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'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited

By LYNN ELBER
Dec 30, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom 'œGilligan's Island,'ť died Wednesday o...
Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19

By MELINDA DESLATTE
Dec 30, 2020 6:00 am - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The death of a newly elected U.S. representative from Louisiana of complications related to COVID-19 stunned the state's political circles Wednes...
Principal Joe Clark, who inspired film 'Lean on Me,' dies

The Associated Press
Dec 30, 2020 6:00 am - GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary me...
'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited

Dec 30, 2020 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann among a misfit band of shipwrecked castaways on the 1960s sitcom "Gilligan's Island," died Wednesday of cause...
Marc Basnight, longest serving NC Senate leader, dies at 73

By GARY D. ROBERTSON
Dec 29, 2020 6:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Former state Sen. Marc Basnight, a Democrat from North Carolina's barrier islands who became one of North Carolina's most powerful contemporary poli...
'Columbo,' 'Murder, She Wrote' co-creator William Link dies

By LYNN ELBER
Dec 29, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Link, who co-created the hit series 'œColumbo'ť and 'œMurder, She Wrote'ť and made 1970s and '80s TV movies about social issues then largely s...
Saluting notable local residents who died in 2020

Dec 28, 2020 10:00 pm - We said goodbye to several notable suburban residents in 2020. They left indelible marks on their communities through impressive accomplishments and dedicated public ser...
Mexican singer, composer Armando Manzanero dies at 85

By BERENICE BAUTISTA
Dec 28, 2020 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican ballad singer and composer Armando Manzanero died at the age of 85, Mexican President AndrÃ©s Manuel LÃ³pez Obrador said Monday. Manzanero was...
Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69

By The Associated Press
Dec 28, 2020 6:00 am - Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, has died a...
Roger Berlind, Tony-winning Broadway producer, dies at 90

The Associated Press
Dec 27, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Berlind, a producer of more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals and the winner of 25 Tony Awards, has died. He was 90. He died Dec. 18 at his home...

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