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Josh Lanier

Assistant Managing Editor

jlanier@dailyvoice.com

Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.

Josh Lanier's Contributions

News

Woman Caught With Loaded Gun At Worcester Airport: TSA A Worcester woman packed a little too heavy for her recent trip, as security agents at the Worcester Regional Airport said they found a loaded pistol hidden in her carry-on bag. The 59-year-old woman had a loaded .22-caliber revolver in her bag with six rounds inside the gun on Monday, Aug. 21, TSA agents said. Security officials caught the weapon during a routine screening. Massachusetts State Police confiscated the gun, gave her a ticket, and the woman was allowed to make her flight. “A gun owner who possesses a Massachusetts License to Carry should know the rules and n…

08/23/2023

Police & Fire

Teen, 15, Pleads Not Guilty To Murder In Fatal Lynn Stabbing Of 17-Year-Old: DA A 15-year-old boy is being tried as an adult in the killing of a 17-year-old at a Lynn gas station Tuesday night, authorities said. Iram Allen Jr., 15, of Lynn, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder in the fatal stabbing of Daniel Marquez Santeliz at Alpha Convenience Store, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. He was ordered held without bail. Investigators say a fight broke out between a group of teenagers at the Freeman Square store around 6 p.m. In the melee, police say, Allen stabbed Marquez Santeliz and ran away. Doctors at Salem Hospital pronounced M…

08/23/2023

News

Cause Of Death Revealed For Obamas' Virginia Chef, Who Died On Martha's Vineyard: Report Medical investigators have ruled the death of Prince William County resident Tafari Campbell, the personal chef of former President Barack Obama, as an accident, reports said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Massachusetts performed an autopsy on the 45-year-old Campbell, who died after he fell into the ocean while paddleboarding on July 23 on Martha's Vineyard. Pathologists concluded his death was caused by "submersion in a body of water." Despite conspiracy theories online conjuring fantastic — and often impossible — reasons for his death, the autopsy confirmed the …

08/23/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Killing Motorcyclist In Western Mass A Berkshire County woman told a court on Tuesday, Aug. 22, that she was not at fault in the death of a 66-year-old Colrain motorcyclist she had a wreck with earlier this year, authorities said. Melissa C. Repka, 38, is charged with vehicle homicide by negligent operation and failure to yield the right of way in connection with the crash that killed Greg Herzig, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered Repka not to drive a vehicle for the duration of the trial. Police said Repka had pulled her rented Jeep Grand Cherokee to the side of Route 2 in…

08/23/2023

News

Cause Of Death Revealed For Obamas' Personal Chef, Who Died On Martha's Vineyard: Report Medical investigators have ruled the death of Tafari Campbell, the personal chef of former President Barack Obama, as an accident, reports said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Massachusetts performed an autopsy on the 45-year-old Campbell, who died after he fell into the ocean while paddleboarding on July 23 on Martha's Vineyard. Pathologists concluded his death was caused by "submersion in a body of water." Despite conspiracy theories online conjuring fantastic — and often impossible — reasons for his death, the autopsy confirmed the eyewitness reports. …

08/23/2023

News

'That Was Beautiful': Watch Mass Woman Wow Judges Again On 'America's Got Talent' Lavender Darcangelo returned to the "America's Got Talent" stage Tuesday night, Aug. 22, for her qualifier performance, and she did not disappoint. The 27-year-old blind woman from Fitchburg in Worcester County belted out a beautiful rendition of Foreigner's "I Wanna Know What Love Is" that ended in a standing ovation. Viewers should have expected no less from the woman who earned the coveted Golden Buzzer from judge Heidi Klum from her first performance in July. Related: Blind Fitchburg Singer Has 'America's Got Talent' Judges Raving: 'Magical' King of the scowl judge Simon Cowell was …

08/23/2023

Police & Fire

Holliston Man ID'd As Driver Killed In Multi-Car Crash In Brookline: Police Police have identified a man believed to have had a "medical event" that led to a multi-vehicle crash in Norfolk County on Sunday, Aug. 20. Jacques Ducrepin, 50, of Holliston, was driving the car that crashed into several others near the intersection of Route 9 and Warren Street in Brookline just after 2:30 p.m., authorities said. Ducrepin's car struck the other vehicles, veered off the road, and crashed into a tree, police said. He was pinned inside the wreckage along with his wife. Brookline firefighters cut them from the car, and paramedics rushed them to Beth Isr…

08/22/2023

Police & Fire

Mass Man Left Big Rocks On Busy Road For Months To Cause Wrecks: Police Police in Eastern Massachusetts say they've caught a man who placed at least 20 large rocks in the road to cause crashes over several months, authorities said. Cameron Currier, 31, of Kingston in Plymouth County, was recently arrested, and authorities plan to charge him with 11 counts of malicious damage to a motor vehicle, and nine counts of attempt to commit malicious damage to a car, Kington police said in a lengthy Facebook post. Each count is linked to a separate alleged incident. Police said Currier was placing rocks weighing between 15 to 50 pounds in the middle of Route 27 in K…

08/22/2023

News

NH Teen ID'd As Driver Killed In Wild Crash That Sent Engine Through Western Mass Home The 19-year-old who died in a police chase that ended in a spectacular crash in Hampshire County Sunday, Aug. 20, has been identified as a man from Henniker, New Hampshire. Miles Murray was behind the wheel of the speeding car when it lost control, left the road, and went airborne in Belchertown just before 9 p.m., sending pieces of the vehicle's engine through a nearby home, Belchertown police said. The crash caused so much damage inspectors condemned the house, friends said. Police tried to pull Murray's 2011 Nissan Altima on Route 202 South in Belcherto…

08/22/2023

Obituaries

10-Year-Old Girl Killed In Springfield Rampage Died Protecting Her Family: Obit Aubrianna Lynn Serra loved princesses, dancing, and gymnastics, but more than anything, she loved her family. The 10-year-old died trying to protect them when a gunman entered her grandmother's Springfield home last week, her obituary said. Aubrianna Lynn was shot on Aug. 14, along with her 12-year-old sister and grandmother, Kim Fairbanks, at a home at 174 Berkshire Ave., Springfield police said. Their upstairs neighbor Victor Nieves pulled the trigger before killing himself, police said. Aubrianna Lynn died three days after at Boston Children's Hospital after days in intensive care. …

08/22/2023

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