Obituaries

Mike Walraven, 63, a lifelong resident of Harrison, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013.He retired from DuPont after 27 years.He was preceeded in death by his father, Doyal Walraven.He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Dayna Ramsey Walraven; mother, Helen W. Roach, of Ooltewah; son, Chris Walraven; daughter, Lisa Thacker; brother, Gary ... (more)

A Hofstra University student being held at gunpoint by an intruder was accidently shot and killed by a police officer who had responded to the home invasion at an off-campus home, police said Saturday.

Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he was kicked in the throat by a pony on a central Pennsylvania farm.

Mary Cooper Hartman, 76, a resident of Elkins, passed away Thursday evening, May 16, 2013, in Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown.

PISGAH Mary Ada Hughes Vaughn, 97, died Friday, May 17, 2013.Survivors include sons and daughter-in-law, James Vaughn, of Chattanooga, Randy Vaughn, of Section; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara Davis, of Rossville, Donna Argan, of Pisgah, Mary Richey, of Pisgah and Patricia Laney, of Pisgah; sister, Freda Raglan; 19 grandchildren; 21 ... (more)

One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road.

Renee Gardner, 38, adds a bouquet of flowers, card and candle to a memorial for 15-year-old Marcos Vincente Arenas on Friday, May 17, 2013.

Fort Smith television station KHBS reports that investigators say the raptor's talons and tail feathers had been removed.

An 18-year-old Pontiac man was charged Friday with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old girlfriend earlier this week.

Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement on its web site that Frances B. Monson died at 6:35 a.m. Friday at a hospital in Salt Lake City.

Joe Ritchey, founder and president of the Initiative for Public Art-Reston stands next to the centerpiece of the Dogwood Pool renovation - a mosaic-clad, interactive fountain created by artist Valerie Theberge.

Albuquerque police say a mother who saw her 5-year-old being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt.

Jim Monaghan was a guru for Democratic politicians in Colorado and an early leader in the state's environmental movement.

AN Astley woman is hoping to complete this year's charity Star Trekkers sponsored walk in memory of her niece.

E. Robert Kinney, a former chief executive of General Mills who earlier in his career was instrumental in popularizing fish sticks, has died at the age of 96.

As a teacher and a mother of six, Betty Bauerle always emphasized the importance of aneducation, both for her students and her children.

Boston Police are still investigating the shooting death of a 21-year-old Charlestown man last week on Monument Street.

A man was killed after being shot multiple times in the 5200 block of Brook Way, near the Route 29 interchange in Town Center, early Thursday morning in Columbia.

BAILEY, Virginia C., 94, formerly of Brilliant, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday May 13, 2013, at the home of her son, Jeff and daughter-in- law, Debbie in Elyria, Ohio.