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Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Hudson Valley Store Owner: DEC
A tip from a shopper led state environmental officers to a Sullivan County antique store, where a mounted mountain lion head was being illegally offered for sale, officials said. The investigation unfolded at an antique store in the Town of Mamakating on July 29, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said in an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Officers received a tip from a frequent customer who reported seeing the mounted head for sale inside the store. An undercover ECO went to the business and found the mountain lion head in the back of the s…
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Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Hudson Valley, 2 Others Hospitalized
A 28-year-old man was killed and two other people were injured after an early-morning three-alarm fire in Westchester County, according to officials. The blaze broke out at around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 13 Cedar St. in the Nodine Hill section of the city, where Yonkers firefighters arrived to find heavy flames and people trapped inside, the Yonkers Fire Department said. Crews immediately launched an aggressive interior search-and-rescue operation. Yonkers firefighters said the blaze started at a three-story wood-frame building before spreading to the neighboring…
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report
ABC executives are disputing a report that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is set to end after this season. The Page Six report published Tuesday, Sept. 8, the night of the season debut, said that 58-year-old Kimmel's contract was not being extended, bringing the show to an end after 24 years in May 2027. But a spokesperson for ABC Entertainment told Daily Voice: "This information is inaccurate - any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.” Kimmel, one of the longest-running hosts in late night, appeared alongside his wife, Molly McNearney, on Dax Shepard and…
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NY Men Charged In CT Cooking Oil Heist Could Be Connected To More, Police Say
Two New York men face charges after police said they caught them trying to steal used cooking oil from a Connecticut business. Officers found the men at a shopping plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, after police were alerted to a white box truck linked to an earlier cooking oil theft from an Enfield restaurant. Police stopped the truck and arrested both men inside after an investigation. Officers found a large polyethylene liquid storage tank, buckets, hoses, and various masks in the van. The men also had more than $10,000 in cash, police said. Police suspect the truck may be connected to other th…
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Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Hudson Valley, Police Say
A man wanted in connection with a double homicide in New York City was caught at a Brooklyn apartment after assaulting a victim in Westchester County, police said. Brooklyn resident Ronald Rashad Givhan, age 42, was apprehended in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 7, following a joint investigation by the New Rochelle Police Department, the NYPD, and the FBI, New Rochelle Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Police said the New Rochelle case began at around 4:39 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, when officers responded to 23 1st St. for a reported serious domestic assault. There, a 31-year-old New Ro…
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Crash Closes Route 9W In Hudson Valley (
Developing
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A crash with injuries has shut down one direction of Route 9W in Rockland County. The crash was reported on Route 9W northbound in Clarkstown on Tuesday, Sept. 8, according to 511NY traffic reports. All northbound lanes are closed between Route 303 and Route 304. The closure began at around 2:57 p.m. and remained in effect as of shortly after 3 p.m., according to 511NY. Officials have confirmed injuries but have not released information about how many people were hurt or the severity of their injuries. No details about the vehicles involved or what caused the crash were i…
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Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial
Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is asking President Donald Trump to intervene after her murder trial ended without a verdict. There is one major obstacle: Trump cannot pardon her. Attorney Kevin Reddington appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, Sept. 8, days after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. Clancy, 36, faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her children at their Duxbury home in January 2023. Related: Mom Who Closely Followed Lindsay Clancy Case Kills 2-Year-Old Son, Prosecutors Say "Mr. President, I would hope you would consider this young lady, the type o…
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Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—'
A New Jersey author says he was seated beside the unruly passenger who was later duct-taped aboard a flight last week — and is now revealing what he says triggered the meltdown. Jonathan Cahn, an author and religious leader who leads the Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, identified himself as the passenger seated beside Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, aboard Newark-bound American Airlines Flight 618 in a 48-minute YouTube video shared Sunday, Sept. 7. Cahn said the conversation aboard the Thursday, Sept. 3, flight from Dallas to Newark turned to religion and his newest novel, …
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: Missing Middletown Man Found, Police Say
New update: Police said a 37-year-old man has been found after going missing from Orange County for more than a week. Nicholas P. Francois, who was reported missing on Sunday, Sept. 6, after last being seen in Middletown, has been found, New York State Police said on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8. Francois had last been seen leaving his Middletown residence on Monday, Aug. 31. Police did not say where he was found or give details on his condition. Original Report: Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 37-year-old man who has been missing for more than a …
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Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed
Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's latest bid to overturn his convictions has been dismissed after he declined to proceed with a purported victim recantation that had landed him a new evidentiary hearing. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda dismissed Sandusky's third Post-Conviction Relief Act petition on Tuesday, Sept. 8, after determining that the 82-year-old had been fully informed of his rights and understood his attorneys' decision to withdraw the claim involving R.R., identified in court records as Victim 10. Sandusky has 30 days to appeal, a…
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Drunk Woman Caught With 2 Children In Her Car In Hudson Valley: State Police
A woman is facing felony charges after police said she drove drunk with two 13-year-old children in her vehicle in Westchester County. Cortlandt Manor resident Nisha Biagi Gougelmann, age 50, was arrested after a traffic stop on Albany Post Road in Cortlandt at around 6:12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Troopers said they stopped Gougelmann as she was driving southbound for traffic violations and noticed signs that she was intoxicated. After administering field sobriety tests, troopers added that they found two 13-year-old ch…
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Bat-Wielding Man Breaks Into Home, Then Sets It On Fire In Hudson Valley: Police
A man is accused of setting fire to a Sullivan County home just days after breaking into it and swinging a baseball bat at someone inside — and later leading police on a lengthy chase, authorities said. Woodridge resident Benjamin Odom, age 46, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 2, following investigations into several incidents at a residence in the village, according to Fallsburg Police. The first incident happened on Saturday, Aug. 29, when officers responded to the home for a reported domestic incident. A woman told police that Odom, her husband, had shown up at the resid…
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Driver, 17, Hits 4 People After Mixing Up Pedals In Hudson Valley: Police
Four pedestrians were struck by a teenage driver who confused the accelerator and brake while trying to park on a busy Westchester County street, police said. The crash happened in front of 251 Mamaroneck Ave., next to the Mamaroneck Cinemas, in the Village of Mamaroneck at around 3:41 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department. A 17-year-old driver was behind the wheel with his father in the vehicle and was trying to park when he became confused between the accelerator and brake pedals, police said. The vehicle then jumped the curb an…
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Info Released On 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash: New Video Shows Pilot Escaping
New details are emerging about the five people killed in the fiery Amazon cargo jet crash in Miami, while newly released video captures a dramatic moment in the immediate aftermath. Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash The five fatalities from the Sunday, Sept. 6 crash were confined to people inside two vehicles struck after the Boeing 767-300 overran a runway at Miami International Airport, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said during a Monday, Sept. 7, news conference. A video of the press conference is avail…
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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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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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