‘We’re all heartbroken’: Polk Co. mother mourns 5-year-old daughter killed by accused drunk driver

Deputies said Madeline Nichols was killed in a crash Friday. A driver faces several DUI charges. LAKELAND, Fla. — Madeline Nichols of Lake Wales was excited to start kindergarten in the fall.  At just 5 years old, her mother Jacqueline Nichols said she touched the lives of those around her.  She loved getting ice cream … Read more

Griffin Dunne finds balance between madcap Hollywood adventures and family tragedy in new memoir

NEW YORK – Griffin Dunne says he’s grateful his parents raised him with what he affectionately calls “benign neglect” in 1970s and ’80s Los Angeles because it encouraged creativity and risk-taking that led to some wild experiences he chronicles in his new memoir. “The Friday Afternoon Club, A Family Memoir,” out Tuesday from Penguin Press, … Read more