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Netflix Replaces Top Show Boss Behind Your Favorites After Nearly A Decade Netflix Replaces Top Show Boss Behind Your Favorites After Nearly A Decade Netflix Replaces Top Show Boss Behind Your Favorites After Nearly A Decade
Netflix Replaces Top Show Boss Behind Your Favorites After Nearly A Decade The woman who oversaw some of Netflix's biggest hits, including "Stranger Things," "Wednesday," and "Squid Game," is leaving the streaming giant after nearly a decade. Bela Bajaria, Netflix's chief content officer, is departing the company, Netflix announced Thursday, Oct. 15. Peter Rice, a former Disney and Fox executive, will replace her beginning Monday, Oct. 26. The shakeup comes one day after Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters told employees on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that the company was cutting about 1,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, in its largest round of layoffs yet d…
Boy, 9, Shot With BB Gun While Walking In Hudson Valley: Man, 24, Charged, Police Say Boy, 9, Shot With BB Gun While Walking In Hudson Valley: Man, 24, Charged, Police Say Boy, 9, Shot With BB Gun While Walking In Hudson Valley: Man, 24, Charged, Police Say
Boy, 9, Shot With BB Gun While Walking In Hudson Valley: Man, 24, Charged, Police Say A 24-year-old man faces charges after police said a 9-year-old boy was shot with a BB gun while walking next to an occupied vehicle in Rockland County.  Spring Valley resident Marco J. Guanoquiza-Caillagua, 24, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 15, following the incident, which happened in Spring Valley the day before on Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to the Spring Valley Police Department.  According to police, officers responded to the area of Hoffman Street and Hoyt Street on Wednesday after they were contacted by Chaverim of Rockland.  Police learned the boy had be…
NY Man Accused Of Using CT Home’s Internet To Download Hundreds Of Child Sex Abuse Files NY Man Accused Of Using CT Home’s Internet To Download Hundreds Of Child Sex Abuse Files NY Man Accused Of Using CT Home’s Internet To Download Hundreds Of Child Sex Abuse Files
NY Man Accused Of Using CT Home’s Internet To Download Hundreds Of Child Sex Abuse Files A New York man used a Connecticut home’s internet connection to download child sexual abuse material and store it on Google Drive, police allege. Michael Edward Wyatt Dobush, 25, of Clymer, New York, was arrested Thursday morning, Oct. 15, and was charged with first-degree possession of child sex abuse material, Coventry police said. He was released on a $75,000 bond.  The investigation began with a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, police said. Investigators traced suspected downloads to an IP address tied to a Coventry residence. Police said the invest…
Uninvited Teen Admits Killing 15-Year-Old At Long Island House Party: Authorities Uninvited Teen Admits Killing 15-Year-Old At Long Island House Party: Authorities Uninvited Teen Admits Killing 15-Year-Old At Long Island House Party: Authorities
Uninvited Teen Admits Killing 15-Year-Old At Long Island House Party: Authorities A Long Island teen who showed up uninvited to a house party admitted to fatally stabbing a 15-year-old boy after being asked to leave, prosecutors said. Aiden Zachary, 18, of Syosset, pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 15 to first-degree manslaughter in the killing of Liam Delemo, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Though he was not invited, Zachary showed up at a large house party in West Babylon around 10 p.m. Nov. 3, 2025, prosecutors said. He was 17 at the time. After being asked to leave, Zachary got into an altercation with Delemo, investigators said. As the dispute escal…
Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley
Bus Monitor Accused Of Assaulting 12-Year-Old Student In Hudson Valley A 65-year-old school bus monitor from Westchester County has been arrested after authorities said she physically assaulted a 12-year-old student aboard a moving school bus in Putnam County.  Yorktown resident Magalie Speranza was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 8, following an investigation into an incident aboard a Mahopac Central School District bus, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.  The alleged assault happened on Friday, Oct. 2, while the bus was transporting students. According to the Sheriff's Office, Speranza physically assaulted the 12-yea…
Woman Admits Abandoning Dog Found With Neck Gash In Hudson Valley, Faces Probation: DA Woman Admits Abandoning Dog Found With Neck Gash In Hudson Valley, Faces Probation: DA Woman Admits Abandoning Dog Found With Neck Gash In Hudson Valley, Faces Probation: DA
Woman Admits Abandoning Dog Found With Neck Gash In Hudson Valley, Faces Probation: DA A 60-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after abandoning her injured and emaciated dog at a Westchester County cemetery, where he was found with a severe gash to his neck.   Yonkers resident Anita Martin entered her guilty plea on Wednesday, Oct. 14, before Westchester County Court Judge Melissa Loehr, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Oct. 15. Martin pleaded guilty to overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance; as well as abandonment of animals.  The case stems from the a…
8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned Newburgh Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds 8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned Newburgh Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds 8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned Newburgh Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds
8 Charged In Crack Cocaine Ring That Turned Newburgh Street Into 'Open-Air Drug Market': Feds Eight Hudson Valley men have been charged in a federal drug trafficking conspiracy centered on a residential street in Orange County where dealers conducted thousands of transactions, prosecutors said.  The eight defendants, who were charged on Wednesday, Oct. 14, are accused of distributing large quantities of crack cocaine along West Parmenter Street in Newburgh from 2025 through October 2026, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced.  Federal prosecutors revealed the unsealing of an indictment charging all eight men with conspiracy to distribute …
NY Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison NY Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison NY Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison
NY Man Who Climbed Through Teen Girl's Bedroom Window For Sex Gets Prison A 26-year-old Rockland County man who pretended to be a teenager to sexually exploit three underage girls, including a 14-year-old whose bedroom he entered through a window, will spend over a decade in federal prison.  Haverstraw resident Oscar Mata Lemus, 26, was sentenced on Wednesday, Oct. 14, by US District Judge Cathy Seibel following his guilty plea to three counts of enticement, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.   In addition to his prison sentence, Mata Lemus will serve 15 years of supervised release.  Federal prosecuto…
9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor 9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor 9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor
9-Year-Old Girl Beaten To Death By Mom, Stepdad After Hit-Run Story Unravels: Prosecutor A New Jersey mother and stepfather have been charged with murder following the death of a 9-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 15. At 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, India Miller, 27, and Sean Scott, 45, both Paulsboro residents, called 911 after Miller said she heard a loud sound, similar to tires screeching, before Scott went outside and found the girl by their shed, at 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Miller said the girl was hit by a car while walking her dog, Johns said. The girl was transported to a local hos…
Former Treasurer From Orange County Admits Stealing $212K From 2 NY Nonprofits: DA Former Treasurer From Orange County Admits Stealing $212K From 2 NY Nonprofits: DA Former Treasurer From Orange County Admits Stealing $212K From 2 NY Nonprofits: DA
Former Treasurer From Orange County Admits Stealing $212K From 2 NY Nonprofits: DA The former treasurer of two Putnam County-based nonprofit organizations has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200,000 in a scheme that prosecutors said involved using the funds to pay for everything from cigars and liquor to dental bills and pet supplies.  Mark A. Kenny, a former Garrison resident who later moved to Orange County, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to stealing a combined $212,000 from the Garrison Fish and Game Club and the Catfish Pond Association, the Putnam County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Kenny, who served as treasurer for bot…
Man Attacked In Park Days After Being Accused Of Choking Woman In Orange County Bathroom Man Attacked In Park Days After Being Accused Of Choking Woman In Orange County Bathroom Man Attacked In Park Days After Being Accused Of Choking Woman In Orange County Bathroom
Man Attacked In Park Days After Being Accused Of Choking Woman In Orange County Bathroom A man accused of trapping a woman inside her bathroom and choking her was seriously injured in an attack at an Orange County park just days later, authorities have confirmed.  Newburgh resident Mark Adams was assaulted at Tyrone Crabb Memorial Park near Grand Street and South Street in Newburgh on Friday, Oct. 9, the City of Newburgh Police Department confirmed to Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 15.   As Daily Voice previously reported, Adams was arrested days earlier on Tuesday, Oct. 6, after police said he attacked a woman inside her home near 29 East Parmenter St. in Newburg…
Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In Hudson Valley Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In Hudson Valley Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In Hudson Valley
Fake Report Of Violent Threat Prompts Intense Police Response In Hudson Valley Authorities said a report of a violent threat that prompted a police response on a Westchester County street was a hoax.  The incident happened on Waller Avenue in White Plains on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the White Plains Department of Public Safety announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.   Police said officers responded after receiving a report of a potential threat of violence in the area. Members of the department's Emergency Service Unit were among those dispatched to investigate and ensure the safety of nearby residents.  However, the department said its investigation reve…