Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak Update: Cyclospora Cases Spike In 31 States, Including NY Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak Update: Cyclospora Cases Spike In 31 States, Including NY
Diarrhea Parasite Outbreak Update: Cyclospora Cases Spike In 31 States, Including NY A summer stomach illness is spreading fast, and health officials are still searching for the source. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday, July 10, that it has received 843 confirmed domestic cases of cyclosporiasis across 31 states, according to the CDC’s updated surveillance page. That is a sharp jump from 145 cases in 17 states cited in Daily Voice’s Wednesday, July 1, report. Original report: Cyclospora Parasite Outbreak Hits These States Hardest Cyclosporiasis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by the microscopic Cyclospora parasite. The CDC said…
Man Who Went Viral For Silent Breakdance At Town Council Meeting's Latest Stunt Ends In Arrest Man Who Went Viral For Silent Breakdance At Town Council Meeting's Latest Stunt Ends In Arrest
Man Who Went Viral For Silent Breakdance At Town Council Meeting's Latest Stunt Ends In Arrest Months of singing, dancing, breakdancing, and bizarre public comment performances finally caught up with William Thilly. The 52-year-old, who has become a viral fixture at Cranford Township Committee meetings, was arrested after his latest appearance on Tuesday, July 7, ended with police escorting him out of Town Hall. Thilly, who, according to his website, is a Democratic candidate for Cranford's Township Committee, has become a familiar face at nearly every committee meeting. Thilly typically uses his allotted five minutes during public comment not to address township business, but t…
Slain NY Mom, 71, Spent Years Trying To Help Son Accused Of Killing Her: Report Slain NY Mom, 71, Spent Years Trying To Help Son Accused Of Killing Her: Report
Slain NY Mom, 71, Spent Years Trying To Help Son Accused Of Killing Her: Report A 71-year-old Westchester County woman who prosecutors said was beaten and stabbed to death by her son spent years trying to help him build a future and worried deeply about his well-being, according to reports. As Daily Voice previously reported, Chester Green, 26, was arraigned on Wednesday, July 8, on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of his mother, Marian Green, at their home on Butler Road in Scarsdale's Fox Meadow neighborhood. Prosecutors allege he killed her sometime between Sunday, July 5, and Tuesday, July 7, by stabbing and beating her with both a sharp and blunt objec…
Man Saved From Walkway Over Hudson By Police, Hospitalized Man Saved From Walkway Over Hudson By Police, Hospitalized
Man Saved From Walkway Over Hudson By Police, Hospitalized Police talked a man in crisis down from the Walkway Over the Hudson, safely getting him to a hospital. The incident happened on Thursday, July 9, when authorities received a call regarding a person in crisis on the pedestrian bridge in Poughkeepsie at around 3:49 p.m., the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said. Officers responded to the Walkway and learned the man had taken off his shoes and was trying to climb over the rail in the middle of the bridge.  Police soon made contact with him and began a dialogue using crisis intervention training, the department said. After a short…
Man, 34, Accused Of Sexually Abusing 4-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Man, 34, Accused Of Sexually Abusing 4-Year-Old In Hudson Valley
Man, 34, Accused Of Sexually Abusing 4-Year-Old In Hudson Valley A 34-year-old man faces charges after allegedly sexually abusing a young child in Orange County, police said. Town of Wallkill resident Alejandro Martinez, 34, was arrested on Thursday, July 2, following an investigation into the sexual abuse of a child, the Town of Wallkill Police Department announced on Thursday, July 9. According to police, on April 8, officers responded to a Wallkill home after receiving a report of a 4-year-old child being sexually abused. A follow-up investigation identified Martinez as the suspect, the department said. Martinez was charged with first-degre…
Accused Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Oxycodone, Scale On I-84 In Putnam County: Sheriff Accused Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Oxycodone, Scale On I-84 In Putnam County: Sheriff
Accused Dealer Caught With Cocaine, Oxycodone, Scale On I-84 In Putnam County: Sheriff An alleged dealer from Connecticut was pulled over on Interstate 84 in Putnam County, NY, leading authorities to discover marijuana, cocaine, oxycodone, and packaging materials in his car, police said. Danbury resident Frederick Douglass Wolfolk, 33, was arrested following a traffic stop in Southeast, NY, on Tuesday, July 7, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, July 9. The arrest happened at around 1:05 a.m. on Tuesday, when sheriff's deputies were conducting traffic enforcement on Interstate 84 westbound in the area. Deputies said they stopped a vehicle after obse…
Roadway Depression Forms On I-684, Causes Lane Closures Roadway Depression Forms On I-684, Causes Lane Closures
Roadway Depression Forms On I-684, Causes Lane Closures Drivers traveling on Interstate 684 in northern Westchester County should expect delays after a roadway depression was found forming during construction work, prompting emergency lane closures.  The issue was discovered on Thursday afternoon, July 9, while a New York State Department of Transportation contractor was repairing a deteriorated drainage pipe along Interstate 684 in Lewisboro, according to the agency.  Workers noticed a depression forming in the highway and immediately shut down the affected lanes as a precaution. Emergency services were also notified. NYSDOT crews we…
Get Free Meals, Waffle Fries At Chick-Fil-A: Here's How Get Free Meals, Waffle Fries At Chick-Fil-A: Here's How
Get Free Meals, Waffle Fries At Chick-Fil-A: Here's How Chick-fil-A is giving customers a chance to score free meals and waffle fries in the middle of July. The chain launched its new "Spot the Cows" game in the Chick-fil-A App on Tuesday, July 7. The limited-time game is available exclusively to Chick-fil-A One members through Monday, July 13. Members who complete the game will receive a reward for one free medium waffle fries, available while supplies last at participating restaurants. Players search different scenes for cows without their costumes and tap them to help them "suit up" before the timer runs out. The reward is limited to one per…
'Grey's Anatomy' Star Addresses Rumored Run In Controversial Senate Race: 'I Want Integrity' 'Grey's Anatomy' Star Addresses Rumored Run In Controversial Senate Race: 'I Want Integrity'
'Grey's Anatomy' Star Addresses Rumored Run In Controversial Senate Race: 'I Want Integrity' "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey said he won't run for the US Senate in his native Maine after Democratic nominee Graham Platner's exit from the race. Dempsey, who was born in Lewiston, Maine, announced his decision in an op-ed on Wednesday, Sept. 8. The Portland Press Herald published Dempsey's column just hours before Platner said he would withdraw from the race following a sexual assault allegation that he denies. Platner's anticipated departure prompted Maine Democrats to begin searching for a replacement candidate to challenge five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins…
Lauren Bennett's Family Shares New Details After Popular Singer's Death At 37 Lauren Bennett's Family Shares New Details After Popular Singer's Death At 37
Lauren Bennett's Family Shares New Details After Popular Singer's Death At 37 Lauren Bennett’s family is sharing more about the months before her death. The singer, best known for her featured vocals on LMFAO’s "Party Rock Anthem," died at 37, Daily Voice reported earlier this week. Her former group, G.R.L., announced her death in an Instagram post on Monday, July 6. Bennett’s father, Richard Bennett, later shared additional details in an Instagram post, saying the family had no suspicions about the circumstances of her death. "Months before her death, Lauren experienced a severe reaction to a prescribed medication," he wrote. "As a family, we all rallied around he…
Katie Couric Reveals Terrifying Medical Scare Katie Couric Reveals Terrifying Medical Scare
Katie Couric Reveals Terrifying Medical Scare Katie Couric has spent decades guiding viewers through breaking news. This time, the breaking news was happening to her. The 69-year-old journalist detailed the frightening episode in a Substack essay titled "The Day I’ll Never Remember: How I suddenly lost hours of my life," published Monday, July 6. Couric wrote that the scare happened Saturday, June 27, while she was in Aspen, Colorado, for the Aspen Ideas Festival. She was scheduled to moderate one panel and speak on another. Her day started normally. She walked into town, bought iced coffee, peaches, nectarines, kettle corn, and a str…
Westchester Mom Suffocated To Death In Ireland, 'Asylum Seeker' Suspect Fled To Turkey: Reports Westchester Mom Suffocated To Death In Ireland, 'Asylum Seeker' Suspect Fled To Turkey: Reports
Westchester Mom Suffocated To Death In Ireland, 'Asylum Seeker' Suspect Fled To Turkey: Reports A Westchester mother who moved to Ireland with her young daughter was suffocated to death inside her new home, and authorities are now searching for the suspect, who police worry has already fled to the Middle East, according to multiple reports. Jamey Carney, 43, an Armonk native who relocated to Killarney, County Kerry, in 2021 with her now-13-year-old daughter, was found by a family member early Tuesday, July 7, according to The Irish Times. A postmortem examination determined that Carney had been assaulted and suffered head injuries, but died from suffocation, the outlet reported. Garda…