Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Crime Podcaster Paralyzed In NJ Mountain Biking Accident Sees Outpour Of Support Crime Podcaster Paralyzed In NJ Mountain Biking Accident Sees Outpour Of Support
Crime Podcaster Paralyzed In NJ Mountain Biking Accident Sees Outpour Of Support Support is skyrocketing for a man left paralyzed from the waist down after a tragic accident at a New Jersey mountain bike resort. Russell Trosterud, of the Bronx, NY was airlifted to the Level 1 Trauma Center at Morristown Medical Center after crashing into a tree while mountain biking at the Mountain Creek Ski Resort in Vernon on Saturday, June 17, his wife, Jessica, tells Daily Voice. “He immediately knew something was wrong when he couldn't feel his legs,” reads a GoFundMe launched for the couple’s support. Follow-up tests found that Russell had suffered a spinal injury in addition to…

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by Valerie Musson
Arlington, VA
Weather
DC Area Has 2nd Worst Air Quality In The World Today (June 29), Under Code Red DC Area Has 2nd Worst Air Quality In The World Today (June 29), Under Code Red
DC Area Has 2nd Worst Air Quality In The World Today (June 29), Under Code Red The Canadian wildfire smoke has descended upon the Washington DC area Thursday, June 29, which had the second-worst air quality in the world, according to iqair.com. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments issued a "code red" for Thursday. Chicago had the worst air quality in the world and Dubai had the third worst, according to iqair.com. 🔴Air Quality Alert: COG forecasts Code Red air quality for the DC region tomorrow, Thursday, June 29 due to smoke from wildfires in Canada. Area residents are encouraged to limit outdoor activities. Stay air quality aware: https://t.co/vujQ…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Pittsburgh Pirates Bus Driver Was DUI While Transporting Players From Game: Reports Pittsburgh Pirates Bus Driver Was DUI While Transporting Players From Game: Reports
Pittsburgh Pirates Bus Driver Was DUI While Transporting Players From Game: Reports A 61-year-old bus driver for the Pittsburgh Pirates was arrested and charged with DUI while transporting the team from Chicago to Milwaukee last week, various news reports say. Ronald Funderburke of Shelby, N.C., was showing signs of impairment and wasn't following the police escort during the Thursday, June 15 trek, a spokesperson from Illinois State Police said. Troopers observed more erratic driving and stopped the bus on the right shoulder of Interstate 94 northbound at Dempster Street, ISP said. After observing multiple signs of impairment, troopers arrested Funderburke for Drivin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies By Suicide, Sources Say, NJ Businessman Was Among Victims Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies By Suicide, Sources Say, NJ Businessman Was Among Victims
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies By Suicide, Sources Say, NJ Businessman Was Among Victims The serial-killing domestic terrorist who infamously became known as the Unabomber took his own life in his cell at a federal medical prison, according to a report. U.S. Bureau of Prisons records confirm that Theodore John “Ted” Kaczynski, 81, died on Saturday, June 10. His body was found in the cell around 8 a.m., a bureau spokesperson said. Dubbed the Unabomber by the FBI, Kaczynski was serving four life terms for killing three people – among them, a New Jersey advertising executive – and injured dozens more with homemade bombs in various parts of the country between 1978 and 1995. Kacz…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
$6M Ponzi Scheme: Braggart Hedge Fund 'Tycoon' Busted By Undercover NJ Fed $6M Ponzi Scheme: Braggart Hedge Fund 'Tycoon' Busted By Undercover NJ Fed
$6M Ponzi Scheme: Braggart Hedge Fund 'Tycoon' Busted By Undercover NJ Fed The well-heeled hedge fund tycoon from Chicago seemingly couldn’t help but boast of some spectacular achievements during a meeting with an investment manager in New Jersey. There were annual returns of 336 percent, more than $2 billion raised in just 60 days and a list of investors that included a well-known owner of a professional sports team, authorities said. Phillip Galles, 57, also took a page from George Santos’s book, claiming that he’d graduated from a prominent university in the Midwest, they said. Galles’s “outlandish claims of experience, expertise and success” were all BS, a co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Man Tries To Sneak 'Vampire Straw' Through Boston Airport: TSA Man Tries To Sneak 'Vampire Straw' Through Boston Airport: TSA
Man Tries To Sneak 'Vampire Straw' Through Boston Airport: TSA A 26-year-old Chicago man was arrested on Sunday, April 23, after he tried to get his "Vampire Straw" through a security checkpoint at Boston Logan International Aiport, authorities said.  Arman Achuthan Nair was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, Massachusetts State Police said.  Designed by Laci Szabo, the Vampire Straw, is a $75 titanium straw that can be used for drinks but is meant to be a secret weapon, the manufacturer said.  "Designed for self-defense, the Vampire Straw is super tough and long enough to be used like a dagger; its chiseled tip is sharp enough to puncture most…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
News
Grubhub Overcharged Mass Restaurants During COVID, AG Rules Grubhub Overcharged Mass Restaurants During COVID, AG Rules
Grubhub Overcharged Mass Restaurants During COVID, AG Rules Massachusetts restaurants may get a refund from the food delivery service that illegally overcharged eateries to operate on its platform, the Suffolk Superior Court said. Grubhub, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, ignored legislature created during the COVID-19 public health emergency and overcharged restaurants to facilitate delivery and pickup orders, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell ruled on Thursday, March 16. Social distancing was a priority during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, so the state ruled that food delivery platforms like Grubhub could not charge restaurants fees of…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Neighbors
Here's Where Philly Ranks Among The Most Irish Cities In America, According To One Study Here's Where Philly Ranks Among The Most Irish Cities In America, According To One Study
Here's Where Philly Ranks Among The Most Irish Cities In America, According To One Study Americans nationwide are embracing their Irish heritage in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, but some cities run a little greener than others.  How does Philadelphia stack up?  According to the LawnStarter.com blog, the City of Brotherly Love is one of the top ten most Irish cities in the United States in 2023.  More goes into the calculation than a simple demographic survey, LawnStarter explains. The blog selected America's Irish-est cities by considering "access to Irish pubs, dance schools, and social groups," among other "indicators" of Emerald Isle heritage.  By t…

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by Mac Bullock
Washington Township, NJ
Lifestyle
The Most Famous People You Didn't Know Were From Gloucester County The Most Famous People You Didn't Know Were From Gloucester County
The Most Famous People You Didn't Know Were From Gloucester County Gloucester County may be known for its rural areas and lush greenery, but what most people don't know is that the county has been home to some of the most famous people in history.  From politicians and athletes to musicians and actors, many of the world's biggest names have hailed from this small county.  In this post, we'll take a look at some of the most famous people you didn't know were from Gloucester County. Patti Smith: Born Patricia Lee Smith in Chicago, Illinois in 1946, she was raised in Pitman, and studied art at Glassboro State College. After dropping out of col…

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by Daily Voice
Gettysburg, PA
News
Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities
Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities A Baltimore woman illegally using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards to collect baby formula she claimed to be sending to Ukraine, lead to the arrest of a Romanian man illegally in the US who allegedly forged documents for her, authorities say.  Eglisa Ciuciu, 25, of Baltimore, MD, and Sandrino Trifu, 32, of Croaova, Romania were arrested along with an unnamed 15-year-old in connection to a bizarre baby formula theft at the Gettysburg Walmart on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Ciuciu used the 15-year-old to transport the stolen goods from the store that she supposedly needed “to s…

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by Jillian Pikora
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
'Sexual Predator' Gets 12 Years For Blackmailing Massachusetts Teen Into Send Nudes: Feds 'Sexual Predator' Gets 12 Years For Blackmailing Massachusetts Teen Into Send Nudes: Feds
'Sexual Predator' Gets 12 Years For Blackmailing Massachusetts Teen Into Send Nudes: Feds A 33-year-old Chicago man who bullied a 16-year-old Massachusetts girl into sending him nude photos and then threatened to release them to her friends and family if she didn't give him more will spend more than a decade behind bars, federal authorities said.  Ernesto Herrera, who pleaded guilty to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor in August, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on Friday, Fed. 24, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Herrera reached out to the victim from an anonymous phone number through a social media app in June 2020 and manipulate…

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by Josh Lanier
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Answers Sought In Suburban Philly Woman's Mysterious 1960 Killing Answers Sought In Suburban Philly Woman's Mysterious 1960 Killing
Answers Sought In Suburban Philly Woman's Mysterious 1960 Killing It's been more than 60 years since Helen Drummond Fischer was killed, and detectives are still looking for answers.  The 55-year-old was found deadwith "numerous injuries" in her Pebble Hill Road home in Doylestown on Feb. 17, 1960, said investigators with the Pennsylvania State Police.  A Chicago native, Fischer ran her own travel agency business out of her house, police said. She was planning to divorce her estranged husband, the late "millionaire industrialist" Kermit Fischer, and was pressing assault charges against him at the time of her death, police said.  Helen Drumm…

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by Mac Bullock