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Sighting Patches, the famed West Coast dolphin, will always be a tribute to...
Patches, a unique-looking dolphin is seen off Dana Point on June 12, 2021. He was first discovered by naturalist Mark Tyson in 2006. (Photo courtesy of danawharf.com) Patches, a unique-looking dolphin...
View ArticleFrank Bonner, scene-stealing actor on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ dies at 79
By Antonio Ferme | Variety Frank Bonner, the veteran actor who became famous for portraying Herb Tarlek on the TV sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Wednesday. He was 79. Bonner’s family confirmed to...
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Slain Santa Cruz county sergeant killed in line of duty honored
SANTA CRUZ — Nearly one year after Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller was killed in the line of duty, a motorcycle brigade roared into the sheriff’s headquarters to honor...
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Benigno Aquino III, former president of the Philippines, dies at 61
By Jim Gomez | Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, the son of pro-democracy icons who helped topple dictator Ferdinand Marcos and a defender of good...
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Mark Peel, California cuisine icon behind LA’s dining renaissance, dies at 66
Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Mark Peel, a trailblazing chef who helped create modern California cuisine and a dining renaissance in Los Angeles, has died at age 66. Peel died on Sunday at a Los...
View ArticleLegendary Oakland Tech football coach Delton Edwards dies at 58
OAKLAND — Former Oakland Tech football coach Delton Edwards, whose players included running back Marshawn Lynch and quarterback Josh Johnson, who like Lynch played in the NFL, died early Thursday...
View Article‘Cops’ creator John Langley dies during road race in Mexico
By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — John Langley creator of the long-running TV series “Cops,” has died during a road race in Mexico, a family spokeswoman said. Langley died in Baja,...
View ArticleMike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at his Monterey County home
SEASIDE — Mike Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclear weapons during a later presidential run,...
View ArticleStephen Dunn, poet who celebrated the ordinary, dies at 82
Stephen Dunn, whose plain-spoken poems about the small things in life and the bigger things within them filled numerous collections, one of which, “Different Hours,” won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001,...
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California surfing icon, big-wave charger Greg Noll dies at age 84
Greg Noll lived life big – beefy in stature enough to be dubbed “Da Bull” – charging building-sized waves few others would dare and becoming an early board-building innovator who helped shape the surf...
View ArticleFormer KTVU news director Fred Zehnder killed by alleged DUI driver
Former KTVU news director Fred Zehnder, who helped build the station’s nightly newscasts into a ratings juggernaut, died on Sunday after being struck by an alleged drunk driver in Alameda. Alameda...
View ArticleSan Rafael High School music teacher dies at 43
Sean Castle, a music teacher at San Rafael High School, died unexpectedly Monday from an apparent heart attack, according to his family. He was 43. “Sean spent his entire 20-year career in education at...
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Stuart Damon, who played Dr. Alan Quartermaine on ‘General Hospital,’ dies at 84
By Haley Bosselman | Variety LOS ANGELES — Stuart Damon, best known for his role on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 84. “He’d been struggling with renal failure for the last several years,” ABC7...
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Donald Rumsfeld, former secretary of defense, dies at 88
By Will Dunham | Reuters Donald Rumsfeld, a forceful U.S. defense secretary who was the main architect of the Iraq war until President George W. Bush replaced him as the United States found itself...
View Article50 years after his death, fans honor Jim Morrison in Paris
By Deborah Gouffran and Sylvie Corbet | Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris on Saturday was the only place to be for die-hard Jim Morrison fans. Fifty years after his death at age 27, rock music lovers...
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Terry Donahue, former 49ers GM and UCLA coach, dies
LOS ANGELES — Terry Donahue, who served as the 49ers’ general manager for four years after a highly successful coaching career at UCLA and as a broadcaster, died Sunday. He was 77. The school said...
View ArticleColumbus Blue Jackets goalie, 24, killed in fireworks accident
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast in what authorities described Monday as a tragic accident on the Fourth of July. Police in...
View ArticleRaffaella Carra, Italian singer and TV presenter, dies at 78
By Gavin Jones | Reuters ROME – Raffaella Carra, one of Italy’s best-loved singers and television presenters, who became almost as famous as a symbol of sexual liberation in Spain and South America as...
View ArticleFilmmaker Richard Donner, of ‘Superman,’‘Goonies’ fame, dead at 91
By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press Filmmaker Richard Donner, who helped create the modern superhero blockbuster with 1978’s “Superman” and mastered the buddy comedy with the “Lethal Weapon” franchise,...
View ArticleFormer 49ers Pro Bowler, known for iconic college football play, has died
HOUSTON — Dicky Maegle, the Rice running back tackled in the 1954 Cotton Bowl by an Alabama player who came off the bench in one of the most legendary plays in college football history, has died. Rice...
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