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Woman Killed After Hyundai Catches Fire In Orange County Crash:
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A woman was killed after her vehicle left a road and caught fire early Sunday, Sept. 6, New York State Police said. Troopers from the Monroe barracks came upon the vehicle fire on Cedar Cliff Road in the Town of Monroe, Orange County around 2:26 a.m., police said. The Town of Monroe Fire Department extinguished the flames. The driver and sole occupant, Jodi Lester, 56, of Monroe, was extricated from the 2020 Hyundai and pronounced dead at the scene, according to State Police. A preliminary investigation found the Hyundai left the roadway for an unknown reason. Damage from the crash led to …
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Stabbed NY Dad Calls 911 Moments Before Death, Son Charged With Murder: Police
A New York father called 911 to report that he had been stabbed moments before he died early Monday morning, Sept. 7, police said. Edward Brown called authorities at approximately 12:30 a.m. from his apartment at 73 Mastic Blvd. in Mastic, according to Suffolk County Police. Officers and Mastic Volunteer Ambulance Company personnel responded and attempted life-saving measures, police said. Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. A short time later, Brown’s son, 33-year-old Lake Ronkonkoma resident Sage Arias-Brown, was arrested, according to police. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad de…
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3-Year-Old Found In SUV With Drunken Driver Swerving On Sunrise Highway: PD
A Long Island driver accused of swerving across Sunrise Highway was arrested on a felony DWI charge after police found a 3-year-old girl inside his SUV, authorities said. Elmer Martinez-Serrano, 28, of Valley Stream, was driving a 2024 Honda CR-V westbound when officers saw him failing to maintain his lane at about 10:44 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, Nassau County Police said. Officers activated their lights and sirens before stopping the vehicle near Brooklyn Avenue and Sixth Street in Valley Stream. Martinez-Serrano was found to be intoxicated and taken into custody, police said. The child wa…
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21 Dogs In 'Various Stages Of Neglect' Removed From Long Island Building: Cops
Twenty-one dogs were removed from a Long Island boarding business after police found the animals in various stages of neglect, authorities said. Officers responded to 144 Shore Road in Manorhaven at 10:44 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, after receiving a report of sick animals, Nassau County Police said. The commercial property was being used as a business for boarding dogs. Once officers gained access to the building, they found 21 dogs in various stages of neglect, according to detectives. The clip shared to Facebook by Laura Dellatte shows the police response. Dellatte says the dogs…
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Wrestler Collapses In Ring, Dies At One Of Promoter's Last-Ever Matches, 48
Andy Williams, the guitarist for the band "Every Time I Die" who became a professional wrestler known as "The Butcher," has died after collapsing at the end of a match in Pennsylvania, industry organizations confirm. He was 48 years old. Williams collapsed Saturday evening, Sept. 5, during a show at Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale, located outside of Pittsburgh, according to the promoter, Enjoy Wrestling. The event, reportedly a tag team match alongside his partner, The Blade, against TME, according to TMZ. CPR was administered until the ambulance arrived, Enjoy Wrestling said. All…
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Duct-Taped Realtor Fired, FBI Eyes Charges For Mid-Air Meltdown That Prompted Divert: Report
The man who was restrained with duct tape by a gun range owner and a retired police officer on a Newark-bound flight has been identified as a longtime Arizona real estate broker whose company cut ties with him after learning of the incident, Daily Voice has learned. Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Tucson, AZ, is charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct in connection with the Thursday, Sept. 3, incident, Maryland court records show. Lundeen was an associate broker, realtor and vice president member of the executive council at Long Realty Company, where his LinkedIn pro…
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Team USA Triathlete Drowned On Long Island — Then A Warning Sign Went Up: Report
The man who drowned during a morning swim off Long Island was no novice in the water. Spencer M. Korwin, the 38-year-old Manhattan man found dead off Shelter Island on Wednesday, Sept. 2, was a Team USA triathlete who trained for Ironman competitions and built a career around health and fitness, according to his LinkedIn profile. And the waters where Korwin died were not generally considered hazardous for swimmers, Shelter Island Police Chief James Read told The Suffolk Times. Korwin was visiting Shelter Island with his family when he left a dock near Crescent Beach for a swim around 8 a.m…
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Crashed Massachusetts Plane Belonged To Flight School; 2 Dead
A plane that crashed in Western Massachusetts, killing two people and sparking an hours-long overnight search, was part of the fleet of a flight school and rental service, Daily Voice has learned. The aircraft belonged to Plymouth-based Alpha One Flight Services, and the crash was the first fatal one in the business' 38-year history, according to the company. The school's founder, Christopher Hyldburg, released the following statement: "It is with profound sadness we confirm the victims and the aircraft involved in the accident in Ludlow, MA last night was part of Alpha One's a…
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Gun Range Owner Duct-Tapes Passenger To Seat On Newark-Bound Flight
NEW UPDATE: Duct-Taped Realtor Fired, FBI Reportedly Eyes Charges Following Midair Meltdown Richard O'Lenick hates flying. So when an unruly passenger aboard his Newark-bound flight looked him in the eye and said the plane was going to crash on Thursday, Sept. 3, it didn't exactly help. Especially considering 53-year-old O'Lenick, of Sparta, was practically sitting on the man's lap, helping restrain him (scroll down for video). O'Lenick, who owns Gun for Hire in Woodland Park, and his employee, Juan Mejia, a retired Weehawken police officer, were heading home from a gun expo …
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Alix Earle's Dad Reveals How Affair With Eliot Spitzer Escort Began In Daughter's Netflix Show
New Jersey Alix Earle's father is opening up about the early stages of his relationship with his now-wife, which began as an affair after she was thrust into the spotlight in the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. Thomas "TJ" Earle, a construction magnate from Monmouth County, addressed his relationship with Ashley Dupré on Netflix's "Earle Meets World," recalling how they met while he was still married to Alix's mother, Alisa Earle. The two met "by chance" at a bar while he was married to Alix's mother, Alisa, Earle said in a confessional on the show. Dupré had previously made headlines …
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DA Helps Save Suspected Overdose Victim With
Narcan
In Hudson Valley
An early morning arrival at work turned into a life-saving effort when Sullivan County's District Attorney helped revive a person suffering from a suspected drug overdose, officials said. Sullivan County DA Brian Conaty had just arrived at his office in Monticello shortly after 5 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, when a man approached him in the parking lot and urgently asked for help, the DA's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 4. The man told Conaty that his friend had taken illegal drugs and was unresponsive, and asked whether the office had Narcan available. Conaty immediatel…
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Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Drops Key Claim Before Hearing
Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky spent nearly a year fighting for a hearing on a purported victim recantation. Five days before it was set to begin, he abruptly dropped the claim — and prosecutors say they had amassed evidence ready to rebut it. Now, the 82-year-old will have to answer to a judge about that decision. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda ruled after a status conference on Friday, Sept. 4, that Sandusky may appear remotely at a 9:30 a.m. proceeding Tuesday, Sept. 8, for a colloquy to determine whether he understands his withdrawal. At…
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Bat Tests Positive For Rabies In Hudson Valley, Officials Warn
A bat in Sullivan County has tested positive for rabies following contact with a person, health officials announced. The bat was found in the Livingston Manor area, the Sullivan County Department of Public Health said on Friday, Sept. 4. Officials stressed that the designation only counts animals that could be tested after coming into contact with a person. The bat is the county's first confirmed human exposure involving a laboratory-verified rabid animal this year. The department did not provide further details about the person who was exposed or say whether t…
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Trump Weighs In On Lindsay Clancy Mistrial
President Donald Trump is weighing in on the Lindsay Clancy murder case after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. In a press conference from the Oval Office, Trump told reporters: "I assume there’s going to be another trial. It’s a terrible situation. Look, she did a horrible, horrible thing. Can’t be worse. “But you’ll find out what the price to pay is. There’ll be a price. It’s going to be a mental institution or jail or something. But I guess they’re going to go through another trial. It’s too bad." On Friday, Sept. 4, as deliberations entered the seventh day, the jury informed …
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Child Hit By Car, Hospitalized In Orange County After Walking Into Oncoming Traffic
A child was struck by a vehicle in an Orange County village and hospitalized — but is expected to recover, police said. The crash happened on Union Street near Charles Street in the Village of Montgomery at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to Village of Montgomery Police. Officers arrived at the scene and found the child conscious, alert, and able to speak with them about what had happened, police said. They suffered abrasions and bruising to the legs and face. As a precaution, the child was taken to Orange County Airport and then taken to Westchester Medical Cen…
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Delivery Truck Hits Wires, Knocks Out Power For Hardware Store In Hudson Valley: Report
A delivery truck struck electrical wires outside a Rockland County hardware store Friday morning, sending off heavy sparks and knocking out power for the business, according to reports. The incident happened outside Rockland Hardware & Paint Supply at 20 Robert Pitt Dr. in Monsey at around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, The Monsey Scoop reported. According to the outlet, the delivery truck struck electrical wires outside the store, causing heavy sparking and cutting electricity to the business. Orange & Rockland responded and disconnected the damaged electrical servi…
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Duo Rob Victim At Gunpoint, Hit Him With His Own Car At Mall In Orange County: Police
Two suspects are in federal custody after police said they robbed a man while threatening him with a gun and a knife at an Orange County mall and then hit him with his own car — which they also allegedly stole. The arrests stem from an incident in the Newburgh Mall parking lot at 1401 Route 300 in the Town of Newburgh on Thursday, Aug. 20, the Town of Newburgh Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 4. Officers were called to the mall at around 6:34 p.m. for a reported altercation involving a firearm and found a male victim in the parking lot. Investigators found that …
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Judge Officially Calls Mistrial In Lindsay Clancy Case: What Next?
Lindsay Clancy's murder trial has officially ended in a mistrial after the 12-person jury said it could not unanimously decide whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children. UPDATE: President Trump has weighed in on the Lindsay Clancy mistrial. Click here to read more. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, the seventh day of deliberations, after Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington filed a last-ditch emergency appeal. The jury stood at 11-1 in favor of acquitting Clancy, though it remained unclear which cha…
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Fuel Spills Draws Hazmat Team Response On Thruway Near Mario Cuomo Bridge
A hazardous materials team responded to the NYS Thruway near the Mario Cuomo Bridge in Rockland County on Friday morning for a fuel spill. The incident happened a little before 10 a.m. on I-87 in Nyack near the Mario Cuomo Bridge. According to New York State Police, a tractor-trailer had a minor fuel leak on the right shoulder of the roadway. A Hazmat team responded to help clean it up. There were no injuries or traffic delays, police said. A tow truck is on the scene to remove the truck.
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Senior Dog Slammed On Grooming Table During Nail Trim In Hudson Valley, Suspect Charged: SPCA
A former employee at a Westchester County dog daycare has been charged with animal cruelty after video showed him violently slamming a senior dog onto a grooming table during a nail trimming, authorities said. Peekskill resident Cole Kamrath was arrested following an investigation by SPCA Westchester's Humane Law Enforcement Unit, the organization announced on Friday, Sept. 4. The case stems from an incident on Sunday, July 26, at Dogtopia of Mount Kisco, where Kamrath was employed at the time. According to SPCA Westchester, video provided by Dogtopia showed Kamrath violent…
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Thousands Without Power In Hudson Valley (
Developing
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Thousands of residents in Sullivan County are without power on Friday morning, Sept. 4. The outage is centered in the Fallsburg area, where NYSEG is reporting 3,437 customers without power as of 9 a.m. on Friday. An estimated time of restoration has not been provided by the utility company. More information about the outage was not immediately available. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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NY Mom Accused Of Robbing Speedway With 5-Year-Old In Getaway Car: Sheriff
A New York woman is accused of robbing a Speedway while masked and armed with what appeared to be a pistol — then fleeing with her 5-year-old child in the waiting vehicle, authorities said. Trisha Lee Cayea-Lord, 44, of Halfmoon, is accused of entering the Speedway at 1513 Crescent Road around 2:14 a.m. on May 7, demanding cash from the register, and taking about $400, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Cayea-Lord then ran from the store and got into a waiting vehicle, where her child was inside, the sheriff said following an extensive investigation. She was charged with se…
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'American Idol' Star Caught Shoplifting From Target: Report
A 39-year-old former "American Idol" contestant is facing charges out of a Jersey Shore town for allegedly stealing from a Target store. Antonella M. Barba was charged on Monday, Aug. 10, and charged with shoplifting merchandise valued at less than $200 in Ocean Township (Monmouth County). Barba pleaded not guilty, and the case remains active. A court date is scheduled for Nov. 18. Barba, who lives in East Orange but is a Point Pleasant native, is accused of stealing from the Seaview Square Shopping Center on Route 66, NJ Advance Media reports. According to the outlet, police resp…
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‘Demon,’ Death Penalty Searches Revealed As Bodycam Captures Discovery Of College Soccer Star
Newly released bodycam footage shows the chilling moment a police officer followed an Apple AirTag to a missing PennWest soccer player's Jeep and discovered 18-year-old Karoline Heintz's bloodied body — while newly released phone evidence reveals her boyfriend's searches about demons, murder, fingerprints, and the death penalty. WARNING: The body-camera footage and evidence released in this case contain graphic and disturbing images. Daily Voice is not publishing photographs showing Heintz's body, but this article does include some disturbing descriptions. The footage and dozens of evidence …
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6-Time Felony Drug Offender Caught With Heroin, Cocaine In Orange County Gets Prison Time
A man with six felony drug convictions will spend years in prison after admitting he possessed cocaine with plans to sell it in Orange County, prosecutors said. Newburgh resident Marquis Freeman, 40, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in Orange County Court to four years in state prison followed by three years of post-release supervision, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Thursday, Sept. 3. Freeman had previously pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. The conviction marked his sixth felony drug conviction, …
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Woman Charged In Burglaries At 2 Hudson Valley Shuls, Second Suspect Sought: Police
A 33-year-old woman is accused of burglarizing a place of worship in Sullivan County before leading police on a chase — and was also linked to another similar incident, authorities said. Monticello resident Adalis Rodriguez-Valentin, 33, was arrested early Thursday, Sept. 3, and charged in connection with burglaries at two shuls in the village, according to the Village of Monticello Police Department. The investigation began around 2 a.m. on Thursday when officers responded to the Pine Knoll Bungalow Colony at 198 Forestburgh Rd. for a burglary in progress. A resident had s…
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Man Accused Of Killing CT Mother Of 5 Extradited From New York, Held On $3M Bond
A man accused of fatally stabbing a Connecticut grandmother has been extradited back to the state to face a murder charge, police said. Michael Ranger, 55, is accused of killing Jacqueline Yolanda Matthews, 59, at a Concord Drive condominium in Rocky Hill on Aug. 22, police said. She was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Police arrested Ranger in upstate New York two days later. Authorities have released few details about the killing. Rocky Hill police announced that Ranger had been returned to Connecticut on Thursday, Sept. 3. He was charged with murder in violation of a standing crimi…
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Pilot Acknowledged Police Helicopter, Then Turned Toward It Before Fatal Midair Crash: NTSB
A pilot acknowledged a police helicopter crew's request to extend his flight path — but turned toward the runway instead, beginning a bizarre final sequence that ended with his Cessna slamming into the hovering chopper, according to federal investigators's report on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The National Transportation Safety Board has released new findings on the Wednesday, Aug. 19 collision at Carlisle Regional Airport that killed 57-year-old Dr. Paul William Sokoloski of Hershey and seriously injured two Pennsylvania State Police troopers. The report provides the clearest picture yet of what h…
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Crime Down In NY, Hochul Says: Here's How Much Murder, Shootings, Property Offenses Decreased
Crime fell across New York in 2026, with new state data showing declines in overall offenses, violent crime, robberies, murders, and property crime in communities across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. The 28 police departments participating in New York's Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative reported a 7 percent decrease in index crime during the first five months of 2026 compared with the same period last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said on Thursday, Sept. 3. Those departments reported 29,654 index crimes from January through May, down from 31,752 during t…
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AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages
If your favorite AI chatbot suddenly stopped answering Thursday morning, Sept. 3, you weren't alone. Tens of thousands of users reported problems with some of the world's biggest artificial intelligence platforms as ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini all saw spikes in outage complaints, according to Downdetector. OpenAI's ChatGPT appeared to take the biggest hit. More than 37,000 outage reports had been filed for the service by around 11 a.m. ET, Forbes reported, citing Downdetector. Reports began surging after 9 a.m. and climbed sharply around 11 a.m. OpenAI confirmed it was investigating…
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ICE Detains Man During Wake For 18-Year-Old Killed In Orange County Crash: Mayor
Federal immigration agents detained a man in Westchester County and stopped to secure him in a high school parking lot while a wake for an 18-year-old crash victim and a school soccer game were underway nearby, prompting criticism from the village's mayor. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity happened around 5:45 p.m. in downtown Ossining on Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to Ossining Mayor Rika Levin, who released a statement about the incident on Thursday, Sept. 3. According to information provided to Levin by Police Chief Aaron Zimmerman, one adult man was det…
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