Hyde Park School Bus Driver Of The Year Named Hyde Park School Bus Driver Of The Year Named
Hyde Park School Bus Driver Of The Year Named With a smile and a shiny plaque in her hands, a Hudson Valley school bus driver was named Driver of the Year. Dutchess County resident, Linda Lawlor of the Hyde Park Central School District, was recently named School Bus Driver of the Year by the Dutchess County Traffic Safety Board.  County representatives presented Lawlor with a plaque on Wednesday, April 24, in front of Haviland Middle School. Lawlor has nearly 20 years of experience driving buses, with 10 years at Hyde Park. While getting the recognition was initially overwhelming, Lawlor considers it a great honor. “I…
New Update: ID Released For Woman Killed In Massapequa Crash Involving Alleged Drunk Driver New Update: ID Released For Woman Killed In Massapequa Crash Involving Alleged Drunk Driver
New Update: ID Released For Woman Killed In Massapequa Crash Involving Alleged Drunk Driver The identity has now been released of a woman killed in a Long Island crash involving an allegedly drunk driver who police say fled the scene in a stolen patrol car. The chain of events began around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in Massapequa. Rachel Lodice, age 21, of Jericho, was operating a 2023 Kia southbound on Hicksville Road and struck a 2022 Nissan Altima traveling eastbound on Sunrise Highway, according to Nassau County Police. A woman driving the Altima suffered trauma and was transported to an area hospital. She succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at 7:34 p.m. by h…
President Biden Pardons Albany Woman Convicted Of Selling Cocaine President Biden Pardons Albany Woman Convicted Of Selling Cocaine
President Biden Pardons Albany Woman Convicted Of Selling Cocaine Two New York women convicted of non-violent federal drug offenses are among 16 people nationwide to receive clemency from President Joe Biden. Stacy Wilder, age 49, of Albany, served nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine in the Northern District of New York in January 2003. She received a full pardon from the president. Had she been sentenced under current law and sentencing guidelines, Wilder would have received a significantly lower sentence, the White House said.  Since serving her time, Wilder has worked as a payro…
Drunk Driver Leaving Bar Admits Causing Deadly Newburgh Crash Drunk Driver Leaving Bar Admits Causing Deadly Newburgh Crash
Drunk Driver Leaving Bar Admits Causing Deadly Newburgh Crash An admitted drunk driver is facing years in prison for causing a fatal crash on a Hudson Valley highway that left another person injured. Nicholle Hoke, age 45, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Orange County Court on Wednesday, April 24. Orange County prosecutors said Hoke, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, was leaving an Ulster County bar in New Paltz on the night of June 24, 2023, when she crashed into another car on Route 9W in Newburgh at around 10 p.m. The impact killed one passenger in the other car and seriously injured another. An admitted drunk driver is facing years …
Fatal Meadowbrook State Parkway Crash: 36-Year-Old ID’d As Victim In 3-Vehicle Hempstead Wreck Fatal Meadowbrook State Parkway Crash: 36-Year-Old ID’d As Victim In 3-Vehicle Hempstead Wreck
Fatal Meadowbrook State Parkway Crash: 36-Year-Old ID’d As Victim In 3-Vehicle Hempstead Wreck One person was killed and two others were injured following a multi-vehicle crash on a Long Island highway. The wreck happened at around 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in Hempstead. New York State Police said a Porsche was speeding in the northbound lanes when it struck a Toyota and a Nissan and overturned in the shoulder near exit M5. The Porsche driver, identified as 36-year-old Michael Brown Jr., of Hempstead, died from his injuries, police said. The driver and passenger of the Toyota were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. New York …
All-Day Filming To Close Highland Parking Lot In Rye All-Day Filming To Close Highland Parking Lot In Rye
All-Day Filming To Close Highland Parking Lot In Rye A busy parking lot in Westchester will be shut down for most of a day to make room for a film shoot, police announced. On Monday, April 29, the Highland parking lot in Rye in the area of Purchase Street and Purdy Avenue will close between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. to allow crews to shoot scenes for an episode of a television show called "Swipe," according to the City of Rye Police Department. On the day of the shoot, all cars must be moved from the lot before 6 a.m. Permit holders will be able to move their vehicles to any MTA parking lot free of charge beginning on Sunday, April 28.  As for …
Repeat Offender Gets Prison Time For Drug, Weapon Offenses Near Northeast DC High School: Feds Repeat Offender Gets Prison Time For Drug, Weapon Offenses Near Northeast DC High School: Feds
Repeat Offender Gets Prison Time For Drug, Weapon Offenses Near Northeast DC High School: Feds A District man has will serve more time behind bars after the repeat offender was sentenced for drug and weapon offenses near a Northeast DC high school. DeAngelo Wayne McNeil, 37, was sentenced to three years in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm and, while near a school, possessing cocaine base with the intent to sell it, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, on Sept. 21, 2023, McNeil was on release in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia for unlawfully possessing a gun and possessing cocaine. He also has a 2018 conviction for similar ch…
Gilgo Beach Murders: Police Searching Wooded Area In Manorville For New Evidence, Report Says Gilgo Beach Murders: Police Searching Wooded Area In Manorville For New Evidence, Report Says
Gilgo Beach Murders: Police Searching Wooded Area In Manorville For New Evidence, Report Says Multiple police agencies are searching a wooded area on Long Island looking for new evidence in the Gilgo Beach serial murders case, WNBC reports. Investigators are focused on a “large, wooded area” in Manorville, near Wading River Road north of the Long Island Expressway, a New York State Police official told the outlet. At least one K9 unit was on scene. A spokesperson for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office would not confirm that the search is specifically related to the Gilgo Beach killings, but told Daily Voice that Suffolk County Police, NYPD, and New York State Police are a…
New Haven Woman Pardoned By President Biden For Drug Offense New Haven Woman Pardoned By President Biden For Drug Offense
New Haven Woman Pardoned By President Biden For Drug Offense A 33-year-old Connecticut woman was one of 11 people in the country who received a pardon from President Joe Biden for a non-violent drug offense. Alexis Sutton of New Haven pleaded guilty to a non-violent drug offense and was sentenced to 48 months of probation in 2014. Since then, the White House has said that Sutton has taken classes to earn her nursing degree and is hoping to become a registered nurse.  According to the White House, she is an active participant in her church, and colleagues, friends, and neighbors describe her as resilient, reliable, caring, hard-working, and a ro…
Accused Infant Abuser Commits Suicide On Last Day Of Trial In Pennsylvania: DA Accused Infant Abuser Commits Suicide On Last Day Of Trial In Pennsylvania: DA
Accused Infant Abuser Commits Suicide On Last Day Of Trial In Pennsylvania: DA A man on trial for allegedly abusing his approximately 1-month-old infant son multiple times was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf announced.  Brian Paul Hungler, 33 of North Lebanon Township, was on bail during the trial in connection with the May 2022 abuse of his baby boy, according to the DA and public records.  The bail was $25,000 as set by Magisterial District Judge Carl R. Garver on the day he was arrested, May 16, 2022, court records show. It was posted by Professional Bonds…
$100K Lottery Ticket Bought In Falls Church $100K Lottery Ticket Bought In Falls Church
$100K Lottery Ticket Bought In Falls Church A Fairfax County man thought he'd won $800 playing the Virginia Lottery’s Ca$h Corners Crossword scratcher game. He was more than just a little surprised when Virginia Lottery officials looked at the ticket and informed him that he’d actually won $100,000. Miguel Garcia bought his winning ticket at Harris Teeter, located at 6351 Columbia Pike in Falls Church. “I like this game because it’s challenging and takes longer to play,” he said as he claimed his prize. Ca$h Corners Crossword is one of dozens of scratcher games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5…
Fairfax, DC Women Among 16 Drug Offenders Granted Clemency By Biden Fairfax, DC Women Among 16 Drug Offenders Granted Clemency By Biden
Fairfax, DC Women Among 16 Drug Offenders Granted Clemency By Biden Sixteen nonviolent drug offenders were granted clemency by President Joe Biden, including two with ties to Virginia and one from Washington DC. Katrina Polk, 54, pleaded guilty to a nonviolent drug offense at 18 years old. She served her sentence and completed the terms of her release. She her release, Polk has earned her PhD in public policy and administration and advocates for the elderly, according to the White House. "Colleagues, supervisors, friends, and community members uniformly praise her character and work ethic and consider her a role model, noting her demonstrated commitmen…
Pig Kidney Gives Terminally-Ill New Jersey Woman New Lease On Life Pig Kidney Gives Terminally-Ill New Jersey Woman New Lease On Life
Pig Kidney Gives Terminally-Ill New Jersey Woman New Lease On Life Renewed hope comes in the form of a pig's kidney and mechanical heart for a New Jersey woman. Lisa Pisano, 54, who had been suffering from both heart and end-stage kidney disease, became the first-ever patient to undergo the combination transplant surgery, according to NYU Langone Health, whose doctors performed the procedures. Pisano was getting sicker and sicker, and her life expectancy was getting shorter and shorter, according to Dr. Robert Montgomery, who chairs the LYU Langone Health surgery department. Life's simplest tasks like walking around the house, cooking, or cleaning, l…
Wildfire Rips Through 300 Acres Of Wharton State Forest (UPDATED) Wildfire Rips Through 300 Acres Of Wharton State Forest (UPDATED)
Wildfire Rips Through 300 Acres Of Wharton State Forest (Updated) Firefighters were working to contain a 300-acre wildfire burning at Wharton State Forest in Burlington and Camden counties on Wednesday, April 24, authorities said. The fire was about 40 percent contained along Jackson Road in Shamong, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service as of 3 p.m. The Forest Fire Service has responded to the wildfire with ground crews and an observation helicopter. Crews are utilizing a backfire operation to burn fuel ahead of the main body of fire which will help aid containment efforts, state forest fire officials said. Among the park closures are: …
Dog Found Hooked To Tree By Collar, Abandoned In South Windsor Dog Found Hooked To Tree By Collar, Abandoned In South Windsor
Dog Found Hooked To Tree By Collar, Abandoned In South Windsor Online wishes to adopt a dog that was found hooked by his collar to a tree in Connecticut have been pouring in since a good Samaritan found the animal. The incident occurred in Hartford County on Monday, April 22, at the Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary in South Windsor for the report of a barking dog, said officials with the Tyler Regional Animal Care Shelter. According to officers who came to the dog named Kobe rescue, someone left the male black and white pit bull locked to the tree by his collar and walked away. Kobe's collar.  Tyler Regional Animal Care Shelter Officers …
Teens Wanted For Hate Crime After Vandalizing Glen Burnie Church, Police Say Teens Wanted For Hate Crime After Vandalizing Glen Burnie Church, Police Say
Teens Wanted For Hate Crime After Vandalizing Glen Burnie Church, Police Say Two teens are wanted by the Anne Arundel Police Department for a hate crime after allegedly vandalizing a statue, officials say. An investigation has been launched into the destruction of property at Saint Albans Episcopal Church in Glen Burnie late on Sunday afternoon. Police say that at around 6 p.m. on April 21, a teen boy and girl broke a piece of concrete off a flower bed at the church, then used it to damage a memorial plaque that was in the garden on the property. The incident has been classified as a hate crime because a religious entity owns the damaged property, they noted. It re…
WINNER: Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K At ShopRite Of West Deptford WINNER: Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K At ShopRite Of West Deptford
Winner: Mega Millions Lottery Player Takes Home $10K At ShopRite Of West Deptford There is a lucky Mega Millions lottery winner in South Jersey. Someone won a $10,000 prize in Gloucester County. The winning numbers for the Tuesday, April 23 drawing were: 11, 17, 33, 39, and 43 and the Megaball was 14. The Megaplier was 4x. The winning ticket was sold at ShopRite of West Deptford, 1077 Mantua Pike in West Deptford.
WINNER! Hudson County Lottery Player Wins Big $$ WINNER! Hudson County Lottery Player Wins Big $$
Winner! Hudson County Lottery Player Wins Big $$ A Mega Millions player in Hudson County had a terrific Tuesday. A Mega Millions ticket sold in Guttenberg matched four numbers and the gold Megaball in the drawing held on Tuesday, April 23, winning $40,000. The ticket was sold at Stop N Save on Bergenline Avenue. The winning numbers were 11, 17, 33, 39, 43 and the gold Megaball was 14.
District Man Sentenced For Killing 16-Year-Old During Deadly Drug Deal In DC: Feds District Man Sentenced For Killing 16-Year-Old During Deadly Drug Deal In DC: Feds
District Man Sentenced For Killing 16-Year-Old During Deadly Drug Deal In DC: Feds An 18-year-old gunman who killed a teen during a botched drug deal in Washington, DC will avoid the maximum prison term after a judge showed leniency, federal authorities announced. District resident Eugene Williams was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in December for the fatal shooting of DeShaun Francis, 16, who accompanied a family member to sell marijuana in February 2022. According to court documents, on Feb. 8, 2022, Williams arranged to buy weed from a family member of Francis, with the intention of visiting his father after the deal went down. Fra…
Beloved Bridgeport Fire Marshal Dies Suddenly Beloved Bridgeport Fire Marshal Dies Suddenly
Beloved Bridgeport Fire Marshal Dies Suddenly A much beloved Fairfield County fire marshal has died suddenly, just a year before he planned to retire. Bridgeport Fire Marshal Alberto Hernandez, age 63, of Bridgeport, died on Monday, April 22.  “I want to extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Alberto Hernandez," said Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim. "We are all very grateful to have lived in a community where we could be under Hernandez’s protection as a Fire Marshal for the City of Bridgeport. He was a widely loved member of our community, and he will truly be missed by all who knew him." City officials said Herna…
Son Gives Vienna Mom $1 Powerball Ticket Son Gives Vienna Mom $1 Powerball Ticket
Son Gives Vienna Mom $1 Powerball Ticket A Fairfax County woman won a $1 million Powerball ticket, thanks to her son. Maria Roldan’s son had a Powerball ticket, but he was about to go on vacation and would miss the drawing. So he gave his Vienna mother the ticket. That turned out to be a $1 million gift. The ticket matched the first five winning numbers in the March 11 drawing. In fact, it was the only ticket in the nation to win the $1 million prize in that drawing. Roldan didn’t realize how much she had won until she and her son took the ticket to the Virginia Lottery’s Northern Virginia customer service center in Woodbridge. …
Northern Westchester Cab Driver Sexually Abuses Child For Year: Here's His Sentence Northern Westchester Cab Driver Sexually Abuses Child For Year: Here's His Sentence
Northern Westchester Cab Driver Sexually Abuses Child For Year: Here's His Sentence A 46-year-old cab driver from Northern Westchester will spend more than a decade in prison for grooming and sexually abusing a young girl for nearly a year, officials announced.  Peekskill resident Luis Urgiles was sentenced to 16 years in state prison for engaging in sexual conduct with a young girl, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, April 23.  According to the DA's Office, Urgiles, a cab driver in Peekskill, met the victim's family when they were passengers in his cab. He then befriended them and began grooming the then-10-year-old…
Missing PA Teen's 'Skeletal Remains' Found Almost 5 Months After Disappearance, Coroner Says Missing PA Teen's 'Skeletal Remains' Found Almost 5 Months After Disappearance, Coroner Says
Missing PA Teen's 'Skeletal Remains' Found Almost 5 Months After Disappearance, Coroner Says A teenage girl who went missing nearly five months ago was found dead, officials explained on Tuesday, April 23.  Kaitlin "Lil Bit" Nicole Whoolery, 17 of Uniontown, was last last scene on Nov. 23, 2023, the Pennsylvania CrimeStoppers said in a release on April 3 as the search for her continued.  Uniontown City Police described Kaitlin as a 17-year-old, white female, who was 5'3" tall, weighing 115 lbs, she had a nose piercing, a cross-chain, and a bead necklace that says "Blake", according to the release.  On April 16, "skeletal remains" were found in North Union Towns…
Powerball Player $50K Richer On Ticket Purchased In Suffern Powerball Player $50K Richer On Ticket Purchased In Suffern
Powerball Player $50K Richer On Ticket Purchased In Suffern A lucky Hudson Valley Lotto player is $50,000 richer after winning a third-prize ticket for selecting four correct numbers and the Powerball. According to New York Lottery officials, the Powerball ticket for the Monday, April 22 game was sold in Rockland County at the M&M Super Shoppe at 104 Lafayette Ave., in Suffern. The winning numbers for the game were 12-16-33-39-52 and a Powerball of 1. No word yet on who the winner is. The game numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red Power Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26.  The Powerball drawing is televised e…
Odometer Rollback Scheme Orchestrated By Shirley Auto Prez, Saleswoman, DA Says Odometer Rollback Scheme Orchestrated By Shirley Auto Prez, Saleswoman, DA Says
Odometer Rollback Scheme Orchestrated By Shirley Auto Prez, Saleswoman, DA Says A Long Island car dealer and her associate are accused of duping customers into buying high mileage used cars by changing their odometer readings. Ashley Duff, age 27, and Ginger Sipes, age 58, both of Shirley, are facing fraud and conspiracy charges in Suffolk County Court. Prosecutors said Duff’s company, ABB Auto World Inc., bought high mileage cars from auctions and then had their odometers rolled back to show lower mileage. Some of the vehicles had over 200,000 miles on them. Duff and Sipes would then advertise the cars for sale on Facebook Marketplace, charging thousands of dollars m…
Update: Construction Scammer Jumps To Death On Albany Highway Ahead Of Sentencing Update: Construction Scammer Jumps To Death On Albany Highway Ahead Of Sentencing
Update: Construction Scammer Jumps To Death On Albany Highway Ahead Of Sentencing This story has been updated. New details are emerging after a man jumped to his death from atop an interstate overpass in the region, shutting down the highway for over an hour. The Albany County incident happened at around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, near the I-90/I-787 interchange in Albany. Earlier Report: $138K Scam: Contractor Skips Town After Taking Albany Homeowner's Cash, Police Say New York State Police said a person jumped from the I-90 overpass onto I-787 and was pronounced dead at the scene. No vehicles were involved and there were no other reports of injuries. The d…
Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife
Syosset Man Pleads Guilty For 100 MPH Drunken, Wrong-Way Crash Killing Husband, Wife A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges for an August 2023 high-speed, head-on crash that killed a husband and wife and which he allegedly was driving drunk at twice the legal legal. The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 12, 2023, in Laurel Hollow. Odalis and Ismenia Urena, both 37 years old, were traveling in a convertible heading westbound on Northern Boulevard approaching Moores Hill Road. Sotirios Spanos, age 33, of Syosset, was traveling in a 2023 Acura MDX eastbound on Northern Boulevard at a high rate of speed and while intoxi…
Small Plane Crashes In Burlington County: FAA Small Plane Crashes In Burlington County: FAA
Small Plane Crashes In Burlington County: FAA A single-engine Beechcraft Sierra crashed shortly after departing South Jersey Regional Airport in Lumberton, according to the FAA, The crash occurred at around 5:15 p.m. on Monday, April 22.  Only the pilot was on board, the FAA said. The federal agency did not say whether the pilot was injured. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide any updates.
New Haven Pharmacy Drug Filled Invalid Prescriptions: Feds New Haven Pharmacy Drug Filled Invalid Prescriptions: Feds
New Haven Pharmacy Drug Filled Invalid Prescriptions: Feds A Connecticut pharmacy business and its owner have paid $120,000 as part of a settlement after issuing illegitimate prescriptions for controlled substances to people displaying red flags of addiction, federal officials announced.  Cornerstone Pharmacy, Inc., which did business in New Haven as Whalley Drug, and its owner, Yong Kwon, entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government to resolve allegations that they violated the Controlled Substances Act, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Monday, April 22.  According to fed…
Fake Chiropractor Assaulted 2 Women At Somerville Clinic, Exposed Himself: DA Fake Chiropractor Assaulted 2 Women At Somerville Clinic, Exposed Himself: DA
Fake Chiropractor Assaulted 2 Women At Somerville Clinic, Exposed Himself: DA A 60-year-old Somerville man was arrested and charged with groping two women while performing chiropractic adjustments on them. However, he is not a licensed chiropractor, police said.  Jose Mendez was charged with two counts of indecent exposure and battery on a person over 14, indecent exposure, and operating as an unlicensed chiropractor clinic out of his Cross Street home, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Mendez was being held on a $5,500 bail and can have no connection to the alleged victims.  Investigators said that on two occasions Mendez inappropriately to…
JACKPOT! Lotto Ticket Sold In Somerset Wins Big JACKPOT! Lotto Ticket Sold In Somerset Wins Big
Jackpot! Lotto Ticket Sold In Somerset Wins Big It was a magical Monday for a lottery player in Somerset County. One ticket matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Monday, April 22, winning $197,163. The ticket was sold at Bernardsville Shop Rite. The winning numbers were 16, 26, 33, 40, 42 and the XTRA number was: 03.