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Marvin Hagler, middleweight boxing legend, dies at 66
In this April 1987 file photo, “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler, left, moves in on “Sugar” Ray Leonard during the third round of their middleweight bout in Las Vegas. Leonard won a controversial split...
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Grammys 2021: Social media talks ‘In Memoriam’ performances by Lionel Richie,...
Sunday’s 63rd Grammy Awards introduced a surprise change to the In Memoriam segment. In years past, the “In Memoriam” segment would typically feature a performer singing over a montage of photos...
View ArticleRonald DeFeo Jr. dies; killed his family in ‘Amityville Horror’ house
(CNN) — Ronald DeFeo Jr., the killer in “The Amityville Horror” case, has died, according to a spokesperson for the New York State prisons department. DeFeo, who was 69, was serving a sentence of 25...
View ArticleYaphet Kotto, beloved for role in ‘Homicide: Life on the Street,’ dies at 81
By Jake Coyle | Associated Press NEW YORK — Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and “Alien,”...
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James Levine, longtime conductor for New York’s Metropolitan Opera, dies at 77
By Ronald Blum | Associated Press NEW YORK — Conductor James Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for more than four decades before being eased aside when his health declined and then was...
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Bob Ingle, visionary Mercury News editor who saw the digital future, dies at 81
Bob Ingle saw the future. In 1990, as the executive editor of the San Jose Mercury News, he wrote a prescient report to his boss, Knight Ridder executive Tony Ridder, about the direction the newspaper...
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Oakland: Everett & Jones owner, homeless advocate Dorothy King dies
OAKLAND — Dorothy King, owner of local restaurant favorite Everett & Jones Barbeque and a fierce advocate for homeless residents, died Wednesday after a battle with breast cancer, according to her...
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COVID: Bay Area family finally able to gather to remember beloved grandmother...
CLICK HERE if you can’t view the gallery in a mobile device. There was no funeral service, no community gathering after Arcelia Martinez died last March of COVID-19. Just hollow birthdays and longing....
View ArticleElgin Baylor, the first L.A. Lakers superstar, dies at 86
The lineage of superstars on the Los Angeles Lakers is so rich and accomplished that debates will rage on for decades of which one was the greatest. Only one will ever be the first. Elgin Baylor, the...
View ArticleOscar-nominated actor George Segal dead at 87
By Jill Serjeant | Reuters LOS ANGELES – George Segal, the Oscar-nominated actor who sparred with Richard Burton in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” romanced Glenda Jackson in “A Touch of Class” and...
View ArticleBoulder shooting victims: Identifying the 10 lives lost
Boulder police on Tuesday identified the 10 victims of the mass shooting at the Table Mesa King Soopers. Victims ranged in age from 20 to 65 and included grocery store workers, a police officer rushing...
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Jessica Walter, actress who starred in ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Archer,’...
French actor Yves Montand (R) meets US actress Jessica Walter before the filming of “Grand Prix” directed by John Frankenheimer (L) at the terrace of an hotel in Paris on April 9, 1966. / AFP PHOTO / –...
View ArticleFormer East Bay prep basketball star dies in I-5 crash days after playing in...
Former Moreau Catholic basketball player Oscar Frayer died in a car crash this week in San Joaquin County, just days after playing for Grand Canyon University in the men’s NCAA Tournament. Frayer, 23,...
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Larry McMurtry, novelist beloved for chronicles of the American West, dies at 84
By Cynthia Osterman | Reuters Novelist Larry McMurtry, who wrote of complex relationships in novels such as “The Last Picture Show” and “Terms of Endearment,” and then helped redefine the American Old...
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Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104
By Hillel Italie | Associated Press NEW YORK — Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus...
View ArticleCharles Davidson, philanthropist and developer, dies
SAN JOSE — Charles W. Davidson, a legendary philanthropist and developer in Silicon Valley who built thousands of homes, was a pioneer in affordable housing, and provided San Jose State University with...
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A ‘real superhero.’ Family of Dublin trustee Kuo calls her life a blessing
In their first comments since her tragic death Wednesday, the family of a beloved Dublin Unified School District board member called her a “real superhero” and said her “tireless love” was a blessing....
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Photos: Dublin trustee Catherine Kuo honored at vigil
Catherine Kuo (Dublin Unified School District) More than 1,000 people gathered Sunday night at a Dublin park to honor the life of a school board member who died tragically last week. Catherine Kuo’s...
View ArticleObama family matriarch dies at 99 in Kenya
By Tom Odula | Associated Press NAIROBI — Sarah Obama, the matriarch of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s Kenyan family has died, relatives and officials confirmed Monday. She was at least 99 years...
View ArticleInfamous Bay Area ‘dope lawyer’ to the stars Brian Rohan dies
SAN FRANCISCO — Brian Rohan, who was known as San Francisco’s “dope lawyer” for 1960s counterculture clients like the Grateful Dead and Ken Kesey, has died, according to a newspaper report Sunday. He...
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