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'Brazen' Execution Kills 1, Paralyzes Another In Newburgh: Second Man Learns His Fate
The second of two men involved in a daylight double shooting that left one man dead and another paralyzed in Orange County has learned how long he will spend behind bars. On Thursday, April 17, Dwayne Hines, 40, was sentenced to 25 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter and second-degree attempted murder in connection with the double shooting, which happened in Newburgh in April 2023, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Wednesday, April 23. His co-defendant, Romaine McRae, also of Br…
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ICE Seen In Newburgh: 'I Am Angered,' Councilmember Says
With reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity circulating in a Hudson Valley city, one elected official is calling on residents to remain informed and vigilant. Newburgh Councilmember Giselle Martinez, who represents the city's Ward 1, issued a public statement on social media this week confirming “multiple ICE sightings” in the city and reminding the community of their rights. "Our Police Department is NOT working with immigration officers," Martinez said in a social media post on Wednesday, April 16, adding that while local law enforcement does no…
Police & Fire
High-Speed Pursuit On Palisades Parkway, Credit Card Theft Bust: Newburgh Man Charged
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A high-speed pursuit on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County ended in a crash and the arrest of three men accused of possessing stolen credit cards and checks, police said. The incident unfolded around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15, when a state trooper tried to stop a Nissan sedan for a vehicle and traffic law violation in Orangetown, New York State Police announced on Thursday, April 17. Instead of stopping, the driver fled, leading police on a chase. The pursuit came to a crashing halt when the vehicle failed to negotiate a turn at Exit 6 and slammed off the road, p…
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Man Tries To Escape Police Car, Spits At Troopers In Newburgh Drug Bust:
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A 23-year-old man is facing a slew of felony charges after allegedly being caught with crack cocaine and a stolen gun during a traffic stop in Orange County, police announced. The events leading to the arrest began around 5:36 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, after troopers spotted a 2021 GMC violating vehicle and traffic laws while traveling on Clark Street in Newburgh, New York State Police announced on Thursday, April 3. Troopers pulled the vehicle over and interviewed the driver, a 24-year-old Newburgh man, and his passenger, identified as Savion Knight, 23, of Newburgh. D…
Police & Fire
Duo Caught After Late-Night Burglary Attempt, Police Chases In Newburgh: Cops
Two suspects, including a New Jersey man already on parole and another in possession of narcotics, were arrested after allegedly attempting to burglarize a building in New York and leading officers on two separate chases, police said. The incident began in Orange County just after midnight on Wednesday, April 2, when a concerned community member reported a suspicious man by a window near Third Street and Johnston Street in Newburgh, prompting a rapid police response, the City of Newburgh Police Department said on Thursday, April 3. Officers arrived on the scene and, with h…
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Drugged Driving Crash: Newburgh Man Learns Fate After Causing Severe Injuries
A 31-year-old man who was high on fentanyl, cocaine, and other drugs during a head-on crash in Orange County will spend time in prison, prosecutors said. Nicholas Cicio, 31, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 26, to 1⅓ to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree vehicular assault in connection to a January 2024 crash in Goshen, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Monday, March 31. The charges stemmed from a serious two-car crash on January 18, 2024, on Pulaski Highway in Goshen. Responding officers noticed a blue powdery substa…
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Hit By Gunfire In Newburgh: Suspect At Large, Police Say
A 12-year-old was injured during a nighttime shooting in Orange County, prompting a search for the suspect and a plea for witnesses to come forward, police said. The incident happened in Newburgh on Saturday, March 29, at around 9:40 p.m., when gunfire was reported near 2 Commercial Pl, the City of Newburgh Police Department said on Monday, March 31. Responding officers located a 12-year-old city resident suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand. The child was rushed to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital by Empress Emergency Medical Services. The injury is non-life…
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Man Admits Using Kitchen Knives To Fatally Stab Victim Lying On Street In Newburgh: DA
A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after using kitchen knives to stab a victim to death during a violent altercation in Orange County, prosecutors announced. Cameron Williams, of New Windsor, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 27 in Orange County Court to first-degree manslaughter, District Attorney David M. Hoovler said. The charge stems from an October 13, 2024 incident on West Parmenter Street in the City of Newburgh. Prosecutors said that around 10:45 p.m., after an altercation, Williams retrieved several kitchen knives from a residence and then approached a…
Police & Fire
4 Firefighters Injured In 2-Alarm Blaze At Newburgh Home
Four people, including firefighters, were hospitalized following an intense two-alarm fire that broke out at a home in Orange County, officials said. The blaze started around 2:11 p.m. Monday, March 24, on the porch of a residence at 23 North Robinson Ave. in Newburgh, near the Newburgh City Court building, according to the City of Newburgh Fire Department. When crews arrived, they found heavy flames at the rear of the building, with fire spreading to the first floor. A second alarm was struck just two minutes later, at 2:13 p.m. Firefighters found one person trapped at a first…
Police & Fire
Homicide Suspect Caught Months After Fatal Shooting In Newburgh Neighborhood: Police
A 34-year-old man has been arrested for a fatal shooting that killed one person and injured another in Orange County in the summer of 2024, police said. Detectives arrested Qaadir J. Smith of Newburgh on Thursday, March 20 in connection with a June 2024 homicide on Monument Street, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Monday, March 24. The shooting happened on June 6, 2024, in the area of 7 Monument St., police said. On the day of the shooting, a 26-year-old Newburgh resident was killed by a gunshot wound, and a second victim suffered a non-life-threatening injury, acc…
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Man Who Murdered 9-Year-Old, Parents In Newburgh Learns His Fate, DA Says
An Orange County man who executed a family inside their home, including a nine-year-old child, has earned quite a lengthy sentence, authorities announced. On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Kaliek Goode-Ford, 35, was sentenced to life without parole in Orange County Court by Judge Craig Stephen Brown, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Goode-Ford was convicted in January of all charges against him, including three counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder, and weapons possession, for the 2020 massacre in Newburgh. During the trial, prosecutors detaile…
Police & Fire
Teen Gets Attempted Murder Charge After Shooting In Newburgh: Police
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a 2023 Orange County shooting that left a man with four gunshot wounds, police announced. The shooting happened in Newburgh on June 7, 2023, at approximately 5:06 p.m., when police responded to 26 Liberty Street for a report of shots fired, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, March 13. Shortly after the gunfire, authorities were told that a male victim had arrived at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital with four gunshot wounds. Fortunately, the victim survived the attack. A…
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Man Flees Police Twice, Drops Gun In Newburgh: Will Spend Years In Prison
A man who twice fled from police in Orange County—once by driving off during a traffic stop and later by running and ditching a loaded gun—will spend years in prison, officials announced. Newburgh resident Mark Garcia, 26, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, after pleading guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced. Prosecutors detailed two separate incidents in which Garcia attempted to evade law enforcement: March 1, 2024: Garcia was a passenger in a vehicle sto…
Readers Choice
Best Car Wash/Detailing In The Hudson Valley In 2024: Foam & Wash Car Wash
We are thrilled to announce that Foam & Wash Car Wash has been named Best Car Wash/Detailing in the Hudson Valley in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to its website, Foam & Wash Car Wash has remained a family-owned business dedicated to providing high-quality vehicle care since its founding in the 1960s. At Foam & Wash Car Wash, customers can take advantage of a range of services, including a Soft Cloth Tunnel, Touch-Free Car Wash, Dog Wash, and convenient vacuums for a complete cleaning experience, per its website. The 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Cho…
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Best Family Activity In The Hudson Valley In 2024: Gardnertown Farm
We are thrilled to announce that Gardnertown Farm has been named Best Family Activity in the Hudson Valley in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to its website, this riding center in Newburgh has been introducing riders of all ages to the joys of horseback riding since 1979—and it also sponsors an interscholastic polo team. With two spacious indoor arenas, two scenic outdoor facilities, and a grass field, the farm, run by the Dencker family, ensures year-round riding—no matter the season—per its website. The 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice contest to name the Be…
Police & Fire
Fentanyl Lab Busted: Dealer With Federal Record Arrested In Newburgh, Police Say
Authorities shut down a fentanyl lab in Orange County following a months-long investigation into the distribution of deadly narcotics, officials announced. The Orange County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a Liberty Street residence in Newburgh's south end on Wednesday, March 5, uncovering a fentanyl-processing operation, the Orange County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, March 6. During the search, investigators seized over four ounces of fentanyl, cutting agents, packaging materials, a mechanical mixing device, and what is believed to be a sedative additive…
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Guns, Drugs Sold From Food Truck: Another Trafficking Ring Member From Newburgh Gets Jail Time
Another member of a major firearms and narcotics trafficking operation in Orange County will see prison time, marking the latest sentencing in an extensive law enforcement crackdown. Russell Knight, 46, of Newburgh, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Monday, March 3, to five to ten years in state prison, followed by three years of post-release supervision in connection with Operation Hot Lunch," a large-scale investigation into gun and drug trafficking in Orange County, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. The sweeping law enforcement probe le…
Police & Fire
Teen, 18, Accused Of Shooting Victim Several Times, Running From Cops In Newburgh: Police
A teenager has been apprehended in connection to a daytime shooting in Orange County that left a victim seriously wounded with several gunshot wounds, police said. The events leading up to the arrest began on Tuesday, Feb. 11, when officers responded to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh just before noon after receiving a report of a shooting victim, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Friday, Feb. 28. Upon arrival, officers found a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Hospital staff treated the victim, and he was later listed …
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Firing Shots Nabbed On Gun Charge In Newburgh: Police
A 20-year-old man has been nabbed in connection with a shots fired incident that occurred in Orange County in September 2024, police announced. Newburgh resident Jyaire Adams was arrested on Monday, Feb. 17, in connection with an incident in the city on Sept. 27, 2024, the City of Newburgh Police Department announced on Thursday, Feb. 27. On the day of the incident, at around 11:35 p.m., police responded to reports of gunfire in the area of William Street and South William Street in Newburgh. There, officers found evidence of gunfire, including four 9mm shell casings.…
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Violent Gas Station Robbery, Attack On Clerk In Newburgh: Second Suspect Gets Prison Time
A second man involved in a violent armed robbery at an Orange County gas station has learned how much time he will spend behind bars, weeks after his co-defendant received an 11-year sentence, prosecutors announced. Nasier Codett, 23, of Newburgh, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Orange County Court to 8.5 years in prison in connection with an armed robbery in Newburgh in July 2023, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. The robbery occurred on July 1, 2023, when Codett and Shelby cut power to a gas station in Newburgh, plunging the store into darkness b…
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Armed Robber-Turned Fugitive Who Held Victim At Gunpoint In Newburgh Gets More Jail Time
A 23-year-old man already serving a long prison term for an Orange County armed robbery and weapons charges will now spend even more time behind bars, prosecutors announced. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, Ziquan Garfield Jenkins, age 23, of Newburgh, was sentenced in Orange County Court to 15 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced. Jenkins had already been sentenced in October 2024 to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to firs…
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Duo Rob Newburgh Gas Station, Attack Clerk, Hide In Back: Teen Involved Gets Prison Time
A 19-year-old Orange County man will spend more than a decade behind bars for his role in a violent gas station robbery in 2023, prosecutors announced. Tyreek Shelby, age 19, of Newburgh, was sentenced to 11 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday, Feb. 11, after pleading guilty to first-degree robbery in connection with an incident in July 2023, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Thursday, Feb. 13. According to court documents and statements made in court, the robbery occurred on July 1, 2023, when Shelby and his co-defendant…
Lifestyle
No Jackpot, No Problem: $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Newburgh Deli
One lucky Orange County lottery player is $50,000 richer this week, proving that sometimes third place is the one with the treasure chest—at least when it comes to Powerball. The New York Lottery announced that a third-prize-winning ticket for the Saturday, Feb. 8 Powerball drawing was sold at Discount Deli Mart & Smoke Shop on Route 300 in Newburgh. While the ticket-holder didn’t snag the full jackpot, they’re still walking away with a nice consolation prize all things considered. The winning numbers were drawn from a field of one to 69, with the elusive red Power Ball coming fr…
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Convicted Murderer Tries To Have Mom Of His Child Killed In Newburgh, Gets More Jail Time
An already-convicted murderer will spend the rest of his life behind bars for attempting to have the mother of his child killed in 2011 in the Hudson Valley, prosecutors announced. On Monday, Feb. 10, Newburgh resident Cornelius Stubbs, age 53, was sentenced in Orange County Court following his conviction for first-degree attempted murder, the Orange County DA's Office announced. The sentence will run consecutively to a life-without-parole sentence Stubbs is already serving for a separate 2019 murder case. The conviction stems from an October 2011 incident in which Stubbs ordered an …
Police & Fire
2 Firefighters Injured While Battling Blaze In Newburgh, Residents Evacuated
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling a large fire that tore through a residence in Orange County late Friday night, Jan. 31, fire officials said. The blaze began in Newburgh just before 11:20 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, when crews were dispatched to a blaze in the area of the Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital employee parking lot. Arriving firefighters encountered heavy smoke, eventually tracing the blaze to 74 Farrington St. Due to the deterioration of the structure, firefighters had to fight the fire from the outside using master stream devices. …
Police & Fire
Brazen Burglars Hit Same Store Again and Again In Newburgh, Took Electronics: Police
Three suspects have been apprehended in connection with a string of commercial burglaries that targeted the same Orange County business, authorities announced. Newburgh residents Sean Gaige, 36, Samantha Batule, 34, and Jonathan Warner, 37, were taken into custody on Friday, Jan. 31, after a police investigation linked them to multiple break-ins at a business on Pierces Road, the Newburgh Police Department said. According to police, the suspects stole several thousand dollars worth of high-end electronics over multiple incidents. The stolen goods were then sold for cash and narc…
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Caught! Man’s Desperate Attempt To Hide Illegal Gun Fails In Newburgh
A man has admitted to gun charges after police found him hiding a firearm in his Orange County home, officials announced. Newburgh resident Ernie Prospere, age 50, pleaded guilty in Orange County Court on Monday, Jan. 27, to second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon and faces six years in prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision, when he returns to court on Thursday, April 3, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Officials said Prospere was identified in a 911 call reporting a person with a gun in the City of…
Schools
Superintendent Suspension: Newburgh District Names Acting Replacement Amid Controversy (
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Nearly a week after suspending its superintendent as part of an ongoing investigation and legal proceedings, the Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education has named her acting replacement. In a meeting on Tuesday night, Jan. 28, the district's Board of Education named Dr. Lisa Boun Acting Superintendent of Schools in a 5-4 vote. Boun's appointment, which will go into effect on Tuesday, Feb. 11, follows the suspension with pay of Superintendent Jackielyn Manning-Campbell on Thursday, Jan. 23. This action followed a recent budget audit alleged…
Schools
Newburgh BOE Addresses Super Manning-Campbell's Suspension
The Newburgh Enlarged City School District Board of Education has issued a public statement addressing the recent suspension of Superintendent Jackielyn Manning-Campbell, confirming that the decision was made as part of an ongoing investigation and legal proceedings. In a statement made to Daily Voice on Monday, Jan. 27, Board President Christine Bello emphasized the importance of fairness and confidentiality during this process. "The Board understands the concerns and emotions surrounding this decision," Bello said, adding, "Our priority is to ensure fair and thorough proc…
Schools
Newburgh Super Jackielyn Manning-Campbell Suspended: Report
Newburgh Superintendent Jackielyn Manning-Campbell was suspended with pay during a special board meeting of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District on Thursday, Jan. 23, she confirmed to News12. The board voted 5-4 in favor of the action. Board of Education members declined to comment on the matter, referring to Manning-Campbell only by her identification number, 12325, rather than by name. Earlier that day, Manning-Cambpell released a statement regarding a recent budget audit that allegedly found a multi-million dollar surplus. The suspension came days after police responded to th…
Police & Fire
Newburgh Man Caught After Stabbing 2 In Face, Police Say
A 29-year-old man is facing felony charges following an over month-long investigation into a double stabbing in the Hudson Valley, police announced. Orange County resident Marquis Thompson of Newburgh was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 21 in connection with a double stabbing in the Dutchess County town of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, Dec. 1, the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department announced on Friday, Jan. 24. According to authorities, on the day of the stabbing at around 4:30 a.m., officers responded to a business located at 60 Raymond Ave. after receiving a report of a stabbing. There, they…
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