Heath Ledger's family, his former fiancee Michelle Williams and Australia's entertainment elite bade him farewell at a private memorial service Saturday in his hometown of Perth, Australia. ...more

February 10, 2008

painkillers and sedatives - the medical examiner said Wednesday, leading doctors to warn of the dangers of mixing prescription drugs. ...more

February 7, 2008

Michelle Williams broke her silence Friday, saying her "heart is broken" over Heath Ledger in her first statement since the "Brokeback Mountain" actor's death. ...more

February 2, 2008

County Leader: Reversal Is Needed Re: County selects new leader, Jan. 24. ...more

January 29, 2008

"No Country for Old Men" solidified its Academy Awards prospects Sunday by taking overall cast honors alongside Javier Bardem's supporting-actor prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, which may stand as the highlight of Hollywood's film-honors season if the writers strike undermines the Oscars. ...more

January 28, 2008

The defining performance of Heath Ledger's tragically foreshortened career - more or less equivalent to what Jim Stark in "Rebel Without a Cause" was for James Dean - will surely be the role of Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain." ...more

January 27, 2008

Amy Winehouse, beset by allegations of substance abuse, entered a rehabilitation facility Thursday to battle drug addiction. ...more

January 25, 2008

Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28. ...more

January 23, 2008

OPENING August Rush 1/2 A musical prodigy (Freddie Highmore) uses his talent (and help from a stranger played by Robin Williams) to search for his parents (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), who he's never met. Review, Page 5. 112 minutes (PG; mild violence and profanity) ...more

November 23, 2007