'Spartacus' star Andy Whitfield dies
LOS ANGELES - Andy Whitfield, who appeared in the Starz period drama "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has died, the network confirmed.
View Article'All My Children' star Mary Fickett dies at age 83
Mary Fickett, who played compassionate nurse Ruth Martin on ABC's "All My Children," has died at age 83.
View ArticleEpiscopal bishop who ordained gay man dies at 87
Retired Episcopal Bishop Walter C. Righter, an early defender of gay rights in the church who was accused of heresy when he ordained a gay deacon in 1990, has died.
View ArticleWalter C. Righter, controversial Episcopal bishop, dies at 87
Walter C. Righter, a retired Episcopal bishop of Iowa who was absolved of heresy charges after ordaining a non-celibate gay man as a deacon in 1990, died Sunday at his home outside Pittsburgh after a...
View ArticleBritish pop artist Richard Hamilton dies at 89
Richard Hamilton's gallery says the British Pop Art pioneer has died. He was 89.
View ArticleOtt Cefkin, longtime reporter and police spokesman, dies at 80
Longtime Sun Sentinel crime reporter Ott Cefkin, who retired in 1985 and went on to become a spokesman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department and then the Broward Sheriff’s Office, died...
View ArticleMaggie Schuss, ‘mother’ of Brothers to the Rescue, dies
Exile said she worked twice as hard for Cuba because she made the mistake, originally, of supporting the Castro regime.
View ArticleBill Yahr, helped develop intra-aortic medical device, dies
Dr. William Zachary Yahr was known for his surgical skills and his cowboy boots.
View ArticleFormer students to play tribute to Bill Ledue, Gables band and Orange Bowl...
He worked with professional musicians, orchestras, choreographers, an animal or two, and oh, yes, hundreds of high school students to put on the annual 10-minute show.
View ArticleBeth Lang, director of substance-abuse treatment center, dies
Beth Lang knew the misery of addiction because she lived it.
View ArticleFormer Broward sheriff Nick Navarro dies
Unorthodox sheriff brought television limelight to Broward County — and also himself.
View ArticleFuneral service for former top Broward lawman Nick Navarro scheduled for Monday
Services for Nick Navarro, who served two terms as Broward County sheriff, will be 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale, 301 E. Broward Blvd.
View ArticleBishop Gilberto Fernandez, who served South Florida since 1967, dies
Through a career in the Catholic Church that began as a parish priest in Havana in 1959 and led ultimately to his ordination as a bishop in Miami in 1997, Gilberto Fernandez led a life that resonated...
View ArticleMiami educator and daughter of Miami Times founder dies
Frances Reeves Jollivette Chambers, 89, died Monday
View ArticleTitle-fight referee Mark Conn dies in Pompano Beach at 95
Mark Conn, who could boast that he refereed title fights for both Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali 20 years apart, died in his Pompano Beach home on Sept. 29.
View ArticleSteve Jobs, Apple co-founder who transformed computers and culture, dies at 56
Steven P. Jobs, the charismatic technology pioneer who co-founded Apple Inc. and transformed one industry after another, from computers and smartphones to music and movies, has died. He was 56.
View ArticleWalter H. Beckham Jr., attorney and law professor, dies at 91
Walter Hull Beckham Jr. practiced law in Miami for more than half a century, and for much of that time imparted his wisdom to students at the University of Miami law school.
View ArticleRev. Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights movement firebrand, dies at 89
The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, a blunt-talking preacher who braved beatings, bombings and fire-hosings to push Birmingham, Ala., to the forefront of the civil rights movement and advanced the historic...
View ArticleKenneth Dahlberg, WWII ace, Watergate figure, dies
Minnesota businessman Kenneth Dahlberg, a World War II ace and an inadvertent figure in the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon's presidency, has died at age 94, his lawyer said Wednesday.
View ArticleCivil rights warrior: the Rev. Shuttlesworth dies
The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth refused to back down despite huge risks, enduring arrests, beatings and injuries from fire hoses aimed at blacks marching for racial equality in the segregated South of...
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