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BET Host, Radio Legend Angela Stribling Dies
Angela Stribling, a former BET host, jazz artist, and longtime radio personality whose voice became a staple in Washington, DC, and beyond, has died, loved ones announced on social media Sunday, Sept. 27. She was 58 years old.
A cause of death was not made public.
Her friend and former BET colleague Ed Gordon was one of many mourning her loss.
“So very sad to hear Angela Stribling has passed away. We worked together and became friends during our years at the network and remained friends once we both moved on to other opportunities.”
Stribling hosted several shows during her years at BET, …
Pete Byrne Dies: Naked Eyes Frontman Leaves Lasting Pop Legacy
A defining voice from the MTV-era new wave boom has gone silent.
Naked Eyes announced Wednesday, Sept. 23, that Pete Byrne, the singer and songwriter for the British synth-pop group, had died at age 74.
Byrne died peacefully in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, Sept. 14, following a brief illness, according to the announcement posted on the band’s website.
He was best known as half of Naked Eyes, the duo he formed with musical partner Rob Fisher in 1982. The pair scored one of the era’s most enduring pop hits with their synth-pop version of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “Always Somethin…
Parking Lot Drug Bust Leads Police To Gun Inside Danbury Housing Authority Apartment
A drug sale in a Connecticut parking lot led police to crack cocaine and a gun inside a housing authority apartment, investigators said.
Patricia Saunders, 59, of Danbury, and Ronald Reiske Jr., 49, of Brookfield, were arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 22, after a month-long investigation into drug sales in Danbury, authorities said. The DEA’s Bridgeport office assisted.
Police said detectives watched Saunders leave her apartment at 7 Fairfield Ridge in Danbury and drive to 72 South St., where they saw her make a drug sale. Officers took Saunders and Reiske into custody without incident.
Th…
CT Man Admits Shooting, Killing Acquaintance After Dispute In NY Apartment: DA
More than five years after a 24-year-old man was shot multiple times inside a Westchester County, NY apartment building, the Connecticut man accused of killing him has admitted to murder.
Hartford resident Claismar Abreu Then, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Thursday, Sept. 24, in Westchester County Court, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Sept. 25.
The conviction stems from the killing of Yonkers resident Joseph Pichardo, who was shot inside an apartment building on Fairview Street on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.
At around 10:03 p.m…
Accused Penn State Cocaine Ringleader Pushes For Later Trial Date: Court Docs
The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is pushing to take his case before a Centre County jury in December after being held for court, court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 22 show.
Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury, previously of Carle Place, New York, was held for further proceedings following a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to a motion filed by his attorney, Philip M. Masorti.
His formal arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 30, but Abbatiello intends to waive that a…
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NJ Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell Resigns Following Sexual Harassment, Ethics Findings
Dale Caldwell is stepping down.
New Jersey's lieutenant governor, hand-picked by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, resigned from his post on Friday afternoon, Sept. 25, following the release of a 61-page report detailing his inappropriate behavior with women, the governor announced at a press conference.
Caldwell is accused of making sexual remark to a female staffer, requesting staff help him find a "first lady," and a comment that having two female staffers "one on each arm" made him look good, according to the report, released on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Caldwell improperly brought personal gue…
