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Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says
Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, Papd Says A driver was rushed to Englewood Hospital after being found with a gunshot wound to the head on the George Washington Bridge Tuesday evening, Oct. 20. Port Authority police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on the bridge's westbound upper level around 7:06 p.m., a PAPD spokesperson said. Responding officers found the driver suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head, PAPD said. The driver was taken to Englewood Hospital in critical condition, according to the NYPD. Reports that the driver had died could not immediately be verified by Daily Voice. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
Watch: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News.  As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police
Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police Human remains were found during a search operation Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Albany in connection with a 16-year-old missing person case. Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen on May 6, 2010, in Albany, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Cops searched a home at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany around 9 a.m. Tuesday as part of the case and found “what appeared to be human remains” in a shed on the property, the Albany Police Department said. The remains have not been identified. Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon told the Albany Tim…

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by Joe Wilkinson
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Family Reveals Woman's Final Plans Before Allegedly Being Run Over, Killed By Westchester Man Family Reveals Woman's Final Plans Before Allegedly Being Run Over, Killed By Westchester Man Family Reveals Woman's Final Plans Before Allegedly Being Run Over, Killed By Westchester Man
Family Reveals Woman's Final Plans Before Allegedly Being Run Over, Killed By Westchester Man A GoFundMe has been set for the family of a Bronx woman who was killed on Route 17. Krisiann Reyes Rivera was a passenger in a 2015 Buick involved in a collision with a 2024 Acura towing a U-Haul trailer on Route 17 south near Westfield Garden State Plaza around 5:09 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Following the initial crash, Rivera got out of the Buick, approached the Acura and struck one of its windows, Musella said. The Acura's driver, Estuardo G. Rodriguez, 31, of Tarrytown, NY, then accelerated, striking Rivera and knocking her to the ground bef…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Caught With Drunk Underage Girl In Hudson Valley, Charged With Rape: Sheriff Man Caught With Drunk Underage Girl In Hudson Valley, Charged With Rape: Sheriff Man Caught With Drunk Underage Girl In Hudson Valley, Charged With Rape: Sheriff
Man Caught With Drunk Underage Girl In Hudson Valley, Charged With Rape: Sheriff A Putnam County man is facing multiple felony sex crime charges involving underage girls after deputies looking for a missing teenager found her highly intoxicated inside his vehicle, authorities said.  Mahopac resident Joseph J. Filingeri, 33, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 16, following an investigation that uncovered evidence of alleged sexual offenses involving multiple underage girls, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The investigation began late on Tuesday, Oct. 6, when deputies responded to a report of a missing teenage girl who was believed to be w…

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by Ben Crnic
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Father Beats Daughter With Belt, Cuts Puppy's Ears In Hudson Valley: Police Father Beats Daughter With Belt, Cuts Puppy's Ears In Hudson Valley: Police Father Beats Daughter With Belt, Cuts Puppy's Ears In Hudson Valley: Police
Father Beats Daughter With Belt, Cuts Puppy's Ears In Hudson Valley: Police A Westchester County man is facing felony assault and animal cruelty charges after police said he beat his daughter with a belt during a sleepover and was caught mistreating a puppy that was found with bleeding ears and bruises.  New Rochelle resident Xavier Sanchez, 35, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 16, following an investigation into allegations of child abuse and animal cruelty at his apartment at 11 Garden St., the New Rochelle Police Department announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20.  Police said the investigation began after authorities received a report alleging that Sanchez had assa…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man, 36, Stabbed During Dispute In Hudson Valley, Suffers Significant Blood Loss Man, 36, Stabbed During Dispute In Hudson Valley, Suffers Significant Blood Loss Man, 36, Stabbed During Dispute In Hudson Valley, Suffers Significant Blood Loss
Man, 36, Stabbed During Dispute In Hudson Valley, Suffers Significant Blood Loss A 36-year-old man was rushed to a hospital after being stabbed during a dispute in Rockland County, leaving him bleeding heavily, police said. The incident happened at around 8:40 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, in front of the Smiley Convenience Smoke Shop at 94 North Main St. in Spring Valley, the Spring Valley Police Department announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Officers responded there after receiving reports of a stabbing and found the victim with a stab wound to his left arm. Responding officers immediately applied a tourniquet to control the bleeding, the department said. The victim was…

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by Ben Crnic
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RFK's Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dies, 42 RFK's Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dies, 42 RFK's Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dies, 42
RFK's Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dies, 42 A member of one of America's most prominent political families has died at her Massachusetts home.  Kyle Francis Kennedy died at her home in Westwood, surrounded by family, on Sept. 21, according to her obituary on the Burke Funeral Home website. She was 42 years old. Kyle was one of 34 grandchildren of Sen. Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy, and Ethel Kennedy. Her parents were Michael Kennedy and Victoria Denise Gifford. She is survived by her children, Conor and Declan, and her siblings. Her daughter Josephine died shortly after birth. Kyle is…

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by Josh Lanier and Cecilia Levine
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Sanitation Worker Stabbed On While On Job In Hudson Valley Sanitation Worker Stabbed On While On Job In Hudson Valley Sanitation Worker Stabbed On While On Job In Hudson Valley
Sanitation Worker Stabbed On While On Job In Hudson Valley A sanitation worker was stabbed multiple times while performing his duties in Westchester County.  The attack happened on Tuesday morning, Oct. 20, near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and North 7th Avenue in Mount Vernon, city officials said. The victim, an employee of the Mount Vernon Department of Public Works, was carrying out his regular sanitation duties when he was attacked by a suspect, according to the city. He reportedly suffered multiple stab wounds during the encounter. The injuries were described as non-life-threatening.  The victim was transported to a loca…

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by Ben Crnic
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Gas Prices To Skyrocket In NY Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report Gas Prices To Skyrocket In NY Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report Gas Prices To Skyrocket In NY Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report
Gas Prices To Skyrocket In NY Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report Drivers across the Northeast could soon be paying more at the pump after hundreds of workers were locked out of one of the East Coast's largest oil refineries in New Jersey, union leaders warn. The 385 workers at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden were locked out Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, after rejecting the company's latest contract offer, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Jeff Sanford, president of Teamsters Local 877, told News 12 New Jersey that he anticipates the dispute will send gas prices climbing across the region and raise concerns about fuel supplie…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stranded Hiker Rescued From Cliff On Route 9D In Hudson Valley Stranded Hiker Rescued From Cliff On Route 9D In Hudson Valley Stranded Hiker Rescued From Cliff On Route 9D In Hudson Valley
Stranded Hiker Rescued From Cliff On Route 9D In Hudson Valley A hiker stranded on the side of a steep cliff along a Putnam County roadway was safely rescued thanks to firefighters. The incident happened on Monday evening, Oct. 19, along Route 9D in the Garrison area, according to the Continental Village Volunteer Fire Department.  Firefighters were dispatched after receiving a report of a hiker who had become stuck on the side of a cliff and was unable to get down safely.  Continental Village Fire Department crews requested help from the Fort Montgomery Fire Department, which provided a ladder truck to help remove the stranded hiker from th…

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by Ben Crnic
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Mugshot Shows NY Driver Charged In Deadly NJ Highway Hit-Run Mugshot Shows NY Driver Charged In Deadly NJ Highway Hit-Run Mugshot Shows NY Driver Charged In Deadly NJ Highway Hit-Run
Mugshot Shows NY Driver Charged In Deadly NJ Highway Hit-Run UPDATE: The 31-year-old woman run over and killed by a U-Haul trailer on Route 17 has been identified. Click here for more details. A 31-year-old woman struck by a fleeing vehicle on Route 17 Monday evening, Oct. 19 has died, police confirmed. Estuardo "Stuart" Rodriguez, 31, of Tarrytown, NY, was lodged in the Bergen County Jail on nearly a dozen offenses tied to the crash, according to jail and court records. Rodriguez was born in the United States and is listed as a U.S. citizen on the jail website. Rodriguez was heading south in the electric vehicle, which was towing a U-Haul trailer, …

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by Cecilia Levine