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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...
Barry Lopez, author who tied people to place, dies at 75

The Associated Press
Dec 27, 2020 6:00 am - EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Barry Lopez, an award-winning writer who tried to tighten the bonds between people and place by describing the landscapes he saw in 50 years of trave...
British double agent George Blake dies in Russia at 98

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Dec 26, 2020 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - George Blake, a former British intelligence officer who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union and passed some of the most coveted Western secrets t...
'Club Kid' killer Michael Alig dies; overdose suspected

The Associated Press
Dec 26, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Notorious 'œclub kid'ť killer Michael Alig, who served 17 years in prison for killing his roommate over a drug debt in a case that became a book and film...
Jim McLean, Dundee Utd's title-winning coach in 1983, dies

The Associated Press
Dec 26, 2020 6:00 am - DUNDEE, Scotland (AP) - Jim McLean, the Scottish soccer manager who led Dundee United to its only domestic league title in 1983 and the European Cup semifinals the follo...

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