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Vintage Plane Kills Woman Moving Camera Tripod In Airfield: NY State Police
A woman photographing a vintage airplane was struck and killed while trying to move her camera tripod out of its path at a privately owned New York airfield, state police announced on Friday, Nov. 6.
Pamela M. Haselton, 67, of Wilmington, was killed at Catalano Airfield on Hazelton Road in the town of Wilmington, Essex County, according to New York State Police.
The incident was reported at approximately 3:47 p.m. Friday, police said.
Investigators determined that a 1943 Aeronca L3, a single-engine, two-seat aircraft operated by James J. Catalano, 77, of Wilmington, had successfully landed…
Emaciated, Infected Dog Rescued From New York Home, Officials Say
An emaciated and infected dog has been rescued from a Long Island home, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 6.
The suffering dog was discovered at residence in Islip on Sunday, Oct. 25, the Suffolk County SPCA said.
It was “suffering from severe emaciation, a severe chronic skin infection, and serious infections in both ears,” the SPCA said. Rescuers immediately transported the dog to a veterinarian for emergency care, according to the group.
The SPCA will provide additional details about the rescue operation and the dog’s condition at a press conference Monday, Nov. 9, the organization sai…
Comcast Cofounder Who Helped Build Cable Giant Dead Weeks After $20M Gift
A Philadelphia cable television pioneer who helped build Comcast and recently joined his wife in giving $20 million to the city’s art museum has died, the company announced Friday, Nov. 6.
Julian A. Brodsky died Thursday, Nov. 5, at 93, according to Comcast’s announcement.
“Julian was an extraordinary leader, a brilliant financial mind, and one of the architects of cable television,” Comcast Chairman Brian L. Roberts said.
Brodsky and Daniel Aaron helped Ralph Roberts build the company following the 1963 purchase of American Cable Systems, a cable operation serving 1,200 subscribers in Tup…
‘He Would Not Stop’: Daughter Shares Stepdad’s 'Obsession' And 'Shrine' Before NY Mom’s Killing
A New York woman and her daughter suffered years of abuse from her ex-husband before her murder in late October, her family said.
Norman Lohr was “obsessed” with his stepdaughter, Allison Pelc, and raped her three years ago, Pelc said Monday, Nov. 2 in a Facebook video.
“He was just so obsessed after doing what he did to me. He would not stop,” Allison Pelc said in the video.
Pelc’s mother, Mellissa K. Pelc-Lohr, was shot and killed in Moira, NY, on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Norman Lohr, Mellissa’s ex-husband and the chief suspect in her murder, died by suicide following a police chase hours later…
Wife Recalls Final Desperate Phone Call With Husband Before Drowning In Florida Floodwaters
A Massachusetts native is mourning her husband after a deadly Florida flood trapped the father of four inside his vehicle as he pleaded for help during a final FaceTime call with his wife.
Stacy Petit Bennett, a Walpole native, lost her husband, 34-year-old Joshua Bennett, on Monday, Nov. 2, when fast-moving floodwaters submerged his vehicle in Palm Bay, Florida.
Joshua had gone out for coffee when rising water surrounded his vehicle
"He called me on FaceTime, and he was just crying like, 'I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.' And he said he's in the middle of a ri…
NY Man, 63, Admits To Sexually Abusing Child Younger Than 13 — Now Faces Prison
A 63-year-old Orange County man has admitted to sexually abusing a child younger than 13 over a period of more than two years that began more than two decades ago, prosecutors said.
Monroe resident Bayani Ibanez, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree course of sexual conduct against a child in Orange County Court on Monday, Nov. 2, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.
During his guilty plea, Ibanez admitted to committing multiple acts of sexual abuse involving a child younger than 13 between July 2006 and January 2009, prosecutors said. As par…
Missing Girl, 10, Found Dead In Car Trunk, Foster Mom Charged With Murder
A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who vanished from her foster home more than a week ago was found dead inside the trunk of a car in South Jersey, with bruising and scars suggesting a history of abuse, authorities announced Thursday, Nov. 5.
Malayshia Alford's foster mother, Caprice Williams, 36, has been charged with murder, abuse of a corpse, and several other related offenses, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced during a Thursday evening news conference.
The child's remains were discovered by Philadelphia police in Linwood, located in Atlantic County, following an invest…
15 Knives, Crossbow, Blow Torch, Meth Found On Man After 911 Call In Hudson Valley: Police
Following an intense 911 call in Dutchess County, authorities arrested a man who they said was found with more than a dozen knives, a crossbow, methamphetamine, and more.
The incident happened on Pleasant View Avenue in Beacon on Monday, Nov. 2, when officers responded to an emergency call with screaming in the background, Beacon Police announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.
When officers arrived, they encountered Harold Gaines, 41, of Newburgh, and began questioning him, the department said.
During the encounter, officers discovered that Gaines was carrying several knives and had an a…
Man Stabbed 71-Year-Old 28 Times In Brutal Hudson Valley Murder, Prosecutors Say
A 71-year-old man found dead inside his Dutchess County home last month was stabbed around 28 times in the head, neck, and abdomen, prosecutors have revealed — and his accused killer faces a murder indictment.
Nicholus Peterson, 31, was arraigned on an indictment charging him with second-degree murder in the death of William Martin Wein, 71, in Hyde Park, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Thursday, Nov. 5.
According to prosecutors, Peterson allegedly stabbed Wein approximately 27 times in the head and neck and once in the abdomen with a sharp instrume…
Westchester's Only Republican County Legislator Trails Democrat — But Vote Count Continues
The only Republican on the Westchester County Board of Legislators could be on his way out, with his Democratic challenger holding a lead of nearly 1,000 votes as election officials continue counting thousands of ballots following widespread Election Day voting machine failures.
James Nolan, the Republican incumbent representing District 15, was trailing Democrat Kisha D. Skipper by 999 votes in unofficial results posted as of 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4.
According to the Westchester County Board of Elections, Skipper had received 4,952 votes, or 55.57 percent, compared to 3,95…
Retired NY Cop Stayed On Phone With Daughter For 14 Minutes Before Her Death In Murder-Suicide
A retired NYPD officer from Dutchess County said he spent 14 minutes on the phone with his daughter as her boyfriend held a gun to her head, desperately pleading for her life before hearing the shot that killed her.
Rudy Cantarini, of Poughkeepsie, described the horrifying final moments of his daughter, Andrea Cantarini, 37, who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide inside her Bronx apartment on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, the New York Post reported.
Andrea, a Brooklyn native and nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, was allegedly shot in the head by her boyfriend, Juan Cornelio D…
Ballot Fraud: NY GOP Official, 25, Arrested After Investigation Into Primary Election
A Republican Party official in Rockland County has been arrested on multiple felony charges after authorities said they received a complaint that a voter's ballot may have been cast without their knowledge.
Aidan Rowan, 25, of Stony Point, a member of the Stony Point Republican County Committee, surrendered to the Rockland County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, Nov. 4, according to Sheriff Louis Falco III.
The arrest stems from allegations of ballot fraud during the June 23, 2026, Republican County Committee primary election in Stony Point, in which Rowan was a candidate.
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Mom's Topless NYC Marathon Run Was About Much More Than Turning Heads
A New Jersey mother who survived two types of breast cancer is going viral for running the New York City Marathon topless, proudly displaying the scars left behind by the disease she fought to overcome.
Lauren Spiezia, 33, completed the 26.2-mile race Sunday, Nov. 1, in 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 5 seconds, according to official marathon results.
Diagnosed with breast cancer at 31, Spiezia underwent chemotherapy, a bilateral mastectomy, and reconstruction. Rather than cover the scars left behind, she made them part of her message: "Today, I’m running the NYC Marathon with my scars uncove…
