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Mass Trucker Charged In Death Of PA Trooper On I-81 During NY Truck Inspection: Affidavit Mass Trucker Charged In Death Of PA Trooper On I-81 During NY Truck Inspection: Affidavit
Mass Trucker Charged In Death Of PA Trooper On I-81 During NY Truck Inspection: Affidavit The Massachusetts truck driver accused of killing Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Michael Pahira during a commercial vehicle inspection of a New York tractor trailer on Interstate 81 is now facing felony charges, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, July 2. Michael Bon, 33, of Brockton, Mass., has been charged with Felony Homicide by Vehicle, Felony Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, Misdemeanor Involuntary Manslaughter, two counts of Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Summary Reckless Driving, Summary Careless Driving Resulting in Unintentional De…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Secret Message Etched In NJ Couple's Ring Emerges After Empire State Arrest Secret Message Etched In NJ Couple's Ring Emerges After Empire State Arrest
Secret Message Etched In NJ Couple's Ring Emerges After Empire State Arrest The fearless couple who made headlines for their over-the-top engagement at the top of the Empire State Building on Wednesday, July 1 is from New Jersey. Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, and Angelina Nikolau, 33, are both from East Orange, the NYPD confirmed. The couple, featured in Netflix's "Skywalkers: A Love Story," is now facing criminal charges for what appears to have been a publicity stunt. Video shared by Reuters shows police taking the couple into custody. View this post on Instagram Members of the NYPD Emergency Service Unit responded to th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Learns Fate After Sexually Explicit Convos With NJ Cop Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl Maryland Man Learns Fate After Sexually Explicit Convos With NJ Cop Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl
Maryland Man Learns Fate After Sexually Explicit Convos With NJ Cop Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl A 38-year-old Hyattsville, Maryland man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to having sexually explicit conversations with an undercover agent posing as a 13-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday, July 3. An investigation into Cristobal Slobodzian, a Hyattsville resident, began last July when he used a teen chat application to contact someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, but was actually an undercover agent with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Morris County …

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Someone Tried Sneaking $123K Worth Of Kitchen Cabinets Through Virginia Customs, Feds Say Someone Tried Sneaking $123K Worth Of Kitchen Cabinets Through Virginia Customs, Feds Say
Someone Tried Sneaking $123K Worth Of Kitchen Cabinets Through Virginia Customs, Feds Say Virginia customs officers opened what was supposed to be a modest $500 shipment and instead uncovered what they say was an entire kitchen's worth of cabinets hidden inside. The discovery was made at the Port of Norfolk, where US Customs and Border Protection officers seized 781 cartons of kitchen cabinets that had been clandestinely imported from China after investigators determined the shipment had been deliberately mismanifested and drastically undervalued to evade customs duties. The investigation began in May, when officers inspected a shipping container whose paperwork listed it as con…

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by Zak Failla
Business
100K+ Fireworks Recalled Right Before Fourth Of July: What To Know 100K+ Fireworks Recalled Right Before Fourth Of July: What To Know
100K+ Fireworks Recalled Right Before Fourth Of July: What To Know More than 100,000 fireworks are being recalled just two days before the Fourth of July, officials said. Winco Fireworks International issued the recall for about 100,620 fireworks, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, July 2. The recalls include about 87,120 Unity 7 Shot 200 Gram Aerial Cake fireworks and about 13,500 Roman Candles 8 Shot 3-Pack fireworks. The Unity fireworks can tip over, creating a risk of serious injury from explosions and burns. The Roman candles can malfunction and send shots out the side of the tube, creating similar hazards. N…

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by Chris Spiker
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Trauma Patient Among 5 Hurt In Maryland School Bus Crash During Morning Commute (DEVELOPING) Trauma Patient Among 5 Hurt In Maryland School Bus Crash During Morning Commute (DEVELOPING)
Trauma Patient Among 5 Hurt In Maryland School Bus Crash During Morning Commute (Developing) The morning commute took a violent turn. A Maryland school bus was caught in a chain-reaction crash involving three other vehicles Thursday morning, sending five people to area hospitals, including one trauma patient, officials said. The collision was reported shortly after 7:15 a.m. at the intersection of Firstfield Road and Clopper Road in Gaithersburg. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews arrived to find a crash involving three passenger vehicles and a school bus. Five people were injured and taken to nearby hospitals, according to MCFRS spokesperson David Pazos. One adult …

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Maryland Cancer Doc Who Billed For Chemo Never Given Reaches $1.45M Settlement: Feds Maryland Cancer Doc Who Billed For Chemo Never Given Reaches $1.45M Settlement: Feds
Maryland Cancer Doc Who Billed For Chemo Never Given Reaches $1.45M Settlement: Feds Cancer is cruel enough. Federal prosecutors say a Maryland oncology practice made it even worse. A Frederick chemotherapy clinic and its owner, Dr. Mouhamad Bazzi, have agreed to pay $1.45 million to settle allegations they fraudulently billed Medicare, Medicaid, and the US Department of Veterans Affairs for chemotherapy drugs they didn't pay for and, in some cases, treatments patients never actually received. The allegations cut to the heart of one of medicine's most trusted relationships. According to the US Attorney's Office, Progressive Oncology & Hematology knowingly sought reimb…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
'She Doesn't Realize She's Missing A Leg Yet': Virginia Family's Hero Dog Fights Back 'She Doesn't Realize She's Missing A Leg Yet': Virginia Family's Hero Dog Fights Back
'She Doesn't Realize She's Missing A Leg Yet': Virginia Family's Hero Dog Fights Back She still thinks she has four legs. A 9-year-old Virginia dog is learning to navigate a life she doesn't yet understand after being shot while protecting her family, according to her owner, leaving behind a recovery that has touched hearts far beyond her own home. Bella-Jean Newman was rushed to an animal hospital in Fredericksburg after she was shot on Monday, June 29, during what Kayla Baker described only as "an awful situation." "Bella is a protector, and when an awful situation occurred, Bella was unfortunately shot," Baker wrote. "Bella is a HERO!!!" The injuries were devastating. …

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by Zak Failla
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Get Free Krispy Kreme For Fourth Of July, Huge US World Cup Win: Here's How Get Free Krispy Kreme For Fourth Of July, Huge US World Cup Win: Here's How
Get Free Krispy Kreme For Fourth Of July, Huge US World Cup Win: Here's How Krispy Kreme is offering some sweet deals as the US prepares for its 250th birthday and after an enormous soccer victory for the nation. The doughnut chain will offer free Original Glazed doughnuts all day on Thursday, July 2. The giveaway comes after the US men's national soccer team kept a "clean sheet" against Bosnia and Herzegovina in a Round of 32 match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A clean sheet is a soccer term used to describe when a team keeps its opponent from scoring a goal. The USMNT won 2-0, preventing Bosnia from scoring despite playing with 10 men for more than 35 min…

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145 People Sickened In Norovirus Outbreaks On Cruise Ships: What To Know 145 People Sickened In Norovirus Outbreaks On Cruise Ships: What To Know
145 People Sickened In Norovirus Outbreaks On Cruise Ships: What To Know At least 145 people were sickened in separate norovirus outbreaks aboard two cruise ships, federal health officials said. The outbreaks happened on the National Geographic Sea Bird and the Ruby Princess, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Both outbreaks were reported to the CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program on Sunday, June 28. The main symptoms were vomiting and diarrhea. The CDC said norovirus caused the illnesses. On the Ruby Princess, 102 of 3,032 passengers reported being ill during the Princess Cruises trip, along with 23 of the 1,144 crew members. The Pacific Oce…

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by Chris Spiker
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First Name With Most Negative Baggage Revealed In New Survey First Name With Most Negative Baggage Revealed In New Survey
First Name With Most Negative Baggage Revealed In New Survey First impressions may begin before anyone says a word. A new survey finds that many Americans admit they make assumptions about people based solely on a first name, and one name stood out above all the others. Karen was named the most-judged first name in the survey by Talker Research. The survey of 2,000 Americans found that 18 percent of respondents said they make assumptions about someone based entirely on a first name. Gen Z respondents were the most likely to do it. Twenty-nine percent of Gen Z respondents said they judge people by first name alone, compared with 21 percent of m…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Who Shot Passenger 5 Times, Ditching Body On Pennsylvania Highway Sentenced: DA Maryland Man Who Shot Passenger 5 Times, Ditching Body On Pennsylvania Highway Sentenced: DA
Maryland Man Who Shot Passenger 5 Times, Ditching Body On Pennsylvania Highway Sentenced: DA The Maryland man convicted of shooting his passenger five times before stealing thousands of dollars and leaving his body along a highway in Pennsylvania has been sentenced, prosecutors announced Wednesday, July 1. Kevin Shareed Harmon, 38, of Gwynn Oak, Md., was sentenced by Lancaster County Judge Craig Stedman after a jury found him guilty in March of Third-Degree Murder, Theft By Unlawful Taking, and Firearms Not To Be Carried Without A License in the April 23, 2023, killing of 54-year-old Miguel Vazquez-Ruiz, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Stedman sentence…

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by Jillian Pikora