Newly-retired Macon County Coroner Michael Day looks back on what he has learned about matters of life and death.

“He never had sufficient support, particularly after he told his superiors that he was considering ending his own life. "We cannot fathom how and why the coroner has come to that conclusion.

The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was found shot to death in July. William Lee Irving, 51, was found in ...