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Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.
Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.
Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle
"He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…
Missing Girl, 10, Found Dead In Car Trunk, Foster Mom Charged With Murder
A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who vanished from her foster home more than a week ago was found dead inside the trunk of a car in South Jersey, with bruising and scars suggesting a history of abuse, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5.
Malayshia Alford's foster mother, Caprice Williams, 36, has been charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and several other related offenses, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced during a Thursday evening news conference.
The child's remains were discovered by Philadelphia police in Linwood, located in Atlantic County, following an invest…
‘Tragic Accident’ On Family Vacation To Florida Leaves Capital Region Family Desperate For Help
A Capital Region father of three has died following a devastating accident on a family vacation, his family and friends said.
Dan Neary was rushed to an intensive care unit in Orlando, FL, on Thursday, Oct. 22 after the “tragic accident,” organizer Karry Culihan wrote in a GoFundMe for Neary’s family.
“He was a loving husband to Casey and a devoted father to their three wonderful boys, Danny, Grayson, and Lucas,” Culihan wrote. “He was a phenomenal father, coach, and role model for his boys. They are all heartbroken and facing many unexpected challenges as they adjust to their new normal wi…
Two Loaded Guns Seized, Two Arrested In Albany Home Raid: Cops
Loaded handguns were discovered inside an Albany home on Wednesday, Nov. 4, leading to two arrests, police said.
Tahiesha Smith, 39, and Syrie McDuffie, 18, were arrested following the search of an Albany residence on Dana Avenue near Robin Street, the Albany Police Department said.
Albany cops carried out multiple search warrants across Albany on Wednesday in an ongoing investigation, authorities said. In the search of the Dana Avenue home, cops found two loaded 9mm handguns, according to police.
Smith was charged with two counts each of second- and third-degree weapons possession, cops s…
Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide
A retired NYPD officer from Dutchess County said he spent 14 minutes on the phone with his daughter as her boyfriend held a gun to her head, desperately pleading for her life before hearing the shot that killed her.
Rudy Cantarini, of Poughkeepsie, described the horrifying final moments of his daughter, Andrea Cantarini, 37, who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide inside her Bronx apartment on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, the New York Post reported.
Andrea, a Brooklyn native and nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, was allegedly shot in the head by her boyfriend, Juan Cornelio D…
Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads
A New Jersey mother who survived two types of breast cancer is going viral for running the New York City Marathon topless, proudly displaying the scars left behind by the disease she fought to overcome.
Lauren Spiezia, 33, completed the 26.2-mile race Sunday, Nov. 1, in 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 5 seconds, according to official marathon results.
Diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, Spiezia underwent chemotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy, and reconstruction. Rather than cover the scars left behind, she made them part of her message: "Today, I’m running the NYC Marathon with my scars uncove…
Mom Reveals What Led Up To Parking Garage Murder-Suicide That Left Her Husband, 2 Children Dead
A mother whose husband killed their two children and himself is revealing the struggles he faced before the murder-suicide — and the help he had agreed to seek.
Anna DeMase Lynch shared those details after her husband, Patrick Lynch, and their children, James, 8, and Caroline, 6, were killed in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 murder-suicide in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
“My husband made the irreversible decision to kill our two children and himself this evening,” Anna wrote on Facebook.
Patrick was laid off in August and became depressed shortly afterward, she wr…
Repeat Felon Who Burglarized Vassar College Housing, Local NY Businesses Gets Prison
A repeat offender who broke into housing for Vassar College faculty and staff and committed a series of burglaries at Dutchess County businesses has been sentenced to 16 years to life behind bars, prosecutors said.
Shawn Grey, 50, of Pleasant Valley, was sentenced for a burglary at the Orchard Lane Apartments in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Grey was convicted in April of breaking into the residential complex at 51 Watson Road, which houses Vassar College faculty and employees, on Sept. 20, 2024. As Daily Voice prev…
Cause Of Death Revealed For NY College Student, Friend After Hiking Tragedy
The cause of death for a New York college student who died while hiking in Colorado was released Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Jackson Donlon, 20, of Queensbury, and his friend Kaden Matsuda, 19, of Ridegeway, CO, fell “a substantial distance” to their deaths while climbing West Apostle Mountain, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s office announced.
Donlon and Matsuda were both experienced outdoor enthusiasts studying at Colorado Mountain College in Leadville, officials said. Donlon graduated from Queensbury High School in 2024.
“In most similar cases that have led to a devastating conclusion we find it easy …
Murder-Suicide: Family ID'd After Dad Pushes His Children Off Parking Garage, Then Jumps
A father pushed his two children off a Pennsylvania parking garage before jumping in a murder-suicide that prompted two elementary schools to close, officials said.
Patrick Lynch, 42, and his children, James Lynch, 8, and Caroline Lynch, 6, were identified as the three people found dead in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, officials said.
Caroline had Williams syndrome, her mother, Anna DeMase Lynch, shared in a 2024 Facebook fundraiser for the Williams Syndrome Association.
“Our beautiful daughter, Caroline, has Williams syndrome and the WSA nonprofit is our greatest supp…
Democrats Flip Senate: Ddhq
Democrats have won back control of the Senate, Decision Desk HQ projects.
Democrats have already flipped six Senate seats: North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, and Texas, Decision Desk HQ projects, with toss-up seats remaining in Alaska and Maine.
In Kansas, Adam Hamilton defeated Sen. Roger Marshall, the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the Sunflower State in 94 years, while Annie Andrews upset Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina.
In Texas, James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the first time Democrats won a statewide race in the Lone Star…
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Democrats Flip 3 PA House Seats: Ex-TV Anchor Ousts Perry, Stock-Trading Rep Loses
A former television news anchor, a Scranton mayor, and a retired firefighter are projected to unseat three Republican members of Congress in Pennsylvania as Democrats make major gains in the U.S. House on Election Night, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Democrats Janelle Stelson, Paige Cognetti, and Bob Brooks are projected to defeat Republican U.S. Reps. Scott Perry, Rob Bresnahan Jr., and Ryan Mackenzie, respectively, flipping three congressional districts, according to NBC News.
A fourth Republican incumbent, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, was trailing Democratic Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie by mo…
Election 2026: Kathy Hochul Wins Reelection, Defeats Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman
Polls have closed, and a winner has emerged in New York's gubernatorial race.
Incumbent Kathy Hochul is projected to be reelected to a second full term as Governor of New York, according to multiple reports. As of 11:43 p.m. p.m., Hochul had received 3,404,922 votes, or 59.36 percent, while Blakeman had received 2,261,870, or 39.43 percent.
Hochul, 68, defeated Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman, the current Nassau County Executive.
She centered her campaign on affordability, public safety, and opposition to President Trump's policies. She also highlighted her admin…
Election 2026: Cait Conley Wins Key Race For NY-17 Congressional Seat, Defeats Mike Lawler
Polls are now closed, and a winner has emerged in the closely watched race for New York's 17th District congressional seat.
Democrat Cait Conley has been declared the winner of the hotly contested race after Republican incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler conceded a little after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, ABC7 reported.
The race was between Lawler, who was seeking a third term representing the district, and Democrat Cait Conley, a combat veteran and former national security official.
As of 10:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Conley was leading with 133,219 votes, or 51.78 percent, wh…
Cory Booker Wins Third Full Term In US Senate, AP Says
Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has won reelection in New Jersey, defeating Republican challenger Justin Murphy in the race for a third full term, according to the Associated Press.
The AP called the race shortly after polls closed Tuesday, Nov. 3, with Booker receiving 82.1% of the vote to Murphy's 13.4%, according to results updated at 8:04 p.m.
Booker had received 40,067 votes compared with Murphy's 6,513, with an estimated 2% of votes counted.
Independent Veronica Fernandez had 1,199 votes, or 2.5%, while Socialist Workers Party candidate Joanne Kuniansky had 999 votes, or 2%.
Booker…
Josh Shapiro Projected To Win Second Term As Pennsylvania Governor
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is projected to win a second term, defeating Republican challenger Stacy Garrity in the closely watched battleground state, according to NBC News.
The Democratic incumbent was marked as the projected winner Tuesday night, Nov. 3, with approximately 6.8% of the expected vote counted.
At that point, Shapiro had 294,225 votes, or 81.4%, compared with Garrity’s 64,590 votes, or 17.9%. Ken Krawchuk had 2,826 votes, or 0.8%.
Those early returns do not represent the final margin of victory, with millions of ballots still expected to be counted.
First elected govern…
'I'm Suicidal, Not An Idiot': New Twists Emerge In Great Wolf Lodge Mom's Double Homicide Case
Four developments have emerged in the case against a Pennsylvania mother accused of stabbing her husband and 3-year-old son to death during a family vacation at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos, including a correction to her chilling statement to investigators.
Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, waived her preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 3, as prosecutors sought to amend three details in the original affidavit of probable cause concerning the Monday, Oct. 12, killings of her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and their son, Tristan, at the resort in Scotrun, Monroe County.
The …
NY Mom’s Killing Leaves Two Kids In Shock, Fundraiser Launched: ‘Devastating And Unimaginable’
A New York woman who was shot and killed last week left behind two children, and now a fundraiser has been launched to support them.
Mellissa K. Pelc-Lohr, 50, was found shot dead near her home in Brushton on Tuesday, Oct. 27, New York State Police said.
“A devastating and unimaginable loss, Mellissa leaves behind two children, Allison Pelc and Freddie Pelc, who are now facing the heartbreaking reality of life without their mother,” organizer Michelle Gunter wrote in a GoFundMe. “No child should ever have to experience this kind of loss.”
Pelc-Lohr’s ex-husband, Norman Lohr Jr., killed her…
Infant Hospitalized For Broken Bones In Capital Region, 24-Year-Old Man Arrested: Police
A Capital Region beat up an infant child and sent the baby to the hospital, leading to his arrest, police said.
Aylan Yousen, 24, of Malta, was cuffed Saturday, Oct. 31, one day after the infant arrived at the hospital, New York State Police said.
State troopers responded around 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 to Albany Medical Center for reports of a baby with “multiple unexplained injuries,” state police said. While the baby’s injuries were not life-threatening, the child suffered multiple fractured bones, according to investigators.
The ensuing investigation led to Yousen’s arrest the next day, …
