Bobby Cox, whose Atlanta Braves teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and gave the city its first World Series title, has died at 84.
Ted Turner, who owned Atlanta sports teams, raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN in 1980, has died at age 87.
David Allan Coe, whose hits include “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The Ride,” has died at 86.
Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents — has died at 86.
Action 8 News has learned that well-known Montgomery restaurant owner and caterer Johnny Sullivan has died.
From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader, who was a familiar presence in Alabama over the years.
Bernard LaFayette, a key figure in Selma who helped efforts that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died at 85, just days before he was to be honored at the Martin & Coretta King Unity Breakfast.
Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy “Revenge of the Nerds,” has died at 71.
Rev. Jesse Jackson touched many lives in our part of Alabama over the years. He is being remember by local leaders after he died at the age of 84.
“The Godfather,” released in 1972, established Robert Duvall as one of the most in-demand performers of Hollywood, who had many classic roles over the decades.
