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Wilmington, NC (2009-03-13) The seven members of The Love Language, an indie band from Raleigh, are kicking off a national tour in Wilmington tonight.

Strickland Keeps Playing Despite Illness

Wilmington, NC (2009-02-13) William Paco' Strickland's voice is a familiar one to many longtime WHQR listeners and current listeners of the Penguin. Strickland hosts Flamenco Caf , a weekly radio show dedicated to flamenco music. When he's not on the radio, Strickland makes a living playing flamenco. Strickland shocked the community last year when he announced he has stage three bone cancer. Now, in between exhausting chemotherapy treatments, he keeps on playing.

The Wii of Electronic Medical Records

Wilmington, NC (2009-02-05) As Dr. David Hill wonders why more doctors don't use computerized records. In his family's new toy he thinks he's found the answer, and maybe even the solution.

Michael Jackson's doctor says others gave him propofol

(2009-11-20) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's personal physician told investigators he was not the first doctor to give the pop star propofol, the powerful anesthetic that was one of the drugs to cause his death, according to court papers unsealed on Friday.

Taylor Swift's dream year brings out naysayers

(2009-11-20) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers.

"New Moon" rises to No. 1 at midnight box office (2009-11-20) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Vampire romance movie "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" raked in $26.3 million at North American box offices in midnight showings, breaking the record set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," studio officials said on Friday.

LA attorneys distance Polanski from French lawyer

(2009-11-20) PARIS/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A French attorney for Roman Polanski who said the film director would not return voluntarily to the United States to face child sex charges is not authorized to speak in the case, Polanski's U.S. attorneys said on Friday.

Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend, photographer jailed

(2009-11-20) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A celebrity photographer who briefly dated Britney Spears at the height of her career meltdown was sentenced to 45 days in jail on Friday after clashing with an official trying to serve him a restraining order.