Actress Sonya Eddy dies at 55; played nurse Epiphany Johnson on ‘General...
By Dan Heching | CNN Sonya Eddy, a veteran actress best known for her performance as nurse Epiphany Johnson on the soap opera “General Hospital,” has died, the show announced in a tribute post. She was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘A collective failing’: Bay Area mourns hundreds who died this year with...
They succumbed to heart disease, hypothermia and COVID-19. They were hit by trains and cars. They overdosed aboard BART and in a storage unit. One man had been dead long enough that by the time he was...
View ArticleFormer California star football player Ronnie Hillman dies at 31
Former La Habra High star running back Ronnie Hillman, whose speed and toughness took him to San Diego State and Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos, died Wednesday while in hospice care while...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Restaurateur credited with inventing chicken tikka masala dies at 77
By Julia Buckley | CNN With its chunks of spiced chicken surrounded by a rich tomato and yogurt-based sauce, chicken tikka masala is one of the UK’s most beloved dishes. Now, the man who is widely...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Snapp Shots: Berkeley’s Elmwood district mourns late, beloved member
How do you measure a life? For Jeremy Caughlin, it was the people he met and the conversations he had sitting in a chair every day on the corner of College Avenue and Russell Street in Berkeley’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Making BART accessible: Hale Zukas pioneered national disability rights from...
Hale Zukas had a need for speed. In Berkeley, accompanied by his high-velocity wheelchair and trademark helmet, Zukas would zoom down Telegraph Avenue at a sprinter’s pace, his mop of grey hair...
View ArticleCalifornia market owner Craig Cope, who shot would-be robber in viral video,...
An 80-year-old Norco market owner whose videotaped shooting of a would-be robber in July made national headlines and spawned a get-tough slogan to commemorate the confrontation, died Tuesday, Dec. 27,...
View ArticleNew Orleans music legend ‘Wolfman’ Washington dead at 79
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans music legend Walter “Wolfman” Washington, a cornerstone of the city’s musical nightlife for decades, has died of cancer, just days after turning 79. Washington died Dec. 22 at...
View ArticlePelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died at 82
By TALES AZZONI and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Concord woman with rare disease who faced deportation allowed to stay in U.S....
A Concord woman battling a rare and deadly disease will be permanently allowed to reside in the United States thanks to a bill signed into law Wednesday. In 2003, Isabel Bueso came to the U.S. from...
View ArticleFashion icon, maverick Vivienne Westwood dies at 81
By Gregory Katz | Associated Press LONDON — Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood’s eponymous fashion house...
View ArticlePelé: The man football was invented for
As part of its coverage of the 1970 World Cup, ITV, the British television network, broadcasted a post-match studio show featuring pundits and former players and current stars from countries that...
View ArticleBarbara Walters, television news trailblazer, dies at 93
By Frazier Moore | Associated Press NEW YORK — Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a network...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A final farewell: Notable Bay Area residents who died in 2022
They were our neighbors. We knew their names because they served our communities, were leaders of business and industry, played or coached for the region’s sports teams, or entertained us at area...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Names we won’t forget: Famous people who died in 2022
Scores of notable people around the globe passed away in 2022. They came from all corners and all walks of life. Here are their stories. January Max Julien, 88: He was an actor who was a pioneer of the...
View ArticleJeremiah Green, Modest Mouse drummer, dead from cancer at 45
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremiah Green, the founding drummer for the rock band Modest Mouse, has died just days after the band announced he had been diagnosed with cancer. He was 45. “Today we lost our dear...
View Article24-hour wake and coffin procession: Brazilians bid final farewell to soccer...
Brazilians have started paying their final respects to football great Pelé with a 24-hour public wake, which began on Monday at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, the home of his former football club,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oakland-born singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at 74
BEVERLY HILLS — Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74, her publicist announced. The Grammy winner...
View Article65,000 view Benedict XVI’s body lying in state at Vatican
By Giada Zampano and Frances D’Emilio | Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ‘s body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday...
View ArticlePele buried in Santos, the Brazilian city he made famous
By Mauricio Savarese | Associated Press SANTOS, Brazil — Pelé was buried in his final resting place Tuesday as millions of fans in Brazil and around the world mourned the sports legend. Newly...
View Article