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Albany, NY
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NY Couples Expect Most Expensive Wedding Gifts In U.S.: How Much Should You Spend?
Newlywed couples in Northeast and mid-Atlantic states expect some of the most generous wedding gifts in the country, a new study said. Couples in New York expect the most expensive gifts in the U.S. at an average of $204.60 per guest, according to the study by fine jewelry brand Shane Co. The survey, based on responses from more than 3,000 Americans, also highlights regional trends in gift expectations, budgets, and wedding traditions. Connecticut newlyweds had the nation's second-highest expectations of $202.40 per gift, while New Jersey ranked fourth at $172.30. Pennsylvani…
Lebanon, PA
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Snowmobilers Who Tormented Red Fox Turn Themselves In: PA Game Commission
The suspects accused of repeatedly running over a red fox with their snowmobiles in Heidelberg Township have turned themselves in, the Pennsylvania Game Commission announced on Friday, Jan. 24. Public outcry and widespread social media attention surrounding the incident, which occurred on Monday, Jan. 20, in Lebanon County, played a crucial role in pressuring the individuals to come forward, authorities said. Charges will be filed against the suspects, and restitution will be added to the penalties, according to the Game Commission. The incident, described as a horrific act of animal h…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Infant Rape Among Child Porn Made By Philly 22-Year-Old Woman:
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A 22-year-old Philadelphia woman who raped a one-year-old girl, recorded the abuse, and shared explicit images online has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Jan. 24. Tyleeya Williams sexually abused the infant in her care, photographed the assault, and distributed the images—including the child’s face—to groups of child sex offenders on the internet, federal authorities said. She also trafficked thousands of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of other children, according to U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero. “Williams was…
Bowie, MD
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Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, 2 Former Teammates In Upper Marlboro
A woman has been charged in a 13-count indictment for the crash in Prince George's County that claimed the lives of Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jcakson and two former teammates last year. The 24-year-old Wise High School graduate was the front seat passenger in a Dodge Charger involved in a crash in July 2024 in Upper Marlboro. Isaiah Hazel, 23, and Anthony Lytton, Jr., 24, both of Upper Marlboro, also died. This week, Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that Cori Clingman, who was 23 at the time of the crash, is responsible for the crash an…
Bensalem, PA
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Armed Suspects In Standoff After Crashing Into Police Vehicles In Bensalem (
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A standoff involving potentially armed and dangerous individuals is underway near Route 13 and Penn in Bensalem, police announced on Friday, Jan. 24 at 6:19 p.m. The situation began when Bensalem Police and Pennsylvania State Police attempted to stop a vehicle in the area, according to a release on Crimewatch. The driver reportedly failed to comply and struck multiple police vehicles before the standoff began. Authorities have urged the public to avoid the area until further notice, citing ongoing safety concerns. No injuries or arrests have been reported at this time. Updates are expected…
Hempstead, NY
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Parolee Who Shot, Killed Sleeping Man In Hempstead Gets Decades In Prison
A Long Island man who was out on parole when he shot and killed a man sleeping in a car will spend decades in prison. Kadeem Lewis, 31, of Hempstead, was sentenced to 24 years to life behind bars in Nassau County Court on Friday, Jan. 24. It followed his murder conviction for the killing of Jose Sanchez-Velasquez. Lewis and a co-defendant, Richard Ford, were walking around Hempstead looking for a house to burglarize when they spotted Velasquez sleeping in the front seat of his car at around 2:20 a.m. on Nov. 25, 2019, prosecutors said. Lewis went to the driver’s side door while Ford walked…
Monticello-Rock Hill, NY
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Toddler Dies In Hot Car, Monticello Woman Charged With Homicide
A Hudson Valley woman is facing homicide charges after a toddler died in a hot car. Sarah Carter, 34, of Monticello, was indicted for criminally negligent homicide by a Sullivan County jury on Friday, Jan. 24. Emergency crews were called to the Sleepy Hollow Apartment Complex in July 2024 for a child left in a vehicle. Officers located 2-year-old Antonio Suarez in a Ford Explorer suffering from cardiac arrest, according to New York State Police. Responders immediately began life saving measures, which were unsuccessful. Antonio’s cause of death was determined to be by hyperthermia. Outs…
Allentown, PA
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Allentown Native Judge Charged With Assault For Kissing Barber Shop Employee On Neck: AG
A Pennsylvania magisterial district judge is accused of indecent assault and harassment after an incident involving a barber shop employee, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Friday, Jan. 24. Paul Menditto, 70, of Bushkill and an Allentown native according to his social media, faces one misdemeanor count of indecent assault and two summary counts of disorderly conduct and harassment, according to the release. He was released on his own recognizance following the charges. Investigators said the incident occurred on Aug. 2, 2024, when Menditto was at a Milford-area barber shop for a hairc…
Greenfield, MA
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Western Mass Man Killed In Workplace Accident In Greenfield
A workplace accident in Western Massachusetts has likely claimed the life of a 66-year-old Westfield man, authorities say. The Northwestern District Attorney's Office said at 5 p.m. that crews had recovered the body after hours of work at the Cleveland Street worksite in Greenfield. The man, whose name has not been released, reportedly fell into a silo used by a Chicopee-based concrete company to mix dry ingredients for cement. Co-workers noticed his absence after he climbed to the top of a tower after he failed to respond to radio calls. Emergency crews from Greenfield Police a…
Reading, PA
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Reading Meth, Fentanyl Trafficker Arrested: DA Says
A Reading man was arrested for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl after a months-long investigation, Berks County authorities announced Friday, Jan. 24. Walter Carrera, 38, of 1219 Windsor Street, was taken into custody when detectives and Pennsylvania State Troopers served a search warrant at his home earlier in the day, Chief County Detective Michael Gombar said. The investigation began in October 2024, with undercover purchases and surveillance identifying Carrera as a distributor, Gombar said. During the search of his residence, detectives seized: Approximately six grams of fen…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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'Mob Wives' Star Natalie DiDonato Found Safe In Nevada After Reported Missing
Natalie DiDonato, a cast member from Season 5 of "Mob Wives", has been found safe in Nevada, ending a brief missing-persons search, NBC News reported. DiDonato, 44, contacted her mother, Denise Fuoco, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, and assured her she was safe and not being held against her will. "My daughter's been found," Fuoco told NBC News. "She's fine right now. We're trying to get her home." The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that its search for DiDonato was officially over. In a statement released on Thursday, Jan. 23, the LVMPD said, "This case has been closed. We …
Yonkers, NY
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Man's Attack On Ex-Girlfriend, Robbery Of Intervening Victim In Yonkers Lands Him Jail Time
A 41-year-old Connecticut man will spend years behind bars for a violent attack against his ex-girlfriend and robbery of a victim who tried to stop him in Westchester, officials announced. Litchfield County resident Paul Price of Torrington was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 23 to 10 years in prison on charges connected to an August 2023 incident where he repeatedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend in Yonkers, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Jan. 24. The harrowing ordeal began when Price confronted his ex-girlfriend at her Yonkers workplace on…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Lower Merion Murder Suspects Ran Sophisticated Gun Trafficking Ring Using 3-D Printers: DA
Eight suspects, including three Philadelphia-area men charged with murder, are accused of running a 3D-printed gun trafficking ring connected to a fatal shooting on Meredith Road in the Wynnewood section of Lower Merion Township, authorities said. The December 9, 2024, killing was just one piece of a sprawling illegal firearms operation carried out by Charles Fulforth, 41, of Jenkintown; Kelvin Roberts, 42, of Philadelphia; Jeremy Fuentes, 26, of Philadelphia; Aaron Hiller, 24; Marcus Lee Jackson, 33; Jonathan Rodriguez, 26; Corry K. Simpson, 38; and Frances Staten, 38, according to Montgome…
Stafford, CT
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Stafford Man Lands $200K Jackpot In State Lottery
It's been a very lucky week for one Nutmegger after he scored a six-figure prize playing in the Connecticut State Lottery. The winner, only identified as James L, won $200,000 on a Fast Play Big Bankroll ticket on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Related: CT Woman Lands $1M Jackpot, Plans To Buy 'Nice Lunch' He bought the winning ticket at Eagle Mart, 2 Spring St., in Stafford Springs.
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the deadly Lower Merion home invasion that left one man dead and his mother critically injured, Montgomery County officials announced Friday, Jan. 24. Jeremy Fuentes, 26, of Philadelphia, is charged with second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, and conspiracy to commit burglary for his alleged role in the Dec. 8, 2024, attack that killed 25-year-old Andrew Gaudio and severely injured his mother, 61-year-old Bernadette Gaudio. Prosecutors allege Fuentes, an employee of Junkluggers, provided key information about the Gaudios' h…
York, PA
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Witnesses Sought In Crash Killing MD Twin, 20, As Suspect Flees Scene: PA State Police
Pennsylvania State Police are seeking witnesses to a crash that killed 20-year-old Amelia McEvoy, a Maryland native and dancer, according to a release from PSP York on Friday, Jan. 24. The crash happened on the Susquehanna Trail South in Springfield Township, York County, on Friday, Jan. 17, at 9:12 p.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. McEvoy was the front-seat passenger in a blue Chevrolet Tracker traveling southbound when a northbound vehicle merged into the southbound lane while attempting to pass another car. To avoid a head-on collision, the Tracker swerved off the…
Hackensack, NJ
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2.4 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks New Jersey, USGS Confirms (
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A 2.4 magnitude earthquake rocked Paramus Friday afternoon, Jan. 24, the United States Geological Survey (SGS) confirms. The USGS says the origin was just east of Paramus at 1:02 p.m. Residents in North Jersey reported feeling a major tremor. X users reported feeling a major rumbling in New Jersey. X users Jan. 24 earthquake in Paramus USGS A 2.4 magnitude earthquake is considered very light. Friday's earthquake was given a V for intensity with moderate shaking and very light damage by the USGS. A 4.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the East Coast last April. T…
Newark, NJ
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Newark ICE Raid Sparks Outage As Mayor, Senators Condemn 'Egregious' Violations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a business in Newark on Thursday, Jan. 23, in which Mayor Ras Baraka said undocumented residents and citizens were detained without a warrant. One was a U.S. military veteran "who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned," Baraka said. "This egregious act is in plain violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution," the mayor said. "Which guarantees ‘the right of the people be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizure.' Newar…
Millbrook-Dover, NY
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Car Crashes 30 Feet Down Ditch, Lands On Roof In Millbrook
Fire crews worked to free a driver after a car rolled down an embankment and landed on its roof in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened on Wednesday, Jan. 22 just before noon in Dutchess County, when a vehicle rolled around 30 feet down an embankment in Millbrook, according to the village's fire department. Responding firefighters were able to get the driver out, who miraculously was unharmed. They were then taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Reading, PA
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Rabid Bear Attacks Man In Pennsylvania (
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A black bear that bit and scratched a man in Pennsylvania has tested positive for rabies, Pennsylvania Game Commission officials announced on Thursday, Jan. 23. The bear-human conflict occurred on Sunday, Jan. 19, in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, the commission said in a release. The adult male bear aggressively approached the man, exhibiting abnormal behavior before biting and scratching him, according to officials. A nearby homeowner intervened, dispatching the bear to protect the victim. Pennsylvania Game Commission staff removed the bear for testing, which confirmed it was positive for rab…
Woodbridge, NJ
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Iselin Man Ran $1 Million Bogus Sugar Investment Scheme: Feds
A 64-year-old Middlesex County man admitted on Thursday, Jan. 23, to defrauding people in South Korea via a bogus investment scheme involving sugar, authorities said. Mohammed Rahman, an Iselin resident, ran Caltech Trading Corporation, through which he purported to buy and sell commodities, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. Rahman and other individuals in South Korea persuaded approximately 60 victims there to invest funds purportedly towards the purchase of $1 million of sugar from Brazil, which Caltech would then sell for a substantial profit, Khanna said. Rahman and his…
Allentown, PA
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Shocking Photos Show Thousands Of Dead Snow Geese Piled In PA Dumpster Amid Avian Flu Crisis
Shocking images show a dumpster filled with thousands of dead snow geese, as the Pennsylvania Game Commission races to contain a devastating avian influenza (AI) outbreak across southeastern Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission released the photos on Wednesday, Jan. 24, highlighting the grim reality of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) resurgence among wild birds. Snow geese have been particularly hard-hit by the disease. Partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medic…
Lebanon, PA
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Hit By A Car On Her Way To Work, Lebanon Woman Faces Long Road To Recovery
A 74-year-old Lebanon woman known for her dedication and humor is fighting to recover after being struck by a car on her way to work in the middle of January. Barbara , a long-standing member of the Lebanon community, has spent the past 21 years committed to her job and bringing joy to those around her. But on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 16, her routine walk to work turned tragic when she was hit by a vehicle at East Cumberland and Bowman streets, leaving her hospitalized with serious injuries. As Barbara begins her challenging recovery, the community she has supported for decades is ra…
Edison, NJ
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Edison Siblings Champion Sports For Kids With Special Needs Through 'Buddy Ball'
Aidan and Catelyn Yam are proving that it doesn’t take a big team to make a big difference. The high school siblings from Edison have become champions of Buddy Ball, a non-profit organization offering children with special needs the chance to play sports in a welcoming and supportive environment. Using their connections in school sports teams and clubs, Aidan and Catelyn have led the charge to recruit volunteers for Buddy Ball’s programs, which include soccer, basketball, baseball, and bowling. These programs pair children ages six and up with “Buddy” volunteers who help with skill-building,…
Bristol, PA
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9-Year-Old Elementary Student Dies After Tragic Accident At Bristol Home
The Bristol Township School District is mourning the loss of 9-year-old Lex Heinisch, a Mill Creek Elementary School fourth grader, who died in a tragic accident at his Croydon home on Tuesday night, Jan. 21 the school announced on Thursday, Jan. 23. Lex Heinisch, remembered as a passionate and joyful child, had been a student at Mill Creek since kindergarten. Known for his love of soccer, Metallica, playing guitar, and Squid Games, Lex poured his heart into everything he did, touching the lives of many in the community. "It is with profound sadness that I share that one of our students d…
Newburgh, NY
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Man Who Murdered 9-Year-Old, Parents In Newburgh Convicted Of All Charges
A 35-year-old man has been found guilty on all charges for a horrific Hudson Valley shooting that left three people dead, including a 9-year-old child, and critically injured a 3-year-old boy. Orange County resident Kaliek Goode-Ford of Newburgh, age 35, was convicted on Thursday, Jan. 23 on all charges connected to a January 2020 shooting in the town of Newburgh that left three people dead, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced. He now faces up to life in prison without parole when he is sentenced on Tuesday, March 18. During the shooting, Goode-For…
Goshen, NY
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Threats To Son Uncover Hidden Weapons: Goshen Man Nabbed With Illegally-Kept Guns
An argument and threatening text messages sent to his son led to the discovery of illegal firearms and the eventual conviction of a Hudson Valley man, officials announced. Orange County resident Justin Babik of Goshen, age 47, was convicted on Tuesday, Jan. 21, after a jury trial in Orange County Court on charges of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced. According to the DA's Office, on May 8, 2024, Babik allegedly argued with his son and sent him threatening text…
Stamford, CT
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Stamford-Based Purdue Pharma To Pay $7.4B In Historic Opioid Settlement: How Much Will CT Get?
Purdue Pharma will pay more than $7 billion for the corporation's role in fueling the opioid epidemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. The Sackler family and Purdue Pharma reached a $7.4 billion settlement with attorneys general from 15 states on Thursday, Jan. 23. The Sacklers have owned the company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, for decades. The settlement includes $6.5 billion from the Sackler family, with $1.5 billion to be paid immediately, and nearly $900 million from Purdue Pharma. Funds will be distributed to states, local governments, and victims ov…
Rockville, MD
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Gangster Who Killed MS-13 Rockville Rival, Plotted More Murders From Jail Learns Prison Fate
A member of the violent 18th Street gang will spend the next 40 years in prison and faces deportation after stalking and killing a man in Maryland to elevate his standing in the transnational criminal organization, federal authorities announced. El Salvador native Cesar De-La-O-Rodriguez, also known as "Lunatico," pleaded guilty late last year in connection to the murder of Danis Alcides Salgado Mata, whom he and fellow gang members believed was a rival MS-13 gang member. Rodriguez carried out the brutal killing at the direction of a senior 18th Street gang leader to prove his loyalty…
Yonkers, NY
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Over 1K Residents Without Gas For Months In Yonkers Closer to Relief Thanks to $4.6M Grant
More than 1,000 residents of a housing complex in Westchester are one step closer to regaining full services after spending nearly five months without gas. A $4.6 million grant from Westchester County will fund critical infrastructure upgrades at the 415-unit, eight-building Palisade Towers housing complex on Schroeder Street in Yonkers, the city's Housing Authority announced. The grant, provided through the county's Public Housing Authorities Improvement program, is intended to help resolve the ongoing crisis caused by a gas leak that led Con Edison to shut off service in August. It is par…
York, PA
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Hanover Mechanic Crushed To Death At York County Farm: Coroner
The family of Fernando Estrada-Moreno, a Hanover mechanic tragically killed in a workplace accident, is seeking community support through a GoFundMe campaign following his unexpected death on Jan. 16, 2025. Fernando Estrada-Moreno, 61, died after being trapped by equipment at Hillandale Farms in Codorus Township, leaving behind his wife of 41 years, Cristina Blanco Estrada, and their three children, according to his obituary posted by The Kenworthy Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. Described as a kind man and the family’s breadwinner, Estrada-Moreno’s passing has left his loved ones g…
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