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In the most recent report from April 1 through June 30 a high of 151 cases of COVID-19 were reported over a 14 day period, resulting in a case rate of 58 per 100,000 residents.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Tom Petty has passed away at the age of 66.

TORONTO (AP) — Rob Ford, the pugnacious, populist former mayor of Toronto whose career crashed in a drug-driven, obscenity-laced debacle, died Tuesday after fighting cancer, his family says. He was 46. Ford rode into office on a backlash against urban elites. He ...

  LONDON (AP) — Bee Gees manager Robert Stigwood has died. His office says he died Monday at the age of 81, but a cause of death was not given. Stigwood managed Cream before signing The Bee Gees. He also produced the movie versions of "Jesus Christ Superstar," The Who's "Tommy," and the Madonna version of "Evita," as well as "Saturday Night Fever" and "

NEW YORK (AP) — A founding member of the popular 1970s band Three Dog Night has died in New York state. Cory Wells was 74. Bandmate Danny Hutton says Wells experienced acute back pain weeks ago and died suddenly Tuesday in Dunkirk, where he had lived...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Joaquin Andujar, a star pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1980s, has died in his native Dominican Republic. He was 62. The team said he died Tuesday. Leonardo Matos Berrido, president of the Dominican Baseball League, said the cause was diabetes complications...

IndyCar driver Justin Wilson has died from a head injury suffered when a piece of debris struck him at Pocono Raceway. He was 37. IndyCar made the announcement Monday night at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Wilson is a British driver who lived outside Denver in Longmont, Colo...

CAIRO (AP) — Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born actor who soared to international stardom in two David Lean epics, "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago," has died. He was 83. Sharif's longtime agent, Steve Kenis, told The Associated Press that Sharif died of a heart attack in a Cairo hospital...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Blues legend B.B. King has died in Las Vegas at age 89, his lawyer says. Attorney Brent Bryson tells The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT Thursday at his home in Las Vegas. The one-time farmhand brought new fans to the blues and influenced a generation of musicians with his heartfelt vocals and soaring guitar on songs such as "The Thril