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Randolph Mantooth Dies: Actor Built Decades-Long Career In Classic TV Shows, Soaps
He became famous playing a lifesaver, then spent decades honoring the people who do that work for real.
Actor Randolph Mantooth, best known for his role as firefighter-paramedic Johnny Gage on NBC’s 1970s series "Emergency!," died Thursday, July 9, at 80, according to multiple reports.
Mantooth died at a hospice facility in Ventura, California, after years of declining health, People reported, citing his brother, Donald Mantooth.
Entertainment Weekly also reported that Mantooth had battled several cancers before his death.
Born Randy DeRoy Mantooth in Sacramento, California, in 1945, he g…
New Rankings Reveal America's Most Loved Cities
A new travel ranking is giving vacation dreamers a fresh reason to argue over the map.
Travel + Leisure released its 2026 World's Best Awards list of the best cities in the US on Monday, July 7, after readers weighed in on their favorite travel experiences.
The magazine’s readers put Santa Fe, New Mexico, at No. 1 with a score of 88.85, ahead of Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, according to Travel + Leisure.
Santa Fe also ranked No. 19 among the best cities in the world. Travel + Leisure highlighted its sunshine, food, skiing, and cultural stops, including the Georgia O'K…
Battery Fire Risk Sparks Massive Recall For Many Types Of Power Tools: See Which Ones
More than 554,000 Kobalt yard power tools and batteries are being recalled because they can catch fire while charging.
Greenworks Tools issued the recall for about 554,780 Kobalt 24V and 48V tools and batteries, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, July 9. The recall includes trimmers, blowers, mowers, chainsaws, pruning saws, and other tools with USB-C batteries.
The lithium-ion batteries can short-circuit while they're being charged through the USB-C port while inserted in a tool. The recalled tools use 24V Kobalt-branded batteries with 3.0Ah, 4.0Ah, 5.0…
Teen Scooter Rider Flees Traffic Stop, Crashes Into SUV, Pole: Suffolk County Police
A 19-year-old motorized scooter rider was seriously injured after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop, crashing into an SUV, and slamming into a utility pole on Long Island, police said.
Albert Jose Rosario Duran, of Copiague, was riding a 2025 Racestar scooter southbound on Great Neck Road in Copiague when First Precinct officers attempted to stop him at approximately 12:05 p.m. Friday, July 10, Suffolk County Police said.
Rosario Duran refused to pull over and attempted to evade officers, according to investigators.
About eight minutes later, at approximately 12:13 p.m., Rosario Duran coll…
3 Cities In NY Among Worst For Bedbugs In Nation: See Full List
Bedbugs are biting their way through several Northeast cities, according to a new report.
Orkin released its 2026 Bed Bug Cities List on Tuesday, July 7. Several Northeast cities cracked the top 50, including Washington, DC, New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Hartford, Connecticut.
The pest control company based its rankings on treatment data from metro areas where Orkin performed the most bedbug treatments between Monday, May 12, 2025, and Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The list includes both residential and commercial treatments.
Chicago kept its spot as the nation's No. 1 city for…
NJ Woman Filmed Sex Act With 2-Year-Old, Saved Clip To Snapchat: Complaint
A 25-year-old New Jersey woman has been jailed on multiple offenses in connection with the sexual assault of a 2-year-old boy, according to charging documents obtained by Daily Voice.
Victoria Cranmer, of Little Egg Harbor, was lodged in the Ocean County Jail on Wednesday, July 8, in connection with the Wednesday, May 6, incident, which she filmed and saved to her Snapchat memories, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
WARNING: The following news story contains disturbing information. Reader discretion is advised.
The New Jersey Division of …
Gift Card Fraudster Who Mocked Elderly Victim Sentenced In $2.2M Scam: Feds
A Chinese gift card scammer’s $2.2 million fraud that resulted in a conviction in New York has him headed to federal prison, authorities said.
Jun Wang, 64, was sentenced to five years and 10 months behind bars on Tuesday, July 7 in Albany federal court, the Justice Department said.
In a secretly recorded conversation during the fraud, Wang spoke about an elderly victim with an FBI agent and told them, “The only loser is this lady,” and “Other than this lady, everybody’s happy,” investigators said.
Wang was part of a multinational money laundering conspiracy in which his role was to redeem…
Killer Who Strangled NY Native On Euro Trip Learns His Fate: Authorities
The killer who strangled a New York native to death during an “intimate encounter” while she was on vacation in Europe has learned his fate, authorities said.
The suspect — a 38-year-old man identified only by his initials LTM under Hungarian law — was sentenced Tuesday, July 7 to 14 years in prison for the killing of Mackenzie Michalski in Budapest, the Associated Press reported.
Michalski, 31, was visiting Budapest when she met the man, an Ireland native, inside a nightclub, authorities said. The two returned to the man’s rented apartment, where he strangled her to death, according to inv…
