Obituaries

Two YouTubers from popular Schaffrillas Productions have died in a car crash

4:17pm January 31, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Christopher Schaffer, 25, and Patrick Phyrillas, 22, were pronounced dead at the crash site in Pennsylvania. James Phyrillas — Patrick's brother — was in stable condition in the hospital on Tuesday.

Former U.S. Sen. David Durenberger of Minnesota dies at 88

12:52pm January 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Minnesota Republican served three terms and championed health care reform and protecting rights for disabled people, including the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act.

The original Wednesday Addams, Lisa Loring, has died at age 64

5:03am January 31, 2023

Actress Lisa Loring, best known for her role as Wednesday on the first run of The Addams Family, died on Saturday. Loring semi-retired from acting in the mid-1990s.

Lisa Marie Presley stands next to her childhood crib displayed with other mementos in the exhibit "Elvis Through His Daughter's Eyes," at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 31, 2012.

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Priscilla Presley is disputing the trust of her late daughter, Lisa Marie Presley

5:00am January 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

Priscilla Presley's filing disputes the validity of a 2016 amendment to Lisa Marie Presley's living trust that removed Priscilla and a former business manager as trustees.

Cindy Williams arrives to the TV Land Awards 10th Anniversary in New York on April 14, 2012. Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in Los Angeles at age 75, her family said.

Arts

'Laverne & Shirley' actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

7:20pm January 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, her family said Monday.

Barrett Strong, an early Motown star, has died at 81

6:42pm January 30, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Barrett Strong, longtime Motown songwriter, who was responsible for such megahits as "I Heard It Throgh the Grapevine" has died at age 81.

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The Addams Family characters Wednesday and Uncle Fester. The actress who played the iconic Wednesday, Lisa Loring, died this weekend.

Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, is dead at 64

5:37pm January 30, 2023

by Emily Olson

Lisa Loring will be remembered as a Hollywood icon for playing the gloomy Wednesday Addams at age 6. She went on to fill roles on As the World Turns and the Girl from U.N.C.L.E..

Verlaine was known for his jagged guitar playing style involving heavy vibrato and distortion and off-kilter lyrics.

Tom Verlaine, guitarist and singer of influential rock band Television, dies at 73

8:37pm January 28, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

The founding father of American punk and a fixture in the 1970s New York rock scene died Saturday as the result of a brief illness.

'Sesame Street' co-creator Lloyd Morrisett has died at age 93

5:04pm January 26, 2023

by Cory Turner

We remember Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of one of the most beloved television programs in history, Sesame Street, who died this week at the age of 93.

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Remembering Marciano Martinez Jimenez, a victim of the Half Moon Bay shooting

4:56pm January 26, 2023

by Madi Bolanos

Marciano Martinez Jimenez, age 50, was among the mushroom farm workers shot and killed in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Monday. Friends are remembering him as a humble man who loved walking his dog.