Activists, artists paint San Jose mural to honor lives of homeless residents
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device A group of activists, artists and local residents gathered in the wee hours Saturday morning to paint a sprawling street...
View ArticleWilford Brimley, ‘Cocoon’ and ‘Natural’ actor, dies at 85
By LYNN ELBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wilford Brimley, who worked his way up from movie stunt rider to an indelible character actor who brought gruff charm, and sometimes menace, to a range of films that...
View ArticleHume, who shared Nobel Prize over N. Ireland work, dies at 83
By Danica Kirka | Associated Press LONDON — John Hume, the visionary politician who won a Nobel Peace Prize for fashioning the agreement that ended violence in his native Northern Ireland, has died at...
View ArticleRalph Barbieri, Bay Area radio legend, dead at 74
Ralph Barbieri, a Bay Area radio sports-talk legend, and one of the “founding fathers” of KNBR (680 AM), died at his home in Novato on Monday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 74....
View ArticleNine men who died in Marine training accident came from across California and...
Many of the eight men now presumed dead after their amphibious assault vehicle sunk in deep water off San Clemente Island were celebrating milestones in their personal lives as they trained for their...
View ArticleLegendary NY columnist, writer, Pete Hamill dies at 85
By Thalia Beaty | Associated Press NEW YORK — Pete Hamill, the self-taught, street-wise newspaper columnist whose love affair with New York inspired a colorful and uniquely influential journalistic...
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Truong Tien Dat dies, former South Vietnamese Senator and San Jose real...
Truong Tien Dat, a former South Vietnamese senator considered a maverick for fighting government corruption and who endured a harrowing escape from communists as Saigon fell and later built a new life...
View ArticleBrent Scowcroft, adviser to presidents Bush, Ford, dies at 95
By Douglass K. Daniel | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Brent Scowcroft, who played a prominent role in American foreign policy as national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush...
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Janet Abrams, 73, longtime pillar of Walnut Creek, passes away
Janet Abrams, a Walnut Creek resident for 35 years, found her calling in civic mindedness and community service. When she passed away July 27 at age 73, she left behind her mark from fundraising and...
View ArticleBob March, beloved children’s TV show host, dies
Click here if you are having trouble viewing the slideshow on a mobile device. Bob March, who rose to fame during the early years of television broadcasting in the Bay Area as “Captain Satellite,” has...
View ArticleTrini Lopez, pop singer and actor, dead at 83
By Pat Saperstein | Variety.com LOS ANGELES – Trini Lopez, the pop singer and guitarist who also acted in Robert Aldrich’s “The Dirty Dozen,” died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19. Palm Springs...
View ArticleSumner Redstone, media mogul who built CBS, Viacom, dies at 97
Associated Press Sumner Redstone, who joined his family’s drive-in movie chain in the 1950s and used it to build a vast media empire that included CBS and Viacom, has died. He was 97. Under his watch,...
View ArticleRobert Trump, the president’s younger brother, dead at 71, president says in...
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, a businessman known for an even keel that seemed almost incompatible with the family name, died...
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Downtown San Jose success splits up Groundwerx’s dynamic duo
If you’ve been to downtown San Jose, you’ve probably seen Groundwerx workers, either right in front of you or out of the corner of your eye. They’re the people in orange and green outfits who are...
View ArticleAngie Accornero, 92, was longtime fixture on Solano Avenue
Angie Accornero, of Kensington, a longtime presence on Solano Avenue and in West Contra Costa County, died July 30. She was 92. Related Articles Albany-Berkeley commercial district ready to show off at...
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Justin Townes Earle dies at age 38; singer-songwriter, Steve Earle’s son
(CNN) — Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle has died, according to a Sunday announcement from his representatives. He is the son of country rocker Steve Earle. “It is with tremendous sadness that we...
View ArticleHonored California Army paratrooper laid to rest, his death still a mystery
Growing up, baby brother Enrique “Quique” Roman-Martinez imagined himself as the heroic blue Power Ranger, beating the bad guys, saving the day and driving his older sisters crazy. Born in Pomona and...
View ArticleD.J. Rogers, an underappreciated soul music talent, dies at 72
D.J. Rogers, the underappreciated soul singer-songwriter who died Aug. 22 at the age of 72, had one of those voices that just stuck in your head. Start your day by listening to the Southern California...
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Longtime San Jose city attorney Rick Doyle dies just weeks after retiring
Former San Jose City Attorney Rick Doyle, who spent the past two decades defending the city through some of its most tumultuous times, has died — just two weeks after he retired. He was 65. San Jose...
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Motorcade stretches two miles to honor San Quentin prison guard killed by...
SAN JOSE — The motorcade stretched two miles Wednesday along the smoky foothills of Interstate 680, where more than 200 cars fluttering with American flags followed the coffin of San Quentin Prison...
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