Rush drummer, lyricist Neil Peart dead at 67
By Dakin Andone | CNN Neil Peart, whose virtuoso chops and artful lyrics propelled his band Rush to global stardom and sealed his place as one of the greatest drummers in rock music, has died. He was...
View ArticleEd Sprague Sr., original Oakland A’s player, dies at 74
OAKLAND — Former major league pitcher Ed Sprague Sr., who grew up in Hayward and later made the first relief pitching appearance in Oakland A’s history, has died. He was 74. Sprague, a right-hander who...
View ArticleNeil Peart: 7 songs that truly show the Rush drummer’s greatness
CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device. Neil Peart, one of the greatest drummers in rock ‘n’ roll history, died on Tuesday (Jan. 7) at after a long battle with...
View ArticleCommunity fulfills Holocaust survivor’s dying wish
By Melissa Stern | CNN Holocaust survivor, Leon Asner, passed away about a week ago. He lived in Atlanta but had no family and limited social interactions. His last wish was to have a Jewish Orthodox...
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ESPN reporter’s sudden death at 34: The surprise that autopsy revealed
(CNN) — The death of ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff on his 34th birthday was puzzling to many: How could pneumonia kill a young person who had been in good health? Now his fiancée has revealed that,...
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Rocky Johnson, WWE Hall of Famer and Dwayne Johnson’s dad, died at 75
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device By Amanda Jackson | CNN Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson, WWE Hall of Famer and the father of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, died at the...
View Article‘The Birdman,’ a fixture on East County streets, has died
Kenny “The Birdman” Booker Jr., 28, an East County icon, died Saturday at his Antioch home from heart complications. For more than a decade, Booker walked the streets of Antioch and Pittsburg, raising...
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Bay Area philanthropist, engineer, and affordable-housing developer Jack...
SANTA CRUZ — A noted philanthropist, engineer and affordable-housing developer whose support birthed UC Santa Cruz’s engineering school and uplifted causes in the Monterey Bay region and beyond, Jack...
View ArticleHiltzik: RIP Gary Starkweather, whose laser printer made Xerox billions
One of the enduring myths about Xerox PARC, the legendary Palo Alto Research Center that invented the personal computer and other seminal technologies, was that Xerox never made any money from its...
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‘Monty Python’ star Terry Jones, dead at 77
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device By Rob Picheta | CNN “Monty Python” star Terry Jones has died aged 77, Britain’s PA Media news agency has reported,...
View ArticleJim Lehrer, longtime PBS Newshour anchor, dead at 85
By Brian Stetler | CNN Jim Lehrer, the legendary debate moderator and former anchor of the “NewsHour” television program, died Thursday. He was 85. Lehrer’s death was announced by his longtime network...
View ArticleFormer California Congressman Pete Stark dies at 88
SAN FRANCISCO – Former California Congressman Fortney “Pete” Stark died Friday, according to a statement released by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He was 88 years old. “Today, America has lost a champion of...
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Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna among 9 killed in helicopter...
CALABASAS — Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine people killed Sunday when a helicopter taking them to his youth basketball academy crashed in the...
View ArticleDeath in sports: Kobe Bryant latest on a long and heartbreaking list
Click here if you’re having trouble viewing the photo gallery on a mobile device. Sunday morning, NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas along with his 13-year-old...
View ArticleCartoons: NBA legend Kobe Bryant, 13-year-old daughter mourned after...
CLICK HERE if you’re having trouble viewing media on a mobile device. Former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine people killed Sunday morning in a...
View ArticleNewport Beach mourns Kobe and Gianna Bryant and 5 others from their community...
Hundreds gathered for a candlelight vigil Sunday night, Jan. 26, at Newport Ridge Community Park to remember seven members of the Newport Beach community — including Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old...
View ArticleBob Shane, founding member of Kingston Trio, dead at 85
NEW YORK — Bob Shane, the last surviving original member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio and the lead singer on its million-selling ballad “Tom Dooley” and many other hits, has died. Shane...
View ArticleRemembering Kobe: In lieu of a Lakers game, fans, Hall of Famers grieve at...
LOS ANGELES — Where there was to be a basketball game, there were dim lights and Hall of Famers sitting in chairs, shedding tears. Where there was to be cheering, there were silent, empty rows of...
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Hall of Fame 49ers defensive lineman Chris Doleman dies at 58
Chris Doleman, a Hall of Fame defensive end who played three of his 15 seasons with the 49ers, died Tuesday night at 58, the Minnesota Vikings announced. He had been battling brain cancer. “The entire...
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Stunning tributes to Kobe Bryant, daughter, Gianna
The sudden deaths of NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, over the weekend in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles deeply affected many around the world. And the outpouring of grief has been...
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