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Arson Charges For Man Who Torched Himself In Google NYC Building:
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A 63-year-old Brooklyn man has been charged with arson after setting himself on fire in the lobby of a Manhattan building housing Google offices, authorities said. John Butch, of Brooklyn, was charged with arson, criminal mischief, and reckless endangerment following the incident on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the NYPD. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a man who had set himself on fire inside 315 Hudson St. in Hudson Square just before 3 p.m., authorities said. Responding officers found Butch with burns throughout his body, police said. He was taken by EMS to New York-Pre…
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Burned Victim Found Dead After Raging House Fire In Hudson Valley
A person was found dead inside an Orange County home after a raging overnight fire, police said. The blaze broke out at a home on Darraugh Lane in Sparrowbush around 12:50 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, according to New York State Police. Troopers responded after receiving a report that the residence was fully engulfed in flames. Crews from the Sparrowbush Fire Department also responded to the scene and extinguished the blaze, police said. After the fire was put out, a deceased person was discovered inside the home. The severity of the burns prevented authorities from immediately…
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Turtle Abuse In New York Draws Outrage, Animal Was Left To Die In Cage
A turtle was brutally abused and left to die on Long Island until it was rescued by a local animal agency, officials said. The turtle was trapped inside a cage that had been secured with zip ties and submerged underwater at Geiger Park in Deer Park, the Suffolk County SPCA said Friday, Aug. 28. Town of Babylon park rangers found the turtle while responding to a complaint about e-bikes in the park and pulled the cage out of the lake, the SPCA said. The turtle also had a fishhook stuck in its mouth, which was then tied to the cage, preventing the animal from escaping, officials said. It was …
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Feds Link New York Woman To $16M CT Counterfeit Watch Operation, Seize $900K: DOJ
A New York woman accused of supplying a counterfeit watch network tied to Waterbury is being held in federal custody. Si Man Lam, 43, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 26, and federal agents searched her home and seized about $900,000 in cash, prosecutors said. The case centers in part on a Waterbury home linked to Izedin Kimca and aliases he allegedly used. U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted about 74 parcels sent there between April 2020 and July 2022, court records allege. The packages held fake Rolex, Audemars and Panerai watches. Genuine versions would have carried suggested…
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Historic Estate Once Home To Famed Broadway Stars Lists For $2.8M In Hudson Valley
A century-old Westchester County estate once home to a famous pair of Broadway entertainers has hit the market for nearly $2.8 million. The seven-bedroom residence at 215 Soundview Ave. in White Plains is now listed for $2.795 million by Stacey Pinkas and John Oliveira of Douglas Elliman. Built in 1924, the approximately 6,254-square-foot home was once owned by Rosie and Jenny Dolly, the Hungarian-born identical twins better known as the Dolly Sisters, according to the listing. The sisters, who rose to fame as vaudeville and Broadway performers in the 1910s…
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Route 343 Stretch To Close For Year In Hudson Valley — Here's Where
Drivers in Dutchess County will have to use a detour for a year as a stretch of Route 343 closes for a culvert replacement project. Route 343, also known as Tinker Town Road, will close between McArthur Place and Little Glenn Avenue in the Town of Dover beginning at noon on Friday, Aug. 28, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The closure is expected to remain in place through the end of summer 2027 while crews replace a culvert, NYSDOT said. Drivers traveling through the area are being advised to follow the posted detour.
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Virginia's Justus Kelley Makes History As First Mother To Win Miss USA
Virginia waited more than half a century for another Miss USA. The wait ended in historic fashion on Thursday, Aug. 27, when Miss Virginia USA Justus Kelley was crowned Miss USA 2026 during the 75th edition of the pageant in Miami. Kelley, 31, became the first mother and first married woman to win the Miss USA title, according to People and Business Insider. She is also reportedly the first woman in her 30s to win. And she ended quite the drought back home. Kelley became the first woman representing Virginia to win Miss USA since Deborah Shelton took the crown in 1970, according to B…
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NY Gun Trafficker Linked To County's Largest Firearms Bust In History Gets Prison Time
A Georgia man who admitted supplying firearms for illegal sale in Orange County will spend over a decade in prison for his role in the largest gun-trafficking case in county history. Dijoun Lawrence, 23, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in Orange County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 26, after previously pleading guilty to first-degree criminal sale of a firearm and fourth-degree conspiracy, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced. Lawrence admitted that he supplied firearms from Georgia to be sold illegally in New York as part of the interstate trafficking network …
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2 Dogs Rescued After E-Bike Battery Sparks Fire At Hudson Valley Home
Two dogs were rescued from a Westchester County home after a charging e-bike battery malfunctioned and caused a basement fire. The blaze broke out at a home on Paulding Street in Peekskill around 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, according to the City of Peekskill Fire Department. When crews arrived, residents told them there was an active fire in the basement and that two dogs were still inside, the department said. Firefighters confirmed that there was a fire in the basement and called for more resources before quickly knocking down the flames. Crews then searched the home an…
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Driver Caught In Hit-Run That Killed Former Village Trustee In Hudson Valley: Police
Police say a driver has been arrested in the hit-and-run crash that killed a longtime Sullivan County community figure who served in village government and with his local fire department. Carlos R. Gutierrez of Monticello was arrested by Woodridge Police and New York State Police in Wurtsboro in connection with a crash that killed Ronald Kates, 81, in the Village of Woodridge, Woodridge Police announced. Gutierrez was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a felony, in connection with the fatal crash, according to Woodridge Police. As Daily Voice previously …
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FBI Seeks More Victims Of Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boys In Hudson Valley
Federal investigators are searching for more potential victims of an Orange County man who was recently sentenced to a decade in prison for sexually abusing two young boys over several years in Rockland County. The FBI's New York Division Hudson Valley Resident Agency is seeking information from anyone who may have been victimized by James Valentine of Cornwall-on-Hudson, the agency announced on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Investigators said Valentine, 58, primarily targeted boys between the ages of 8 and 16 over a 40-year period spanning from 1985 through 2025. The FBI said Valent…
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NY Mom, Daughter Among About 90 Americans Missing Following Catastrophic Nepal Flooding
A desperate search for survivors is intensifying after a wall of water and debris tore through Himalayan communities, leaving families around the world waiting for answers. About 90 Americans are now among more than 1,300 people unaccounted for near the Nepal-China border, according to the US State Department and multiple reports. Three Americans have been rescued. Among those missing are Rekha Shashidharan, 54, and her 14-year-old daughter, Rashi Shashidharan, from New York, CNN reports. A family member reportedly spoke with the pair about an hour before the catastrophic flooding…
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