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Lauren Bennett Dies At 37: Popular Singer's 'Party Rock Anthem' Became No. 1 Hit
Her voice helped define one of the biggest pop moments of the 2010s.
Lauren Bennett, best known for her featured vocals on LMFAO’s "Party Rock Anthem," has died at 37. Her former group, G.R.L., announced her death in an Instagram post on Monday, July 6.
No cause of death was announced.
"Our hearts are broken, and we cannot express how much she meant to us," G.R.L. said. "We will forever cherish the love, laughter, and countless memories she gave us. Her beautiful spirit touched so many lives, and she will be deeply missed and forever loved."
Bennett, born Lauren Diane Bennett in Meo…
29 People Died In NJ's Heatwave, Report Says
Twenty-nine people are believed to have died as a result of last week's heatwave in New Jersey, the New York Times reports.
Most of the fatalities were reported in New Jersey's heavily populated central and northern regions, where residents endured several consecutive days of triple-digit heat, the outlet reported, citing the state Department of Health. The heatwave lasted from Wednesday to Saturday. At times, temperatures in parts of the state felt like 110 degrees.
The victims ranged in age from their 30s to their 80s, and were found in homes, cars, and outside, according to Th…
Kids With Guns: Pair Of 13-Year-Old Boys Arrested In Back-To-Back NY Weapons Busts, Cops Say
Two 13-year-old boys were arrested for having illegal weapons in Albany within hours of each other, police said.
Both teens were arrested near Ontario Street, less than half a mile from each other and 15 hours apart, according to the Albany Police Department.
The first incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. Sunday, July 5, when cops tried to stop a boy near Ontario Street and Madison Avenue, police said. The teenager fled down side streets before ducking behind a car, according to investigators.
However, cops saw him and arrested him at the scene, then found a loaded gun under the car, authori…
Fentanyl, Cocaine, Ghost Gun Seized As State Police Bust Hudson Valley Drug Ring: Cops
Ten New Yorkers have been arrested in a sweeping long-term drug takedown in the Hudson Valley, authorities announced Monday, July 6.
New York State Police and their partners hit four locations across Ulster County on Thursday, June 18, seizing 700 grams of cocaine, crack, and fentanyl, an unregistered ghost gun, a 12-gauge shotgun and more than $3,100 cash, police said.
Nine of the suspects were charged with possessing and selling controlled substances. One person was busted for bail jumping during one of the raids, state police said.
The suspects were identified as:
Michael Ector, 44, o…
NY CVS, Yoga Studio Destroyed, Thousands Without Power After Severe Storms
Power restoration efforts are continuing across the Hudson Valley after violent thunderstorms tore through the Hudson Valley over the Fourth of July weekend, toppling trees, downing power lines, sparking fires, and even destroying businesses.
The storms, which swept through the region Saturday evening, July 4, left tens of thousands of customers without electricity and caused widespread damage across the county.
As of Monday morning at around 9:10 a.m., Central Hudson was reporting over 20,100 without power in Dutchess County; nearly 300 in the dark in Columbia County; over 430 …
Joby Baker Dies In New York: Familiar Face From Elvis, Disney, 'Gidget' Films
Joby Baker made a career out of finding the funny note in almost any scene.
The Canadian-born actor, comedian, and painter died of natural causes on Monday, June 22, at 92, his family told Deadline.
His family said he died in New York's Northern Westchester County, in Mount Kisco. The Hollywood Reporter reported that his granddaughter, Sofia Silverman, said Baker died nearby at a hospital in Westchester in Yonkers, New York.
Baker was a familiar face across TV and film in the 1960s and 1970s. He starred as radio DJ Dave Lewis on the single-season CBS sitcom "Good Morning World," opposite R…