Obituaries

Richard Dunnigan, a venerable figure in the real estate community who sold homes in Sacramento before World War II and founded one of the capital's oldest property firms, died Wednesday of complications from a stroke, his son said.

A memorial service will be held this weekend for a veteran Houston firefighter who died after suffering burns while battling a house blaze.

Freda Carter told the Daily Telegraph how she came across her son's anonymous transplant recipient at a memorial service A mother whose son died six years ago met the man his donor heart saved in what has been described as a "completely coincidental" moment.

Eileen Ford, the founder of the Ford Models who promoted the fresh-faced look of American women and set the stage for the phenomenon of celebrity super models, has died at the age of 92, the agency said on Thursday.

Catholics are decrying a recent Louisiana Supreme Court decision that reaches into the most sanctified of church places, the confessional booth.

A Detroit-area soccer player accused of killing a referee with a punch to the neck made an initial court appearance on a second-degree murder charge Thursday, the same day family and friends were saying a final goodbye to the referee.

Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford, who shaped a generation's standards of beauty as she built an empire and launched the careers of Candice Bergen, Lauren Hutton, Jane Fonda and countless others, has died.

Camp Executive Director Jon Bisset said Wednesday that the River Valley Ranch camp in Carroll County will review all its protocols after a 12-year-old camper died Tuesday night.

A Dearborn soccer player accused of killing a referee with a punch to his neck is scheduled to appear in court.

Thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral of a New York City firefighter killed in a burning, cluttered apartment at a high-rise public housing building.

JURORS have this morning retraced the route Ben Blakeley said he took with Pendle teenager Jayden Parkinson on December 3, the night she died.

Clement died three years ago, but his body went unclaimed - one of 200 that filled a room at a Detroit morgue.

Kuiper Funeral Home says visitation for Patrolman Jeffrey Westerfield will be 2-8 p.m. Sunday at the Genesis Convention Center.

Residents in a number of Eastern states were cleaning up Wednesday, a day after being hit by severe storms, including a tornado in central New York that killed four and left survivors to pick through the debris from homes battered by winds of at least 100 mph.

PINK dresses, shirts, button holes and ties were the order of the day when family, friends and work colleagues packed Worcester Crematorium for a service of celebration and thanksgiving for the life of journalist Sarah Veall, who died after a lengthy battle against cancer.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has declared this week an official period of mourning after the loss of three law enforcement officers in the line of duty over eight days.

Three people died Tuesday night in a storm that tore through Central New York that was so severe it tore the roof off of a restaurant and left more than 55,000 without power.

NEWPORT BEACH >> Two services are scheduled Sunday for former Rancho Cucamonga resident Ben Carlson, a Newport Beach lifeguard who drowned last weekend attempting to save a swimmer.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says police in Tyrone have asked the agency to help investigate the death of a businessman who was found inside his business.

The actor who gave voice to Pinocchio in Walt Disney's 1940 animation movie, died at his home Monday night, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said Tuesday.