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On the fateful July 13, Naya Rivera’s family’s worst nightmare came true. After five agonizing days of a search operation at Lake Piru, the body of the former Glee actress was recovered. Rivera, a daughter, mother and sister, was 33. The gut-wrenching photos of Rivera’s parents and brother at the lake last week showed…

The cause of Naya Rivera’s death is an accidental drowning, the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office has found. In the report released Tuesday, the office confirmed the body found yesterday in Lake Piru near Los Angeles is that of the Glee and Step Up: High Water actress. The identification was made by dental…

A former child actor, Naya Rivera got her break on Fox’s 2009 high school music dramedy series Glee. Her character, Santana Lopez, started as a stereotypical queen bee mean girl, with Rivera guiding her into becoming a multi-dimensional fan favorite. A day after Rivera’s body was found in a lake north of Los Angeles…

United in grief, Glee alumni gathered today on the shores of Lake Piru, the Ventura County lake that took away their friend and former co-star Naya Rivera. The poignant image of the group, holding hands at the edge of the lake, staring at the water where Rivera spent her last hours, encapsulated the heartache of a…

A little over a month before Naya Rivera lost her life in lake Piru, Starz announced a new season of Step Up, a series inspired by the popular dance movie franchise, which marked the Glee alumna’s return to television in a major role. A successor to Step Up: High Water, which had aired on YouTube for two seasons, the…

Refresh for updates Friends, colleagues and castmates today mourned the loss of Glee actress Naya Rivera, whose body was identified by the Ventura County Sheriff after she went missing and apparently drowned during a swim at Lake Piro north of Los Angeles. Rivera’s Glee co-stars Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch and Alex…

Actress Naya Rivera’s body was recovered at Lake Piru on Monday following a multi-day search after she went missing July 8. She was 33. Watch clips from some of her notable performances below. Her career spanned three decades as both an actress and singer. She got her start in 1991 as a child actor on CBS comedy The Ro…

The body of actress Naya Rivera was recovered in the Southern California lake where she disappeared nearly a week ago, the Ventura County Sheriff confirmed Monday. She was 33. Officials announced Monday morning that divers had found a body but did not confirm until later in the day that it was that of former Glee star…

UPDATED, Monday, 2:10 PM: Naya Rivera’s body was recovered and identified. Read the story here. UPDATED, Monday, 9:54 AM: The Ventura County’s Sheriff Department said Monday that they have found a body at Lake Piru, where officials have been searching since the disappearance of actress Naya Rivera last week. The…

As the search for the body of Glee star Naya Rivera stretches onward, frustration is growing on the part of her friends. Today, Glee co-star Heather Morris tweeted out to Ventura County Sheriffs and offered to help with an on-foot search. “My name is Heather Morris, I’m Nayas close friend and co-worker, and I’m…

Glee alumna Naya Rivera was arrested in West Virginia and charged with domestic battery. The actress was accused of getting into a physical altercation with her husband Ryan Keith Dorsey. The incident happened while the couple was taking their child for a walk on Saturday in Chesapeake, according to a criminal…

Step Up: High Water, YouTube Red’s new original drama series based on the film franchise that grossed $650 million at the global box office, has set its cast as production begins in Atlanta. Ne-Yo (The Wiz, World of Dance) joins series regulars Naya Rivera (Glee) and Faizon Love (Couples Retreat, Elf) to headline the…