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Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims
Snapchat was designed to hook children with disappearing messages, endless scrolling, late-night alerts, and friendship streaks — then marketed as safe for 13-year-olds while sexual, drug-related, and suicide content remained easy to find, Pennsylvania’s attorney general alleges.
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Daily Voice obtained the redacted 49-page complaint, which was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. You can read the complaint in…
Dolly Parton Dies: Entertainment Icon Touched Millions Over Decades With Her Songs, Spirit
One of America’s most recognizable and beloved entertainers, whose songs, humor, and generosity crossed generations, has died.
Country music legend Dolly Parton died Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Nashville, Tennessee, at age 80, her family announced in a video posted to Parton’s Instagram account. She died peacefully surrounded by loved ones, according to the family.
Parton’s death came after a period of health problems that had forced her to step back from several public appearances.
Daily Voice reported Monday, Aug. 17, that Parton had missed an event marking the opening of Dollywood’s NightFligh…
Suffolk Jail Guard Who Forced Prisoner Into Sex Act In Camera Blind Spot Headed Behind Bars: DA
A Long Island jail guard who forced an inmate to perform oral sex on him was sentenced Tuesday, Aug. 25, authorities said.
Jason Middleton, 37, of Central Islip, got 18 months in prison for third-degree criminal sex act, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The sentence was part of a plea deal Middleton took back in June.
Between June 5, 2023, and Aug. 14, 2023, Middleton escorted an inmate into a utility walkway between jail cells that he knew to be a blind spot in security camera coverage at Suffolk County jail in Riverhead, then forced the prisoner to perform oral sex on h…
Homeless LI Man Attacks Laundromat Employee At 1 a.m., Slams Phone: Police
A homeless Long Island man attacked a laundromat employee and snatched the victim’s phone early Tuesday, Aug. 25, police said.
Kevin Jemerson, 48, walked into Laundry Palace in West Hempstead around 1 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said.
Jemerson approached a 41-year-old man working at the business and struck him with his hands, police said. The man retreated to an “employee-only” area of the laundromat to call 911, but Jemerson followed, cops said.
In the backroom, Jemerson took the man’s phone from him and threw it on the ground, then fled the scene, investigators said. No inj…
Suffolk Lacrosse Player, 19, Was Among 2 Killed In Head-On NY Crash
A 19-year-old Long Island lacrosse player is being remembered for his outgoing personality, positive spirit, and love of cars after his death in a head-on crash in Ulster County.
Smithtown resident Peter B. Bonenfant, 19, died in a two-vehicle crash on Route 28 in the Town of Olive in Ulster County on Sunday morning, Aug. 23, as Daily Voice previously reported.
The crash happened around 6:47 a.m., when a 2024 Chevrolet driven west by Bonenfant crossed into the eastbound lane for an unknown reason and struck a 2021 Mercedes-Benz head-on, according to New York State Police.
Bonen…
Fugitive Cut Off GPS Ankle Monitor, Used Fake Green Card For NY Farm Job: Feds
A Guatemalan man who cut off his GPS ankle monitor and spent nearly seven years on the run has admitted using a counterfeit green card to get a job at a New York farm, federal prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 24.
Edgar Diaz, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of immigration fraud on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.
Diaz, a citizen of Guatemala who was illegally in the United States, was allowed to enter Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Alternative to Detention Program in June 2019 while his immigration case was pending, …
Smithtown Teen, CEO Killed In Head-On Crash On Route 28 In NY
Two drivers, including a teenager from Long Island and a healthcare business executive, were killed in a head-on crash on Route 28 in Ulster County after one vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, police said.
The crash happened on Route 28 in Olive around 6:47 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, according to New York State Police.
A 2024 Chevrolet driven by Suffolk County resident Peter B. Bonenfant, 19, of Smithtown, was traveling west when, for an unknown reason, it crossed into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a 2021 Mercedes-Benz driven by Philip F. Jacobus, 72…
Police Chief Shuts Down DV Concerns After Wife Of Slain Cop Found Dead
The body of Karen Solomon, the wife of an off-duty police officer who was found dead in his Massachusetts home last week, was found after a six-day search, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 24.
The 58-year-old woman, who was the founder and president of First H.E.L.P., an organization that works to reduce mental health stigma among first responders, was the primary suspect in the death of Worcester Police Officer Kurt Solomon, who was found dead on Wildwood Avenue just before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Internet sleuths had been speculating that there was a history of domestic abuse, pr…
Retired Firefighter Killed Wife, Tried Hiding Evidence At Upstate NY Home: Sheriff
Authorities have released additional details, including the motive, in the deaths of a retired Hudson Valley fire chief and his wife.
James "Jimmy" Brugger, 66, shot his wife, Melinda "Mindy" Brugger, 54, multiple times at their home on Milton Turnpike in the Town of Plattekill, representatives of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Aug. 24, following an investigation into the couple's deaths. Brugger then tampered with the evidence in an apparent attempt to hide it, before turning the gun on himself.
Investigators believe the killing stemmed from unresolved domesti…