Alabama A&M’s Medrick Burnett Jr. Dies After Suffering Severe Head Injury During Game Against Alabama State
Alabama A&M announced Wednesday that redshirt freshman linebacker Medrick Barnett Jr. has passed away. “Today, our Bulldog family is saddened by the loss of Medrick Burnett Jr.,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Paul A. Bryant. “Medrick was not only an extraordinary athlete, he was an outstanding young man whose positive energy, leadership and compassion left […]
Earl Holliman, ‘Twilight Zone,’ ‘Forbidden Planet’ Star, Dies at 96
Award-winning Hollywood actor Earl Holliman praises his role in the film twilight zone and forbidden planetpassed away. He was 96 years old. of hollywood reporter memo Holliman won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Katharine Hepburn's womanizing younger brother. rain maker (1956)—passing over the role of Elvis Presley—he then […]
San Diego Man Dies From Electrocution While Putting Up Christmas Lights, Officials Say
Antonio Pascual Mateo tragically died from electrocution after throwing Christmas lights onto high-voltage power lines in San Diego on Thursday morning. san diego medical examiner's report confirmed his death. Firefighters had to wait until the power was out in the area before they could rescue Mateo. Officials said the man was hanging upside down from […]
Jim Abrahams, Brilliant Director of ‘Airplane!,’ ‘Naked Gun,’ Dies at 80
Jim Abrahams is one of the genius minds behind blockbuster comedies such as: plane! and naked gun Died. He was 80 years old. The writer and director, along with brothers Jerry and David Zucker, invented a whole new style of comedy with a constant flow of jokes, sight gags, and in-jokes that made viewers laugh […]
Pilot who flew dogs to be adopted dies in upstate plane crash
A Virginia pilot who was dedicated to rescuing shelter dogs was killed Sunday when his small plane crashed in the Catskill Mountains while flying several dogs for adoption to an animal shelter in the northern part of the state. Seok Kim, a 49-year-old father of three, flew from Maryland to Albany to adopt on Sunday […]
Virginia woman dies after being doused in gasoline and set on fire by family friend, police say
Women are light a fire According to Virginia State Police, she was attacked by a family friend and died from her injuries. The Wythe County Sheriff's Department said officers were dispatched Sunday evening to a report of a woman being set on fire at a home on Ramsey Mountain Road in the Max Meadows area. […]
NYC man, 73, dies after climbing out of window to escape home invasion
An elderly New York City man fell to his death after climbing through a window to escape a home invasion over the weekend. The incident occurred around 4:40 a.m. Saturday when three robbers entered an apartment in Washington Heights near Broadway and 161st Street. According to the newspaper, one of the suspects climbed the fire […]
Chuck Woolery, Veteran Game Show Host and Unabashed Trump Supporter, Dies at 83
Chuck Woolley, the host of game shows such as “Wheel of Fortune,'' “Love Connection,'' and “Scrabble,'' who later became a popular right-wing political podcaster, has died. He was 83 years old. Born March 6, 1941 in Ashland, Kentucky, Woolley went on to serve two years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS. company before seeking […]
Fred Harris, former Oklahoma senator and presidential candidate, dies at 94
Fred Harris, a self-proclaimed populist Democrat from Oklahoma who served in the U.S. Senate for eight years before losing his bid for president in 1976, has died. He was 94 years old. Harris' wife, Margaret Elliston, confirmed his death in a text message to The Associated Press on Saturday, writing, “Fred Harris passed away peacefully […]
Game show host Chuck Woolery of ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ ‘Love Connection,’ dies at 83
Chuck Woolley, the former game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble,” has died at the age of 83. Woolley died at his home in Texas, surrounded by his wife Kristen, said his friend and podcast co-host Mark Young. Associated Press. In addition to his wife, Woolley is survived by sons Michael […]