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Mineta memorial procession passing through San Jose today
Norman Y. Mineta returns home to San Jose on Wednesday, with his remains arriving at the airport his hometown named in his honor and a motorcade through Japantown carrying him to San Jose City Hall....
View Article2 California police officers killed in motel shooting identified
Two El Monte police officers shot and killed Tuesday night while responding to a report of a stabbing at a motel were identified by city and county coroner’s officials Wednesday as Cpl. Michael Domingo...
View ArticleSaratoga icon Betty Peck dies at age 100
Longtime Saratogan and local icon Betty Peck died Saturday, June 18, at age 100. The former kindergarten teacher was known for her distinct teaching style that emphasized the importance of nature and...
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Gravestone’s hidden message riles Iowa township’s leaders
(CNN) — A loving message on a headstone in an Iowa cemetery hides a foulmouthed joke in honor of the deceased man’s off-kilter sense of humor. Not everyone in town finds it funny. Steven Paul Owens’...
View ArticleRemembering pinot noir pioneer Josh Jensen
The wine world mourns the loss of Josh Jensen of Calera Wine Company, legendary producer of pinot noir from Mt. Harlan in San Benito, who passed away June 13 at age 78. Jensen inspired many careers in...
View ArticleRavens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson dies at age 26
Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died, the team announced Wednesday. He was 26. “We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson,” the Ravens said in a statement, which...
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NFL broadcaster Tony Siragusa dies at 55
By Noah Trister | Associated Press Tony Siragusa, the charismatic defensive tackle who helped lead a stout Baltimore defense to a Super Bowl title, has died. He was 55. Siragusa’s broadcast agent, Jim...
View ArticleTony Siragusa, outspoken anchor in the middle of Ravens’ first championship...
Tony Siragusa, the wisecracking wall of flesh known as “Goose” who anchored the middle of a record-setting Ravens defense during the team’s first Super Bowl run, died Wednesday, a team spokesman said....
View ArticleObit: Hall of Famer, former 49er Hugh McElhenny dies at 93
NFL Hall of Famer Hugh McElhenny, an elusive running back from the 1950s has died. He was 93. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said in a news release that McEhlenny died of natural causes on June 17 at...
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Marlin Briscoe, first Black starting quarterback in AFL, member of undefeated...
Marlin Briscoe, who became the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League more than 50 years ago, died Monday. His daughter, Angela Marriott, told The Associated Press that...
View ArticleLast Medal of Honor recipient from World War II dies at 98
By John Raby | Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, whose heroics under fire over several crucial hours at...
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‘Big Eyes’ artist Margaret Keane dies at her Napa home at 94
By Oscar Holland | CNN Artist Margaret Keane, known for her distinctive paintings of wide-eyed figures, has died aged 94. Artist Margaret Keane, known for her distinctive paintings of wide-eyed...
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2 fallen California police officers remembered as family men
There was plenty of praise for their thorough police work at the memorial service for slain El Monte police Sgt. Michael Domingo Paredes and Officer Joseph Anthony Saltana on Thursday. But again and...
View ArticleActor James Caan, who starred in ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Misery’, dies at 82
By Lindsey Bahr | Associated Press James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as both the dying football...
View ArticleSharks scout, ex-player Marchment died of natural causes, police say
Sharks scout and former player Bryan Marchment appears to have died of natural causes, Montreal police said Thursday in an email to the Bay Area News Group. The 53-year-old died suddenly on Wednesday...
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Who was Shinzo Abe, the former Japanese Prime Minister?
Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in Nara. He was 67. Abe was pronounced dead by doctors at the Nara Medical University hospital in...
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Mike Brito, legendary Dodgers scout, dies at 87
International scout Mike Brito, who worked in the Dodgers organization for nearly 45 years, passed away Thursday at the age of 87. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG) International...
View ArticleJose Eduardo dos Santos, former Angolan president, dead at 79
By Benjamin Brown | CNN The former president of Angola, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, has died at the age of 79. Dos Santos, who served as president between 1979 and 2017, died in the Spanish city of...
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Actor Larry Storch dies at 99; played wacky Cpl. Agarn on TV’s ‘F Troop’
By Lynn Elber | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Larry Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was capped by his “F Troop” role as zany Cpl. Agarn in the 1960s...
View ArticleActor Tony Sirico, co-star on ‘The Sopranos,’ dies at 79
By Sandra Gonzalez | CNN Actor Tony Sirico, who is best known for playing henchman Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” has died, according to his manager Bob McGowan. He was...
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