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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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Aggressive Coyote Bites CT Woman, Targets Her Dogs Weeks After Similar Attack
Authorities euthanized a coyote after it bit a woman and attacked her two small dogs in Fairfield this week. The incident followed another aggressive coyote attack three weeks earlier in what police say is a change in the animals' behavior in the area. The most recent attack happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 14, on Catamount Road in Fairfield, according to Fairfield Animal Control. The animal was put down, and its body was sent for testing. The unidentified woman is receiving treatment for rabies as a precaution. The incident mimics a similar attack that happened three weeks ago …
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Closing The Loop: Ed Sheeran’s 4 Remaining Openers Drop Out After Macklemore Ouster
Macklemore got the boot, then Ed Sheeran’s opening acts followed suit. One day after Macklemore was kicked off of Ed Sheeran's Loop tour for his pro-Palestinian remarks during his openers in New Jersey, all four other opening artists dropped out in solidarity on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Those artists include Billie Eilish's brother Finneas, Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe, Danish band Lukas Graham and Irish folk group Beoga. In a statement, Rowe wrote, in part: "I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up ag…
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Drunk Driver Hits 3 Vehicles Before His Car Catches Fire On I-84 In Hudson Valley:
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A man is accused of driving while intoxicated after hitting three other vehicles on Interstate 84 in Orange County before his own car caught fire, police said. The crash happened on I-84 westbound near Exit 28 in Montgomery at around 4:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, New York State Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Investigators found that Middletown resident Joshua G. Martin, 38, was driving a Toyota Camry west when he rear-ended a Honda Accord in the right lane, sending the Honda off the roadway, police said. Martin's Camry then struck a Toyota Highlander traveling in the right lane b…
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15-Year-Old Accused In Fatal NY Shooting That Also Injured 4 Teens Indicted For Murder
A 15-year-old has been indicted on murder and attempted murder charges in connection with a Westchester County shooting that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old man and left four teenagers wounded, prosecutors said. The Yonkers teen, whose name was not released because of their age, was arraigned on Tuesday, Sept. 15, in the Youth Part of Westchester County Court after a grand jury indicted the juvenile in the Sunday, Aug. 2 killing of Brandon Garcia, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. The defendant's identity cannot be released under New York law…
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Man Cuts Off Victim, Fires At His Car In Road Rage Incident On NYS Thruway: Police
A road rage incident that began at a Westchester County gas station escalated into a collision, gunfire, and a police chase on the New York State Thruway — leading to a 28-year-old man now facing attempted murder charges, authorities said. Elmy Manuel Sandoval-Firpo, 28, of Yonkers, was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 13, and charged with attempted murder and several other felonies in connection with the incident, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The confrontation began shortly before 4:30 p.m. when Sandoval-Firpo, driving a 2009 Ford van, cut off a 25-year-old Bronx man driv…
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Former NY Soccer Star Who Just Married Football Coach Dies At 30, Was Pregnant With First Child
A former New York soccer star and the wife of a college football coach died suddenly at age 30 while pregnant with her first child. Kayla Saager-Beckley, the wife of Tulsa football assistant coach John Beckley, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, according to an announcement from her alma mater, Binghamton University. “She was working out, 10 minutes later she was found unresponsive,” Tulsa head coach Tre Lamb said Monday, Sept. 14 at a press conference, calling her death a medical emergency. “She was 30 years old, she was pregnant with their daughter, Sawyer, and it’s been tough on our staff. We had …
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Corrections Officer Fatally Strikes Pedestrian In Hudson Valley — NY AG Now Investigating
The New York Attorney General's Office has opened an investigation after a pedestrian died days after he was struck by an off-duty Westchester County correction officer in Orange County. The crash happened on Route 32 in Cornwall shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, according to Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation. The off-duty Westchester County Department of Correction officer was driving on Route 32 and turning right onto Quaker Avenue when the officer struck the pedestrian, according to officials. The pedestrian was taken to a local …
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Teen Who Fled NY Mental Health Hospital Found Hiding In CT Thanks To Residents
A teenager who ran away from a behavioral health hospital was found hours later hiding near a home in Fairfield County, police said. The search for the missing 17-year-old began around 9:10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, after a Wilton homeowner spotted him near a neighbor's home, Wilton police said. He sprinted into the woods when officers confronted him. Wilton officers searched the area with help from Connecticut State Police and police from New Canaan and Westport. But area residents were the first to spot him moving through yards and other properties. Those calls helped police tr…
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Dog Found With Mouth Taped Shut In Hudson Valley — Search For Owner Now On
Authorities are investigating an apparent case of animal cruelty after a young German Shepherd was found abandoned with her muzzle tightly wrapped in tape in Putnam County. The female dog was found at a business near 36 Starr Ridge Rd. in Brewster on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at around 8 a.m., according to the Putnam County SPCA. The people who found her immediately helped the dog and brought her to Brewster Veterinary Hospital, where the Putnam County SPCA Law Enforcement Division responded and began an investigation. An initial examination found significant swelling, irritation,…
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Driver Leads Cops On Chase Over Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Twice: State Police
A 50-year-old man is facing felony charges after police said he led troopers on a chase over the Newburgh-Beacon bridge — and then fled back across the bridge again. Walden resident Joseph Fleischer, 50, was arrested following the incident on Thursday, Sept. 10, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The incident began when troopers saw a 2005 Toyota speeding on I-84 eastbound in the Town of Montgomery, according to the agency. A trooper in a marked vehicle tried to pull it over, but it did not stop, beginning a pursuit that continued into the City of Newburg…
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Hudson Valley Man Found Dead In Creek, Drowning Suspected: Police
A Hudson Valley man found dead in a woodland creek on Monday night, Sept. 14 likely drowned, according to state police. Owen Garrison, 47, of Highland, was found in Vernooy Kill off Lundy Road in Napanoch around 6:45 p.m., New York State Police announced Tuesday, Sept. 15. Troopers were called to the scene Monday evening for reports of a possible drowning in the creek, state police said. They arrived to find Garrison, who was pulled from the water by the Napanoch Fire Department and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Garrison’s death remains under investigation, and anyone wit…
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Man Killed By State Trooper Identified Following NY Campground Shooting: Police (
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The man shot and killed by a New York state trooper at a campground on Monday night, Sept. 14 has been publicly identified. Amir Hamza, 45, was wanted for questioning in an assault at Whip-o-Will Campground in Greene County, New York State Police said. Authorities claimed Hamza advanced toward a state trooper while holding what appeared to be black handgun, then pointed the item at the state trooper. The trooper responded by opening fire with his service weapon, killing the man, according to state police. Hamza was actually holding a BB gun that resembled an actual weapon, state police sai…
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FBI Had Teen On Radar Before ISIS Plot In County Where Trump Was Shot
The Pennsylvania county where a gunman shot President Donald Trump during a 2024 campaign rally is now at the center of another high-profile federal threat case. The FBI says it first investigated Jonathan Hunter Kramer in 2023, when he was a minor, before arresting the Butler County man Saturday, Sept. 12, over an alleged ISIS-inspired attack plan. Kramer, 20, of Valencia, was taken into custody after agents found a semiautomatic rifle, ammunition, loaded magazines, pepper spray, a scope, and other gear at a Cranberry Township hotel, according to a criminal complaint. Daily Voice obtained…
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Dog Killed, Several Displaced After Blaze Guts Hudson Valley Home
An early-morning fire tore through a Rockland County home, displacing as many as 12 residents and killing a dog, according to reports. The blaze broke out at 1 West Burda Place in New City on Saturday, Sept. 12, at around 4:19 a.m., according to the Hillcrest Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found heavy flames and quickly launched an aggressive attack inside the home, the department said. The fire completely engulfed the home and displaced between 10 and 12 people, The Monsey Scoop reported. A dog was killed in the blaze, though no residents or firefighters were injured, accord…
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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…
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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…
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‘I’ll Just Have Them Shoot Me’: NY Man Threatened To ‘Fight’ State Troopers, Police Say
A suicidal Hudson Valley man who threatened to attack police was arrested for violating a protection order and having guns, authorities said. Andrew K. Chamberlain, 52, of Ulster Park, was arrested Monday, Sept. 7 at his home, New York State Police said. Chamberlain initially threatened to attack the police in a call with a local mental health provider, in which he said, “I’ll just have them shoot me," and "I will fight them all,” according to court documents filed by state police. The situation began Friday, Sept. 4, when Chamberlain called the mental health facility and claimed his wife …
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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…
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U-Haul Slams Into Parked Police Cruiser In Hudson Valley, Troopers Hospitalized
Two state troopers were taken to a hospital after a U-Haul box truck slammed into their parked patrol vehicles in Orange County. The crash happened on Route 17 westbound in the Town of Woodbury near Exit 130A at around 11:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, New York State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 14. At the time of the crash, two marked State Police vehicles were parked and unoccupied on the shoulder while troopers conducted an investigation. Their emergency lights were activated, according to police. A U-Haul box truck traveling west then struck the rear of one of the police…
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$100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Gas Station In Hudson Valley
Check your tickets: A Powerball player who stopped at a Putnam County gas station is holding one worth $100,000. The third-prize-winning Power Play ticket for the Saturday, Sept. 12 drawing was sold at the Mobil gas station at 102 Route 6 in Mahopac, according to the New York Lottery. The winning numbers were 14, 16, 23, 58, 69, with a Powerball number of 03. The ticket earned a $100,000 prize after the player purchased the Power Play option, which can multiply non-jackpot Powerball prizes. Powerball's five white-ball numbers are drawn from one through 69, while the…
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Driver Airlifted After Crashing Into Tree In Dutchess County
A driver was seriously injured after crashing into a tree in Dutchess County. The crash happened in Millbrook on Sunday, Sept. 13 at around 5:37 p.m., according to the Millbrook Fire Department. Arriving firefighters found one person trapped inside the vehicle with serious injuries and requested a LifeNet helicopter. Meanwhile, firefighters worked to free the patient from the vehicle and prepare them for their trip to the hospital. The Union Vale Fire Company responded to help and set up a helicopter landing zone on the Dyson Estate. After being pulled from t…
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NY House Candidate’s
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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…
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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…
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Report Of Person With Rifle At Walmart Prompts Police Response In Dutchess County
A report of someone carrying a rifle inside a Dutchess County Walmart prompted a response from multiple police agencies. The incident happened at the Walmart in Fishkill on Sunday, Sept. 13, after Town of Fishkill Police received a report of a person with a rifle, the department said. Officers from the Village of Fishkill Police Department and New York State Police also responded. Police searched the store and then worked with Walmart employees to review surveillance video from the building. After reviewing the footage, officers determined that no one had been carrying a r…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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Escaped Emu Leads Police On Wild Chase From NY Petting Zoo
An escaped emu took police on an unusual pursuit in Rockland County after making a break from a local petting zoo, authorities said. Ramapo police officers responded to the call just before 8:40 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, and quickly spotted the runaway bird, though getting it under control took some teamwork, the department said. “We don’t know why the chicken crossed the road, but the emu crossed the road because Sgt. Anton didn’t give it an option,” the department said. Police used a Skydio Drone as First Responder drone to track the emu from above while officers worked to corral it, auth…
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Rockland County Bank Robber Arrested Less Than 20 Minutes After Telling Teller He Had Gun: Cops
A 22-year-old man accused of robbing a Chase Bank in Rockland County after telling a teller he had a gun was arrested less than 20 minutes after fleeing, authorities said. James L. Gordon, of Nanuet, is charged with first-degree robbery, fourth-degree grand larceny, and third-degree menacing in connection with the Saturday, Sept. 12 incident, Clarkstown police said. Officers responded to the Chase Bank at 61 Smith St. in Nanuet around 11:05 a.m. on a report of a robbery, police said. A witness told investigators the suspect entered the bank around 11 a.m., approached a teller station, …
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Family IDs Man Fatally Stabbed In Albany Home; Wife Charged With Murder
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,…
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