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Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals In NY, Live-Streaming On Social Media Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals In NY, Live-Streaming On Social Media
Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals In NY, Live-Streaming On Social Media An Oregon man formally confessed to making a series of bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in New York, some of which were live-streamed on social media. Domagoj Patkovic, age 31, of Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty to conspiring to make bomb threats related offenses in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Patkovic and others called in bomb threats to Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and on Long Island beginning in May 2021, according to prosecutors. During the calls, they allegedly made violent threats and threatened to detonate explosive devices. Patkovic hi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Officers Charged With Murder In Beating Death Of Robert Brooks At NY Prison Officers Charged With Murder In Beating Death Of Robert Brooks At NY Prison
Officers Charged With Murder In Beating Death Of Robert Brooks At NY Prison Six former corrections officers are facing murder and manslaughter charges in the fatal beating of inmate Robert Brooks at a New York prison. An indictment unsealed in Oneida County on Thursday, Feb. 20, charges the following ex-prison guards with second-degree murder in Brooks' death at the Marcy Correctional Facility in December 2024: Nicholas Anazalone Anthony Farina Mathew Galliher Christopher Walrath David Kingsley An unnamed sixth defendant  All six defendants are also charged with first-degree manslaughter and gang assault, Albany NBC affiliate WNYT reports. Additionally,…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Death Of 7-Year-Old NY Boy Ruled Homicide After 3 Years Death Of 7-Year-Old NY Boy Ruled Homicide After 3 Years
Death Of 7-Year-Old NY Boy Ruled Homicide After 3 Years Three years after a 7-year-old boy was found dead in his upstate New York home, police have ruled his death a homicide. Hunter Degroat was found unresponsive at a Fulton County residence in Johnstown on the afternoon of Aug. 9, 2022, according to New York State Police. Despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at Nathan Littauer Hospital. Three years would go by with no updates in the case, until Thursday, Feb. 20, when State Police revealed that Hunter died from blunt force trauma to his head, and officially ruled the death a homicide. The death certificate, issued by pathologi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Thousands Of IRS Workers Expected To Be Fired Just Weeks After Tax Filing Season Starts Thousands Of IRS Workers Expected To Be Fired Just Weeks After Tax Filing Season Starts
Thousands Of IRS Workers Expected To Be Fired Just Weeks After Tax Filing Season Starts Thousands of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees are expected to be fired by the end of this week just after the start of tax filing season. In a move that has caught many off guard, the layoffs of 6,000 IRS employees are expected to begin this Thursday, Feb. 20, according to The New York Times. The decision is part of the Trump administration’s broader strategy to downsize the federal workforce.
 The cuts will primarily affect newer hires at the IRS, which had seen a revitalization effort under the Biden administration with increased funding and new staff.  However, reports ind…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports
Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports An 11-year-old Texas girl has died by suicide after classmates bullied her for being Hispanic and threatened to have ICE agents deport her family, according to reports. Jocelynn Rojo Carranza of Gainesville, TX, died on Saturday, Feb. 8, five days after she was rushed to a hospital, Univision 23 reported. She was a student at Gainesville Intermediate School, about an hour north of Dallas. Her mother Marbella Carranza told Univision that students repeatedly taunted her daughter, saying her family would be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "I waited a whole week for a mi…

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by Chris Spiker
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2 Killed After Mid-Air Plane Crash In Arizona 2 Killed After Mid-Air Plane Crash In Arizona
2 Killed After Mid-Air Plane Crash In Arizona Two people were killed after a mid-air collision between two planes at an airport in Arizona. The incident happened Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Marana Regional Airport, outside Tucson. Both were smaller, fixed-wing, single-engine planes, according to the Marana Police Department. No further information, including identities of the victims, has been released. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating. Earlier report - Hundreds Of FAA Staffers Cut By Trump Administration Amid String Of Plane Crashes Check back to Daily Voi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Husband Who Choked Wife Unconscious, Abused Hudson Valley Children Gets 19 Years In Prison Husband Who Choked Wife Unconscious, Abused Hudson Valley Children Gets 19 Years In Prison
Husband Who Choked Wife Unconscious, Abused Hudson Valley Children Gets 19 Years In Prison A Hudson Valley man who subjected his wife and children to horrifying abuse—including beating his wife with household objects—will spend nearly two decades in prison. Dominic Sorbara, 46, of Ellenville, was sentenced to 19 years behind bars in Ulster County Court on Friday, Feb. 14, after a judge found him guilty on a 20-count indictment that included assault, strangulation, and aggravated sexual abuse. Sorbara’s abuse reached a terrifying climax on May 23, 2023, when he brutally assaulted and choked his wife inside their home in Ellenville, where they lived with three of their children, pr…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Not-So-Slick Move: Dump Truck Sinks In Mud After Unloading Illegal Debris In Hudson Valley Not-So-Slick Move: Dump Truck Sinks In Mud After Unloading Illegal Debris In Hudson Valley
Not-So-Slick Move: Dump Truck Sinks In Mud After Unloading Illegal Debris In Hudson Valley Talk about getting stuck in your own mess.  A dump truck driver in Rockland County learned the hard way that illegal dumping can backfire after his truck sank into the mud soon after unloading debris at a residential site, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said. The incident happened on Thursday, Jan. 30, when Environmental Conservation Officers responded to a complaint about five tri-axle dump trucks actively dumping solid waste at a residential property in Haverstraw, the DEC said.  When officers arrived, only two trucks remained, including o…

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by Ben Crnic
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Murder Of 14-Year-Old Who Snuck Out Of NY Home Remains Unsolved 2 Years Later Murder Of 14-Year-Old Who Snuck Out Of NY Home Remains Unsolved 2 Years Later
Murder Of 14-Year-Old Who Snuck Out Of NY Home Remains Unsolved 2 Years Later Two years after Samantha Humphrey’s body was pulled from a river in upstate New York, her killer remains at large. The 14-year-old Schenectady High School sophomore was last seen alive the day after Thanksgiving 2022, when she snuck out of her Schenectady home to meet her abusive ex-boyfriend near the city’s Mohawk River, relatives said. Investigators spent months fruitlessly searching the water and surrounding park with K9 units and dive teams before Humphrey’s body was finally recovered in February 2023, as Daily Voice reported. The medical examiner’s report stated that the girl’s cause…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Three NY Restaurants Named To Yelp's Top 100 Places To Eat In US Three NY Restaurants Named To Yelp's Top 100 Places To Eat In US
Three NY Restaurants Named To Yelp's Top 100 Places To Eat In US Several restaurants in the Northeast are among the best 100 places to eat in the US, according to a new list. Yelp has released its 2025 Top 100 Places to Eat list, spotlighting everything from food trucks and fast-casual gems to fine dining standouts. The list was created from restaurant reviews, ratings, and activity, then further curated by community managers and Yelp's "trend expert." Peruvian Cuisine In Dutch Country Chellas Arepa Kitchen in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was ranked No. 5 in the nation, standing out for its Peruvian-inspired arepas stuffed with options li…

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by Chris Spiker
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Community Board Destroyed in Hit-Run: Help Needed For Replacement In Putnam Community Board Destroyed in Hit-Run: Help Needed For Replacement In Putnam
Community Board Destroyed in Hit-Run: Help Needed For Replacement In Putnam A community organization in Putnam County is seeking help in replacing a decades-old bulletin board that was destroyed in a hit-and-run crash.  The collision happened on Thursday, Feb. 13, around 4:45 a.m., when a pickup truck crashed into the Brewster Rotary Club’s community board, destroying it, the organization announced.  The truck also slammed into a tree belonging to the Southeast Fireworks Committee, according to the organization.  The Brewster Rotary Club, which has been a part of the community for 80 years, is now working to fundraise for a replacement sign—one that…

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by Ben Crnic
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Details Released In Cult Leader Arrest For Parent's, Border Agent’s Murders Details Released In Cult Leader Arrest For Parent's, Border Agent’s Murders
Details Released In Cult Leader Arrest For Parent's, Border Agent’s Murders A bizarre twist has emerged in the murders of a Pennsylvania couple and the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, as suspects with ties to a cult-like group have been arrested. Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, 32, of Media, Pennsylvania, Jack Amadeus LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, and Daniel Arthur Blank, 26, of Sacramento, California, were arrested in Allegany County, Maryland, according to the Maryland State Police in a statement released on Monday, Feb. 17. The trio was taken into custody in the 10,000 block of Piney Mountain Road in Frostburg, Maryland at around 2:30 p.m. on…

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by Jillian Pikora