$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley
$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Hudson Valley Whoopie, a lucky Hudson Valley player took home $1 million after matching all five numbers in the Powerball game. The second-prize winning ticket matched the winning numbers 7-11-19-53-68 but not the Powerball of 23, for the Monday, March 25 game, said the New York Lottery. The ticket was sold at the Smokes 4 Less store on Plank Road in Newburgh, lottery officials said. There was also one third-prize-winning ticket sold in Westchester County in Ardsley. The winner, who matched four numbers plus the Powerball, took home $50,000, lottery officials added. The Ardsley ticket was sold at the&n…
Wrong Driveway Murder: Shooter’s Wife Shares Blame For NY 20-Year-Old’s Killing, Lawsuit Says Wrong Driveway Murder: Shooter’s Wife Shares Blame For NY 20-Year-Old’s Killing, Lawsuit Says
Wrong Driveway Murder: Shooter’s Wife Shares Blame For NY 20-Year-Old’s Killing, Lawsuit Says A New York man whose girlfriend was shot and killed after he mistakenly drove down the wrong driveway is suing both the gunman and his wife. In his civil lawsuit filed in Washington County Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 20, Blake Walsh says he has been “rendered emotionally distressed” and “suffered psychological harm” after Kevin Monahan fatally shot 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis. Sheriff’s officials said Walsh was driving one of three vehicles that mistakenly turned onto Monahan’s rural property in the town of Hebron just before 10 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2023, while looking for a friend’…
Man Beat Friend To Death During Fight At Area Home, DA Says Man Beat Friend To Death During Fight At Area Home, DA Says
Man Beat Friend To Death During Fight At Area Home, DA Says Prosecutors have filed formal charges against a man accused of beating his friend to death during a fight in the region. Albany resident Keron Payne, age 34, was arraigned on one count of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree manslaughter in Albany County Court on Monday, March 25. Police were called at around 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, for an unconscious man inside an Albany residence on Clinton Avenue near Henry Johnson Boulevard. Earlier Report: 30-Year-Old Man Killed In Fight With Friend At Albany Home, Police Say The victim, identified as 30-year-old Jieshi Will…
Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Area Home, Jury Finds Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Area Home, Jury Finds
Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Area Home, Jury Finds Two of three defendants have been convicted for their roles in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy from the region. A Rensselaer County jury found Ramel Gulley, age 29, of Schenectady, and William Webb, age 30, of Brooklyn, guilty of second-degree murder on Friday, March 22, in the killing of Christopher Anthony. Prosecutors said Gulley, Webb, and a third defendant forced their way into Anthony’s Troy home, located near River Street and Glen Avenue, on Jan. 5, 2022. Earlier Report: Trio Charged In Killing Of 16-Year-Old In Troy They shot the boy multiple times in the torso and onc…
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Child Sex Case Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Child Sex Case
Hudson Valley Man Sentenced In Child Sex Case A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison for the rape of a child under the age of 15. Orange County resident Alejandro Benitez, age 18, of New Windsor, was sentenced on Monday, March 25 to seven years in prison and 20 years of of post-release supervision, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. According to the DA's Office, Benitez had pleaded guilty to second-degree rape and the sentence is the maximum available under the law. As part of the sentence, Benitez will also be registered as a sex offender under the New York Sex Offender Registration Act. Benitez ha…
Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson To Hold Event In Hudson Valley Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson To Hold Event In Hudson Valley
Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson To Hold Event In Hudson Valley Presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson will soon be making a stop at an independent bookstore in Northern Westchester. Williamson, age 71, who is currently running for president as a Democrat, will visit Hudson Valley Books for Humanity in Ossining on Friday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m.  During the event at the bookstore, located within the Historic Olive Opera House at 67 Central Ave., Williamson will take the stage for an informal book signing and will also give her perspective on the country's current state. Following this, she will take questions from the audience as well.  …
Fundraiser Created For 2 Little Girls Of Hudson Valley Murder-Suicide Victim Fundraiser Created For 2 Little Girls Of Hudson Valley Murder-Suicide Victim
Fundraiser Created For 2 Little Girls Of Hudson Valley Murder-Suicide Victim Friends and family members of a Hudson Valley woman killed during a murder-suicide have started a GoFundMe to help care for her two little girls. Related story: Update: Police ID Couple In Stony Point Murder-Suicide Rockland County resident Colleen Williston, age 35, of Stony Point, was killed on Tuesday, March 19, by 38-year-old Sean Kelly, of Stony Point during a murder-suicide. Family friend Amanda Reese said the fundraising effort would help Williston's parents, Paula and Bob Williston, care for her two young daughters, Ivy and Violet, both under the age of 5, and set up a …
Solar Eclipse: These NY Locales Are Directly In 'Path Of Totality' Solar Eclipse: These NY Locales Are Directly In 'Path Of Totality'
Solar Eclipse: These NY Locales Are Directly In 'Path Of Totality' With what's being called the astronomy event of the decade now just two weeks away, authorities in New York are preparing  for a rare solar eclipse that will occur on Monday, April 8, 2024, at approximately 3 p.m. Eastern time.  The eclipse will trace a narrow path of totality across 15 states, including much of Western and upstate New York.  Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Watertown, Lake Placid and Plattsburgh are directly in the path of totality. The New York State Police says it is "working closely and coordinating with local and state partners to prepare fo…
New Details Released About Pair Nabbed In PA For Brutal Killing Of NY Mom New Details Released About Pair Nabbed In PA For Brutal Killing Of NY Mom
New Details Released About Pair Nabbed In PA For Brutal Killing Of NY Mom Details have been released about the duo arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with the brutal killing of a New York mom, US Marshal Service told Daily Voice on Monday, March 25.  Nadia Vitels was violently attacked in a NYC apartment, stuffed into a duffle bag, and shoved into a small closet by squatters, according to the NYPD.  The US Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force of the Middle District of Pennsylvania believes those squatters are, Halley Tejada, age 19, and Kensly Alston, age 16, who crashed her Lexus in the 5000 block of Jonestown Road in Lower Paxt…
Hudson Valley Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of SUNY Student, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of SUNY Student, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Charged In Hit-Run Death Of SUNY Student, Police Say A man has been arrested for allegedly hitting and killing a 22-year-old SUNY student in the region and then leaving the scene and trying to cover up the crime. Related: SUNY New Paltz Student Killed In Hit-Run Crash Near Campus The Ulster County District Attorney’s Office and the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office announced the indictment and arrest of Ulster County resident Ty Kobelt, age 33, of Gardiner, on Friday, March 22 for the death of 22-year-old SUNY New Paltz student Raymond Rattray in January.  Ray Rattray SUNY New Paltz The Ulster County Sheriff’s…
Convicted Sex Offender Coerces Putnam County Girl To Send Him Explicit Photos, Videos: Feds Convicted Sex Offender Coerces Putnam County Girl To Send Him Explicit Photos, Videos: Feds
Convicted Sex Offender Coerces Putnam County Girl To Send Him Explicit Photos, Videos: Feds A convicted sex offender was deported from Mexico and brought back to the United States to face charges in connection with his alleged sexual exploitation of a 12-year-old Hudson Valley girl, federal officials said. Former Oregon resident Kennedy Carter, age 27, was deported from Mexico and presented in San Francisco federal court after allegedly coercing a 12-year-old Putnam County girl into sending him sexually explicit photos and videos over the internet, the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York announced on Friday, March 22.  According to federal officials, b…
$1.4M Bank Loan Scheme: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced $1.4M Bank Loan Scheme: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced
$1.4M Bank Loan Scheme: Hudson Valley Man Sentenced A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a scheme to obtain a fraudulent $1.4 million loan from Park Avenue Bank. Rockland County resident Mendel Zilberberg, age 65, of Monsey, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 19 following a one-week trial. According to court documents, Zilberberg, who was a member of the bank's board of directors at the time of the offense, conspired with others, including Aron Fried, to obtain a fraudulent loan using a "star borrower" to make the loan application.  The straw borrower applied for a $1.4 million loan from the Bank base…