‘Unhealthy Air’ Across Tri-State As Wildfire Smoke Pushes Pollution Levels Into Danger Zone ‘Unhealthy Air’ Across Tri-State As Wildfire Smoke Pushes Pollution Levels Into Danger Zone
‘Unhealthy Air’ Across Tri-State As Wildfire Smoke Pushes Pollution Levels Into Danger Zone Officials are urging residents to take precautions as wildfire smoke and extreme heat bring poor air quality and health risks to much of the tri-state region. The area is under multiple air quality and heat advisories through Wednesday, July 30. Air Quality Alerts in Effect On Sunday, July 27, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued Code Orange air quality alerts due to elevated levels of fine particulate pollution. These conditions can be especially harmful to people with heart or lung conditions, young ch…
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Waives Hearing: Police NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Waives Hearing: Police
NY Man Who Posed As Fed To Steal Gold Bars From Ephrata Woman Waives Hearing: Police A New York man charged with stealing more than half a million dollars in gold bars from a Lancaster County woman by posing as a federal agent has waived his preliminary hearing, authorities announced. Zhong Ren, 44, of Brooklyn, waived the hearing on Thursday, July 18 before Magisterial District Judge Torrey Landis, according to Ephrata Borough police and court records. Ren is accused of conspiring with others to steal $555,892 worth of gold bars from the home of an elderly woman on the 200 block of Linda Terrace in Ephrata. The theft happened on the afternoon of April 18, investigators sai…
Anne Burrell’s Cause Of Death Revealed Weeks After Food Network Star Was Laid To Rest Anne Burrell’s Cause Of Death Revealed Weeks After Food Network Star Was Laid To Rest
Anne Burrell’s Cause Of Death Revealed Weeks After Food Network Star Was Laid To Rest The mystery surrounding celebrity chef Anne Burrell’s unexpected death has taken a devastating turn. Burrell died by suicide, the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to Daily Voice on Thursday, July 24. Burrell, 55, was found unresponsive in the shower of her Brooklyn apartment on the morning of Tuesday, June 17. Police responded to a 911 call around 7:50 a.m. for a possible cardiac arrest and found her surrounded by approximately 100 assorted pills, according to an internal NYPD report cited by The New York Times. The Medical Examiner’s Office determined Burrell died from “a…
Ex-Hudson County Corrections Officer Who Killed GF, Best Friend Sentenced: Report Ex-Hudson County Corrections Officer Who Killed GF, Best Friend Sentenced: Report
Ex-Hudson County Corrections Officer Who Killed GF, Best Friend Sentenced: Report A former Hudson County corrections officer who killed his girlfriend and her friend in 2021 has learned his fate. John P. Menendez has been sentenced to 50 years in state prison for the killings of Anna Shpilberg and Luiza Shinkarevskaya, both 40, with his service weapon in Newark in February 2021, NJ Advance Media reports. Police found Shpilberg, of Randolph, suffering a gunshot wound at Edison Place and Bruen Street around 9 p.m., on Feb. 16, 2021, then-Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said at the time. Shi…
Alert Issued For Man Missing For Over Week In Clarkstown Alert Issued For Man Missing For Over Week In Clarkstown
Alert Issued For Man Missing For Over Week In Clarkstown Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who has been missing from his Rockland County home for more than a week.  Keith Moran, age 59, was reported missing from his Clarkstown home on Sunday, July 13, the Clarkstown Police Department said on Saturday, July 19. He has not been seen since. Moran walks with a limp and has several tattoos, including a small red cross on his right cheek. Police believe he may be in Manhattan or Brooklyn. Anyone who sees Moran or has information on his whereabouts is urged to call Clarkstown Police at 845-639-5800. Click the Facebook …
Luigi Mangione's Attorney Says DA Used Fake Subpoena To Get His Medical Records Luigi Mangione's Attorney Says DA Used Fake Subpoena To Get His Medical Records
Luigi Mangione's Attorney Says DA Used Fake Subpoena To Get His Medical Records In a dramatic escalation of the high-profile murder case, the defense for Luigi Mangione is accusing Manhattan prosecutors of using a fraudulent subpoena with a fake court date to secretly obtain the 27-year-old’s confidential medical records. Mangione’s attorney calls this a “blatant abuse of process” and a violation of federal privacy laws. Mangione, a Maryland native, is awaiting trial for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.  Prosecutors allege Mangione fatally shot Thompson outside a midtow…
Who Is Pete DeJoy: Co-Founder Taking Over AI Firm Following Coldplay Kiss Cam Cuddle Fallout Who Is Pete DeJoy: Co-Founder Taking Over AI Firm Following Coldplay Kiss Cam Cuddle Fallout
Who Is Pete DeJoy: Co-Founder Taking Over AI Firm Following Coldplay Kiss Cam Cuddle Fallout Astronomer has appointed Pete DeJoy, the company’s cofounder, as interim CEO after the AI firm’s former leader was caught in an affair exposed by a "Kiss Cam" at a Coldplay concert, according to multiple media reports. The AI company has been in damage control since former CEO Andy Byron was spotted cuddling with the company's human resources officer, Kristin Cabot, on Wednesday, July 16, on the Jumbotron of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Both are married — but not to each other. The company announced on X that DeJoy would step in as interim CEO on Friday after Byron said h…
God Save The Scene: CBGB Fest Unleashes Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Jack White God Save The Scene: CBGB Fest Unleashes Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Jack White
God Save The Scene: CBGB Fest Unleashes Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Jack White CBGB lives again this fall as legends and loud guitars take over Brooklyn, NY for one night of pure rock-and-roll chaos. On September 27, the CBGB Festival will light up Under the K Bridge Park with a lineup straight out of your wildest punk dreams headlined by Iggy Pop, the Sex Pistols, and Jack White, the shape-shifting rock innovator behind The White Stripes, Dead Weather, and Raconteurs. This isn’t just a concert: It’s a full-blown revival of the spirit born at 315 Bowery in the ’70s, when CBGB launched icons like Blondie and the Ramones. The club may have shut its doors in 200…
$2K Credit Card Fraud At Haverstraw Business Leads To Man's Arrest: Police $2K Credit Card Fraud At Haverstraw Business Leads To Man's Arrest: Police
$2K Credit Card Fraud At Haverstraw Business Leads To Man's Arrest: Police A 26-year-old man is facing a felony charge after allegedly using stolen credit card information to make fraudulent purchases at a local business in Rockland County, police said.  Brooklyn resident Diamond Dinnall, 26, was arrested on Thursday, July 17, after investigators determined he had traveled from Brooklyn to Haverstraw to carry out the scheme, the Haverstraw Police Department announced on Friday, July 18.  The incident resulted in more than $2,000 in losses for the targeted business, which was not named by police. The investigation was conducted in coordination with the N…
Months After Wife's Death, Sparta Dad Battling Stage IV Cancer Months After Wife's Death, Sparta Dad Battling Stage IV Cancer
Months After Wife's Death, Sparta Dad Battling Stage IV Cancer A New Jersey father is facing a devastating diagnosis, just months after his wife died of the same. Jeff Krajicek, of Sparta, was diagnosed in April with stage IV bladder cancer, according to a GoFundMe organized by Isabella Tracey. As of Thursday, July 17, the fundraiser had raised $17,000. Jane Elizabeth Krajicek died of colorectal cancer on Monday, March 17. She was 62 years old. "Just a few months after losing his beloved wife Jane, Jeff is yet again facing an unimaginable fight," Tracey wrote. "This past April, he was diagnosed with an aggressive stage IV Bladder Cancer." The co…
Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Schenectady Home Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Schenectady Home
Man Murdered Ex-Wife As Kids Slept Nearby In Schenectady Home A Brooklyn man confessed to murdering his wife of over 10 years inside her Schenectady home as their children slept nearby. Timothy Taylor, 38, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Schenectady County Court in the 2023 killing of 44-year-old Tishawn Folkes-Taylor, prosecutors announced Wednesday, July 16. As part of the plea deal, he faces a sentence of 22 years to life in prison when he appears before a judge in September. Traveled Across State Lines To Kill His Ex-Wife Taylor traveled from North Carolina to Schenectady on May 27, 2023, checking into the Imperial Hotel around 11 p.m.…
Man Who Filmed Kids, Other Patients In Bathrooms Of Manhasset Sleep Center May Dodge Prison Man Who Filmed Kids, Other Patients In Bathrooms Of Manhasset Sleep Center May Dodge Prison
Man Who Filmed Kids, Other Patients In Bathrooms Of Manhasset Sleep Center May Dodge Prison A former employee who hid cameras in bathrooms at a Long Island sleep center, recording hundreds of patients – including children – may dodge prison. Sanjai Syamaprasad, 48, pleaded guilty to unlawful surveillance and tampering with physical evidence in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, July 15. He admitted to planting hidden cameras disguised a smoke detectors inside restrooms at the Northwell Health Sleep Disorders Center in Manhasset. Syamaprasad secretly recorded patients and staff between July 2023 and April 2024, downloading the footage to an SD card after each shift, prosecutors sai…