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Uber Driver High On Coke, Xanax Admits Killing Woman In Off-The-Clock Nassau Crash: Police
A Long Island driver who killed a woman while high on cocaine and Xanax pleaded guilty Monday, Sept. 28, authorities said.
Nina Varrino, 52, of Glen Cove, admitted to aggravated vehicular homicide for the crash that killed Lisa Pelaez on July 12, 2025, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Varrino spent the prior night working as an Uber driver, then stayed up all night partying, drinking, and taking drugs, investigators said.
Around 12:50 p.m., Varrino was traveling eastbound on the Long Island Expressway’s South Service Road between New Hyde Park Road and Shelter Rock Road i…
Husband Admits Strangling Wife's Fiancée, Hiding Body For 7 Years: Court Docs
A Pennsylvania man admitted strangling his wife’s fiancée in his van and burying her body along a creek nearly seven years ago, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 28.
David Allen Snyder, 39, of Hanover, is charged with first-degree murder and strangulation in the death of 38-year-old Kimberley Gsell, court records show.
Gsell was last seen around 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2019, at the Rodeway Inn at 1239 Harrisburg Pike in Middlesex Township, according to the affidavit.
At the time of her disappearance, Gsell was engaged to Amanda Snyder, who remained marrie…
NJ Molotov Cocktail Attack Leads To Charges For NYC Man: Authorities
A second New York man has been charged in a Molotov cocktail attack in New Jersey, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 28.
Tahkem Boynton, 28, of Fresh Meadows, Queens, was identified by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office.
Boynton and Tashaun Normand, 42, of the Bronx, teamed up for the attack in South Toms River back on March 23, investigators said. Normand was arrested days later in Tennessee and extradited back to New Jersey in July, according to authorities.
Normand threw two Molotov cocktails in the incident, targeting a 2010 GMC Terrain parked on Belmont Drive and the home the car …
Drunk Nassau Man Swerves Across Lanes, Hits Vehicle Head-On, Flees Scene On I-84: Nysp
A Long Island man accused of running from the scene after causing a head-on crash on Interstate 84 in Dutchess County was later found intoxicated, police said.
The crash happened on westbound I-84 near mile marker 42.4 in Beacon on Sunday, Sept. 27, shortly before 5 p.m., New York State Police said.
According to State Police, Nassau County resident Oscar E. Barahona, 31, of Lynbrook, was driving a 2007 Honda eastbound on I-84 when he tried to turn through the center median. Barahona entered the westbound lanes and swerved across all lanes of traffic before hitting a 2025 To…
More Than 6,000 LI Customers Still Stuck Without Power Following Weekend Storm
More than 6,000 customers remained without power on Long Island on Monday morning, Sept. 28 following the weekend’s nor’easter.
Most of the outages are in Suffolk County, according to Long Island utility provider PSEG.
Throughout the storm, more than 124,000 outages were reported across the island, and 95% were fixed by 8 a.m. Monday, PSEG said.
The “vast majority” of customers currently without power should have it restored by the end of Monday, PSEG claimed. Workers were putting in 16-hour shifts to respond to all the issues, the company said.
The storm knocked down more than 1,150 tree…
Fraternity Gang Rape Case Reopened At Cornell Amid New Lawsuit
Prosecutors are reopening a criminal investigation into members of a Cornell University fraternity accused of a gang rape, according to reports.
The Tompkins County District Attorney's Office told ABC News on Monday, Sept. 28, that it plans to present the case to a grand jury. In a civil lawsuit, a former Cornell student claimed seven current and former members of the Chi Phi fraternity drugged, sexually assaulted, and gang-raped her in October 2024.
The woman, identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, filed the complaint on Monday, Sept. 14. She's suing the university, several Chi P…
4K+ Without Power In Nassau As Nor'easter Batters Long Island
More than 23,000 customers were without power across Long Island Sunday morning, Sept. 27, as a powerful coastal storm toppled hundreds of trees and brought down wires, PSEG Long Island said.
Crews worked through the night as heavy rain and strong wind gusts continued across the utility's service area, according to an 8 a.m. storm update. Additional outages were expected Sunday, the company said.
More than 82,000 customers had their power restored since 7 a.m. Friday, while 23,668 remained without power Sunday morning, PSEG Long Island said. The storm had brought down more than 70…
BET Host, Radio Legend Angela Stribling Dies
Angela Stribling, a former BET host, jazz artist, and longtime radio personality whose voice became a staple in Washington, DC, and beyond, has died, loved ones announced on social media Sunday, Sept. 27. She was 58 years old.
A cause of death was not made public.
Her friend and former BET colleague Ed Gordon was one of many mourning her loss.
“So very sad to hear Angela Stribling has passed away. We worked together and became friends during our years at the network and remained friends once we both moved on to other opportunities.”
Stribling hosted several shows during her years at BET, …
LI Man Bites, Strangles Woman In Attack Leaving Her Critical: Police
A 21-year-old Long Island man bit and strangled a woman during an assault that left her hospitalized in critical condition, police said.
Officers responded to a Harding Avenue home in Hicksville at 10:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, for a disturbance, Nassau County Police said. 0925262245.2A
Geovanny Lucero Vidal, of Hicksville, had been arguing with a 27-year-old woman when the dispute became physical, according to detectives.
Vidal struck and bit the woman in the face multiple times before grabbing her around the neck and applying pressure, making it difficult for her to breathe, police said. …
