Cocaine-Hauling Trio Busted After Capital District Driving Blunder: Police Cocaine-Hauling Trio Busted After Capital District Driving Blunder: Police
Cocaine-Hauling Trio Busted After Capital District Driving Blunder: Police A trio of New York men were busted with cocaine after they were pulled over in a traffic stop in the Capital Region, authorities said. Steven M. Wescott, 40; Jason O. Allen, 47; and Patrick M. Howe, 48, were cuffed Thursday, Sept. 10 in Saratoga Springs, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. Wescott was behind the wheel of a vehicle that made an illegal signal around 3:15 p.m. Thursday on Hamilton Street, the sheriff’s office said. An investigation at the stop led to Wescott, Allen, and Howe all being charged with two counts of third-degree drug possession, according to authorities. W…
Video: NJ Friends, 24, Killed By NYC Train Seen Sitting On Tracks Moments Before, Report Says Video: NJ Friends, 24, Killed By NYC Train Seen Sitting On Tracks Moments Before, Report Says
Video: NJ Friends, 24, Killed By NYC Train Seen Sitting On Tracks Moments Before, Report Says Two 24-year-olds from New Jersey were killed after being struck by a subway train in Manhattan early Sunday morning, Sept. 13, authorities said. According to the NY Post, video shows Navam Kaul, of Sayreville, and Malaika Chitre, of Dayton, sitting on the tracks moments before they were struck by the train just before 3:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. The NYPD confirmed that Chitre and Kaul were killed by a southbound 4 train at the Spring Street subway station. Police responding to a 911 call for two aided individuals found Kaul and Chitre on the roadbed, police said. EMS pronounc…
8.2M NY Households To Get Energy Rebate Checks Worth Up To $200 — Here's Who's Eligible 8.2M NY Households To Get Energy Rebate Checks Worth Up To $200 — Here's Who's Eligible
8.2M NY Households To Get Energy Rebate Checks Worth Up To $200 — Here's Who's Eligible Millions of New Yorkers will soon find energy rebate checks worth up to $200 in their mailboxes — and eligible households won't have to apply to get the money, officials said.  The checks will begin going out across New York on Monday, Sept. 21 and continue through December, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday, Sept. 14.  About 8.2 million households are expected to receive payments through the state's one-time $1 billion Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate, or POWER, program, according to the governor's office.  Officials said eligible New Yorkers do not need to apply, r…
Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals Tiny Bursts Of Sound May Help Brain During Deep Sleep, Study Reveals
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…
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets
Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After On-Stage 'Free Palestine' MetLife Stadium Sets Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour following backlash over his pro-Palestinian remarks during both of his opening acts at MetLife Stadium earlier this month, according to the Seattle rapper himself. Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, announced his removal from Sheeran’s LOOP Tour in a lengthy Instagram statement Monday, Sept. 14, saying the decision followed pressure from stadium owners after his performances in East Rutherford on Friday, Sept. 4 and Saturday, Sept. 5. "Rolling Stone" also reported that Macklemore was removed from the remainder o…
489 Pounds Of Weed Seized In Capital Region Traffic Stop: Police 489 Pounds Of Weed Seized In Capital Region Traffic Stop: Police
489 Pounds Of Weed Seized In Capital Region Traffic Stop: Police Nearly 500 pounds of marijuana were seized in a traffic stop in the Capital Region, police said Monday, Sept. 14. Kevin C. Wilbur, 46, and Quinton L. Carle, 23, were busted with 489 pounds of weed while driving on Interstate 87 through Clifton Park, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. Wilbur, of Brushton, and Carle, of Bombay, were pulled over Tuesday, Sept. 8 around 2:30 p.m. for following another car too closely and having “insufficient” tail lights, the sheriff’s office said. During the stop, investigators found the massive marijuana stash and arrested Wilbur and Carle for first-…
NY House Candidate’s BDSM-Modeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces NY House Candidate’s BDSM-Modeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces
NY House Candidate’s Bdsm-modeling Past Shockingly Resurfaces A Long Island congressional candidate has a surprising past: modeling BDSM gear for a fetish sex shop. Chris Gallant, a 37-year-old Democrat, appeared in multiple photos for “Mr S Leather,” a San Francisco-based company selling a variety of products on its XXX-rated website, the New York Post reported Sunday, Sept. 13. Gallant’s attorney confirmed to the Post that he’d appeared in the pics. Pictures of Gallant were wiped from the internet — at his request, according to his lawyer’s comments to the Post — but are still visible on archived versions of the site. They can be found from 2011 to…
More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
More US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported All of the measles deaths reported in the United States so far this year have occurred in Pennsylvania, where a third resident has died amid the nation’s largest outbreak, officials said. A 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died Saturday, Sept. 12, from complications associated with measles, Coroner Greg Furlong announced. Her name was not released, and the coroner did not disclose her vaccination status. “This is a heartbreaking loss for the family and an unfortunate reminder that measles can be a serious and potentially life-threatening disease,” Furlong said. The death is Jefferson Co…
Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say
Missing Newlywed Dominick Bianchi Found Dead In Wooded NY Area, Police Say A New York newlywed who disappeared from his home has been found dead, police announced. Dominick Bianchi, 35, of East Greenbush, was found dead in a wooded area, the East Greenbush Police Department said late Sunday, Sept. 13, nearly five days after he had been reported missing. Police did not say where or when Bianchi was found or release details about his death. His wife, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN during the search that Bianchi had Type 1 diabetes and she was unsure whether he could monitor his blood sugar because his continuous glucose monitor was paired to the phone h…
Fugitive With NY, NJ Criminal History Wanted In 21-Shot PA Bar Ambush Caught In Turnpike Chase Fugitive With NY, NJ Criminal History Wanted In 21-Shot PA Bar Ambush Caught In Turnpike Chase
Fugitive With NY, NJ Criminal History Wanted In 21-Shot PA Bar Ambush Caught In Turnpike Chase A man wanted for firing 21 rounds at five people outside a Pennsylvania bar was captured after a 15-mile Turnpike pursuit ended with troopers disabling his vehicle, police announced late Friday, Sept. 11. Kio Manuel Dejesus-Pena, 42, of Lewistown, was arrested early Friday after a license plate reader alerted a Pennsylvania State Police trooper to his vehicle near mile marker 250, according to an updated release from the Lewistown Police Department. The trooper was monitoring traffic through a construction zone when the alert connected the registration to Dejesus-Pena and an active warrant …
Arrest Made In Murder Of NJ Native, NY State Police Say Arrest Made In Murder Of NJ Native, NY State Police Say
Arrest Made In Murder Of NJ Native, NY State Police Say A 48-year-old New York man has been charged with murder six weeks after a woman was found stabbed to death inside her home, State Police said. Tucker J. Taylor, 48, of Ausable Forks, New York, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 13, in connection with the murder of Patricia “Pattie” Lawrence, 54, in the Essex County town of Jay, according to New York State Police. Lawrence was found dead inside her home at 150 Carey Road around 10:05 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, troopers said. An autopsy the next day determined she died from severe hemorrhaging caused by stab wounds to her neck. Her death was ruled a homic…
Husband Fatally Stabbed At Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder: Police Husband Fatally Stabbed At Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder: Police
Husband Fatally Stabbed At Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder: Police A 34-year-old woman is charged with murder after police say she fatally stabbed her husband inside their New York home early Sunday, Sept. 13. Desmond Jackson, 39, was identified to Daily Voice by a relative as the man killed in the stabbing. Sabrina Balchand-Jackson was charged with second-degree murder and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon after the attack in the 600 block of South Pearl Street near Mount Hope Drive in Albany, police said. Officers were called to the home around 3:50 a.m. for a report of an unresponsive man. They found Jackson with a stab wound to his abdomen,…
Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In New York, Sheriff Says Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In New York, Sheriff Says
Minor Accused Of Forcible Rape In New York, Sheriff Says A minor has been charged with rape following an investigation into a reported sexual assault in New York, authorities announced on Sunday, Sept. 13. The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office received the complaint on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to Sheriff Jeffrey R. Brown. The sexual assault reportedly happened in the town of Clifton Park earlier that month, the sheriff’s office said. Investigators arrested the minor on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and charged him with first-degree rape, a Class B felony, according to the release. The minor is accused of engaging in oral sexual contact with another p…
LI Man Posted Bizarre 9/11 Rant Before Storming Yankee Stadium Field With Palestinian Flag LI Man Posted Bizarre 9/11 Rant Before Storming Yankee Stadium Field With Palestinian Flag
LI Man Posted Bizarre 9/11 Rant Before Storming Yankee Stadium Field With Palestinian Flag Kelly Marcucci didn't exactly make it difficult for authorities to identify him after storming the field with a Palestinian flag at Yankee Stadium on Friday, Sept. 11, during the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Marcucci, 38, whose Facebook page says he's from Riverhead, NY, was wearing a jersey with his own name emblazoned across the back when he ran onto the field during the seventh inning of the Yankees-Mets Subway Series game, according to video from the stands and the NYPD. It didn't take security long to tackle Marcucci and take him into custody. The NY Post says the incident happened e…
4 Fully Vaccinated PA Residents Get Measles As Outbreak Reaches 676 Cases, Highest In US 4 Fully Vaccinated PA Residents Get Measles As Outbreak Reaches 676 Cases, Highest In US
4 Fully Vaccinated PA Residents Get Measles As Outbreak Reaches 676 Cases, Highest In US Four fully vaccinated Pennsylvanians have tested positive for measles — the first breakthrough cases identified during the state’s ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday, Sept. 12. The patients include three adults and one child from Centre, Jefferson, Lancaster, and Lycoming counties, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen said during a live update. None was hospitalized. The cases are rare and account for less than 1 percent of Pennsylvania’s 676 confirmed measles infections this year, Bogen said. The statewide total now spans 37 counties and includes 124 hospitalizations …
Causes Of Death In Capital Region Quadruple Murder-Double Suicide Confirmed: Authorities Causes Of Death In Capital Region Quadruple Murder-Double Suicide Confirmed: Authorities
Causes Of Death In Capital Region Quadruple Murder-Double Suicide Confirmed: Authorities An official toxicology report confirmed a New York grandmother, mother, and four children all died from taking an over-the-counter sleep medication, authorities said Friday, Sept. 11. Police said Amy Steadman, 64, and Sarah Myers, 44, gave Myers’ four children fatal doses of diphenhydramine, then took suicidal doses themselves, the Albany Times-Union reported. The six relatives were all found dead inside a Mechanicville home on Tuesday, July 23. The four children — Harper Harmon, 13; Hudson Harmon, 11; and 10-year-old twins Gavin and Gracelynn Harmon — were due to visit their father, Brady …
Crack-Addicted Albany County CFO Sentenced For $4 Million Theft: Authorities Crack-Addicted Albany County CFO Sentenced For $4 Million Theft: Authorities
Crack-Addicted Albany County CFO Sentenced For $4 Million Theft: Authorities A New York CFO who was consumed by his crack addiction and stole $4 million from his company was sentenced Wednesday, Sept. 9. Kevin Stevens, 62, of Cohoes, got four to 12 years in prison for the massive fraud, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. It was the largest grand larceny case in county history, according to the prosecutors. Stevens was the chief financial officer at A.E. Rosen Electrical Co. in January 2017 when he began using the company’s fuel and fleet cards to buy various gift cards, then trading the gift cards for crack, investigators said. As his addiction spir…
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It
Billy Joel Reveals The Procedure That Improved His Health — And How He Almost Passed On It Billy Joel has shared details of his brain surgery process as he works to battle the disorder that forced him to cancel numerous shows. The 77-year-old “Piano Man” said Wednesday, Sept. 9 on his SiriusXM channel that he initially didn’t want to have the surgery to implant a brain shunt but eventually changed his mind. “I said, ‘Well what does that entail?’” Joel explained. “Well, we drill a hole through your skull and we stick a shunt inside your brain. I said, ‘Nah, I think I’ll pass on that.’” But after learning more about the procedure and the shunt — a clear tube that drains fluid on t…
Six Pounds Of Weed Discovered In Albany Highway Traffic Stop: State Troopers Six Pounds Of Weed Discovered In Albany Highway Traffic Stop: State Troopers
Six Pounds Of Weed Discovered In Albany Highway Traffic Stop: State Troopers A Capital Region man hauling six pounds of weed on a New York highway was busted following a traffic stop, police said. Ashraf Abdallah, 38, of Albany, was pulled over for vehicle and traffic violations on Friday, Aug. 28 around 8:30 p.m. on Interstate 87 northbound, New York State Police said. After the stop, investigators found nearly six pounds of marijuana inside Abdallah’s 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee, authorities said. Abdallah was booked for felony second-degree cannabis possession and the traffic violations, state troopers said. He was released on appearance tickets and is due back in …
Drunk-Driving Capital Region Teenager Arrested Following Crash: Police Drunk-Driving Capital Region Teenager Arrested Following Crash: Police
Drunk-Driving Capital Region Teenager Arrested Following Crash: Police A New York teenager was arrested for crashing a car with a 0.15% BAC, police said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Colby W. Shaw, 18, of Schenectady, was found behind the wheel of a 2022 Nissan Pathfinder that had crashed into a utility pole on Outlet Road in Ballston around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. Officers responded to the wreck and measured Shaw’s BAC at 0.15%, cops said. One passenger in the vehicle suffered “injuries of an unknown nature” and was rushed to Saratoga Hospital in an ambulance, according to the sheriff’s office. Shaw and two other passenge…
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash
Pilot's Final Facebook Post May Have Revealed Couple's Destination Hours Before Deadly Crash Hours before a training aircraft crashed in a wooded area in Massachusetts, killing both people aboard, one of the victims shared where he was headed that morning. Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, posted on Facebook at 9:39 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, that he was flying to Northampton for the Three County Fair. Moore and Marcy Asbury,  62, of East Falmouth, were later identified as the victims on board the plane. Asbury's Facebook profile shows the two were dating. Both were killed in the crash. Final post by Ken Moore Ken Moore Facebook About 12 hours after the post, the Piper P…
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops
NY Murder Suspect Shot And Killed By Police Outside Massachusetts Motel: Cops A Long Island man wanted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend was shot and killed Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside a hotel in Massachusetts, police said. Brandon William Hampson, 55, stabbed Rachel Frislid, 62, to death inside her home in Sayville, NY, on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Suffolk County (NY) Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 10. Authorities found Hampson Wednesday, Sept. 9 outside the French King Restaurant and Motel in Erving, MA around 9:15 p.m. smoking a cigarette, Worcester County (MA) District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. Officers ordered Hampson to surrender, but he …
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor
Yacht Owner, Ex-Navy Commander Accused Of Drugging, Raping Deckhand, 22, In Nantucket Harbor A yacht owner faces multiple charges after a young employee said he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted her aboard a vessel in Nantucket Harbor last month, according to a news report. Christian Bradley Williams, 54, of Florida, was arraigned Friday, Sept. 4, in connection with the alleged Aug. 9 attack. The 22-year-old woman had started working as a deckhand aboard his yacht, Chimera, in June. She received housing on the boat in exchange for the work. The US Sun reported that Williams is a former Navy commander of the USS Springfield submarine.  The alleged assault happened hours…
Court Order Couldn’t Stop Capital Region Man From Menacing Protected Person: Cops Court Order Couldn’t Stop Capital Region Man From Menacing Protected Person: Cops
Court Order Couldn’t Stop Capital Region Man From Menacing Protected Person: Cops A Capital Region man threatened someone with a protection order against him and was arrested, police said. Keegan M. Kolbe, 36, of Northville, violated an order of protection by "intentionally placing the protected person in fear of physical injury by physical menace,” the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Cops responded around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 to a residence in Milton for a disturbance call, authorities said. They arrested Kolbe at the scene and charged him with first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree menacing, according to police. Kolbe posted …
Tenant Who Torched Albany County Motel And Killed Cat Gets Prison Time: Authorities Tenant Who Torched Albany County Motel And Killed Cat Gets Prison Time: Authorities
Tenant Who Torched Albany County Motel And Killed Cat Gets Prison Time: Authorities A New York man who intentionally torched a motel in 2024 is headed to prison, authorities said Thursday, Sept. 10. Jason Candlish, 48, of Guilderland, got three to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to third-degree arson, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Candlish was living at the M&M Motel on Western Avenue in Guilderland when he set the blaze on Jan. 26, 2024, investigators said. The Guilderland Fire Department responded and doused the flames with an “aggressive attack,” first responders wrote on Facebook. Investigators determined Candlish set a fire inside…
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster
Plane Crash: Police ID 2 Victims Killed In Massachusetts Aviation Disaster Authorities have identified the two people who were killed when the training aircraft they were on crashed into a wooded area in Massachusetts over the weekend.  Kenneth R. Moore, 66, of Pembroke, and Marcy Asbury, 62, of East Falmouth, died in the Saturday, Sept. 5, crash, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced on Thursday.  The Piper PA-28 Cherokee went down near Center Street around 9:15 p.m.  Ludlow police and Massachusetts State Police began searching the area after receiving a report of a missing aircraft. Crews later found the plane off Center Street. …
Newlywed Capital Region Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ Newlywed Capital Region Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’
Newlywed Capital Region Man Disappears, Faces Medical Trouble As Wife Begs ‘Please Come Home’ A newlywed New York man has disappeared, and his wife believes he could be facing a medical emergency. Dominick Bianchi, 35, was last seen Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. around his home in East Greenbush, the local police department said on Facebook. Bianchi has Type 1 diabetes, and his new bride, Julianna Zyra, told ABC affiliate WTEN she wasn’t sure if he could monitor his blood sugar. The missing man has a continuous glucose monitor, but it’s “paired to his phone that he doesn’t have,” Zyra told WTEN. Zyra told the station Bianchi had been battling mental health issues recently but “nobody…
PA ‘Predator Catcher’ Stabbed In NY Tim Hortons Brawl Involving Infant: Reports PA ‘Predator Catcher’ Stabbed In NY Tim Hortons Brawl Involving Infant: Reports
PA ‘Predator Catcher’ Stabbed In NY Tim Hortons Brawl Involving Infant: Reports A Pennsylvania social media influencer who was stabbed while confronting two men he accused of targeting children is now facing charges stemming from the New York brawl, court records show. Nicholas Attalla, known online as “Niky Sal,” was arrested on Friday, Sept. 4, on charges of third-degree assault, second-degree criminal nuisance, and endangering the welfare of a child. Attalla, of Erie, was arraigned that day and pleaded not guilty, according to online court records. The charges stem from a fight inside a Tim Hortons in Jamestown on Dec. 13, 2025, according to WGRZ, Erie News Now, an…
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police
Man Takes Fatal Leap From GWB: Police A man died after climbing over a fence and jumping from the George Washington Bridge Wednesday morning, authorities said. Port Authority police received a report that the man climbed over the fence on the bridge's Northwalk and jumped at approximately 8:43 a.m. on Sept. 9, authorities said. The man's body was recovered by the NYPD, according to Port Authority police. A report from Citizen NYC says that the man's body was recovered on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River. No information about his identity was released.  Fifteen people had jumped to their deaths from the bridge …
VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest VIDEO: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest
Video: Shirtless Man Dances On Truck Moving Across GWB Before Arrest The saxophones only got louder in a now-viral TikTok video that shows a shirtless man dancing on the back of a flatbed truck moving across the George Washington Bridge. The video of the Sept. 3 scene was shared by TikTok user @johnortizzzz24 and had racked up nearly 20,000 views as of Wednesday, Sept. 9. What the clip doesn't show viewers, though, is what happened afterward: the dancer's arrest. Port Authority police identified the man as 28-year-old Arnesia Crawford, and said officers removed him from the back of the truck in Fort Lee, NJ. Crawford was subsequently charged with aggr…
Albany Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say Albany Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say
Albany Cop Used Flock Cameras To Snoop On Ex-Girlfriend 3,000 Times, Investigators Say A New York cop used Flock cameras to track her ex-girlfriend around 3,000 times, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 9. Laurie Moore, a 13-year veteran with the Albany County Sheriff’s office, was booked on charges of falsifying records and official misconduct, the Albany Times-Union reported. Cops said Moore, 47, used Flock’s license plate recorders to access data on five people she knew, according to NBC affiliate WNYT. She was suspended following the investigation. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple called Moore a quality investigator and said her arrest “literally breaks my heart,” accord…