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Mental Health
Stamford, CT
News
Vacation Horror: American Tourists Stabbed In Rare Attack At Acropolis In Greece
A morning outing at one of the world’s most recognizable landmarks turned into a bloody scramble for help. Two Greek-American tourists were stabbed near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, July 21, according to multiple reports, including ABC News and NBC News. The attack was highly unusual in Greece, where violent street assaults are rare. The Acropolis area is one of the country’s busiest tourist destinations and draws visitors from around the world. The incident happened at about 8:05 a.m. on a pedestrian walkway near the southern entrance to the Acropolis archaeological site. …
Greenfield, MA
Police & Fire
Greenfield Man Who Left Rotting Dead Body Inside Home For Weeks After Murder Sentenced: DA
A Massachusetts man will spend up to two decades in prison after admitting he unlawfully killed another man and left his body inside an apartment for weeks. Taaniel Herberger-Brown, 44, of Greenfield, was sentenced today to 18 to 20 years in state prison in connection with the February 2024 death of Christopher Hairston, 34, of Greenfield, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office announced. Investigators said the two men got into a physical altercation inside the apartment on Feb. 29, 2024, and Hairston died during the fight. Authorities said Herberger-Brown did not call for m…
Upper Macungie, PA
News
'I Killed Everyone I Love': Triple Homicide Suspect Told PA Troopers, Affidavit (
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A 29-year-old man accused of killing his uncle and two friends in a Pennsylvania home told State Police, "I killed everyone I love," as troopers took him into custody, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice. Pennsylvania State Police responded to a home on Baptist Hill Road in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, for a reported shooting. Inside, troopers found three men dead from gunshot wounds, police said. The victims were identified as Philip Johnson, 53, of Hallstead; Kevin Igo, 38, of Susquehanna; and Frank Talarico Jr., 29, of Bin…
Rutherford, NJ
News
These 12 NJ Towns Could See The Worst World Cup Traffic Saturday
New Jersey's first-ever FIFA World Cup match is just days away, and soccer fans, err, football fans, already know who will be making history at MetLife Stadium. Brazil and Morocco will face off in Group C play at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, marking the first World Cup game ever played in New Jersey. Fans heading to the match should prepare for major delays around the Meadowlands. East Rutherford police told Daily Voice that the heaviest traffic is expected within a five-mile radius of MetLife Stadium before and after the game. That zone includes East…
North Adams, MA
Police & Fire
North Adams Man Pointed Rifle At Officers During Hours-Long Armed Standoff: DA
A Western Massachusetts man is facing multiple serious charges after police say a domestic dispute escalated into an armed standoff that lasted for hours and prompted a large emergency response. Matthew Parker, 44, of North Adams, faces multiple felony charges when he is arraigned on Friday, June 12, for the alleged stand-off earlier this week, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. North Adams police responded to Parker's home on Houghton Street at about 8:42 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, after receiving a report of a domestic assault and battery. According to police, t…
Teaneck, NJ
Lifestyle
3 Holy Name Care Pros Win $10K Lotus Awards
Three Holy Name Medical Center healthcare professionals have been named recipients of the Lee Park Foundation's 2026 Lotus Award for Nursing and Clinical Care for their work in patient care and community service. The honors were presented by Jai-Yoo Lee, a director of Lee Park Foundation, on Tuesday, May 5, during Holy Name’s National Nurses Week celebration. The awards went to Erin Davis, PT, Katarina “Kat” Sadlon, RN, and Nura Shehadeh, a patient care technician. Each recipient received a silver handcrafted Lotus pin and a $10,000 cash prize. The Lotus Award for Nursing and Clinical…
Ashford-Willington, CT
Police & Fire
Ashford Doctor Charged After Son’s Suicide; Ghost Gun, Unsecured Weapons Found In Bedroom: Cops
A 70-year-old Connecticut doctor with a tragic family history is facing criminal charges after police said unsecured guns were found inside the home where his son died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It's the second son he's lost to gun violence. His 8-year-old son died following an accident at a Massachusetts gun show in 2008. The Connecticut investigation began shortly after midnight on March 13, when troopers responded to a home on Hillside Road in Ashford for a reported shooting. Police found a 28-year-old man dead inside a first-floor bedroom, according to Connecticut State P…
Englewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Man Recovered Near Alpine Boat Basin: Sources
The body of a missing North Bergen man was recovered from the Alpine Boat Basin after he reportedly jumped from the State Line Lookout along the Palisades, sources with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice. The man, who was in his mid-30s, was believed to have jumped late Saturday night, May 23, while fleeing from a law enforcement officer, sources said. His body was recovered Sunday morning, May 24, according to sources. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of self-harm, help is available by calling or texting 988 24/7.
Arlington, VA
News
Maryland 21-Year-Old ID'd As Alleged Gunman In Shooting Near White House
New details are emerging after gunfire erupted within sight of the White House. The suspected gunman killed after opening fire near a White House security checkpoint on Saturday, May 23, has been identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, of Dundalk, Maryland, in Baltimore County, according to multiple reports. The Washington Post reported that Best had previously been charged with unlawful entry after trying to enter the White House complex in July 2025. Court records cited by The Washington Post said Best walked through an exit turnstile lane in a restricted area and told officers “he was Je…
Elkton, MD
News
‘Senseless’ Killing Of Elkton 7-Eleven Clerk Covering Shift Ends With Life Sentence
The masked man who "senselessly" claimed the life of a 7-Eleven employee in Maryland will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of a woman nearly five years ago. Sharif Quadir McCormick, 26, was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison for the November 2021 shooting of Brenda Duncan, who was working the midnight shift at the convenience store in Elkton. McCormick was convicted of first-degree murder and other offenses in March. The case traces back to the early morning hours of Nov. 30, 2021, when officers with the Elkton Police Department responded around 4:55 a.m. …
White Plains, NY
Police & Fire
Officers Save Person From Overpass Over I-287 In White Plains
Officers intervened to prevent a potential tragedy after a person in crisis tried to climb over an overpass above Interstate 287 in Westchester County. The incident unfolded in late March when officers responded to a domestic situation involving a family member in distress, White Plains Public Safety said in an announcement on Tuesday, May 5. During their investigation, officers learned the person had made statements about harming themselves. A search led officers to the Lake Street overpass above Interstate 287, where they located the person in distress. While speaking with police, …
Gloucester Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Students Mourn Slain Teacher Believed Killed By Gloucester Twp Husband
Students at Trenton Central High School are mourning the loss of one of their favorite teachers after she was stabbed to death by her husband on Tuesday, April 28, authorities said. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Monica Morris' husband, Jerome Morris, was found covered in blood and holding a knife on the 100 block of Freedom Way just before 2:30 a.m., Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. Monica Morris, 51, was found in a third-floor bedroom with heavy fire and smoke conditions, and pronounced dead at the scene, MacAulay said. On social media, Morris' students a…
Waldorf, MD
News
Forklift Murder At Waldorf Home Depot Lands Man Decades In Prison: 'Sad All The Way Around'
The man convicted of using a forklift to kill a woman at a Southern Maryland Home Depot will spend decades behind bars. Bryce Caleb Timothy Brown has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of the murder of Gloristine Pinkney nearly three years ago, according to the Charles County State's Attorney's Office. On July 2, 2023, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate a reported burglary in progress at Lowe's in Waldorf, where they spoke with employees and managers working the overnight shift who reported hearing loud banging noises. …
Albany, NY
News
Patient Nearly Beats Woman To Death Inside Albany Psychiatric Center: Police
A man receiving treatment at a state psychiatric facility in Albany is accused of nearly beating a fellow patient to death in a violent early-morning assault. Officers responded to The Capital District Psychiatric Center on New Scotland Avenue around 7 a.m. Monday, March 2, after staff reported a fight between two patients, according to Albany Police. When officers arrived, they found a 55-year-old woman suffering from severe injuries to her face and head. She was treated at the scene and taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where she remains in critical but stable condition. Investiga…
Enfield, CT
Police & Fire
Bloomfield Mom, 38, Dies In 3-Vehicle Crash On I-91 In Enfield
Loved ones are mourning the death of a 38-year-old Connecticut mother who was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 91 earlier this week. Sabria Hardy, of Bloomfield, was involved in a crash near Exit 46 in Enfield around 2:40 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, Connecticut State Police said. A 2021 Acura ILX and Hardy’s 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander were stopped in an unspecified lane following that initial wreck. Hardy was seated as a passenger in the Acura when a 2025 Jeep Compass struck the vehicle in the center travel lane. She suffered critical injuries in that collision. She succumbed to those…
Lexington Park, MD
Schools
Ex-Student Arrested After Credible Mass Violence Threat Triggers Maryland Campus Lockdown
A lockdown at Washington College in Maryland was lifted after police took a suspect into custody following what authorities described as a credible threat of mass violence against the campus. The suspect, Grafton Steele Howard, 25, of Chesapeake City, was arrested after investigators determined he had made a detailed threat involving a possible shooting at the school, according to Chestertown Police. Police said the incident began during the early evening hours on Tuesday, Jan. 20, when the department received a phone call from a person who asked what would happen if he went onto the Washin…
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
Obituaries
PTO Organizes Help For Family Of Middletown Girl, 6, Who Died From Short Illness (
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An Orange County school community is continuing to rally around the family of a first-grade student who died suddenly earlier this month as they face their unimaginable loss. The Maple Hill & Annex Parent Teacher Organization is leading efforts to help the family of Meghan Ortiz Guzman, a 6-year-old student at the Maple Hill Annex at Truman Moon Elementary School in Middletown who died on Sunday, Jan. 4, after a brief illness. The support has come in the form of a GoFundMe page that has already raised $6,251 out of a $15,000 goal as of Tuesday morning, Ja…
Aldie, VA
News
Teen Tried To Kill Herself After Being Sextorted By Virginia Man Arrested In FBI Sweep: DOJ
A Virginia man accused of pushing a 14-year-old girl to produce child sexual abuse material — then allegedly telling her to kill herself — was among nearly 300 offenders arrested nationwide during a sweeping FBI-led crackdown targeting child predators. The arrest was part of Operation Relentless Justice, a two-week nationwide enforcement surge carried out by all 56 FBI field offices alongside US Attorney’s Offices and the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, federal officials announced. Federal authorities said the coordinated effort led to the rescue or identif…
Albany, NY
Lifestyle
New Survey Reveals Resolutions: What Americans Want Most In 2026
A new survey suggests many Americans are heading into 2026 with an appetite for change, even if the past year left plenty of people feeling drained. While not everyone is confident about the year ahead, respondents say they are determined to set goals that might help them reset, refocus, or rebuild momentum. Conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Talkspace, the survey of 2,000 Americans found that only a small share felt very good about 2025, with just 10 percent calling it a “great” year. Most described it as “just okay,” while nearly one in five labeled it “bad.” Another 10 perc…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Poughkeepsie Police Save Man From Mid-Hudson Bridge, Get Him To Hospital
Officers were able to rescue a distraught man from the Mid-Hudson Bridge on Monday night, Dec. 8, and get him to safety. The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said the incident began just after 7:45 p.m., when City 911 received a report of a suicidal man on the bridge. Multiple units arrived within minutes and found the man on the span. Using their crisis intervention training, they were able to start a conversation, calm him down, and bring him to safety, the department said. Police then transported the man to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment and stayed to a…
Hartford, CT
News
College Student Claims Religious Bias For Failing Essay Calling Multiple Genders 'Demonic'
A university's instructor was put on administrative leave after a student claimed she was discriminated against after saying that it's "demonic" to believe in multiple genders. The University of Oklahoma said in a statement on Sunday, Nov. 30, that the graduate student instructor was placed on leave. The school is investigating claims from Samantha Fulnecky, a junior psychology major who was given zero out of 25 points for her essay that cited the Bible. Fulnecky accused the instructor of discriminating against her for being Christian. "The University of Oklahoma takes seriously …
Penns Grove-Carneys Point, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Dies By Suicide In Carneys Point Traffic Stop, Penns Grove Mayor Says
The mayor of a South Jersey town is urging residents to look out for one another after a Thanksgiving traffic stop ended in tragedy. Penns Grove Mayor La’Daena Londo said Carneys Point officers stopped a vehicle outside a Wawa on Thursday, Nov. 27. When officers approached, the driver stepped out of the car and “in that moment, he took his own life,” the mayor said. Daily Voice has attempted reaching out to Carneys Point police and Penns Grove police Friday morning. Londo used the message to urge residents to look out for one another during the holiday season. “The holidays are deeply cha…
Point Pleasant, NJ
News
Fifth Person Found Dead At Disney World In Span Of Weeks
A fifth person has died at Walt Disney World Resort in less than a month, marking another tragedy at the popular vacation destination in Orlando, Florida. The most recent incident occurred at Saratoga Springs Resort on Friday, Nov. 8, according to authorities and reports from insidethemagic.net. Officials say the deaths, though close in timing, are unrelated and each involved different causes. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office and emergency responders have emphasized that no foul play is suspected in the latest case, and investigations are ongoing. The latest victim’s identity…
Albany, NY
News
Prison Suicide: Union Demands Apology From NY Senator Over Remarks On Tragedy (
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This story has been updated. A day after a corrections union demanded an apology from New York State Senator Julia Salazar after she criticized prison security procedures following the suicide of a longtime civilian staff member at an upstate facility, the lawmaker has said it is her job to find out what happened. In a statement issued Sunday, Nov. 9, the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association called the Friday, Nov. 7, death of the civilian chaplain and 20-year veteran of DOCCS “a profound loss for the entire Marcy Correctional Facility family.…
Tinton Falls-Eatontown, NJ
Police & Fire
Tinton Falls Student's Body Recovered In South Carolina: Police
The body of Owen Kenney, the 19-year-old Tinton Falls resident who committed suicide on Halloween in South Carolina, has been recovered, authorities announced Saturday, Nov. 8. At 8:45 a.m., harbor patrol units found Kenney's body in Patriots Point, Charleston police said. Kenney was a student at the College of Charleston. View this post on Instagram Kenney was reported missing on Saturday, Nov. 1, police said. Dtectives determined that he had taken his own life after walking on the Ravenel Bridge pedestrian walkway at 3:49 a.m. on Friday, Oct…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
Bergen County Offender Dies In Prison: Remembering Mark Todd Before Struggle
Mark Todd’s family says they won’t remember him for his record — but for his talent, humor, and heart. The 51-year-old Jersey City native who'd been living in Hasbrouck Heights died in state prison on Nov. 7, according to the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Relatives tell Daily Voice that Todd, who had been going blind and in and out of prison for the better part of the decade, died by suicide. “Mark was a talented carpenter,” a relative told Daily Voice. “He was also an artist — he loved to draw. He had a great sense of humor and always made us laugh.” But his family says his…
Tinton Falls-Eatontown, NJ
Police & Fire
Missing Tinton Falls Student Dead By Suicide In South Carolina: Police
Owen Kenney, the 19-year-old Tinton Falls resident who had been missing in South Carolina since Halloween, took his own life, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 6. Detectives said Kenney, a student at the College of Charleston, took his own life after walking onto the Ravenel Bridge pedestrian walkway at 3:49 a.m., Charleston police said. Charleston police said they have shifted from search operations to recovery efforts as they aim to bring closure to Kenney's family. "Our priority has always been and will remain Owen’s family," Charleston Police Chief Chito Walker said. "This is a real…
Harrisburg, PA
News
ISIS Inmate Who Planned To ‘Create The Next 9/11’ Stabs Federal Prison Guards In PA, DOJ Says
A Canadian man serving a 40-year federal sentence for plotting a terrorist attack in New York City has pleaded guilty to violently assaulting two correctional officers inside a Pennsylvania prison, federal officials announced on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 27, of Mississauga, Ontario, attacked two officers at USP Allenwood on December 7, 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Bahnasawy used a sharpened piece of steel from a desk in his cell to stab one officer in the head and face, causing the victim to lose his right eye, invest…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Teacher Stabbed 23 Times Again Ruled Suicide Following Family Lawsuits: Philly Medical Examiner
The controversial death of Ellen Greenberg, a Philadelphia school teacher found with more than 20 stab wounds in 2011, has again been ruled a suicide following a reexamination by the city’s medical examiner. The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office announced the decision in a 32-page report signed by Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Lindsay Simon on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. The review came after Greenberg’s parents, Josh and Sandee Greenberg, settled lawsuits with the City of Philadelphia earlier this year that required the office to reevaluate her manner of death. Greenberg, 27, was discovered b…
Pikesville, MD
Police & Fire
Pikesville Man Stabs Woman, Clinician Trying To Help Before Barricading Himself (
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A violent domestic-related incident in Pikesville left two people hospitalized and a suspect critically injured after a barricade situation unfolded Tuesday morning, Baltimore County Police said. Officers were called around 10:25 a.m. on Oct. 7 to the 8200 block of Arrowhead Road for reports of a stabbing. When they arrived, police found a 32-year-old woman suffering from multiple stab wounds and a 48-year-old man with injuries to his upper body. According to detectives, the man — a mental health clinician for the State of Maryland — had been called by the suspect’s wife to assist th…
Yonkers, NY
Lifestyle
Struggling With Addiction? St. John's Riverside Hospital Can Help
St. John's Riverside Hospital's Behavioral Health Services (BHS) department offers state-of-the-art treatment to help individuals achieve sobriety and to teach self-care practices that promote a healthy and satisfying lifestyle to those affected by addiction and other mental health struggles. St. John’s Riverside Hospital’s BHS department has multiple comprehensive programs throughout Westchester. Learn more from a live conversation with Sherlon Quarless, MPA, LMSW, CASAC-M. Click here to learn more about our Behavioral Health Services.
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