Ohio editor Royhab to retire, led newspaper to Pulitzer for Vietnam War deaths investigationOctober 1st, 2009 Ohio editor Royhab retiring, led paper to PulitzerTOLEDO, Ohio — Ron Royhab, who helped lead The Blade to a Pulitzer Prize, will retire as the Toledo newspaper's vice president and executive editor. Royhab, 67, said Thursday that he will work through the end of the year.
Jim Willse, longtime editor of NJ's Star-Ledger of Newark, retiring after 15 yearsSeptember 30th, 2009 Longtime editor of NJ's Star-Ledger to retireNEWARK, N.J. — The longtime newsroom head of New Jersey's largest daily newspaper is retiring.
W. Horace Carter, Pulitzer-winning NC publisher who crusaded against Ku Klux Klan, dies at 88September 16th, 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning NC newspaper publisher diesWILMINGTON, N.C. — W. Horace Carter, a North Carolina newspaper publisher whose crusades against the Ku Klux Klan earned a Pulitzer Prize, has died.
Charlotte Bobcats co-owner William "Skipper" Beck dies in SC small plane crash; alone on boardSeptember 11th, 2009 Bobcats co-owner Beck dies in SC small plane crashROCK HILL, S.C. — A North Carolina businessman who was a co-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats has died in a single-engine plane crash.
Oregonian publisher Fred Stickel, 87, announces retirementSeptember 9th, 2009 Oregonian publisher Stickel to retirePORTLAND, Ore. — Fred Stickel, publisher of The Oregonian since 1975, is retiring.
Pennsylvania man seriously burned in August crash at Teterboro Airport dies from injuriesSeptember 5th, 2009 Pilot injured in Teterboro, NJ, crash diesLIVINGSTON, N.J. — The pilot of a small plane that burst into flames after crashing at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey last month has died from his injuries.
Two killed in Brazilian plane crashAugust 24th, 2009 SAO PAULO - A single-engine plane crashed in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, killing two people, authorities said. The plane, which began its trip in Vutoporanga, went out of control and crashed Saturday near the city of Comendador Gomes, the fire department said.
Pilot practicing aerial acrobatics dies when propeller plane crashes in northwest MissouriJuly 11th, 2009 Pilot dies in crash practicing for Mo. air showTARKIO, Mo.
Herbert Klein, ex-Nixon communications director, dies at 91 in San DiegoJuly 3rd, 2009 Ex-Nixon aide Herbert Klein dies at 91 in Calif.SAN DIEGO — Herbert G. Klein, Richard Nixon's ex-White House director of communications and a former editor for Copley Newspapers, has died.
Pilot of small plane dies in crash on grounds of New Hampshire resortJune 14th, 2009 Pilot of small plane dies in crash at NH resortGILFORD, N.H. — Authorities say the pilot of a single-engine plane has died after crashing on the grounds of a New Hampshire resort.
Miami Herald Executive Editor Anders Gyllenhaal to head Pulitzer Prize BoardMay 8th, 2009 Miami Herald editor to head board of PulitzersNEW YORK — Miami Herald Executive Editor Anders Gyllenhaal (JILL'-in-hahl) has been named the new chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Board. Herald staff members have won several awards during his tenure, including two Pulitzers.
Teutsch, Roessner leaving top editor jobs at The Hartford CourantMay 5th, 2009 Top Hartford Courant editors leaving jobsHARTFORD, Conn. — An executive of The Hartford Courant says Editor Cliff Teutsch and Managing Editor Barbara Roessner are resigning and will be replaced by an interim editor.
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jimmy Breslin's daughter dies after collapsing at NYC restaurantApril 23rd, 2009 Prize-winning writer Breslin's daughter dies in NYNEW YORK — The daughter of writer Jimmy Breslin has died after collapsing at a New York City restaurant four days earlier. Bellevue Hospital Center spokesman Stephen Bohlen says Kelly Breslin died at the hospital Tuesday night.
Marine pilot who crashed jet into San Diego homes, killing 4 on ground, cleared to fly againApril 22nd, 2009 Military pilot in San Diego crash to fly againSAN DIEGO — The pilot of a military jet that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood and killed four people on the ground has been cleared to fly again. Officials say Marine Lt.
NTSB report says small plane broke apart before San Diego crash that killed 2April 21st, 2009 NTSB says plane broke apart before SoCal crashSAN DIEGO — A small plane broke apart in flight before it crashed almost two weeks ago near Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, killing two people, according to federal investigators. A preliminary report released Monday by the National Transportation Safety Board said the single-engine Piper Comanche broke apart while making an "uncontrolled descent" and smashed into a hillside, where it caught fire.