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East Bay community leader John Slatten dies at 90
John Slatten, a consummate volunteer who over the years worked tirelessly to bring quality medical resources to East Contra Costa County, died Wednesday at his home in Antioch. He was 90. When Slatten...
View Article‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies at 43
By Ryan Pearson | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the...
View ArticleEx-UConn star, top NBA sixth man Cliff Robinson dies at 53
By Brian Mahoney| Associated Press Cliff Robinson guided UConn out from the bottom and almost helped take the Portland Trail Blazers to the top. He was one of the NBA’s best sixth men, a versatile...
View ArticleFormer Mets star pitcher Tom Seaver dead at 75
By Ronald Blum | Associated Press NEW YORK — Tom Seaver, the galvanizing leader of the Miracle Mets 1969 championship team and a pitcher who personified the rise of expansion teams during an era of...
View ArticleHall of Famer Lou Brock dead at 81
NEW YORK — Hall of Famer Lou Brock, one of baseball’s signature leadoff hitters and base stealers who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win three pennants and two World Series titles in the 1960s, has...
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Forrest Fenn dies; thousands hunted for his hidden treasure
(CNN) — Forrest Fenn, whose 10-year treasure hunt inspired thousands of people to explore out West, has died, police confirmed to CNN. He was 90. Forrest Fenn, 2010 photograph. (Denver Post) Fenn died...
View ArticleDiana Rigg, star of ‘The Avengers’ and ‘Game of Thrones,’ dies at 82
By Carmel Dagan | Variety Diana Rigg, the Tony and Emmy winner who splashed into the world of television with her commanding turn as intelligence agent Emma Peel on “The Avengers” in the 1960s and...
View ArticleRonald ‘Khalis’ Bell, co-founder of Kool & the Gang, dies at 68
By Jonathan Landrum Jr. | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder, singer and producer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68. Bell died at his home in the U.S....
View ArticleToots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dead at 77
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Toots Hibbert, one of reggae’s founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it an international movement through such...
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U.S. Airman from California dies in crash while on patrol in Kuwait
A 26-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force from Anaheim died Saturday, Sept. 12, in a single-vehicle crash while on patrol in Kuwait, military officials said Sunday. Senior Airman Jason Khai Phan died...
View Article‘Pillar’ of Antioch, James Boccio Sr., dies after short illness
James Boccio Sr., an Antioch icon well known for making a difference and volunteering numerous hours of his time, died Sept. 8 at his home after a short illness. He was 95. The three-time Antioch...
View ArticleAnn Getty, SF philanthropist and socialite, dies at 79
By Olga R. Rodriguez | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Ann Getty, a longtime benefactor of the arts and culture in San Francisco who married into the storied Getty family, died Monday. She was 79. She...
View ArticleBill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft co-founder, dies at 94
By Gene Johnson | Associated Press SEATTLE — William H. Gates II, a lawyer and philanthropist best known as the father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has died at 94. Gates died peacefully Monday...
View ArticleHundreds gather at Supreme Court to mourn Ginsburg’s death
By Michael Balsamo | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hundreds of people gathered Friday night outside the Supreme Court, singing in a candlelight vigil and weeping together as they mourned the death of...
View ArticlePhotos: Ruth Bader Ginsburg through the years
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday from complications to metastatic cancer. She was 87. The jurist was...
View ArticleGary Hughes, longtime MLB scout with deep Bay Area ties, remembered as...
Gary Hughes, a Bay Area native and beloved professional scout for the Giants as well as numerous other big league organizations during a 54-year career, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 79....
View ArticleMemorial and rally held in San Francisco for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. Over 100 community members gathered in front of City Hall Sunday morning in San Francisco to honor the late Supreme Court...
View ArticleRobert Graetz, who backed Montgomery boycott, dies at 92
By Alisha Ebrahimji | CNN Robert Graetz, a White minister famously known for his support of the Montgomery bus boycott died on Sunday, according to a Facebook post from the Southeastern Synod...
View ArticleLonsdale, Bond villain, ‘Day of the Jackal’ star, dead at 89
By Naman Ramachandran | Variety.com LOS ANGELES – French actor Michael Lonsdale, who was known internationally for his roles as the villain Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film “Moonraker” and...
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Snapp Shots: Celebrate anniversary of Berkeley’s ‘Waving Man’
Once upon a time, a man named Joseph W. Charles stepped outside his house on the corner of Berkeley’s Oregon Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way and began waving to the passing motorists on their way...
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