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NY Native, Singer Grace VanderWaal Mourns Death Of Her Mother: 'Can't Yet Find Words'
New York native and singer-songwriter Grace VanderWaal is mourning the death of her mother following a 17-month battle with cancer, her family announced.
VanderWaal, 21, shared an emotional tribute to her mother, Tina, on Instagram Tuesday, Oct. 21, writing, "Can’t yet find the words. I love you mommy. So much."
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According to VanderWaal's father, Dave, Tina died on Monday, Oct. 20. After her death, he posted a heartfelt message on Facebook, re…
Taylor Swift’s Ring Could Buy A Yacht, A Supercar, Or A Small Mansion — Take Your Pick
Taylor Swift’s new engagement ring isn’t just making headlines — it’s setting the jewelry world on fire.
The elongated cushion-cut old-mine diamond, bezel-set in yellow gold, could be worth close to $1 million, according to Al Bekdas of Labelle Jewelry in Totowa, NJ, who previously designed a No. 87 diamond charm Swift has been spotted wearing.
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“It has a lot of weight on the bottom so the radiant is a little more popular, but the elongated cushion is going to make a big comeback,” Bekdas told Daily Voice. From photos, he estimates the stone at “up to 12 to 15 carats.”
Bekdas, a…
Rap Videos Bragged Of Teen Shootings, Robberies: 22 Mak Balla Gang Members Indicted
Gang members filmed rap videos bragging about real violence—including 17 shootings, 22 illegal firearms, and over 40 narcotics deals—leading to a 168-count indictment of 22 alleged Mak Balla Family members, Suffolk County prosecutors announced Thursday, May 1.
'MBF 'Til The Death'
The MBF is a subset of the New York Blood Brim Army and operates primarily in the Long Island communities of Mastic, Mastic Beach, Shirley, and Coram. Prosecutors say its members took oaths, followed written gang “paperwork,” and pledged loyalty “MBF ‘til the death,” all while waging violent campaigns to gain terri…
Sean Kingston, Mom Federally Convicted In $1M Wire Fraud Scheme, Report Says
Rapper Sean Kingston and his mom Janice Turner have been convicted in a million-dollar luxury goods fraud scheme that prosecutors say involved bogus wire transfers, fake bank documents, and a whole lot of bling they never paid for, officials announced.
After more than 3½ hours of deliberation, a Florida jury on Friday, March 28, found Kingston, 34, and Turner, 61, guilty of federal wire fraud, NBC News reports.
Kingston was ordered to house arrest with electronic monitoring and must post a surety bond including a home worth $500,000 and $200,000 in cash, NBC said. Turner will remain in fede…
$1.7M Jewelry Store Theft: Duo Used Sledgehammer To Break Into Hudson Valley Business, Feds Say
Two New Jersey men have been arrested in connection with the violent, broad-daylight robbery of a jewelry store in New York that left customers and employees terrified, federal officials announced.
Essex County residents Kevin Williams, 26, and Byron Wilson, 24, both of Irvington, NJ, were arrested and charged in the December 2024 sledgehammer robbery at Tarrytown Jewelers in the Westchester County hamlet of Hartsdale, the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Tuesday, March 25.
The robbery happened just after 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Westch…
$250K In Jewels, Gold, Heirlooms Stolen From Luxury NY Homes By Nj-based Crew: Police
A crew of burglars accused of ransacking luxury homes in New York and stealing over $250,000 in jewelry, gold, and family heirlooms has been busted in New Jersey, Nassau County police announced.
David Fernando Moreno Hernandez, Juan Pablo Orjuela-Saavedra, and Ivan Stewar Ramirez-Villalobos, all Colombian nationals based in Newark and East Orange, are accused of breaking into homes in Muttontown and Old Westbury over several months, detectives said in a release on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.
The trio allegedly shattered rear windows and glass doors to enter unoccupied homes under cover of ni…
