by Jim Heath | Dec 30, 2020 | Entertainment, Headlines, Obit
Dawn Wells, best known for playing the girl-next-door castaway Mary Ann on the iconic CBS comedy series Gilligan’s Island, died Wednesday morning in Los Angeles of complications due to Covid-19. She was 82. Wells, who was Miss Nevada in the 1959 Miss America pageant,...
by Jim Heath | Dec 29, 2020 | 2020, coronavirus, GOP, Headlines
Rep.-elect Luke Letlow (R-La.) has died from coronavirus. He was 41. Letlow, who announced on Dec. 18 that he tested positive for Covid-19, had been in the intensive care unit at Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport. “The family appreciates the numerous prayers and...
by Jim Heath | Dec 10, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Health
New Hampshire Speaker of the House Richard “Dick” Hinch has died from Covid-19. Attorney General Gordon MacDonald’s office said in a statement today that the state’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Jennie V. Duval, had determined the...
by Jim Heath | Nov 8, 2020 | Entertainment, Headlines, Obit
Alex Trebek, the polished host of Jeopardy! who for more than three decades was the man with the answers — all in the form of a question, of course — has died. He was 80. Trebek died early this morning surrounded by family and friends, Jeopardy! confirmed on social...
by Jim Heath | Oct 31, 2020 | Entertainment, Obit
Bond. James Bond. Sean Connery—the Oscar-winning Scottish screen icon who originated the role of James Bond in the long-running film franchise—has died about two months after celebrating his 90th birthday. Connery starred as Agent 007 in six official Bond films and...