Author: Lynn La (Lynn La)

Norris Church Mailer died in her Brooklyn Heights home last night after struggling many years with gastrointestinal cancer. She was 61 years old. Church Mailer was the sixth wife and widow of famed writer Norman Mailer, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his books The Armies of the Night (1968) and The Executioner’s Song (1979).

Three people were shot at a Long Island birthday party on Sunday around 1:30 a.m.. Eugene Smith, 17, of Fort Greene was killed, and Luigi Casimir, 19, and Drew Watson, 24, sustained non life-threatening injuries, according to NY Daily News. The party, hosted by Ron Kellman, 40, swelled up to 80 attendants by the time shots...

A goat head was discovered in Prospect Park today, the latest in a recent string of found slaughtered animal parts, according to the Gothamist. Found by a man out walking his dog, the head was found coated with orange wax. It may belong to one of the many goat bodies found at the park last...

Jury members are deliberating today on the case of John Katehis, who is on trial in Brooklyn, where he stands accused of killing a man he met through Cragislist, according to the NY Post. The victim, George Weber, was a WABC newsman. Katehis, who was 16 at the time, allegedly stabbed Weber 50 times after they...

A fugitive from Bay County, FL was arrested in Florida today, after being featured on WMBB News’ Wheel of Justice, according to the Walton Sun. Police from the Lynn Haven Police Department worked with U.S. Marshals Service in New York to arrest Marion Bernard Welch, 29, at a homeless shelter. Welch was wanted on charges...

Tomorrow at the New York City College of Technology Klitgord Center, former president Bill Clinton and NY State Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo will rally local democrats to vote. Located on 285 Jay Street, the Center will open its doors at 3 p.m. You can reserve a spot by emailing RSVP@nydems.org. For further information, visit the...

The Holy Love Pentecostal Church on Rutland Road caught on fire early this morning, according to CBS local news. Although all residents who lived around the church escaped safely, including those who lived on the eight floors above the church, three firefighters and one civilian were injured. The cause of the fire remains unknown.

Phillip Barry, 53, who worked at an investment firm in Bay Ridge stands trial for securities fraud, as reported by the New York Post. Barry is planning to testify that he took his clients’ money and invested it in $160 million worth of land in Sullivan County. Federal prosecutors are claiming that Barry actually bought...

Attempted robber Winston Cox, 19, was arrested by police after his unsuccessful robbery of the hair salon, Sabine’s Hallway, according to the New York Daily News. As reported earlier, NYPD Officer Ferris Jones was there at the scene getting her hair done. She identified herself as a police officer after he entered the salon, and shot...