Counting the lives lost to COVID-19, not by the numbers COVID-19 numbers can be numbing. Look instead at the stories behind them. Read More
Roland Reiss dies at 91, leaving a 60-year legacy as L.A. artist and educator The longtime Claremont Graduate University professor was known for vivid paintings and tiny, dollhouse-like dioramas of human drama. Read More
Rudy Salas, cofounder of mainstay Chicano R&B band Tierra, dies at 71 The East L.A. guitar hero came of age during the great upheaval of the 1970s — and helped design the signature sound of the... Read More
MF Doom, masked and masterful rap artist, dies at 49 Daniel Dumile, the acclaimed indie rapper and producer best known as MF Doom, died on Oct. 31, according to an Instagram post today from... Read More
Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on 'Gilligan's Island,' dies of COVID-19 at 82 Dawn Wells, who starred as girl-next-door Mary Ann in the 1960s hit TV show "Gilligan's Island," died of complications from COVID-19. She was 82. Read More
Vic Lepisto, captain of UCLA's top-ranked 1967 football team, dies at 75 Vic Lepisto, the tenacious captain of the 1967 UCLA football team that was ranked No. 1 in the country, died on Monday from complications... Read More
Amigo Bob Cantisano, towering figure in West Coast organic farming, dies at 69 The man known as the godfather of California's organic farming died of cancer at the farm where he loved to work. Read More
Pierre Cardin, French couturier who pioneered designer licensing, dies at 98 The legendary designer put his name not just on ready-to-wear clothes but also on sunglasses, luggage, carpets and kitchen appliances. Read More
Dr. William Good, who battled Nazis in Poland, dies of COVID-19 A family physician known for his gentleness, Good pledged to become a doctor when he was unable to help his ill father as they... Read More
Whodini rapper John 'Ecstasy' Fletcher, hip-hop pioneer, dies at 56 Whodini's groundbreaking electro-rap helped hip-hop gain a foothold on radio, and the duo took part in the first rap tour of American arenas. Read More