Cindy Morgan, star of ‘Tron’ and ‘Caddyshack,’ dies at 69
Cindy Morgan, an actress known for her roles in “Caddyshack” and “Tron,” has died. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed her death, which they said was due to natural causes, but officials...
View ArticleMike Macnamara, former Nova High PE teacher and basketball coach, dies at 79
Former Coach John Michael “Mike” Macnamara, who taught for 30 years at Nova High School in Davie, died right around midnight Monday at a Plantation hospital, according to his friends and family. He was...
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Melania Trump remembers her mother as ‘a ray of light in the darkest days’
PALM BEACH (AP) — Former First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday remembered her mother as “a ray of light in the darkest of days” during a funeral service at a church not far from the family’s Mar-a-Lago...
View ArticleNorman Jewison, acclaimed director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and...
By HILLEL ITALIE (AP National Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and “Moonstruck” to such...
View ArticleCharles Osgood, CBS host on TV and radio and network’s poet-in-residence,...
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Osgood, a five-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who anchored “CBS Sunday Morning” for more than two decades, hosted the long-running...
View ArticleChita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a...
View ArticleCarl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The...
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the...
View ArticleAcclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, who led the Boston Symphony...
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and KEN MORITSUGU (Associated Press) TOKYO (AP) — Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the...
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Evelyn Keiser, co-founder of Keiser University and pioneer for women in...
Evelyn Keiser, co-founder of Fort Lauderdale’s Keiser University and a pioneer for women in science and education, died Monday in Pompano Beach, her family said. She was 100 years old. Keiser...
View ArticleSandra Post, entrepreneur who co-founded Big Louie’s restaurants, dies at 85
Sandra Post, a Fort Lauderdale businesswoman who dabbled in Italian restaurants, boutiques and motels, died of ovarian cancer on Valentine’s Day at hospice, according to her family. She was 85. Born...
View ArticleHIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent, known for her inspirational talks as a...
By RIO YAMAT and TERRY TANG (Associated Press) LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hydeia Broadbent, the HIV/AIDS activist who came to national prominence in the 1990s as a young child for her inspirational talks to...
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Former Palm Beach County Sheriff Bob Neumann dies at 81
Robert Neumann, a public school teacher turned FBI special agent who later spent four years as the top law enforcement official in Palm Beach County, died on Feb. 5. He was 81. Neumann, a Republican,...
View ArticleHumorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on ‘Curb Your...
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black,...
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Former longtime Broward elections supervisor Jane Carroll dies
Jane Carroll, one of the longest serving supervisors of elections in Broward County history, has died. She was 93, and a resident of Cornelius, N.C., according to an obituary posted by the Warlick...
View ArticleBrian Mulroney, former Canadian prime minister who forged closer ties with...
By ROB GILLIES and CHARMAINE NORONHA (Associated Press) TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged close ties with two Republican U.S. presidents through a sweeping free...
View ArticleIris Apfel, fashion icon known for her eye-catching style, dies at 102
By BETH J. HARPAZ (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Iris Apfel, a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style, has died. She was 102. Her death was confirmed...
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Carl Muscarello, World War II veteran known as Times Square ‘kissing sailor,’...
Carl Muscarello gained national celebrity as the “kissing sailor” whose photo appeared on the cover of Life magazine planting a smooch on a nurse in New York’s Times Square as World War II ended in...
View ArticleFormer Stoneman Douglas student and University of Miami senior dies in...
Daniel Bishop, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student at the time of the 2018 mass shooting and current University of Miami senior, died Monday in a scooter crash in Coral Gables as he commuted...
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‘The lifeblood of the community’: States invest to save rural grocery stores
Kevin Hardy | Stateline.org (TNS) EMERSON, Neb. — Corliss Hassler rushes in the front door of Post 60 Market and heads straight for the produce case. “I’m back,” she announces. It’s around lunchtime,...
View ArticleSteve Lawrence, singer, entertainer and half of popular stage duo Steve &...
By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the...
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