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Maine’s ‘lobster lady’ Virginia Oliver, who worked decades in the lobster industry, dies at 105

Tuesday, January 27 by SRN News

Virginia Oliver, one of the oldest lobster fishers in the world who trapped crustaceans in Maine for nearly a century, has died. She was 105. Born in Rockland, Maine, Oliver started trapping lobsters at age 8 alongside her father and older brother at a time... Read More.

Famed knuckleball king Wilbur Wood dies at age 84

Sunday, January 18 by SRN News

Wilbur Wood, who pitched 376 2/3 innings in 1972, died Saturday in Burlington, Mass. He was 84 years old. No cause of death has been reported as of Sunday evening. Wood is widely regarded as the best knuckleball pitcher of all-time. He played for 17 years in... Read More.

Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for ‘The Thing’ and ‘Punky Brewster,’ dies at 69

Saturday, January 10 by SRN News

DUARTE, Calif. (AP) - Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film "The Thing" and "Punky Brewster" on television, has died at the age of 69. Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in... Read More.

CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold US secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84

Tuesday, January 6 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Maryland prison. He was 84. A spokesperson for the Bureau of Prisons... Read More.

Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, dies at 80

Tuesday, January 6 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died. He was 80. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his death in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, calling him "a... Read More.

US Rep Doug LaMalfa dies, further narrowing Republican majority

Tuesday, January 6 by SRN News

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Republican Representative Doug LaMalfa of California has died, a fellow lawmaker said on Tuesday, further shrinking Republicans' narrow majority in the House of Representatives ahead of November elections that will determine control of Congress. "Doug was... Read More.

Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP’s narrow control of the House to 218-213

Tuesday, January 6 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term U.S. representative from California, has died, GOP officials said Tuesday. He was 65. His death, confirmed by Majority Whip Tom Emmer and National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson, reduces the Republicans' already narrow control of the... Read More.

Hungarian director Béla Tarr, known for darkly comic films, dies at 70

Tuesday, January 6 by SRN News

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - The Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, director of such works as Sátántangó and The Turin Horse and the recipient of numerous awards for his long and often darkly comic films, has died at 70. During a career spanning more than four decades,... Read More.

Hockey Hall of Fame player and longtime Blackhawks executive Bob Pulford dies at 89

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

Bob Pulford, a Hockey Hall of Fame player who went on to a lengthy career in the NHL as a coach and general manager, has died. He was 89. A spokesperson for the NHL Alumni Association said Monday the organization learned of Pulford's death from... Read More.

Michael J. Schumacher, author who chronicled lives of Allen Ginsberg and Eric Clapton, dies at 75

Monday, January 5 by SRN News

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died. He was 75. Schumacher's daughter, Emily Joy Schumacher, confirmed... Read More.

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