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Vin Scully, who for more than 60 years was the voice of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball, died Tuesday. The Dodgers announced Scully’s death on social media, calling the incomparable legend of the broadcast booth, “the heartbeat of the Dodgers.” “He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more. He was their conscience, their […] → Read More
Legendary actor Sidney Poitier has died at the age of 94, according to multiple media reports. The Hollywood actor’s death was announced by Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, according to the Independent. Poitier was born on Feb. 20, 1927, in Miami but grew up on Cat Island in the Bahamas. His big break came […] → Read More
Betty White, the beloved actress whose career spanned eight decades, has died, according to Vanity Fair. She was 99. White was best known for her work on sitcoms, including her Emmy-winning portrayals of Sue Ann Nivens on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and Rose Nylund on “The Golden Girls.” A pioneering figure, White was one of […] → Read More
Legendary Atlanta Brave and longtime home run king Hank Aaron died Friday at the age of 86, according to multiple reports. “Hammerin’ Hank” was born Henry Louis Aaron in Mobile, Alabama, on Feb. 5, 1934. In 1951, Aaron began his baseball career playing for the Negro American League’s Indianapolis Clowns. Three years later, Aaron made […] → Read More
Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has died at 93 years old, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced Friday. The Dodgers had tweeted Tuesday that Lasorda had returned to his Fullerton home after being hospitalized for nearly two months. Born on Sept. 22, 1927, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Thomas Charles Lasorda began his baseball career with a Philadelphia […] → Read More
George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, has died at age 94, his spokesman said. Bush was born on June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts. He attended Yale University and served in the U.S. → Read More
Stan Lee, a legend in the comic book work who created many of the popular Marvel characters, has died, the Hollywood Reporter reported Monday. He was 95. Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber on Dec. 28, 1922, in New York City. He graduated from high school at the age of 16. → Read More
Aretha Franklin died at her home in Detroit at the age of 76, the Associated Press reported citing her publicist. Aretha Louise Franklin was born on March 25, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee. → Read More
Hey y'all! Ok, so I made it to the VERY LAST of Bobo's Best Of 2017...whew!!🙌 I can't believe that in January, I will have been blogging for a WHOLE year! Crazy! But I'm so happy that I've gotten a chance to meet so many AWESOME people and I'm looking forward to another fun… → Read More
Notorious cult leader and convicted killer Charles Manson, who along with his followers committed a series of high-profile murders in the Los Angeles area in 1969, died Sunday at a hospital in Bakersfield, according to the California Department of Corrections. He was 83 years old. → Read More
Still by Kennedy Ryan My rating: 5 of 5 stars STILL is book two in the Grip series and is the swoon worthy, dreamy, spectacular conclusion to Bristol and Grip's passionate saga. (Just by that one sentence, can you guess how much I LOVED this book??) I'll admit that when I finished GRIP, I was… → Read More
Hugh Hefner, the iconic personality behind Playboy magazine, passed away Wednesday at age 91, his media company confirmed. Hugh Martson Hefner was born on April 9, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois. → Read More
Glen Campbell, the legendary country and rock singer best known for his hit "Rhinestone Cowboy," has died at 81, according to Rolling Stone magazine. Flowers will be placed on Campbell's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced. → Read More
Actor William Adam West, best known for his work in Batman, has died Friday following a battle with leukemia, according to a report in Variety. West was born on Sept. 19, 1928, in Walla Walla, Washington. → Read More
Legendary actor Roger Moore, best known for his role as James Bond, has died in Switzerland, according to his official Twitter page. He was 89. George Moore was born in London, England, on Oct. 14, 1927. → Read More
Legendary rock n roll artist Chuck Berry has died at the age of 90, People magazine reported Saturday. Charles Edward Anderson Berry was born on Oct. 18, 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri. → Read More
Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a tour bus carrying the Los Angeles-based band "The Ghost Inside" collided head-on with a semi-truck near El Paso, Texas. The hardcore punk metal b... → Read More
Two of the three "master-slave" sex-cult members convicted of murdering a young Marine wife were sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The third member is set to b... → Read More
Manhattan resident Carol Suchman donates toys to some of the poorest children in New York City every holiday season. This year was different in a really big way. While walking by a toy store for re... → Read More
Jurors deliberated less than two hours Thursday before convicting a 34-year-old man of gunning down four people outside a Northridge boarding house two years ago. Ka Pasasouk was found guilty of fo... → Read More