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'Hee Haw' co-creator and producer Sam Lovullo dies at age 88

By ANDREW DALTON
Jan 06, 2017 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sam Lovullo, who as producer and co-creator of "Hee Haw" brought country music and homestyle humor to millions of American homes, has died at age 88, ...
Tilikum, orca that killed trainer, dies at SeaWorld Orlando

By MIKE SCHNEIDER and JENNIFER KAY
Jan 06, 2017 6:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Tilikum the orca has died after more than two decades at SeaWorld Orlando, where he gained notoriety for killing a trainer in 2010 and was later pro...
Fly fisherman, conservationist Bud Lilly dies at 91

The Associated Press
Jan 06, 2017 6:00 am - BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Fly fishing legend, conservationist and catch-and-release pioneer Bud Lilly has died of congestive heart failure at a Montana care center. He was 9...
Beat poet David Meltzer dies at age 79

The Associated Press
Jan 06, 2017 6:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - David Meltzer, a Beat poet and musician who appeared in an influential anthology in his early 20s and went on to complete more than 50 books, has ...
Grayslake North mourns loss of freshman cheerleader

By Mick Zawislak
Jan 06, 2017 12:00 am - Students and staff members at Grayslake North High School are mourning the loss of freshman cheerleader Alyssa Wood, who was known for a never-quit attitude. A moment of...
Rafiq Sebaie, iconic Syria actor loved by masses, dies at 86

The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2017 6:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian film, television, and theater pioneer Rafiq Sebaie - best known to audiences as Abu Sayyah after one of his long-standing roles - has died at the ag...
Georges Pretre, conductor in NY, Vienna, Milan, dies at 92

The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Georges Pretre, who conducted renowned orchestras from Vienna to Milan and New York and beyond and was instrumental in Maria Callas' singing career, has die...
Former Fed board member J. Dewey Daane has died

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - J. Dewey Daane, a noted expert on monetary policy who was nominated to serve on the Federal Reserve board by President John F. Kennedy, has died. He wa...
Correction: Bishop Thomas Dupre stories

The Associated Press
Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - In stories on Nov. 24, 2014; Dec. 1, 2014; and Jan. 2, 2017, about former Bishop Thomas Dupre, The Associated Press reported erroneously that h...
George Kosana, sheriff in 'Night of the Living Dead,' dies

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK
Jan 03, 2017 6:00 am - George Kosana, who played the beefy Sheriff McClelland in the 1968 cult zombie film, "Night of the Living Dead," has died. He was 81. Longtime friend John Russo said Kos...

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