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Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Hudson Valley Store Owner: DEC Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Hudson Valley Store Owner: DEC
Illegal Mounted Mountain Lion Head Leads To Charges For Hudson Valley Store Owner: DEC A tip from a shopper led state environmental officers to a Sullivan County antique store, where a mounted mountain lion head was being illegally offered for sale, officials said.   The investigation unfolded at an antique store in the Town of Mamakating on July 29, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said in an announcement on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Officers received a tip from a frequent customer who reported seeing the mounted head for sale inside the store. An undercover ECO went to the business and found the mountain lion head in the back of the s…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Westchester, 2 Others Hospitalized Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Westchester, 2 Others Hospitalized
Man Killed In 3-Alarm Fire In Westchester, 2 Others Hospitalized A 28-year-old man was killed and two other people were injured after an early-morning three-alarm fire in Westchester County, according to officials.  The blaze broke out at around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 13 Cedar St. in the Nodine Hill section of the city, where Yonkers firefighters arrived to find heavy flames and people trapped inside, the Yonkers Fire Department said.  Crews immediately launched an aggressive interior search-and-rescue operation.  Yonkers firefighters said the blaze started at a three-story wood-frame building before spreading to the neighboring…

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by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Grammy-Winning Singer Collapses On Stage: Video Grammy-Winning Singer Collapses On Stage: Video
Grammy-Winning Singer Collapses On Stage: Video A Grammy-winning singer-songwriter gave fans a scare when he suddenly collapsed on stage during a concert, bringing the show to an abrupt end. Ray LaMontagne, 53, was performing at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium on Saturday, Sept. 5, when he fell backward while singing his 2004 song "Jolene." A fan-recorded video captured LaMontagne reaching for the microphone stand before going down. The Tennessean posted video of the incident that can be viewed here. Signs that something was wrong appeared earlier in the performance. LaMontagne stopped twice while singing "Hannah" after losing…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Snoop Dogg Will Pay You $30K To Eat Ice Cream: Here's How Snoop Dogg Will Pay You $30K To Eat Ice Cream: Here's How
Snoop Dogg Will Pay You $30K To Eat Ice Cream: Here's How If eating ice cream around the world sounds like a dream job, Snoop Dogg is hiring someone to do exactly that. Dr. Bombay is looking for an "International Ice Cream Taster" for a three-month contract paying $10,000 per month, according to a LinkedIn job posting. The person hired will travel, sample frozen desserts, track new flavor trends, and report discoveries back to Snoop Dogg and the Dr. Bombay team. The job includes uncovering unusual dessert trends, trying different flavors around the world, creating social media content, and helping develop new tastes. "Your mission? Taste. Tr…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
'South Park' Changes Name To Mock Trump Before New Season 'South Park' Changes Name To Mock Trump Before New Season
'South Park' Changes Name To Mock Trump Before New Season "South Park" is taunting President Donald Trump again by giving itself a new name. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8, that the series is changing its name to "South America" ahead of its 29th season. The announcement came one day after the Comedy Central show won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program. The joke appears to reference Trump, who signed executive orders directing federal agencies to call Lake Ontario "Lake America" and the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America." Trump also called for New Mexico to be renamed "New America" in a rec…

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by Chris Spiker
National Interest
'Takeovers' Spark Concern Across US: 500 Teens Swarm Shopping Center In Colorado 'Takeovers' Spark Concern Across US: 500 Teens Swarm Shopping Center In Colorado
'Takeovers' Spark Concern Across US: 500 Teens Swarm Shopping Center In Colorado A type of gathering organized through social media is creating major public safety challenges across the country. The latest example unfolded on Sunday, Aug. 30, when approximately 500 teenagers converged on the Hoffman Heights Shopping Center in Aurora, Colorado, according to the Aurora Police Department. Most of those in the crowd were between 14 and 17 years old. Police said the gathering was promoted through social media around an unpermitted sporting event. What may have begun as a social meetup quickly overwhelmed the shopping center. Groups entered roadways and broke away from the m…

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by Joe Lombardi
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Canceled? ABC Denies Report ABC executives are disputing a report that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" is set to end after this season. The Page Six report published Tuesday, Sept. 8, the night of the season debut, said that 58-year-old Kimmel's contract was not being extended, bringing the show to an end after 24 years in May 2027. But a spokesperson for ABC Entertainment told Daily Voice:  "This information is inaccurate - any reports about the future of the show at this point are purely speculative.” Kimmel, one of the longest-running hosts in late night, appeared alongside his wife, Molly McNearney, on Dax Shepard and…

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by Cecilia Levine
National Interest
IDs Released For 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash IDs Released For 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash
IDs Released For 5 Killed In Amazon Cargo Jet Crash The names of the five people killed in a fiery Amazon cargo jet crash in Miami have now been released. The five fatalities from the Sunday, Sept. 6 crash were confined to people in one of the two vehicles struck after the Boeing 767-300 overran a runway at Miami International Airport, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said during a Monday, Sept. 7, news conference. One was a white Ford van carrying seven people on airport property, while the other was a Toyota passenger vehicle outside the airport grounds, according to the NTSB. The identities of those ki…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Here's Timing For Cold Front That Will Trigger New Storm System Here's Timing For Cold Front That Will Trigger New Storm System
Here's Timing For Cold Front That Will Trigger New Storm System Warmer, more humid air will set the stage for a new round of storms.  Click here for a new, updated story - Showers, Scattered Storms Will Accompany Cold Front: Here's Timing The transition will start Wednesday, Sept. 9, as temperatures rise and moisture increases. The National Weather Service says a frontal system will bring thunderstorms from the Midwest into parts of interior New England by Wednesday night. In central New York and northeast Pennsylvania, the front could trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms beginning late Wednesday afternoon and continuing into the eve…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NY Men Charged In CT Cooking Oil Heist Could Be Connected To More, Police Say NY Men Charged In CT Cooking Oil Heist Could Be Connected To More, Police Say
NY Men Charged In CT Cooking Oil Heist Could Be Connected To More, Police Say Two New York men face charges after police said they caught them trying to steal used cooking oil from a Connecticut business. Officers found the men at a shopping plaza on Sunday, Sept. 6, after police were alerted to a white box truck linked to an earlier cooking oil theft from an Enfield restaurant. Police stopped the truck and arrested both men inside after an investigation. Officers found a large polyethylene liquid storage tank, buckets, hoses, and various masks in the van. The men also had more than $10,000 in cash, police said. Police suspect the truck may be connected to other th…

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by Josh Lanier
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Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time
Retired LAPD Cop Who Fatally Shot 20-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time A retired Los Angeles police officer convicted of fatally shooting a 20-year-old man in Dutchess County will spend decades in prison, prosecutors said.  Pleasant Valley resident Thomas Case, age 54, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday, Sept. 8, for first-degree manslaughter, a violent felony, according to the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office.  The sentence stems from the death of Anthony Cuozzo, age 20, who was shot multiple times in Pleasant Valley on Oct. 5, 2024.  As Daily Voice previously reported, Case is …

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by Ben Crnic
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Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Westchester County, Police Say Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Westchester County, Police Say
Double-Homicide Suspect Caught After Pistol-Whipping Woman In Westchester County, Police Say A man wanted in connection with a double homicide in New York City was caught at a Brooklyn apartment after assaulting a victim in Westchester County, police said. Brooklyn resident Ronald Rashad Givhan, age 42, was apprehended in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 7, following a joint investigation by the New Rochelle Police Department, the NYPD, and the FBI, New Rochelle Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8.  Police said the New Rochelle case began at around 4:39 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, when officers responded to 23 1st St. for a reported serious domestic assault. There, a 31-year-old New Ro…

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by Ben Crnic