This Common Kitchen Spice Shows Promise Against Cancer Cells In Early Study This Common Kitchen Spice Shows Promise Against Cancer Cells In Early Study
This Common Kitchen Spice Shows Promise Against Cancer Cells In Early Study An ingredient found in kitchens around the world is drawing scientific attention for what it did under tightly controlled laboratory conditions. Researchers tested five plant-derived compounds against mouse fibrosarcoma cells and normal rat muscle cells, according to a study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Curcumin, the compound that gives turmeric its yellow color, produced the most balanced combination of cancer-cell activity and preliminary safety, researchers found. Curcumin, the compound that gives turmeric its yellow color, produced the most balan…
Cold Case Cracked By DNA Ends With Life Sentence In Lancaster Robbery Killing Cold Case Cracked By DNA Ends With Life Sentence In Lancaster Robbery Killing
Cold Case Cracked By DNA Ends With Life Sentence In Lancaster Robbery Killing A Pennsylvania cold case that sat unsolved for more than a decade has finally come to an end. Shawn D. Jones, 55, was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty Wednesday, July 29, to second-degree murder, burglary, and robbery in the 2013 killing of Allan Wayne Hess, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Jones had been scheduled to stand trial in August before entering the guilty plea. Hess, 59, was found stabbed to death inside a residence in the 200 block of West Walnut Street in Lancaster in January 2013. Investigators spent years chasin…
Food Safety Fears Are Reshaping Americans' Eating Habits: What To Know Food Safety Fears Are Reshaping Americans' Eating Habits: What To Know
Food Safety Fears Are Reshaping Americans' Eating Habits: What To Know A fast-growing parasite outbreak is no longer just changing public-health numbers. It is changing what Americans put on their plates. Four in 10 Americans are buying or eating less fresh produce because of the Cyclospora outbreak, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey released Sunday, July 26. Women were slightly more likely than men to report cutting back. Older adults were also more likely than younger people to change their habits. Those following the outbreak very closely were especially likely to say they were buying or eating less produce. A sizable share of Americans says th…
Second Man Charged In $74K Forged US Treasury Check Scheme At Valley Stream Capital One Second Man Charged In $74K Forged US Treasury Check Scheme At Valley Stream Capital One
Second Man Charged In $74K Forged US Treasury Check Scheme At Valley Stream Capital One A second man has been charged in connection with a scheme that allegedly used a forged U.S. Treasury check to steal more than $74,000 from a Capital One bank in New York, police announced Wednesday, July 29. Laron McCravey, 40, of Freeport, is accused of acting in concert with Dwayne S. Campbell during the June 12, 2024 incident at the Capital One branch on West Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police.  Campbell, 40, of Springfield Gardens, allegedly deposited the fraudulent U.S. Treasury check at the bank, causing a loss exceeding $74,000, as Daily Voice pr…
Accused Killer Nesconset Teen’s Baffling Mental Health Evals Lead To Third Exam Accused Killer Nesconset Teen’s Baffling Mental Health Evals Lead To Third Exam
Accused Killer Nesconset Teen’s Baffling Mental Health Evals Lead To Third Exam The Long Island teenager accused of killing his girlfriend in a botched murder-suicide is headed for a third mental health evaluation. Austin Lynch, 18, of Nesconset, was ruled competent to stand trial in one case and incompetent in another case, so Judge Anthony Senft ordered another test on Tuesday, July 28, News 12 Long Island reported. Lynch’s ex-girlfriend, Emily Finn, ended the high school couple's relationship during her first semester at SUNY Oneonta in the fall of 2025, and investigators described Lynch’s behavior in those months as obsessive and overbearing. But over Thanksgiving…
No Assigned Book Needed: Silent Book Club Meets In New Canaan No Assigned Book Needed: Silent Book Club Meets In New Canaan
No Assigned Book Needed: Silent Book Club Meets In New Canaan Readers can bring any book they choose to New Canaan Library for an outdoor gathering built around quiet reading rather than assigned pages and group discussion. The Silent Book Club will meet Thursday, July 30, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the Merrill Event Lawn at New Canaan Library. Registration is required, according to the library’s official event calendar. According to New Canaan Library’s Facebook post, participants should bring their current read and a blanket or lawn chair for the session. The gathering begins with one hour of uninterrupted reading. Unlike a traditional book club, atten…
12-Year-Old Girls Targeted For Self Harm, Sexual Images By Brentwood Man, Feds Say 12-Year-Old Girls Targeted For Self Harm, Sexual Images By Brentwood Man, Feds Say
12-Year-Old Girls Targeted For Self Harm, Sexual Images By Brentwood Man, Feds Say A Long Island college student forced two 12-year-old girls to send him nude pictures, instructed one girl to harm herself with a razor, and attempted to recruit more victims, authorities said. Jordy Contreras, 21, of Brentwood, was indicted Tuesday, July 28 and held in Nassau County jail, according to Newsday. Contreras used Snapchat to communicate with his pre-teen victims beginning in December 2025, federal investigators said. He promised to pay one victim, identified only as Jane Doe 1, over Roblox in exchange for nude images, according to charging documents. Additionally, Contreras ask…
Serial Bank Robber Sentenced After Caught Fleeing Bensalem Bank With Bag Of Cash Serial Bank Robber Sentenced After Caught Fleeing Bensalem Bank With Bag Of Cash
Serial Bank Robber Sentenced After Caught Fleeing Bensalem Bank With Bag Of Cash The New York man who was caught fleeing a Pennsylvania bank with a bag of stolen cash has learned his punishment. Marc Masich, 48, of Amherst, NY, was sentenced Wednesday, July 29, after admitting to a six-bank robbery spree that targeted financial institutions in Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties during late 2024, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced. Bucks County President Judge Raymond F. McHugh sentenced Masich to nine to 18 years in state prison. He was also ordered to pay $20,255 in restitution and have no contact with the six banks or the six employees involve…
Ringwood Cop's Dad Faces Paralysis After Motorcycle Crash, Friends Say Ringwood Cop's Dad Faces Paralysis After Motorcycle Crash, Friends Say
Ringwood Cop's Dad Faces Paralysis After Motorcycle Crash, Friends Say The community is rallying around the family of a New Jersey police officer after his father suffered life-threatening injuries in a motorcycle crash in upstate New York and now faces the possibility of paralysis, according to a GoFundMe launched by family friends. Rick Guerra Sr. was seriously hurt in a collision on Saturday, July 25, when he was ejected from his motorcycle, according to GoFundMe organizers Ross Dominianni and Sean Ross. Guerra was on his way to drop off his motorcycle before leaving for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally when the crash occurred, the campaign says.  He …
Cross-Country Fugitive Finally Faces Fate In Hagerstown Murder Case Cross-Country Fugitive Finally Faces Fate In Hagerstown Murder Case
Cross-Country Fugitive Finally Faces Fate In Hagerstown Murder Case Raymond Garfield Campbell III made it all the way to California. He should have kept going. Nearly six years after a Hagerstown man was gunned down in broad daylight, the fugitive who fled across the country after the killing has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars. Raymond Garfield Campbell III received two consecutive life sentences plus another 35 years on Tuesday, July 28, after a judge sentenced him for the October 2020 murder of 40-year-old Daynard Johnson, the Washington County State's Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Prosecutors said Campbell followed Joh…
2 Boys Sexually Abused Over 8 Years In Valley Cottage — Culprit Learns His Fate 2 Boys Sexually Abused Over 8 Years In Valley Cottage — Culprit Learns His Fate
2 Boys Sexually Abused Over 8 Years In Valley Cottage — Culprit Learns His Fate An Orange County man will spend a decade in state prison after admitting to sexually abusing two young boys over the course of several years at his former Rockland County home. James Valentine, 58, of Cornwall-on-Hudson, was sentenced on Monday, July 27, in Rockland County Court after previously pleading guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child and second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, July 28.  He will spend 10 years in prison on the first-degree course of sexual conduct …
Casino-Loving Wading River Attorney’s Case Expands, $100K More Stolen: Authorities Casino-Loving Wading River Attorney’s Case Expands, $100K More Stolen: Authorities
Casino-Loving Wading River Attorney’s Case Expands, $100K More Stolen: Authorities A thieving Long Island attorney stole $100,000 more than previously known from several additional clients, authorities said Wednesday, July 29. Peter Giattino, 43, of Wading River, was indicted on multiple new charges for thefts totaling $855,480, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Giattino was first arrested back in January, when prosecutors accused him of stealing $750,000 as part of a Southampton home transaction in June 2025. In that incident, a home buyer wired Giattino the money, then he withdrew it and blew it at various casinos and on personal expenses, investigator…
Mechanicsville Mom 'Ready To FIGHT' After Aggressive Breast Cancer Diagnosis Mechanicsville Mom 'Ready To FIGHT' After Aggressive Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Mechanicsville Mom 'Ready To Fight' After Aggressive Breast Cancer Diagnosis The people who know Maegan Showalter all seem to tell the same story: she's the one who shows up. The Maryland wife, mother and friend has spent years celebrating others, lending a hand without being asked, and helping carry people through life's hardest moments.  Now, after an aggressive breast cancer diagnosis turned her own life upside down, an entire community is trying to return the favor. Showalter received the news from her doctors in June. Since then, the Mechanicsville mother has begun weekly chemotherapy and immunotherapy, with multiple surgeries still ahead. The trea…
Undercover Sting: Hanover Tobacco Hut Manager Sold Vape To 'Underage Buyer' Undercover Sting: Hanover Tobacco Hut Manager Sold Vape To 'Underage Buyer'
Undercover Sting: Hanover Tobacco Hut Manager Sold Vape To 'Underage Buyer' A Tobacco Hut manager has been convicted after police say he sold a nicotine vape to an underage buyer during an undercover operation in York County. Nashwan Moseleh Abdulla Mozeb, 35, of Hanover, was charged with selling tobacco products to minors after an investigation at Tobacco Hut, 1055 Baltimore St. in Penn Township, according to a release issued Wednesday, July 29. The investigation began after the Penn Township Police Department received multiple complaints that the business was illegally selling tobacco and nicotine products to people younger than 21, police said. Detectives with …
One-Day Bridgeport Pizza Fest Brings Frank Pepe, Zuppardi’s, Colony Grill Together One-Day Bridgeport Pizza Fest Brings Frank Pepe, Zuppardi’s, Colony Grill Together
One-Day Bridgeport Pizza Fest Brings Frank Pepe, Zuppardi’s, Colony Grill Together Pizza lovers can sample slices from some of Connecticut’s best-known pizzerias when the fourth annual Connecticut Pizza & Brew Fest returns to Bridgeport on Sunday, Aug. 2. The festival will run from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, with separate VIP and general-admission sessions. According to the festival’s official website, the $50 VIP session runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes unlimited pizza samples during that period. General admission runs from 1 to 4 p.m. and costs $10, with $3 cheese slices and other pizza available for purchase from vendor…
Back-Stabbing Roommate Slashes Man's Neck During Homicide Attempt: Northampton DA (UPDATE) Back-Stabbing Roommate Slashes Man's Neck During Homicide Attempt: Northampton DA (UPDATE)
Back-Stabbing Roommate Slashes Man's Neck During Homicide Attempt: Northampton DA (Update) A roommate has been charged with attempted homicide after police say an argument inside a Pennsylvania home ended with a man being stabbed in the neck and back. Wilson Borough Police responded to the 1800 block of Fairview Avenue at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, for a reported altercation involving a knife, Northampton County District Attorney Stephen G. Baratta announced in a release issued Wednesday, July 29. Officers found two men inside the home. One had suffered a laceration to his neck and was drifting in and out of consciousness before being taken to a local hospital …
NBA-Mob Gambling Case: East Northport's ‘Fat Nick’ Takes Plea, Along With Gambino Son, Feds Say NBA-Mob Gambling Case: East Northport's ‘Fat Nick’ Takes Plea, Along With Gambino Son, Feds Say
Nba-mob Gambling Case: East Northport's ‘Fat Nick’ Takes Plea, Along With Gambino Son, Feds Say A Long Island-based mob associate pleaded guilty in the wide-ranging poker and point-shaving scandal on Tuesday, July 28. Nicholas Minucci, 39, of East Northport, copped to wire fraud conspiracy in the sprawling case, Newsday reported. He is now one of 15 people to plead guilty, of 34 initially named suspects, officials said. NBA head coach Chauncey Billups, active player Terry Rozier, and former player Damon Jones are the biggest names in the case, with the feds accusing them of rigging poker games alongside the mob and aiding an illegal sports betting operation. Minucci, also known as “F…
Vacationing East Putnam Firefighters Rescue 2 Men From Maine House Fire Vacationing East Putnam Firefighters Rescue 2 Men From Maine House Fire
Vacationing East Putnam Firefighters Rescue 2 Men From Maine House Fire Connecticut firefighters on vacation in Maine are being hailed as heroes after they saved two sleeping brothers from a burning home before local fire crews arrived. The East Putnam Fire Department identified the firefighters as Brandon Seney and Dylan Vincent in a Facebook post. Both joined the volunteer department in 2019 and also work as career firefighters with other departments. The two were driving to Old Orchard Beach in Scarborough, Maine, on Tuesday, July 28, when they spotted smoke rising from a home just before 12:30 p.m. Dispatchers had received multiple 911 calls reporting…
Years After Man Brutally Shot Dead On NYE In White Plains, Accused Killer Indicted, Jailed Years After Man Brutally Shot Dead On NYE In White Plains, Accused Killer Indicted, Jailed
Years After Man Brutally Shot Dead On NYE In White Plains, Accused Killer Indicted, Jailed Prosecutors say a years-long cold case surrounding the shooting death of a 49-year-old man in Westchester County on New Year's Eve in 2021 has resulted in an indictment.   Shawn McLaurin, 43, was arraigned on Wednesday, July 29, in Westchester County Court on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the 2021 murder of Shawn Jefferson in White Plains, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  As Daily Voice reported at the time, Jefferson, 49, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds shortl…
Search Intensifies For American Woman Who Went Missing During Beach Trip In Caribbean: Update Search Intensifies For American Woman Who Went Missing During Beach Trip In Caribbean: Update
Search Intensifies For American Woman Who Went Missing During Beach Trip In Caribbean: Update A trip to one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated shorelines has turned into a mystery with a family desperate for answers. Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, 44, of Cary, North Carolina, was last seen at Grand Anse Beach in St. George’s, Grenada, on Wednesday, July 22, according to the Royal Grenada Police Force. Police issued the missing-person alert on Thursday, July 23. The alert describes Waddell as 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a medium build and short blonde hair. It identifies her as a US citizen residing in the Grand Anse area during her stay. Authorities asked anyone who has seen Waddell or k…
Norwalk Gallery Turns Into Jazz Club For Arts Education Benefit Norwalk Gallery Turns Into Jazz Club For Arts Education Benefit
Norwalk Gallery Turns Into Jazz Club For Arts Education Benefit The Greg Wall/Josh Bruneau Quintet will bring an evening of live jazz to The Norwalk Art Space on Sunday, Aug. 9. The performance is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. in the main gallery at 455 West Ave. in Norwalk. Tickets are $45. According to The Norwalk Art Space’s press release, the quintet features Greg Wall on tenor and soprano saxophones, Josh Bruneau on trumpet, Kenny Wessel on guitar, Matt Dwonszyk on bass, and David Alvarez on drums. Wall is a saxophonist, composer, and educator known as the “jazz rabbi.” A graduate of the New England Conservatory, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, th…
Shank-Wielding Inmate Tries Attacking Green Haven Correction Officers, Gets More Prison Time Shank-Wielding Inmate Tries Attacking Green Haven Correction Officers, Gets More Prison Time
Shank-Wielding Inmate Tries Attacking Green Haven Correction Officers, Gets More Prison Time An inmate who admitted to attacking two correction officers with a homemade weapon inside Green Haven Correctional Facility in Dutchess County will spend more time behind bars, prosecutors said. Edward Gibson, 43, was sentenced in Dutchess County Court on Tuesday, July 28, to 12 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after previously pleading guilty in April to attempted first-degree assault, the Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, July 29.   As Daily Voice previously reported, Gibson was one of two Green Haven inmat…
300 Bridgeport Children To Receive Back-To-School Bags: Donations Needed 300 Bridgeport Children To Receive Back-To-School Bags: Donations Needed
300 Bridgeport Children To Receive Back-To-School Bags: Donations Needed A back-to-school giveaway planned for Aug. 19 is expected to provide bags of supplies and snacks to 300 children, according to a press release from nOURish Bridgeport. Mutual Security Credit Union is partnering with nOURish Bridgeport donors to distribute bags to 300 children during the organization’s pantry that day, according to the press release. Organizers are now asking the community to help stock the bags before the event. Requested school supplies include No. 2 pencils, pencil erasers, spiral notebooks, folders, and tissue packs. The organization is also collecting individually pac…
Serial Killer’s Massapequa Park Home Targeted By Masked Duo With Family Inside: Report Serial Killer’s Massapequa Park Home Targeted By Masked Duo With Family Inside: Report
Serial Killer’s Massapequa Park Home Targeted By Masked Duo With Family Inside: Report Two masked people banged on the door of notorious Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s home on Tuesday, July 28. A short clip of the incident, captured by a doorbell camera and obtained by Newsday, shows one person knocking on the door of the Massapequa Park home, then both people sprinting away. Heuermann’s ex-wife, Asa Ellerup, and their two children were home at the time, according to Newsday. They were not harmed. Ellerup’s lawyer, Robert Macedonio, told Newsday the incident was an example of the “constant harassment that she faces on a daily basis.” Though Ellerup reported the i…
Married DC National Guard Major From Arlington Built Double Life With Fake Divorce, Feds Say Married DC National Guard Major From Arlington Built Double Life With Fake Divorce, Feds Say
Married DC National Guard Major From Arlington Built Double Life With Fake Divorce, Feds Say One fake divorce. Two weddings to the same woman. And a stack of bogus government documents to keep the whole thing going. Collin L. Welch, a 40-year-old DC National Guard major from Arlington, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to an immigration fraud scheme that prosecutors say stretched from Mongolia to Virginia and was partly funded with $54,000 in stolen government money. Welch was already married when he began a relationship with a Mongolian woman in 2019 while posted to the US Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, according to court documents. So he created a divorce decree. The docum…
After Blaze Ravages Station, Coldenham FD Begins Long Recovery Process In Montgomery After Blaze Ravages Station, Coldenham FD Begins Long Recovery Process In Montgomery
After Blaze Ravages Station, Coldenham FD Begins Long Recovery Process In Montgomery A day after a devastating fire tore through its headquarters, an Orange County volunteer fire department is beginning the long process of rebuilding — with neighboring departments and the community already stepping up to help. As Daily Voice previously reported, a fire broke out at the Coldenham Fire-Rescue station on Coldenham Road in Montgomery at around 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, causing extensive damage to the building and multiple pieces of firefighting apparatus. Five firefighters were taken to area hospitals for evaluation and were later released.  In an update shared later …
‘Deranged’ Killer Video Called Wife Minutes After Sister-In-Law’s North Massapequa Murder: DA ‘Deranged’ Killer Video Called Wife Minutes After Sister-In-Law’s North Massapequa Murder: DA
‘Deranged’ Killer Video Called Wife Minutes After Sister-In-Law’s North Massapequa Murder: DA A Long Island man who killed and raped his sister-in-law took a FaceTime call from his wife in the middle of the crime, authorities said Wednesday, July 29. Joseph Horner, 27, was indicted Wednesday on murder and rape charges in the killing of 25-year-old Victoria Castle at their home in North Massapequa on Monday, June 29, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Prosecutors said Horner killed Castle by strangling her to death, then left her on a bed and received a video call from his wife, the New York Post reported. After chatting casually on the call, Horner hung up and procee…
Genital Contusion Cover-Up Leads To Coaches, Players Charged In Cheltenham HS Football Hazing Genital Contusion Cover-Up Leads To Coaches, Players Charged In Cheltenham HS Football Hazing
Genital Contusion Cover-Up Leads To Coaches, Players Charged In Cheltenham HS Football Hazing A high school football hazing investigation has led to criminal charges against four coaches and six players after prosecutors say a 15-year-old sophomore suffered a genital contusion during two violent locker room assaults that were later covered up. The Pennsylvania hazing lead to charges of endangering the welfare of a child and conspiracy for Head coach Terence Tolbert, 55, of Elkins Park; associate head coach Darian "DJ" McFadden, 42, of Roslyn; assistant coach Benjamin Johnson III, 45, of Cheltenham; and volunteer coach Ralph Burnley, 60, of Elkins Park, following a Montgomery County I…
Explosive Diarrhea Illnesses Spread To 45 States: What To Know Now Explosive Diarrhea Illnesses Spread To 45 States: What To Know Now
Explosive Diarrhea Illnesses Spread To 45 States: What To Know Now A surge in an intestinal illness that can cause explosive diarrhea lasting for weeks has spread across most of the country, and confirmed cases may reveal only part of its reach. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in a surveillance update dated Tuesday, July 28, that 6,707 laboratory-confirmed domestic cases of cyclosporiasis had been recorded across 45 states. The cases were reported from Friday, May 1, through Monday, July 27. At least 423 patients have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The only states not reporting cases are Maine, South Carolina, Ne…
Boy Killed By Stray Bullet Was Valley Central Middle School Student, District Says Boy Killed By Stray Bullet Was Valley Central Middle School Student, District Says
Boy Killed By Stray Bullet Was Valley Central Middle School Student, District Says An Orange County middle school student was killed after being struck by a stray bullet during a weekend shooting in the Bronx, leaving his school community mourning the loss.  Jacob Freytes, also known as "Kai," a 12-year-old student at Valley Central Middle School in Montgomery, died on Saturday, July 25, after being shot during a shooting in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx, CBS News reported. According to the outlet, the shooting happened at about 5 p.m. near Elliot Place, where authorities allege William Ferrer, 45, repeatedly fired a handgun. Jacob was struck in the chest …
Virginia Teens Hid In Vacant Apartment, Ambushed Facebook Marketplace Seller: Stafford Sheriff Virginia Teens Hid In Vacant Apartment, Ambushed Facebook Marketplace Seller: Stafford Sheriff
Virginia Teens Hid In Vacant Apartment, Ambushed Facebook Marketplace Seller: Stafford Sheriff Several teens are facing serious criminal charges in Virginia after ambushing another group during a planned sale of a sweatshirt in Stafford, according to the sheriff's office. Four juveniles are facing charges following an investigation into reports of shots fired earlier this month on Ebenezer Church Road during a planned transaction. Investigators from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said the victims had traveled to the area to sell a Spyder-brand sweatshirt to a buyer they met through Facebook Marketplace. Upon arriving, the suspect briefly met with the victims before returning t…