Deaths and Tributes

16+ min ago   (356+ words) The funeral rites of veteran actor Olu Jacobs brought an emotional end to a celebrated 40-year love story with his wife, fellow actress Joke Silva, as family members, colleagues and dignitaries gathered in Lagos to honour his life and legacy....

13+ min ago   (129+ words) Dreams really do come true, as we celebrate the incredible discography of Fleetwood Mac. From their formation in 1967, constant line-up changes, crippling addictions, and tumultuous romances threatened to derail the group’s success. Fleetwood Mac spun inner discord into gold, creating…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (104+ words) The Umulolo, Umuokwara Abba community in Nwangele LGA, Imo State, received dignitaries, the clergy, friends, in-laws and well-wishers from across Nigeria and the diaspora on Friday, September 25, 2026, for the funeral rites of Mrs. Benedicta Ugochi Alinnor. Mrs. Alinnor, beloved mother…...

5+ day, 43+ min ago   (715+ words) Eva Marie Saint, the elegant blond starlet of classic films like Elia Kazan’s “On the Waterfront” and Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest,” died on Tuesday, Oct. 6. She was 102. She died of natural causes at her, “surrounded by family and loved…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (83+ words) WLOS Ken Bostic, former News 13 weather team member, dies at 80 ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A member of the News 13 family has died. Ken Bostic was part of the WLOS weather team in the 1980s and 90s. Bostic was a native of Rutherford County and…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (77+ words) Fox 17 provides local news, weather, sports, traffic and entertainment for Nashville and nearby towns and communities in Middle Tennessee, including Forest Hills, Brentwood, Franklin, Fairview, Dickson, Clarksville, White House, Greenbrier, Springfield, Gallatin, Hartsville, Lebanon, Mt Juliet, Smyrna, College Grove, Thompson’s…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (769+ words) Michael Kearns, one of Hollywood’s earliest openly gay actors and a pioneering openly HIV-positive performer and AIDS activist, has died aged 76. Actor, writer, director and activist Michael Kearns has died at the age of 76, leaving behind a career that helped…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (345+ words) Ian Hill has retired from Judas Priest, ending a 56-year run with the band as Davey Rimmer takes over on bass. In a statement published on Judas Priest’s official website on October 9, Hill said arthritis and a recent shoulder injury…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (481+ words) Colleagues recall the broadcaster’s warmth, newsroom kindness and a television career spanning nightly news and quizzes. Richard Morecroft, who presented the ABC’s NSW evening news for almost two decades, has died aged 70 after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year....

8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (357+ words) In small, gorgeous ways, life dares us to live again and to laugh at the absurdity. Trust Keaton, Freud and Chaplin. HERE’s something funny. My brother Tom died seven years ago. (That’s not the funny part.) Tom was sitting in…...