Huntington Station Lifter’s Social Media Flexes Exposed $100K Disability Fraud: Authorities
A Long Island powerlifter bilked more than $100,000 through disability payments while competing in professional competitions, authorities said.
Raymond Phillips, 40, of Huntington Station, pulled off the fraud between 2021 and 2024, the New York Attorney General’s office said.
Phillips said he suffered a serious injury while weightlifting in 2018, rendering him unable to work or perform routine activities without help, investigators said. He applied for state disability payments and was approved in May 2021, according to authorities.
But by 2021, Phillips was perfectly capable of working a…
Greenlawn Gunman Shot, Paralyzed Mother Of His Kids Because She Came Home Late From Work: DA
A Long Island man shot and paralyzed the mother of his children because she returned home late from work, authorities said.
Eric Whilby, 37, was indicted Monday, July 13 for the attack on a 40-year-old woman in Greenlawn, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Whilby, of Greenlawn, had been living with the victim, their two children, and the woman’s mother, brother, and sister, authorities said. Around 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, the woman returned home late from work and learned Whilby was angry she hadn’t come straight home, according to investigators.
The woman left the hom…
'I Killed Everyone I Love': Triple Homicide Suspect Told PA Troopers, Reports
A 29-year-old man accused of killing his uncle and two friends in a Pennsylvania home told State Police, "I killed everyone I love," as troopers took him into custody, according to court documents obtained by WNEP.
Pennsylvania State Police responded to a residence in the 1200 block of Baptist Hill Road in Great Bend Township, Susquehanna County, at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, July 13, for a reported shooting, multiple outlets reported at the time. When they arrived, they found three men dead from gunshot wounds, police said.
The victims were identified as Philip Johnson, 53, of…
Help Pours In After Fatal North East Crash Kills Dad, Injures Local Musician (Update)
In the weeks following a devastating Hudson Valley, NY motorcycle crash that both killed a beloved father and critically injured a popular local musician from Connecticut, community members have raised over $100,000 to make sure their families receive the help they need.
The crash, which happened at around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 29, on Route 22 near 5761 Route 22 in the Dutchess County town of North East, killed Morris, CT resident Tim Nurnberg and severely injured CT-based blues musician Eran Troy Danner.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, a vehicle colli…
Speeding Big Rigs Flips In Saugerties, Spills Gravel Across NY Thruway: Police
A tractor-trailer flipped and spilled gravel across Interstate 87 on- and off-ramps on Tuesday morning, July 14, creating a traffic nightmare.
Evenor Melgar, 56, of Bay Shore, was driving the 2006 Peterbilt vehicle through the Hudson Valley and attempted to enter the New York State Thruway at Exit 20 in Saugerties, New York State Police said.
But instead, Melgar’s vehicle overturned and spilled gravel across the southbound exit and entry ramps, police said.
Investigators determined, “speed appeared to be a contributing factor in the crash,” according to state police. Melgar was hospitalize…
Mechanicsburg Business Owner ID'd As Man Killed In Route 22/322 Crash: PA State Police (Update)
A Mechanicsburg business owner was killed in a head-on crash on Route 22/322, Pennsylvania State Police announced Tuesday, July 14.
The crash happened at approximately 4:07 p.m. Monday, July 13, on Route 22/322 near the Newport exit in Howe Township, according to a release from PSP Newport.
Jack Curren, 79, of Strasburg previously of Duncannon, was driving a Buick Encore westbound when, for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle crossed into the eastbound lanes and collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado, state police said.
Curren was pronounced dead at the scene by the Perry C…
New Rankings Reveal America's Most Loved Cities
A new travel ranking is giving vacation dreamers a fresh reason to argue over the map.
Travel + Leisure released its 2026 World's Best Awards list of the best cities in the US on Monday, July 7, after readers weighed in on their favorite travel experiences.
The magazine’s readers put Santa Fe, New Mexico, at No. 1 with a score of 88.85, ahead of Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, according to Travel + Leisure.
Santa Fe also ranked No. 19 among the best cities in the world. Travel + Leisure highlighted its sunshine, food, skiing, and cultural stops, including the Georgia O'K…
Brother Kills Brother In Reading Home Invasion, Police Say; Arrested After Fleeing To NY
A Pennsylvania man is accused of forcing his way into an apartment, killing his brother and wounding another man before stealing a vehicle and fleeing to New York, authorities announced on Monday, July 13.
Reading Police responded to the 500 block of Lancaster Avenue just after 2 a.m. Friday, July 10, for a reported shooting, where officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
One victim, Alex B. Rosado-Laboy, 45, of Reading, had been shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Berks County Coroner's Office. Police said Alex Rosado-Laboy…
PA Pizza Delivery Driver Killed After Vacant Home Drop-Off; 14-Year-Old Charged With Murder
A 14-year-old has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a pizza delivery driver who was robbed after completing a delivery to a vacant North Pennsylvania apartment last month, police announced on Monday, July 13.
Philadelphia police arrested the juvenile on Friday, July 10, in connection with the June 5 killing of 28-year-old Anshul Kuncha, authorities announced Monday, July 13. The teen is charged with murder, robbery, violations of the Uniform Firearms Act, and related offenses, police said.
Daily Voice is not identifying the defendant because of our policy against naming or p…
Summer Sky Show Starts This Week Before Spectacular August Peak: When To Watch
A familiar summer spectacle is beginning to stir just as the night sky offers a timely assist.
The moon turns new on Tuesday, July 14, creating dark conditions as Earth enters the outer edge of the Perseid meteor shower's debris stream, according to Space.com. A few early streaks could become visible that night.
The shower's formal activity period runs from Friday, July 17, through Monday, Aug. 24, the International Meteor Organization said. Rates will begin to rise slowly over the coming weeks.
The main event is expected overnight from Wednesday, Aug. 12, into Thursday, Aug. 13. That afte…
Motorcyclist Killed Laying Down Bike Was Bowling Coach, Ohio State Employee: PSP Chambersburg
An Ohio bowling coach and state employee was killed after laying down his Harley-Davidson to avoid rear-ending a car that had slowed to make a turn in Pennsylvania, State Police announced Monday, July 13.
The crash happened on Saturday, July 11, at approximately 2:24 p.m. on Lincoln Way West at the intersection with Brooklyn Road in Peters Township, according to PSP Chambersburg.
Brandon J. Winterod, 47, of Georgetown, Ohio, was riding a 2008 Harley-Davidson Street Glide westbound behind a 2015 Ford Focus driven by 34-year-old Kyler J. Kendall, of Shippensburg, police said.
Kendall slowed …
