1913 – 2014 CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. — Jane Wolcott Welles Addicott passed away peacefully at her home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif., at the age of 101, surrounded by loving family, on Monday, Nov. 3. Born at home in Wethersfield, Conn., Jane was educated at the King Low Heywood School in Connecticut, Rollins College in Florida and Exeter […]
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Officials say Robin Williams hanged himself
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Authorities detailed Robin Williams’ final moments Tuesday, saying the actor and comedian hanged himself with a belt in his San Francisco Bay Area home. Marin County Sheriff’s Lt. Keith Boyd said Williams was last seen alive by his wife Sunday night when she went to bed. She woke up the next morning […]
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California governor declares emergency amid fires
ALTURAS, Calif. — A fast-growing wildfire along the Oregon-California border spurred evacuation notices even as California’s governor declared a state of emergency to help fight blazes raging in the state. Gov. Jerry Brown’s order Saturday night came as fires in other West Coast states burned through parched forests, brush and terrain, destroying some homes, threatening […]
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Kenneth Lee Rucker
1966 – 2014 SABATTUS—Kenneth Lee Rucker, 48, of Sabattus, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 27. Kenneth was born Feb. 28, 1966, in San Diego, Calif., the son of Roy L. Rucker and Sharon (Beal) Pelletier. He attended Lewiston High School and went on to be a successful salesman. Through the years, he was employed by […]
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Suspect in California rampage blamed aloof women
GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — In YouTube videos and a long written manifesto, Elliot Rodger aired his contempt for everyone from his roommates to the whole human race, reserving special hate for two groups: the women he says kept him a virgin for all of his 22 years, and the men they chose instead. Authorities said […]
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10 killed in Calif. when truck slams into bus carrying students
Among the students on the trip to visit Humboldt State University was Steven Clavijo, 18, a senior at West Ranch High in Santa Clarita, who planned to enroll in the school. Just as Clavijo was trying to catch a nap Thursday afternoon, he said he felt the big vehicle begin to shake from left to […]
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Police: 4 dead, 2 injured in N. Calif. shooting
ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — Four people were shot to death and two others wounded in a shooting and knife attack Thursday at an American Indian tribal headquarters in California, authorities said. Alturas Police Chief Ken Barnes said 44-year-old Sherie Lash was taken into custody after allegedly opening fire at the Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Office and […]
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LAX suspect set out to kill multiple TSA officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unemployed motorcycle mechanic suspected in the deadly shooting at the Los Angeles airport set out to kill multiple employees of the Transportation Security Administration and hoped the attack would “instill fear in their traitorous minds,” authorities said Saturday. Paul Ciancia was so determined to take lives that, after shooting a […]
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Train kills 2 track workers amid SF Bay strike
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area commuter train returning from routine maintenance struck and killed two workers who were inspecting the tracks Saturday afternoon — an accident that comes amid a strike that has shut the Bay Area Rapid Transit system down to riders for the past few days. The four-car train […]
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Dr. John H. Gould
1934 – 2013 AUBURN — Dr. John H. Gould of Turner passed away on Monday, Oct. 14, at Hospice House of Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice in Auburn. Dr. Gould was born in Portland on Sept. 10, 1934, the first child of Eleanor (Webster) Gould and Richard Gould. He grew up in both Cape Elizabeth […]