‘This is going too far boss’: Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales appears to pursue staffer who died in explicit text messages

Text messages appear to show Texas Rep. Tony Gonzalez seeking a relationship with his former employee, Regina Santos Aviles, more than a year before she died by suicide. The letters were provided to ABC News by Santos Aviles’ widower. In a series of text messages dating back to May 2024, Gonzalez, a married father of … Read more

Fire safety inspections lapsed for years at Swiss bar where 40 died in New Year’s blaze

No fire safety inspections have been carried out since 2019 at the Swiss bar where a fire at a New Year’s party killed 40 people and injured more than 100, local authorities said on Tuesday. Investigators said they believe candles flickering on top of champagne bottles set fire to Le Constellation at the Crans-Montana resort … Read more

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, actor who performed in ‘Mortal Kombat,’ has died at 75

Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa, the Tokyo-born actor best known for his roles in the film “Mortal Kombat” and the TV series “The Man in the High Castle,” has died. He was 75 years old. His manager, Margie Weiner, confirmed Thursday that Tagawa died surrounded by his family in Santa Barbara due to complications due to a … Read more

Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records’ Booker T and the M.G.’s, has died at age 84

MEMPHIS, TN– Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor Booker T. and MG’s iconic Memphis backing band on Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” has died. He was 84 years old. Pat Mitchell Worley, president and CEO … Read more

Oscar winner Diane Keaton died from pneumonia, friends reveal final days – Socialite Life

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton‘s cause of death has been revealed nearly a week after her passing shocked Hollywood and fans worldwide. The beloved star died of pneumonia on October 11, 2025, according to a statement released by her family to People magazine. “The Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love and … Read more

Jeffco sheriff's office honors 'first fallen hero' who died in bar shooting 85 years ago

DENVER (KDVR) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office suffered 85 years of losing its first line of duty in an Arvada bar shooting that turned deadly. Jefferson County Undersheriff Clarence Fugate died on October 12, 1940, after Jack Carlton, a bartender at Lee’s Tavern in Arvada, shot him when Fugate came to the bar to … Read more

Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, has died

BOSTON — Kennedy, the ex-wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, who endured a turbulent marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelity and her decades-long struggle with alcoholism and mental health, died Wednesday. She was 89 years old. The former Joan Bennett, one of the last members of the family generation that included President John F. … Read more

Female inmate who died in Redwood City jail identified

(Kron)-A woman who died in detention was identified at the Maple Street Reform Center in Redwood on Tuesday as Marisha Monic Rene, 31 years old. Blong died on September 29 due to an overdose of the suspected fentanel, the San Matteo County Office said. The investigators decided that another prisoner brought fentianil to the prison … Read more

Aaron Phypers’ cousin testifies she witnessed him abuse Denise Richards: “She could have died”

Kathleen McAllister, the cousin of Aaron Phypers, delivered damning testimony during a court hearing on Monday, October 6, claiming she witnessed her relative physically abuse actress Denise Richards multiple times throughout their marriage. The shocking allegations came as Richards seeks to make her temporary restraining order against Phypers permanent amid their bitter divorce battle. McAllister, … Read more

3 have died this year in Colorado from West Nile Virus: State health data

Denver (KDVR) – Three people died in Colorado due to the West Nile virus in 2025, but officials have not yet participated information about two. The Ministry of Public Health and Environment in Colorado Western Nile virus statistics reports on its websiteAlong with a wealth of other data. On Wednesday, the site showed that there … Read more