Obituaries

A MOTHER has urged young people to watch out for the signs of bowel cancer after her daughter's early death.

William Hauck, the longest serving trustee for the California State University system, died Friday at the Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Northern California after an eight-month battle with brain cancer.

Joe McGinniss, the adventurous and news-making author and reporter who skewered the marketing of Richard Nixon in "The Selling of the President 1968" and tracked his personal journey from sympathizer to scourge of convicted killer Jeffrey MacDonald in the blockbuster "Fatal Vision," died Monday at age 71. McGinniss, who announced in 2013 that he ... (more)

LAS VEGAS -- Authorities have identified a 3-year-old boy who police say may have been drowned in a bathtub by his mother.

Yes, I'm getting a little impatient - like a little kid stuck in the back of a station wagon, on a road trip .

Devonte Campbell, 19, from east London, was charged after Aaron Carriere, 21, and Josiah Manful, 20, were found in the vehicle in Leytonstone, east London.

A young woman who had never flown before leapt out of a plane at 12,000 ft in memory of her late friend.

The Black Hawk County Sheriff's office says James Terrell Taylor died Friday evening after being found unresponsive in a cell.

Genean Smith, one of the first to be treated with Penicillin when the antibiotic was newly developed, died on March 1 at age 82. A woman whose breakthrough treatment with penicillin during World War II led to modern medical practices died March 1, two days before her 83rd birthday.

This week Barbara Bush admitted she cancelled her New York Times subscription , making an aside about an obituary asking people to cancel their subscriptions.

In this Oct. 26, 2008, file photo, Detroit Lions owner and chairman William Clay Ford walks on the sidelines prior to an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Detroit.

Following their arrests a 21-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of murder and a 46-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

As the zany proprietor of Elsie's Closet Vintage Clothing Store, Elsie Ritter Iverson regaled customers with the history of items she sold - with some tales dreamed up on the spot.

Steven Kohus' body arrived at CVG around 3:30 p.m. and the procession continued north.

The fearless elderly lady that refused to be robbed in her Marshfield grocery store has died.

Three days after pastor Jamie Coots died from a rattlesnake bite at church, mourners leaving the funeral went to the church to handle snakes.

Ellis became a familiar face through his role in the BBC police drama, which was a household favourite from 1962 to 1978.

A veteran Los Angeles Police Department officer was killed and a rookie was injured Friday morning when their patrol car collided with a dump truck in Beverly Hills, possibly due to a brake failure on the truck.

In his 40 years with the TV academy, Rieger also served as president of the organization's Hollywood chapter and editor and publisher of Emmy magazine.

Her organ was donated to a 17-year-old girl in Minnesota. That girl will one day fall in love, get married and raise a family because of Miranda's gift, Associate Pastor A.J. Corrales told about 200 people attending funeral services for Miranda, her three siblings and her parents at the New Wineskin Ministries church near Lafayette Square on ... (more)