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Hall of Fame coach and administrator C.M. Newton, 88, dies

By GARY B. GRAVES
Jun 16, 2018 7:00 am - Officials at Alabama and Kentucky say that Hall of Fame former administrator and basketball coach C.M. Newton has died. He was 88. The schools announced his death Monday...
Leslie Grantham, Dirty Den in 'EastEnders,' dies at 71

By JILL LAWLESS
Jun 15, 2018 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Actor Leslie Grantham, who became a British TV icon during the 1980s as arch-villain "Dirty" Den Watts on the soap opera "EastEnders," has died. He was 71....
Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana has died

By ADRIAN SAINZ and HILLEL ITALIE
Jun 14, 2018 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - D.J. Fontana, a rock 'n' roll pioneer who rose from strip joints in his native Shreveport, Louisiana, to the heights of musical history as Elvis Pr...
Russian film director Stanislav Govorukhin dies at 82

The Associated Press
Jun 14, 2018 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Stanislav Govorukhin, a prominent Russian film director who made some of the nation's most iconic movies, has died. He was 82. President Vladimir Putin sen...
Longtime Philadelphia sports broadcaster Al Meltzer dies

The Associated Press
Jun 14, 2018 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A longtime Philadelphia sports broadcaster has died. Al Meltzer's family told WCAU-TV that he died Tuesday night, but a cause of death was not disclo...
Arlington Heights man's ashes will be part of his family's next Halloween display

By Burt Constable
Jun 13, 2018 1:00 am - An Arlington Heights man whose free and elaborate Halloween displays became an annual spooky tradition died Monday. Michael Podlin requested that his ashes be included i...
Warrenville woman rememebered for saving horses

By Elena Ferrarin
Jun 13, 2018 1:00 am - A celebration of life will be held Saturday for Barbara Honeyman James, who is being remembered for her grit, positive attitude and efforts to rescue horses from slaught...
Former Colgate TB Jordan Scott dies at 31

The Associated Press
Jun 12, 2018 7:00 am - HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) - Jordan Scott, the all-time leading rusher in Colgate history, has died while on vacation in Thailand. University officials confirmed the death Tues...
WWII Navajo Code Talker Samuel Tom Holiday dies at age 94

The Associated Press
Jun 12, 2018 7:00 am - ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - Samuel Tom Holiday, one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers, died in southern Utah Monday surrounded by family members who raised money thr...
Doors biographer Jerry Hopkins dead at 82

The Associated Press
Jun 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jerry Hopkins, a prolific music journalist who co-wrote a million-selling biography of the Doors that Oliver Stone adapted into a feature film, has died....

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