Esther Williams, Swimming Champion/Movie Star, Dies At 91
The swimming champion turned Hollywood actress, who starred Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, was 91...
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The swimming champion turned Hollywood actress, who starred Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, was 91...
Hall of Fame defensive end David "Deacon" Jones, who led the Los Angeles Rams' Fearsome Foursome in the 1960s, has died at age 74.
A 67-year-old man was found fatally shot in a garage in San Francisco's Outer Sunset neighborhood on Saturday evening, police said Monday.
Jack Vance, an award-winning mystery, fantasy and science fiction author who wrote more than 60 books, has died. He was 96...
Wayne F. Miller, who produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II & created a ground-breaking series of portraits, has died...
Investigators are trying to reach the family of an 81-year-old man struck and killed in a crosswalk Monday night in East San Jose, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner's office.
Former California Golden Bear running back Chuck Muncie has died at the age of 60. The cause of death was a heart attack.
Officials have not ruled out cancelling the America's Cup Race scheduled for this summer based on the outcome of multi-agency investigations currently underway.
The 2013 America's Cup has faced controversy and setbacks at nearly every turn since San Francisco won the right to host the World's premier sailing race 2010. Now, the death of a Swedish team member during training on May 9th is likely to cast a shadow over the event finals, which officially get underway on San Francisco Bay September 7th.
Ray Harryhausen, a master of movie special effects whose work was beloved by fantasy film lovers & influenced industry heavyweights such as the "Star Wars" filmmakers, has died...
Police were called to the 1000 block of 81st Avenue around 7:40 p.m. where the body was found in the garbage, Oakland police Officer Kevin McDonald said.
Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, died. He was 66...
A 7-year-old girl who was killed in a house fire late Monday night was a first-grader at a San Jose elementary school, a school district spokesman said.
A person was struck and killed by a train on the Caltrain tracks in Burlingame this afternoon, a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
Despite recent signs of improvement in his condition, Sacramento alternative metal band 'Deftones' bassist Chi Cheng passed away unexpectedly early Saturday morning...
Comedian Jonathan Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, has died at age 87...
Annette Funicello, who became a child star as a cute-as-a-button Mouseketeer, then teamed up with Frankie Avalon on a string of '60s movies, died Monday. She was 70...
Acclaimed documentary maker, Les Blank, who focused his camera on cultural corners ranging from blues music, to garlic lovers, died Sunday at his home in Berkeley...
Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time died Thursday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. He was 70...
Napa police are investigating the death of a man who was found on fire on a pedestrian overpass Tuesday morning.
A 97-year-old woman who was struck by a vehicle in a Petaluma crosswalk more than a week ago died early Friday, according to the Sonoma County coroner's office.
James Barrett, a vintner whose superb wines boosted the international reputation of the California wine industry, has died. He was 86.
After a long battle with cancer, renowned mezzo-soprano singer, Zheng Cao of the San Francisco Opera, passed away at the age of 46…
Large, catastrophic earthquakes causing larger death tolls and creating greater destruction are expected to increase in the 21st century, according to a newly published study led by U.S. Geological Survey engineering geologist Thomas Holzer.
Pat Derby, former Hollywood trainer for Flipper, Lassie and other performing animals who devoted her life to protecting them - has died...
