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Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Revealed, And He's Finally Breaking His Silence
The lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial is speaking out about why he believed she knew what she was doing. Michael Péguy Desronvil's attorney, Edward Paltzik, shared a statement on behalf of his 48-year-old client Friday, Sept. 18, more than two weeks after a mistrial was declared in the Massachusetts mom's triple murder case. Ray Marcel, the host of YouTube show and podcast FugitiveTV, said earlier this week that he had an hour-long off-air conversation with Desronvil. This is the Lindsay Clancy juror Michael. He sent me these photos. Do not send anyone any money that is no…
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At Least 1 Dead After 2 Gliders Collide Midair In NY: Report
At least one person has been found dead after two gliders collided midair in New York on Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, according to sources cited by NewsChannel 13. The two gliders collided in the area of Wheeler Road in Edinburg at approximately 2:26 p.m., New York State Police said. One of the aircraft managed to land safely at nearby Plateau Sky Ranch Airport. The pilot was uninjured, according to police. The second glider went down, sparking a large search in the remote area near Great Sacandaga Lake in northern Saratoga County. NewsChannel 13 reporter Lauren Holdmeyer and photojournali…
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It's A Boy! First-Ever Red Panda Cub Born At Beardsley Zoo
A new arrival is making history at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo and giving local animal lovers a new reason to visit this fall. The Bridgeport zoo announced the birth ahead of International Red Panda Day on Saturday. The male cub was born overnight on June 24 to first-time parents Ponya and Pilot. It is the first red panda cub born at the zoo. Zookeepers have not announced a name for the cub. Zoo leaders called the birth “a landmark moment for the zoo and an important breeding achievement for this endangered species.” "There are milestones that every zoo hopes to celebrate, and this is …
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Barber Killed, Child Wounded: Final 2 Men Sentenced In Albany Shooting
The final two men behind a deadly burst of gunfire that left a barber dead and two others wounded — including a child — in Albany have been sentenced to state prison, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. Samir Princeton, 22, of Albany, and Dejoune Smith, 21, of Troy, were sentenced by Judge William Little after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in July, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon. Barber Tyrone Staley, 47, was killed after being shot in the torso and shoulder during the May 13, 2023, shooting at Village Barber & Beauty on Second Avenue. A …
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NY Family's Palestinian Flags Lead To Threatening Letter, Harassment: Report
Westchester County officials are condemning an anonymous threatening letter reportedly sent to a local family over their Palestinian flags displayed outside. The county issued a statement on Friday, Sept. 18, saying there is no place in Westchester for threats or intimidation directed at residents because of their Palestinian heritage. The statement came after Samir Nofal, a Yonkers resident, said his family received an anonymous letter threatening them over Palestinian flags outside their home, according to a report by ABC7. According to the outlet, the letter claimed fede…
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Stranger Swipes Capital Region Business Credit Card, Racks Up Thousands In Charges: Police
A Capital Region man stole more than $3,000 from a business by swiping a company credit card, police said. Orquis M. Milan Rosario, 24, of Watervliet, had no known relation to the business but managed to acquire the card, New York State Police said. State troopers began investigating on Tuesday, Aug. 25 following a complaint from an Albany County company about unauthorized purchases on a company card, authorities said. The probe led police to Milan Rosario, who used the card “numerous times” throughout July and August, according to state police. Milan Rosario was pulled over for a traffic…
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Over $130M To Replace Lead Water Lines Going To These NY Cities, Hochul Says
More than two dozen communities across New York are getting a combined $130 million-plus to identify and replace lead water service lines, state officials announced. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the grants on Thursday, Sept. 17, saying the funding will help communities complete drinking water projects without leaving local ratepayers responsible for paying back loans. The money is being awarded through the state's Lead Infrastructure Forgiveness and Transformation Grants program. Among the largest individual awards are $14 million each for New York City, Poughkeepsie, and Rocheste…
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New Show Starring Judge Judy's Son, Former Hudson Valley DA, Now Airing On CBS
A former Hudson Valley, NY district attorney is following his famous mother, Judge Judy, into the television courtroom. “Adam’s Law,” starring former Putnam County District Attorney Adam Levy, the son of Judge Judy Sheindlin, premiered its first season on Monday, Sept. 14, according to CBS Media Ventures. The nationally syndicated courtroom program was created by Sheindlin, who is handing the gavel to her son after building one of television's best-known courtroom franchises. Levy brings more than 25 years of legal experience to the show, including two terms as Putnam Count…
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College Volleyball Player Dies Weeks After Blood Disorder Diagnosis: These Were Her Symptoms
A Massachusetts college volleyball player has died two months after revealing that a rare blood disorder had left her in critical condition. Amanda Elizabeth Mack died Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 9:16 p.m., according to an announcement posted by her family to her Instagram account. She was 20 years old. Mack, a 6-foot-1 outside hitter who previously played at Eastern Kentucky and attended IMG Academy, announced May 9 that she would continue her career at Holy Cross. Just over two months later, Mack revealed that she had been diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anemia. Aplastic anemia is …
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Fake Pistol, Real Handcuffs: Capital Region Man Arrested After Argument, Cops Say
A Capital Region man was arrested for threatening another person by pulling an imitation gun on them, police said. Craig D. Wilson, 55, of Round Lake, was in a verbal altercation with the other party and displayed what appeared to be a pistol, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. Officers responded to the scene — a gas station on Route 9 in Clifton Park — just before 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11 and arrested Wilson, authorities said. Investigators determined the item was a “less-lethal pistol,” according to the sheriff’s office. Wilson was charged with third-degree weapons possession and …
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NY State Trooper Who Killed Man At Hudson Valley Campground Identified
The state trooper who shot and killed a man at a New York campsite was identified Thursday, Sept. 17. Ronal Diaz-Arriaza joined New York State Police in 2023, the agency said in its announcement. He’s currently part of Troop F and works out of the state police station in Catskill. Diaz-Arriaza is a native of Brentwood on Long Island, according to a state police release from when he was hired. Previously, Diaz-Arriaza worked for the Suffolk County Police Department, according to online documents shared by the agency. Diaz-Arriaza was part of a team of troopers who responded to Whip-o-Will …
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‘What Are You Doing To Me?’ Dying Father Asked Murderous Son During NY Stabbing: Authorities
A dying father begged his son for mercy while being stabbed to death on Long Island, authorities said Thursday, Sept. 17. Sage Arias-Brown, 33, of Lake Ronkonkoma, was indicted Thursday on a second-degree murder charge in the death of his 69-year-old father, Edward Brown, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Edward Brown called 911 after his son attacked him around 12:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 7, and the call recorded him saying, “I’m being murdered. What are you doing to me, Sage?” according to prosecutors. A neighbor heard a loud bang inside Edward Brown’s studio apartment in …
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Capital Region Woman Lied About Her Job To Score $3K In Welfare: Cops
A Capital Region woman was arrested for more than $3,000 worth of welfare fraud, police announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Jesika Christiansen, 38, of Mechanicville, pulled off the fraud between November 2024 and March 2025, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. She was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15. Christiansen obtained more than $3,000 by filing false applications for food stamps, investigators said. Her applications “contained false information about her employment,” the sheriff’s office said. She was charged with third-degree welfare fraud and two counts of filing a false instrument, al…
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PA Son Charged With Killing Mother, Hospitalized Under Guard In NY: State Police
A son has been charged with killing his 76-year-old mother in Pennsylvania before being hospitalized under police supervision in New York, state police announced on Thursday, Sept. 17. Michael Sean Jones, 46, allegedly assaulted his mother, Andrea Lynn Vail, during an argument inside her Silver Lake Township home on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 15, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Vail was retired, according to her social media profile. Troopers from the Gibson barracks were called to the home on Donovan Road in Susquehanna County for a report of a deceased woman around 3:15 p.m. t…
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Child Exploitation Tip Leads To Search, Arrest In Capital Region: Police
A Capital Region man was arrested on child porn charges on Thursday, Sept. 17, police said. Joshua T. St. Dennis, 29, of Schuylerville, was booked following a search of his home, New York State Police said. Authorities got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, leading them to obtain a search warrant for St. Dennis’s Schuylerville residence, investigators said. St. Dennis was charged with promotion and possession of a sexual performance by a child, both felonies, according to state police. He was arraigned in Saratoga Town Court and held in county jail on $10,00…
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Arizona Man Hauling Too Much Weed Through Capital Region Arrested On Highway: Police
An out-of-state man hauling marijuana through the Capital Region was arrested Monday, Sept. 14, police said. Caleb Sparks, 34, of Gilbert, AZ, was also found with an illegal weapon and a high-capacity magazine, New York State Police said. Sparks was traveling on I-87 through Wilton when state troopers pulled him over for vehicle and traffic violations around 4 p.m. Monday, authorities said. Investigators discovered an illegal handgun with an illegal magazine and an illegal quantity of cannabis in the car, according to state police. Sparks was charged with second- and third-degree weapons p…
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75-Year-Old Capital Region Man Locked Up On Child Porn Charges: State Police
A 75-year-old Capital Region man has been arrested for possession of child porn, police said. Luke Ryan, 75, of Albany, was detained Wednesday, Sept. 16 following a search of his home, New York State Police said. Troopers got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that led them to investigate Ryan, authorities said. They obtained a search warrant for his home and executed the search Wednesday, according to state police. Ryan was charged with promoting and possessing child porn, both felonies, police said. He was arraigned in Albany City Court and held on $7,500 b…
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2 Teens Charged In NY Community College Stabbing, Brawl, Victim Remains Hospitalized
Two teenagers have been charged with felony assault after a fight at SUNY Westchester Community College left two people stabbed, including one who remains hospitalized, police announced. A 17-year-old girl and an 18-year-old man were each charged with first-degree assault in connection with the Wednesday, Sept. 16 incident at the Valhalla campus, Westchester County Police said on Thursday morning, Sept. 17. The 17-year-old was arraigned Wednesday night in Greenburgh Town Court and remanded to the Woodfield Cottage juvenile detention facility in Valhalla. Because of her age, her …
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Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals
A barely noticeable sound delivered at exactly the right moment during sleep may give one of the brain’s overnight maintenance systems a boost. MIT researchers found that precisely timed bursts of pink noise strengthened waves of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that helps remove waste products from the brain during sleep. The findings were published Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Science Translational Medicine. Pink noise contains the full range of frequencies people can hear, but lower pitches are louder and higher pitches are softer. MIT describes the result as a balanced, gentle sound, lik…
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Two Stabbing Suspects Escape, Both Victims Hospitalized In Albany: Police
Two people were stabbed in separate incidents in Albany on Tuesday night, Sept. 15, police said. The first incident occurred near Ontario Street and First Street around 6:25 p.m., where cops responded to a stabbing report, the Albany Police Department said. But shortly after they arrived, personnel at Albany Medical Center called police and alerted them that a 32-year-old man suffering from stab wounds had just entered the emergency room, authorities said. The victim was stabbed in the back and the bicep, cops said. Investigators determined the man was involved in an altercation with a sus…
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New Disturbing Video Shows WCC Stabbing, Brawl
Brand-new footage shows the bloody brawl that left two people stabbed at SUNY Westchester Community College in Valhalla on Wednesday, Sept. 16. New, updated report - 2 Teens Charged In NY Community College Stabbing, Brawl, Victim Remains Hospitalized The video shared to X by TheLoganWheeler (below) shows multiple people fighting before two fall to the ground as the confrontation continues. 🚨 #BREAKING 🚨Disturbing video from Westchester Community College in Valhalla, NY shows a fight on the lawn exploding into a stabbing.Students drop to the grass. One person stumbles off with blood…
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Child Sex Exploitation Images Found In Capital Region Home, Police Say
A Capital Region man was arrested for having child porn in his home on Tuesday, Sept. 15, police said. Kevin M. Furlong, 43, of Clifton Park, was released following his arraignment, New York State Police said. Law enforcement searched Furlong’s home Tuesday following a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and found “images consistent with child sexual exploitation,” state police said. The search led directly to his arrest, according to authorities. Furlong was charged with promoting and possessing child porn, then taken to a state police station for processing and arrai…
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Dunkin’ Worker Spots Bogus $50 Bill, Sending Accused Capital Region Counterfeiter Fleeing:
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A Capital Region man was captured after attempting to buy food from Dunkin’ Donuts with a fake $50 bill, police said Wednesday, Sept. 16. Kashawn K. Miller, 29, of Troy, was also accused of drugged driving and possession of drug paraphernalia, New York State Police said. Miller was at a Dunkin’ drive-thru in Oneonta, Otsego County, around 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14 when he passed the worker a counterfeit $50 bill as payment, investigators said. The employee was immediately suspicious of the bill and questioned Miller about it, so he fled the scene, according to police. The county 911 center t…
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‘Snuff Film’ Mystery: 1M Images, 5 Women Who Appear Dead, Philly Police Say
More than 1 million images are under review in a sprawling Philadelphia investigation involving possible snuff films and five women who appear to be dead, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Investigators have identified four of the five women depicted, but still cannot determine whether the recordings show actual homicides, pornography, or staged “art films” involving fake blood, according to police. No remains belonging to any of the women have been recovered. The investigation centers on 44-year-old Eugene Horsch and 417 West Chew Avenue in the city’s Olney section, where detective…
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Patrick Clancy To Address Children’s Deaths, Ex-Wife’s Mistrial On ‘60 Minutes’
Patrick Clancy will speak publicly about the killing of his three young children and the online claims that linked him to their deaths. He will speak with CBS Correspondent Ross Douthat on "60 Minutes" Sunday, Sept. 20, on “60 Minutes.“ Clancy was formerly married to Connecticut native Lindsay Clancy. Prosecutors accuse her of strangling their children inside their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on Jan. 24, 2023. It's an accusation she hasn't denied, but her defense claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis. Cora was 5. Dawson was 3. Callan was 8 months ol…
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Marine, Police Officer, Dad Of 2 Should Have Failed ICE Vetting Before Suicide: Report
Problems investigators found in a Marine reservist’s past should have kept ICE from hiring him, former officials told The Washington Post after his death outside the agency’s Philadelphia field office. Joseph “Joe” Thomas Moore, 38, a father of two, died outside the office on Friday, Aug. 28, after learning he would lose his job, the newspaper reported. Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck, and his death was ruled a suicide, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson Jason Brooks told Daily Voice on behalf of the Medical Examiner’s Office. His family has di…
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: 2 Stabbed At NY Community College, 2 Suspects Hospitalized
UPDATE: Police have confirmed two people were stabbed during an incident at SUNY Westchester Community College — and two suspects were also injured. The incident was first reported at around 12:40 p.m., when Westchester County Police received calls saying three people had been stabbed at the Valhalla campus, the department said. Police confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that two people were taken to Westchester Medical Center with stab wounds. One of them was seriously injured, police added. Two suspects were taken into custody, and officers found a knife, according to County Poli…
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Child Porn Suspect Tried To Destroy Evidence During Capital Region Police Raid: Authorities
A Capital Region man tried to destroy evidence before cops arrested him for possessing child sex abuse material, authorities said. Brandon V. Quintana, 32, of Greenfield, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 9 for possession and promotion of child porn, along with tampering with evidence, New York State Police said. Law enforcement searched Quintana’s residence on Thursday, July 30 and found “images consistent with child sexual exploitation,” police said. During the search, Quintana barricaded himself in a room and attempted to destroy evidence on electronic devices, authorities said. Quintana …
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Duct-Taped American Airlines Passenger Breaks Silence In Court: Report
Layne Lundeen has broken his silence. The unruly American Airlines passenger who was notoriously restrained to his seat by a gun range owner and a retired police officer using duct tape on Thursday, Sept. 3, says that he remembers nothing. The Baltimore Banner obtained the audio recording from the court proceeding in which 67-year-old Lundeen, who was fired from his job as a realtor, reportedly told District Court Commissioner George Haag at the Jennifer Road Detention Center that he had no recollection of anything from the flight. According to the outlet, he didn't even know how he got to …
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Fire Tears Through RVs At New York Speedway, No Crime Suspected: Police
A fire at a New York racetrack torched three RVs and damaged a fourth, according to video from the scene. The fire erupted at Lebanon Valley Dragway in New Lebanon on Monday, Sept. 14, New York State Police said. Several fire departments responded to the scene and extinguished the flames before the blaze could expand further, state police said. “The fire was contained to the front campers up by the clubhouse,” Lebanon Valley Dragway said in a Facebook post. “No drag race trailers were affected.” While the racetrack initially lost power in the aftermath of the inferno, things were back up …
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Police Dog Sniffs Out More Than 100 Grams Of Cocaine During Schenectady Traffic Stop:
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A Capital Region man was busted with more than 100 grams of cocaine in a traffic stop on the New York State Thruway, police said. Peter Moore, 39, of Schenectady, was a passenger traveling westbound on I-90 in a 2023 Jeep on Thursday, Sept. 3 when state troopers witnessed a traffic violation around 8:30 p.m. near Exit 25 in Schenectady, New York State Police said. With the assistance of a police dog, investigators searched the vehicle and found more than 100 grams of a white powdery substance inside, which later tested positive for cocaine, authorities said. During the stop, Moore attempte…
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