Edna O’Brien, Irish literary giant who wrote ‘The Country Girls,’ dies at 93
Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut...
News Obituaries
JMU alum and PGA Tour winner Mark Carnevale dies at age 64
Carnevale won the 1992 Chattanooga Classic and was voted PGA Tour rookie of the year.
Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of...
Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69
Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has...
Shannen Doherty, ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ star, dies at 53
Shannen Doherty, the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star whose life and career were roiled by illness...
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and...
Benji Gregory, former child star on the 80s sitcom ‘ALF,’ dies at 46
Former child actor Benji Gregory, who played the young boy on the 1980s television sitcom...
Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75
Shelley Duvall, the intrepid, Texas-born movie star whose wide-eyed, winsome presence was a mainstay in...
Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, defense hawk who called human-caused climate change a ‘hoax,’ dies at 89
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, a conservative firebrand known for his strong support of defense spending...
Former ODU, Bayside basketball standout Mario Mullen dies at age 50
Ocean Lakes coach Mario Mullen died Friday, his former high school coach Ron Jenkins confirmed....