killer attempting to dispose of her body parts before police intervened, authorities announced. Damon Foy, 50, of Kerhonkson, New York, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Alberta Dale, 44, originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Ulster County Court on Wednesday, Oct. 7, according to a release from the Ulster County District Attorney's Office issued Thursday, Oct. 8. Foy murdered Dale sometime between Sunday, M…