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Funeral Details Released For 5 NY Women Struck Dead On I-81 In PA (UPDATE) Funeral Details Released For 5 NY Women Struck Dead On I-81 In PA (UPDATE)
Funeral Details Released For 5 NY Women Struck Dead On I-81 In PA (Update) Funeral details and a statement from the family have been released after five women returning from Umrah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia were killed on Interstate 81 on Tuesday evening, Jan. 16. The women "were on their way back home from the Dulles airport," their family told Daily Voice. They were struck dead by a tractor-trailer at the 199.3-mile marker in Scott Township, approximately 12 miles north of Scranton, troopers detailed in a release. Four women were in a Honda Odyssey that lost control and hit the concrete lane divider around 5:15 p.m., authorities said. The crash left the Honda disabl…

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by Mac Bullock & Jillian Pikora
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Gunshots, Then Crash: Car Slams Into Schenectady Home After Shooting Gunshots, Then Crash: Car Slams Into Schenectady Home After Shooting
Gunshots, Then Crash: Car Slams Into Schenectady Home After Shooting Police are asking for tips after two people opened fire on a car in the region, causing the vehicle to crash into a house. The incident happened at around 9:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, in Schenectady, near Eastern and Elmer avenues. Schenectady Police said the vehicle was driving near the former Elmer Avenue Elementary School campus when two suspects walking nearby shot at the car. The driver then lost control and drove onto a lawn before crashing into the home’s front porch. Nobody was injured in the ordeal, police said. The suspects fled on foot. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Triple-Fatal Plane Crash: Student Pilot Among Victims In Western Mass Triple-Fatal Plane Crash: Student Pilot Among Victims In Western Mass
Triple-Fatal Plane Crash: Student Pilot Among Victims In Western Mass A Connecticut resident has been identified as one of three people killed in a small plane crash in northern Massachusetts. The Baron Twin-Piston was located at approximately 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 in a small clearing in the woods within the Leyden Wildlife Management Area in Franklin County, Massachusetts, near the border of the city of Greenfield and the town of Leyden. The three occupants, all of whom were in the crashed plane, were determined to be dead by Greenfield Firefighters and American Medical Response paramedics, Massachusetts State Police said. Late Monday morning, Jan. 15,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
(UPDATES) No Survivors: Plane Crash In Western Mass (UPDATES) No Survivors: Plane Crash In Western Mass
(Updates) No Survivors: Plane Crash In Western Mass Latest Update: The plane took off from Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport with three adults on board, flight tracker records and reports said.  Related: Police ID Victims In Franklin County Plane Crash The plane, with the tail number N7345R, was licensed to Fly Lugu, LLC, out of Southwick. Fly tracker data show the plane made several revolutions with fluctuating altitudes before crashing in a heavily wooded area in Franklin County.  Update: The National Transportation Safety Board said a twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 55 went down in a wooded area in Frank…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Woman From Region Identified As Victim Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Woman From Region Identified As Victim
Update - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Woman From Region Identified As Victim A 21-year-old woman has been identified as the victim in a hit-and-run crash in the region where the suspect is still on the run. Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour In Saugerties Ulster County resident Starllie Swonyoung, of Saugerties, was struck and killed around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 on the southbound shoulder of the roadway on Route 9W between the Village of Saugerties and the hamlet of Malden. According to Saugerties Police Chief Robert Nuzzo, Swonyoung was transported by Diaz Ambulance to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston where she succumb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured In Single-Vehicle Crash In Region 19-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured In Single-Vehicle Crash In Region
19-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured In Single-Vehicle Crash In Region A 19-year-old man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in the region. The collision occurred in Orange County around 7:40 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 11 on Route 17 in the town of Goshen, said Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police. Nevel said a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2017 Chevy Traverse, driven by Queen County resident Andrew Joel Johnson, age 19, of Far Rockaway, was traveling west on Route 17 when for unknown reasons he lost control of the vehicle.  The vehicle exited the roadway striking a tree, Nevel said. Another view of the crash.  Ro…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour In Region Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour In Region
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour In Region A suspect is at large after a fatal hit-and-run, rush-hour crash in the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Identified As Victim It happened around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 in Ulster County on the southbound shoulder of the roadway on Route 9w between the Village of Saugerties and the hamlet of Malden. The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was transported by Diaz Ambulance to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston where she succumbed to her injuries, according to the Saugerties Police Department. Anyone with information that ma…

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by Joe Lombardi
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42-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal I-87 Crash Involving Albany Man 42-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal I-87 Crash Involving Albany Man
42-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal I-87 Crash Involving Albany Man A 42-year-old man was killed during a crash between two tractor-trailers in the Hudson Valley. The collision occurred in Orange County around 12:10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 10 on I-87 between Exit 17 in Newburgh and Exit 16 in Harriman. A preliminary investigation determined that a 30-year-old Albany man was operating a Peterbilt tractor-trailer southbound on I-87 when he sideswiped a Volvo bobtail tractor which was stopped on the right shoulder of the roadway, said New York State Trooper Tara McCormick. The crash claimed the life of 42-year-old New Jersey resident Jose L. Payano, of Plainfie…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Footprints In Snow Lead Detectives To Albany Burglar, Police Say Footprints In Snow Lead Detectives To Albany Burglar, Police Say
Footprints In Snow Lead Detectives To Albany Burglar, Police Say It may just be the easiest case detectives have ever solved. An alleged commercial burglar in the region is behind bars after he forgot to cover his tracks, literally. Police in Albany were called at around 3:20 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 7 for a burglary in progress at the Stop 1 Deli & Grocery on Second Avenue. By the time officers arrived, the culprit had fled with the store’s cash register. A witness told police that he confronted the man after seeing him leave the store, but the man pulled out a knife and attempted to stab him before running away. Stop1 Deli & Grocery on Second A…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Tip Helps Nab 25-Year-Old With Illegal Gun, Drugs, Over $20K In Troy, Police Say Tip Helps Nab 25-Year-Old With Illegal Gun, Drugs, Over $20K In Troy, Police Say
Tip Helps Nab 25-Year-Old With Illegal Gun, Drugs, Over $20K In Troy, Police Say A man from the region is facing drug and weapons charges thanks to an anonymous tip to police. In Rensselaer County, Richawn McClain, age 25, of Troy, was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 9. Troy Police officers were called to the area of River and Rensselaer streets after someone submitted an anonymous tip on the agency’s website reporting suspicious activity. During their investigation, detectives identified McClain as the suspect. A surveillance team spotted him a short time later and arrested him without incident. McClain was found with oxycodone pills and an illegal handgun loaded with 13 roun…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Double-Fatal Crash In Region: 16-, 17-Year-Old HS Students ID'd As Victims Double-Fatal Crash In Region: 16-, 17-Year-Old HS Students ID'd As Victims
Double-Fatal Crash In Region: 16-, 17-Year-Old HS Students ID'd As Victims Two high school students ages 16 and 17 were killed in a four-vehicle crash in the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Teen Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As Being ' Incredibly Thoughtful' The collision occurred in Ulster County around 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8 on Route 28 in the town of Shandaken. A Preliminary investigation revealed that a Volvo tractor-trailer, driven by a 54-year-old Bronx man was traveling east when he saw a Honda stopped on the roadway waiting to turn north onto Route 212, said Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police.&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trio From Region Charged By Welfare Fraud Task Force For Receiving Benefits While Working Trio From Region Charged By Welfare Fraud Task Force For Receiving Benefits While Working
Trio From Region Charged By Welfare Fraud Task Force For Receiving Benefits While Working Three residents from the region have been charged with welfare fraud following an investigation. The Sullivan County Welfare Fraud Task Force made the following arrest made the following arrests in November and December 2023: Ciera M. Hatch, age 31, of Liberty, was arrested and charged with welfare fraud and offering a false instrument for filing. It is alleged that Hatch stole SNAP benefits from the Sullivan County Department of Social Services by failing to disclose on her SNAP re-certification application that she was employed during this same time frame. This unreported income resulted…

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by Kathy Reakes