Reader Richard Harrison wrote last month about wanting to make fruitcake for the summer but was looking for a recipe for candied cherries similar to what he buys at the grocery store during the holidays. ...more

July 9, 2008

Forecasters say Hurricane Bertha has weakened to a Category 2 storm. ...more

July 9, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Walt Disney World has fired a guard who challenged the theme park on a new state law allowing gun owners to keep firearms in their cars while at work. ...more

July 8, 2008

Larry Harmon, 83, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. ...more

July 4, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. - Walt Disney World believes it is exempt from a new state law that allows Florida residents to keep firearms in their vehicles while at work. ...more

July 3, 2008

LOS ANGELES - A lonely little robot made millions of friends during the weekend - and even outgunned Angelina Jolie. ...more

June 29, 2008

As if there aren't enough tourist attractions in the Orlando area. Big wheels from the Great Wheel Corp. announced this week they will build a 400-foot wheel to take in the Orlando skyline and surrounding properties, including Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios and many other theme parks in the area. The company has built similar wheels in Berlin, Beijing and Singapore. ...more

June 27, 2008

Big wheels from the Great Wheel Corp. announced this week they will build a 400-foot wheel to take in the Orlando skyline and surrounding properties, including Walt Disney World, SeaWorld, Universal Studios and many other theme parks in the area. ...more

June 26, 2008

LAKE BUENA VISTA Cheyenne Woods was 3 years old when, poking through the garage at grandfather Earl's house, she came upon a treasure. It was a golf club with the shaft cut down to a size more suitable for a toddler. She picked it up and started swinging. ...more

June 26, 2008

I inherited a chest from my aunt who lived on the eastern shore of Virginia. It is dated either 1721 or 1791. ...more

June 26, 2008