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Politics
Ex-Nassau County Rep. George Santos To Plead Guilty To Federal Charges: Reports Former Republican Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to federal charges weeks ahead of his upcoming trial, multiple news outlets are reporting. The 36-year-old Santos, who represented New York's 3rd Congressional District, faces 23 federal charges includingidentity theft, wire fraud, money laundering, and lying to Congress. NBC News reported that Santos' lawyers and federal investigators are hammering out a plea deal on some of those charges that will be presented to a judge on Monday, Aug. 19. The details on that agreement, which charges he will admit to, and …
by Josh Lanier
Business
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by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
'Peanuts'-Themed Corn Mazes At NY Farms Commemorate Beloved Comic's 75th Anniversary It’s your anniversary, Charlie Brown. More than 75 farms across the United States and Canada are busy preparing “Peanuts”-themed corn mazes to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Charles Schulz’ beloved comic strip this fall. Together with design company, The MAiZE Inc., the farms are growing their own unique mazes that range in size from 1.5 acres to 20 acres, and feature iconic characters like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and Woodstock. Among the eye-popping designs are one with Snoopy atop his doghouse, Charlie Brown and friends in a pumpkin patch, and even a “Snoopy 4 Prez” maze. Par…
by Michael Mashburn
News
Online Tip Leads To Child p*rn Arrest Of Long Island Man A Long Island man has been accused of possessing child p*rn. The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation began the probe based on a cyber tip generated by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program. On Thursday, Aug. 15, a search warrant was executed, and Guenther Mayrhofer, age 71, of Mastic Beach, was apprehended and charged. State Police seized items from the suspect's residence, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, hard drives, and other media storage devices, such as SD cards and USB drives. (See the image above.) Mayrhofer was processed a…
by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Here's Timing For Severe Thunderstorms With Drenching Downpours That Could Cause Flooding Scattered severe thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall through much of the region in the second half of the week. Areas in the darkest shade of green in the first image above from AccuWeather.com are expected to see the heaviest rainfall in the afternoon and evening on Sunday, Aug. 18. The National Weather Service said flash flooding may be possible due to the locally heavy rain, noting rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches an hour are possible in some spots. Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on Bermuda just before daybreak on Saturday, Aug. 17. Strong winds, dangerous storm surges, and life-th…
Perdue Recalls Frozen Chicken Products Due To Possible Metal Contamination Perdue is recalling frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nuggets and tender products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the productsmay be contaminated with foreign material, The frozen, ready-to-eat chicken breast nugget and tender items were produced on Saturday, March 23. The following products are subject to recall: 22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE Simply Smart ORGANICS Breaded CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS” with Best If Used By d…
by Joe Lombardi
Sports
Want To Improve Your Golf Game? Try This New App Local golf enthusiasts have a new tool in their arsenal with the launch of the Pinpoint Golf app, a cutting-edge application designed to help golfers of all skill levels improve. The app promises to bring precision and convenience to golfers, from beginners to seasoned pros. Pinpoint Golf (www.pinpoint.golf) offers a comprehensive suite of features aimed at improving your game. The app centers on strokes gained tracking, an advanced method to measure and improve performance. In addition, the app provides detailed GPS mapping of courses, real-time shot tracking, and other performance analytic…
Man Kills Parents Before Jumping To Death From Bridge In NY, Police Say A man from the region murdered both of his parents before jumping to his death from a highway bridge in upstate New York, police said. Troopers in Albany were called about a man threatening to jump from the Patroon Island Bridge (I-90) at around 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. Before they could get there, the man jumped and was found dead below the bridge. New York State Police identified the man as 35-year-old Jordan Miklowitz, of Schenectady. The incident shut down the northbound lanes of I-787 for nearly three-and-a-half hours. Southbound traffic was also briefly halted. An investigation fou…
by Michael Mashburn
Sports
Year After Losing Leg In Shark Attack, Connecticut Woman Heading To Paralympics Ali Truwit is taking her inspiring spirit to the world stage. The 24-year-old Connecticut native, from the Fairfield County town of Darien, set off for Paris on Friday, Aug. 16, where she’ll represent Team USA in the Paralympic Games later this month. It’s a remarkable turn for the Yale University graduate, coming just over a year after she survived a near-fatal shark attack in the Caribbean. Earlier Report - Shark Attack Update: Details Emerge On Darien Woman Who Lost Part Of Leg In Caribbean As previously reported by Daily Voice, Truwit was snorkeling near a resort in the Turks and Ca…
by Michael Mashburn
Business
Duo Sought After Smash-Grab Burglary At Nassau County Business If you recognize these burglars, police want to hear from you. Nassau County Police are investigating after two men in Oceanside broke into the Star Bazzar Vape and Cigar, located on Long Beach Road, shortly after midnight Friday, Aug. 16. After smashing their way through the front glass door, the masked duo helped themselves to several vape products before taking off on foot. They were last seen heading eastbound on Atlantic Avenue. Detectives described the first suspect as a white man, about 6-feet tall, wearing a gray t-shirt with a green logo, black pants, and black socks. The …
by Michael Mashburn
Business
Trader Joe's Recalling 653K Scented Candles Sold Nationwide Due To Possible Fire Hazard: Cpsc Trader Joe's is cautioning customers to trash a certain scented candle that poses a potential safety risk, the grocery giant announced. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a fresh alert this week regarding its "Mango Tangerine Scented Candle," which they say may have an "unexpected burn pattern." In July, the company issued an alert about the products. According to Trader Joe's officials, thecandle flame can spread from the wick to the wax causing a larger than expected flame, presenting a burn or fire risk. Trader Joe’s Mango Tangerine Scented Candle Trader…
by Zak Failla
Alert Issued For 14-Year-Old Nassau County Girl Missing For 2 Days Police are seeking information after a 14-year-old Long Island girl was reported missing. Allison Isidro was last seen leaving her Uniondale home on Beck Street at around 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. Relatives contacted Nassau County Police on the following day. Isidro is 5-foot-2 and 130 pounds, with red hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black sweatpants and a gray sweatshirt. Anyone with information is asked to contact Nassau County Police at 516-573-7347 or call 911. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
by Michael Mashburn
25-Year-Old Hospitalized After 2-Vehicle Long Island Crash A 25-year-old was hospitalized after a crash at a Long Island intersection. It happened around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, inDeer Park. A 25-year-old man was operating a 2022 Kawasaki motorcycle southbound on Deer Park Avenue when hisvehicle collided with a northbound 2017 Jeep Wrangler, making a left turn onto Long Island Avenue,Suffolk County Police said. The motorcyclist, a resident of Deer Park, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip fortreatment of serious injuries. The driver of the Jeep, a 45-year-old West Babylon resident…
by Joe Lombardi
Duo At Large After 20-Year-Old Robbed At Levittown Residence Two suspects are at large after a robbery at a Long Island residence. A 20-year-old Levittown man said that when he pulled into his driveway just before midnight on Thursday, Aug. 15, he observed the front door of his Kingfisher Road residence ajar, Nassau County Police said. Prior to exiting his vehicle, two men immediately exited his home and approached him in his car, demanding his Louis Vuitton bag while brandishing a firearm. The victim complied. Both subjects then fled the scene on foot northbound on Kingfisher Road. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is o…
by Joe Lombardi
Girl Hospitalized After Incident Involving Mini School Bus In Nassau County A 10-year-old girl was hospitalized after she lost her balance while riding a bicycle and struck the side of a mini-school bus. The incident happened around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15,in Roosevelt. The bus, which was driven by a 44-year-old woman, was traveling eastbound on West Greenwich Avenue. The girl sustained severe abrasions to both of her legs. Her 40-year-old mother suffered a right-hand injury while trying to help. Both the girl and mother were transported to a local area hospital for evaluation and treatment. The driver of the vehicle r…
Jackpot! $1M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Feeling lucky? A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1 million was sold at a Long Island convenience store. The second prize-winning ticket was purchased in Shirley, at the BP station located at 741 Montauk Highway, for the drawing held on Tuesday, Aug. 13, New York Lottery said. Tuesday’s winning Mega Millions numbers were 34-55-59-65-70 and the Mega Ball was 12. Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery website.
by Michael Mashburn
News
New Video Shows Moments Leading Up To Fatal Shooting Of Man By Nysp Newly released body camera footage shows the tense moments that led to a New York’s man’s death at the hands of police. The Sullivan County incident happened in the town of Thompson, on Rock Hill Drive, at around 2:20 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16. New York State Police said troopers were pursuing 32-year-old Orange County resident Albert Melendez, of Middletown, when Melendez stopped and attempted to turn around at the intersection of Rock Hill Drive and Emerald Place. Earlier Report:Man From Region Killed By State Trooper After Striking Officer With Car, Police Say A trooper exited…
by Michael Mashburn & Kathy Reakes
Driver Killed After SUV Crashes Into House In Nassau County A driver was killed after an SUV crashed into a house on Long Island overnight. It happened just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 in Baldwin. Nassau County Police said a 49-year-old man was driving a 2013 Hyundai Tucson eastbound on Grand Terrace Avenue when his vehicle left the roadway. The SUV struck a fence and then a home at 917 Grand Terrace Ave., causing exterior damage. The driver of the vehicle was transported to a local area hospital, where he was pronounced dead by a hospital physician. His name has not yet been released. The residence was occupied at the time o…
by Joe Lombardi
Traffic
Full Closure Set For Portion Of Sunrise Highway Upcoming road work could spell delays for Long Island drivers. In Suffolk County, the eastbound Sunrise Highway (Route 27) will close in the town of Brookhaven from 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, until 5 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16. The closures will take place between exit 57S and Exit 58 while crews remove an overhead sign structure, the Department of Transportation said. During that time, traffic will be detoured off at Exit 57S onto southbound Yaphank Avenue to Montauk Highway You can find the latest travel information by calling 511 or visiting 511ny.org.
by Michael Mashburn
News
Drunk 21-Year-Old Crashes Into Vacant Business In Nassau County, Police Say A 21-year-old man was hospitalized following a suspected drunk-driving crash into a vacant business on Long Island. The early-morning incident happened in Westbury, on Old Country Road near Carman Avenue, at around 2:40 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. Nassau County Police said Aidan Schwartz, of Wantagh, was driving a Honda sedan when he crashed into a vacant building at 1137 Old Country Road. The building formerly housed a Pet Supplies Plus and Taco Joe’s. Officers removed Schwartz from the vehicle, and he was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. No other vehicles were involved and nobody el…
by Michael Mashburn
News
'Not Justice': Family Angered After Drug Dealer Behind Nassau County Man's Death Dodges Prison Prosecutors and relatives are outraged after an admitted drug dealer was allowed to dodge prison despite selling the fentanyl that killed a Long Island man. Omar Aitcheson, age 31, of North Amityville, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Aug. 13. According to prosecutors, Aitcheson sold a mix of fentanyl and tramadol to three Copiague men who thought they were buying cocaine in October 2023. Earlier Report:Deadly co*cktail: Long Island Dealer's Fentanyl Mix Kills Man, Causes 2 Other Overdoses, DA Says Fen…
by Michael Mashburn
Weather
Here's How, When Hurricane Ernesto Will Affect Northeast Hurricane Ernesto, now located south of Bermuda,will create dangerous rip currents andrough surf along the East Coast and bring downpours to parts of the Northeast even though its path is projected to be hundreds of miles from the US coast. "Seas and surf will build along the East Coast from south to north into this weekend," according to AccuWeather.com, which notes that "swimmers are strongly urged to only swim under the watchful eye of lifeguards and obey local restrictions due to weather and surf conditions." After a mainly sunny day on Friday, Aug. 16, with a high in the mi…
by Joe Lombardi
Nassau County 14-Year-Old Has Been Missing For 10 Days Police are asking for help in locating a Long Island teenager who has been missing for over a week. Edwin Palacios Umana, age 14, was last seen at his Lakeview residence on Wadleigh Avenue at around 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5. Umana is 5-foot-3 and 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police said he may have traveled to Flushing, Queens. Anyone with information is asked to contact Nassau County Police at 516-573-7347 or call 911. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
by Michael Mashburn
News
All-New NY Mobile ID Off To Great Start With Tens Of Thousands Of Users: 'Key Step' Tens of thousands of New Yorkers are embracing the future by using a digital version of their state-issued driver's license or identification on their smartphones, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. Hochul just revealed that over 100,000 New York residents have finished their enrollment for a New York Mobile ID on their phones. Earlier Report -Brand-New Mobile ID Launches In NY, Promises 'Convenience, Security'The voluntary product, available for iOS and Android, was designed for "convenience and security" and can be downloaded by anyone with a valid, New York state-issued dri…
by Ben Crnic
Fatal Crash: 27-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Long Island A 27-year-old was killed in a two-vehicle crash at a Long Island intersection overnight. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, in Medford. The victim was operating a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on North Ocean Avenuewhen he crashed into a southbound 2018 Ford van that was attempting to turn left onto Cedar Avenue. Hasani Martin-Rathan, of Brentwood, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from theOffice of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The driver of the Ford, a 24-year-old Medford man,was not injured. Both vehicles we…
by Joe Lombardi
News
New Update - Covid-19: Surge In Summer Cases Sparks Concern A surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States and around the globe is sparking concern among health officials who are warning that more severe variants of the virus may be coming. “COVID-19 is still very much with us and circulating in all countries," Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove of the World Health Organization said in a news conference last week.“Data from our sentinel-based surveillance system across 84 countries reports that the percent of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 has been rising over several weeks." Wastewater surveillance suggests that the circulation of COVID is two to 20 times…
by Joe Lombardi
News
Disney Says Husband Of Late LI Doctor Can’t Sue Over Allergy Death Because Of Disney+ Account Disney is raising eyebrows with its seemingly novel defense against a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widower of a late New York doctor and Jersey City, NJ resident. Kanokp*rn Tangsuan, who grew up on Long Island in Bellerose and practiced family medicine at NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola, died at the age of 42 on Oct. 5, 2023 while on a family vacation to Disney World. According to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her husband, Jeffrey Piccolo, the couple decided to eat dinner at the park’s Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant. They repeatedly warned their waiter that Tangsuan was…
by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Kennedy Appeals Ruling in NY Ballot Access Residency Case Involving NY Home Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is appealing a judge's ruling that his listing of a Northern Westchester home on nominating petitions as a place of residence was false. Following JudgeChristina Ryba's ruling that Kennedy does not meet the legal requirement of a New York resident and cannot appear on the state's election ballots, the presidential hopeful has decided to keep fighting, according to a statement released by his campaign on Wednesday, Aug. 14 According toRyba, Kennedy made a false statement when he listed his Katonah address at 84 Croton Lake Rd. as…
by Ben Crnic
News
NY County's Mask Ban Signed Into Law; Here's Possible Sentence For Violations It’s now against the law to cover your face in public in this New York county. On Long Island, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the “Mask Transparency Act” into law during a ceremony held Wednesday morning, Aug. 14. It came a little more than a week after the Republican-controlled county legislature passed the act by a vote of 12-0 on Monday, Aug. 5. All seven Democrats abstained from voting. Earlier Report:Nassau County Criminalizes Mask Wearing Amid Rise In Covid-19 Cases The bill makes it a misdemeanor for anyone 16 and older to wear a face mask in public spaces in…
by Michael Mashburn
Autumn McDegganlee, 14, Reported Missing In Freeport Police are asking for the community’s help in locating a missing teenager from Long Island. Autumn McDegganlee, age 14, was last seen leaving Freeport High School at around noon on Tuesday, Aug. 13, according to Nassau County Police. McDegganlee is 5-foot-2 and 95 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is asked to contact Nassau County Police at 516-573-7347 or call 911. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
by Michael Mashburn
Weather
Wildfire Smoke Drifting Into NJ/NYC: How Bad Will It Be? If things looks fuzzier than usual, it wasn't your eyes focusing to adjust this morning. That was wildfire smoke is drifting from Canada into the Northeast, the National Weather Service said Wednesday morning, Aug. 14. "You may notice hazy skies today," the NWS New York office said. "It is coming from wildfire smoke, which has overspread across the area from north to south." While the smoke is expected to "stick around" for the next several days, forecasters are not expecting harmful impacts to the air quality, the NWS said. You may notice hazy skies today. It is coming from wildfire …
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