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New Dad Kills Wife Before Hanging Himself In NYC, Years After Brother Killed Father: Reports New Dad Kills Wife Before Hanging Himself In NYC, Years After Brother Killed Father: Reports
New Dad Kills Wife Before Hanging Himself In NYC, Years After Brother Killed Father: Reports A new dad is believed to have killed his wife in their New York City apartment before taking his own life, years after his brother killed their father in Pennsylvania, according to published reports and documents obtained by Daily Voice. Police responded to a 911 call reporting an assault at a home on 41st Street in Astoria at approximately 12:24 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, where officers found 34-year-old Mary Kate Golding with a stab wound to her back inside the home. EMS pronounced her dead at the scene, the NYPD said. About six hours later, at approximately 6:39 a.m., officers responded…

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by Jillian Pikora
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New Rankings Reveal America's Most Loved Cities New Rankings Reveal America's Most Loved Cities
New Rankings Reveal America's Most Loved Cities A new travel ranking is giving vacation dreamers a fresh reason to argue over the map. Travel + Leisure released its 2026 World's Best Awards list of the best cities in the US on Monday, July 7, after readers weighed in on their favorite travel experiences. The magazine’s readers put Santa Fe, New Mexico, at No. 1 with a score of 88.85, ahead of Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, according to Travel + Leisure. Santa Fe also ranked No. 19 among the best cities in the world. Travel + Leisure highlighted its sunshine, food, skiing, and cultural stops, including the Georgia O'K…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Packaging Defect Prompts Nationwide Snack Recall Packaging Defect Prompts Nationwide Snack Recall
Packaging Defect Prompts Nationwide Snack Recall A grab-and-go snack is being pulled from shelves over something consumers should not find inside the package. PT Organics Limited announced on Tuesday, July 21, that it was voluntarily recalling select Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry Fruit Puree pouches. The 4 oz. pouches were sold nationwide exclusively at Target, Meijer, and Kroger stores from Friday, March 6, through Monday, July 13, according to the company announcement posted by the Food and Drug Administration. The recall involves an internal packaging defect that could leave a strand of soft, food-grade pl…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Details Released In Death Of 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Actress Kaylee Hottle, 18 New Details Released In Death Of 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Actress Kaylee Hottle, 18
New Details Released In Death Of 'Godzilla Vs. Kong' Actress Kaylee Hottle, 18 New official findings are shedding light on the sudden death of a rising actress whose work broke barriers on the big screen. People reported on Wednesday, July 22, that Kaylee Hottle died from multiple blunt force injuries, according to the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Her manner of death was ruled an accident. Hottle died on Tuesday, July 21, after being injured in a car crash in Frederick, Maryland. She was 18. Her father, Joshua Hottle, announced her death in an American Sign Language video posted to Facebook. Original report - Kaylee Hottle Dies Suddenly: Teen Act…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Maryland Man Spent $29K+ To Direct Filipino Children's Live Sex Abuse, Feds Say Maryland Man Spent $29K+ To Direct Filipino Children's Live Sex Abuse, Feds Say
Maryland Man Spent $29K+ To Direct Filipino Children's Live Sex Abuse, Feds Say A Maryland man is facing federal prison time after admitting that he dished out thousands of dollars to watch Filipino children be sexually abused live online, authorities announced. Linthicum Heights resident Philip Andrew Turner, 47, pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement in connection with what prosecutors described as a child sex trafficking operation based out of the Philippines. According to the US Attorney's Office, Turner began communicating with a known Filipino trafficker over Skype between November 2017 and March 2018, using the platform to entice and coerce minors into engagi…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Drug Dealer Discussed Cutting Fentanyl With Supplier To Prevent Overdoses, Feds Say Maryland Drug Dealer Discussed Cutting Fentanyl With Supplier To Prevent Overdoses, Feds Say
Maryland Drug Dealer Discussed Cutting Fentanyl With Supplier To Prevent Overdoses, Feds Say Federal prosecutors say a Maryland fentanyl dealer and his supplier discussed the drug's potency, then mixed in cutting agents to make it less likely to kill the people buying it. That conversation became part of the case against 50-year-old Jacque "Hammer" Brown, of Randallstown, who was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison after investigators uncovered a large-scale fentanyl operation inside his Baltimore County home. The investigation began in March 2025 after the DEA received information that Brown was distributing fentanyl throughout the Baltimore area. Agents tracked his…

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by Zak Failla
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Same Face, Same Place: Virginia Man Busted With Drugs, Gun One Month After Conviction, Feds Say Same Face, Same Place: Virginia Man Busted With Drugs, Gun One Month After Conviction, Feds Say
Same Face, Same Place: Virginia Man Busted With Drugs, Gun One Month After Conviction, Feds Say Some people never learn. Virginia prosecutors say 23-year-old Atio Terrain Walton had barely begun serving supervised release for drug and gun crimes before Richmond police caught him with cocaine and another firearm, sending him back to federal prison. Walton was sentenced to one year and three months behind bars after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced. The case dates back to July 10, 2025, when Richmond police spotted Walton among a group gathered outside a vacant unit in Richmond's Sou…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Man Arrested Hours After Crystal City Bank Robbery, Arlington Police Say DC Man Arrested Hours After Crystal City Bank Robbery, Arlington Police Say
DC Man Arrested Hours After Crystal City Bank Robbery, Arlington Police Say He didn't make it a full day. Less than 24 hours after a bank robber handed a teller a demand note in Crystal City and walked out with cash, Arlington detectives say they had the suspect in custody. Police arrested 36-year-old DC resident Brian Frances on Wednesday, July 22, in connection with Tuesday afternoon's robbery at a bank in the 1400 block of South Eads Street, according to the Arlington County Police Department. The robbery happened around 12:24 p.m. on July 21. Investigators say Frances walked into the bank, handed a teller a note demanding money, then fled with an undisclosed …

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Tow Truck Driver Arrested As Police Probe Alleged Scheme Across VA, MD, DC Wanted Tow Truck Driver Arrested As Police Probe Alleged Scheme Across VA, MD, DC
Wanted Tow Truck Driver Arrested As Police Probe Alleged Scheme Across VA, MD, DC A swinging tow truck load was just the beginning. What started as a routine traffic stop in Virginia quickly unraveled into the arrest of a wanted man who police say has spent months under investigation for allegedly preying on drivers across three jurisdictions. The encounter happened July 16 near Plank Road and Huntington Hills, where an officer spotted a tow truck make a sudden lane change that caused the vehicle it was hauling to swing dangerously into traffic, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. The officer also noticed something unusual about the truck's license plate.…

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by Zak Failla
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Health Officials Warn Of Measles Exposure At Maryland Feed Store, Hospital Health Officials Warn Of Measles Exposure At Maryland Feed Store, Hospital
Health Officials Warn Of Measles Exposure At Maryland Feed Store, Hospital Two more measles cases have health officials racing to track down anyone who may have crossed paths with the infected patients. The Maryland Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday, July 22, that two Southern Maryland residents tested positive for measles after recently traveling to another state experiencing an active outbreak. Now, health officials are warning that anyone who visited three locations in St. Mary's County during specific timeframes may have been exposed to the highly contagious virus. The potential exposure sites are: J&R Feeds LLC, 28038 Thompsons Corner Road in…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman's Trail Attacker Captured After She Fought Him Off In Virginia, Sheriff Says (UPDATED) Woman's Trail Attacker Captured After She Fought Him Off In Virginia, Sheriff Says (UPDATED)
Woman's Trail Attacker Captured After She Fought Him Off In Virginia, Sheriff Says (Updated) She refused to let him take her. Now, deputies say he's the one who ended up in custody. A Virginia man has been arrested one week after investigators say he grabbed a woman on a walking trail in Loudoun County, only to watch her fight free and run to safety. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, July 22, that 34-year-old Rolando Sanchez Velasquez, of Sterling, is accused of attacking the woman near Algonkian Parkway and Lowes Island Boulevard on the night of July 15. According to investigators, the woman was walking alone when Sanchez Velasquez approached and gr…

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by Zak Failla
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Passenger Nearly Sucked Out Of Plane Reveals What Saved His Life Passenger Nearly Sucked Out Of Plane Reveals What Saved His Life
Passenger Nearly Sucked Out Of Plane Reveals What Saved His Life A passenger who was nearly pulled out of a Ryanair plane after a cabin window became detached says his seat belt may have saved his life. The incident happened to a Serbian entrepreneur named Ljubisa Karović on Friday, July 10. The 61-year-old spoke to The Guardian in an interview published on Wednesday, July 22. Karović was sleeping in a window seat on the Malta Air-operated flight from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, when the window shattered. "The explosion is what I remember," he said. "It's the noise before the chaos, the noise that is always there when I close my ey…

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by Chris Spiker