One little girl had the looks. The other had the voice. So, in a last-minute move demanded by one of China's highest officials, the two were put together for the Olympic Opening Ceremony, with one lip-synching "Ode to the Motherland" over the other's singing. ...more

August 13, 2008

It's sometimes difficult to prepare for a phone interview with a member of a band I don't like. That part of me I need to repress for obvious reasons wants to ask: ...more

August 8, 2008

A landmark hardware store will bite the dust, yet the latest economic victim from the housing market collapse. ...more

July 27, 2008

Broncos receiver Rod Smith is planning to hold a news conference today amid published reports he will retire. ...more

July 24, 2008

An 18-year-old Plant City High School graduate was first runner-up in the recent Miss Florida USA pageant in Hollywood. ...more

July 23, 2008

A landmark hardware store will bite the dust, yet the latest economic victim from the housing market collapse. ...more

July 19, 2008

Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, her publicist said in a statement Wednesday. ...more

July 17, 2008

TAMPA —Rapper Q-Tip will perform on Rock the Bells (www.guerillaunion.com/rockthebells) hip-hop music tour which stops in Miami on Aug. 2. ...more

July 15, 2008

VENUS - Nearly a month after a plane crash took the life of a noted black bear researcher, research on South Central Florida's black bear population has been at a near-standstill. ...more

July 15, 2008

An expert on family rights who works as a consultant in domestic-violence cases will not be prosecuted regarding allegations he shoved his estranged wife. ...more

July 15, 2008