Obituary

BREAKING – Shirley Raines, a widely respected humanitarian known for her grassroots work serving Los Angeles’ Skid Row homeless community, has died at the age of 58. Her death has prompted an outpouring of grief from family members, volunteers, and millions of followers who viewed her as a rare, compassionate force in the fight against … Read more

Peter Napolitano, the charismatic television personality affectionately known as Produce Pete, has died, prompting an outpouring of tributes from viewers, farmers markets, and colleagues who credit him with bringing joy, knowledge, and humanity to local food culture. Napolitano rose to prominence through his appearances on NBC, where he became a trusted guide for shoppers seeking … Read more

When Paul Allen, the Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist who helped launch the personal computing revolution, died on October 15, 2018, at age 65, the cause was widely described as complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Newly available medical records now provide a more specific and sobering detail: Allen’s immediate cause of death was septic shock, triggered by … Read more