Ex-Lakers GM on Kobe Bryant's death

Jerry West, former Lakers general manager, speaks with CBS Los Angeles' sports director Jim Hill about the relationship he had with Kobe Bryant early in his career and the lasting legacy he will have on the sport.

• Jan 26, 2020
• 16:00

Kobe Bryant among 9 dead in helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant was among nine people who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday. Authorities held a press conference with the latest details. Watch here.

• Jan 26, 2020
• 07:59

Magic Johnson remembers Kobe Bryant

Earvin "Magic" Johnson joins CBS Los Angeles' Jim Hill to discuss Kobe Bryant and how "nobody took more pride in putting on a Lakers jersey" than him.

• Jan 26, 2020
• 19:35

Fans mourn Kobe Bryant at Staples Center

As worldwide reaction pours in after Kobe Bryant's death Sunday, fans have come to the Staples Center to mourn the Lakers superstar. CBSN Los Angeles reports.

• Jan 26, 2020
• 03:41

Clippers coach Doc Rivers mourns Kobe Bryant

Clippers coach Doc Rivers choked back tears as he recounted the devastating news about Kobe Bryant's death. "He means a lot to me," Rivers said. Watch his remarks here.

• Jan 26, 2020
• 05:02

Los Angeles remembers Kobe Bryant

Fans, celebrities and those who knew Kobe Bryant best are devastated by the news he and his daughter were among nine people who were killed Sunday morning in a helicopter crash. CBS Los Angeles' Jeff Vaughn reports.

• Jan 26, 2020
• 02:15

Kobe Bryant remembered as NBA legend & father

NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were killed Sunday when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California, his sudden death at age 41 touching off an outpouring of grief for a star whose celebrity transcended basketball. CBS Los Angeles host Greg Wolf and sports director Jim Hill remember Bryant.

• Jan 26, 2020
• 05:52

A.E. Hotchner has died at age 102

Novelist, playwright and editor A.E. Hotchner has died. He and his Connecticut neighbor and friend Paul Newman started "Newman's Own" food company. Hotchner was 102 years old.

• Feb 16, 2020
• 00:17

Barbara "B." Smith dead at 70

Barbara "B." Smith died Saturday at the age of 70 after battling early onset Alzheimer's disease, which she was diagnosed with in 2013. The former model wrote three cookbooks, founded three successful restaurants and launched a nationally syndicated TV show and a magazine. CBSN NY's Hazel Sanchez reports.

• Feb 23, 2020
• 02:29

Medal of Honor recipient Ronald Shurer dead at 41

Former Army Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer II received the nation's highest military honor for braving heavy gunfire to save lives in Afghanistan.

• May 15, 2020

Kenny Rogers dies at age 81

The country music community is mourning the death of Kenny Rogers. Rogers died late Friday night at his home in Sandy Springs, Georgia, at the age of 81. Doug Dunbar reports.

• Mar 21, 2020
• 01:35

From 2006: Kenny Rogers, not resting on laurels

Singer Kenny Rogers, best known for his 1978 country hit “The Gambler,” died Friday, March 20 at age 81. In this profile originally broadcast on “CBS Sunday Morning” on September 3, 2006, Rogers talked with correspondent Russ Mitchell about his transition from avant-garde jazz, folk and rock to country, and his passion for photography. Mitchell also talked with superstar Dolly Parton about her hit duet with Rogers, “Islands in the Stream.”

• Mar 23, 2020
• 10:17

Legendary singer Bill Withers dies

Legendary soul artist Bill Withers, the singer of hits "Lean On Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine," has died from heart complications, his family confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press. He was 81. Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green report on his legacy.

• Apr 3, 2020
• 03:44

Remembering former CBS executive Gil Schwartz

Longtime CBS communications chief Gil Schwartz died Saturday of natural causes. Schwartz retired as senior executive vice president and chief communications officer at CBS Corporation in 2018. "For the better part of three decades, Gil Schwartz led CBS communications with creative flair, craftsman-like expertise, and an abundance of personality," CBS said in a statement. Schwartz was 68 years old.

• May 4, 2020
• 01:50

Jerry Stiller dies at 92

Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller died of natural causes at the age of 92. Stiller first became famous in the 1950s as a comedy partner to his wife, Anne Meara. He re-emerged in the '90s as Frank Costanza, George's high-strung father on "Seinfeld." Ben Stiller tweeted that his father will be greatly missed.

• May 11, 2020
• 03:23

Little Richard, rock 'n' roll pioneer, has died at 87

Pastor Bill Minson, a close friend of Little Richard's, told The Associated Press that Little Richard died Saturday morning.

• May 9, 2020

Andre Harrell, music exec who discovered Diddy, has died at 59

Usher posted a photo on Instagram​ with him, Harrell and Combs, writing "You were the beginning for so many and a genuine positive energy through it all ... I salute you KING!"

• May 9, 2020

Roy Horn, legendary magician, dies from COVID-19

Horn's partner in magic, Siegfried Fischbacher, said in a statement that, "the world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend."

• May 9, 2020

Singer Troy Sneed dead at 52 from coronavirus

Sneed appeared with the choir in 1996 film "The Preacher's Wife," starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington.

• Apr 28, 2020

Actor Dimitri Diatchenko, featured on "Sons of Anarchy," dies

It appeared to be either a heart attack or related to being shocked by 220 volts of electricity while on the job the week prior, but autopsy results are pending.

• Apr 25, 2020

5-year-old Michigan girl dies from coronavirus

Skylar Herbert is thought to be the youngest person in Michigan to die from COVID-19.

• Apr 20, 2020

Boston Globe prints 16 pages of death notices

The number of pages dedicated to death notices more than doubled since the same Sunday in 2019.

• Apr 20, 2020

Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill has died at age 84

His son, Paul O'Neill Jr., said his father died while at his home in Pittsburgh after years of a long battle with lung cancer, which included a few surgeries and chemotherapy.

• Apr 18, 2020

Brian Dennehy, prolific stage and screen actor, dies at 81

Burly actor started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller.

• Apr 16, 2020

NHL player Colby Cave dies at 25

Cave's wife, Emily, posted a heartbreaking image on her Instagram account, saying: "My heart is shattered."

• Apr 11, 2020

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