Florida Ranked Among the Worst States for Teachers

The personal finance social network WalletHub put together a comprehensive study of the best and worst states for teachers and concluded that Florida is not good. In fact, Florida comes in as the eight worst state for teachers, with places like Arizona, South Carolina and Mississippi ranking worse. Basically, if…

The Dolphins Found a Team That Sucks More Than They Do

If only the Dolphins could play the Oakland Raiders every week. But, alas. The Dolphins took their sucktitude 4,445 miles across the Atlantic to London, England, where they brought vengeance and furious anger upon the Raiders in a 38-14 slapdown win, bringing their illustrious record to 2-2. It was just…

Are Ryan Tannehill’s Toe-Thumbs to Blame For His Struggles?

A rough week for Ryan Tannehill just turned rougher with a blistering investigation by the sports site Deadspin on the Dolphins quarterback’s apparent toe-thumbs. On Thursday night, an astute reader with apparently way too much time on their hands sent the website an email positing a theory that Tannehill’s struggles…

Flanagan High N-Word Bomb Threat Suspects Caught on Video, Police Say

Pembroke Police say that they have surveillance video of three suspects leaving a dresser covered in anti-Semitic graffiti and a racial slur on Flanagan High School’s grounds that caused a bomb scare panic Wednesday morning. During a press conference following the all-clear Wednesday afternoon, Pembroke Pines Police Captain Al Xiques…

Ryan Tannehill Says Joe Philbin Caused a Distraction

Just three weeks into the season, and the Miami Dolphins are beginning to crack at the seams. Mainly because head coach Joe Philbin doesn’t know how to lead properly. Yep, the man who had no idea some coaches and players he’s supposed to be in charge of were bullying another…

Flanagan High Evacuated After N-Word Bomb Threat

Charles Flanagan High School was evacuated early Wednesday morning after a wooden cabinet with racial slurs scribbled on it was discovered in the school’s courtyard. The dresser had the words “Open Me” and “Surprise Inside” scribbled on its surface, with a drawing of a swastika below the words “I hate…

Rick Scott and Florida Cabinet Approve Conservation Deals

Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet announced the approval of the acquisition of more than 1,275 acres to protect environmentally sensitive areas in Monroe and Washington counties. The approval is the final step before land can be purchased for these two Florida Forever projects. “This more than $4 million investment…

Palm Beach County Commission Strikes Down New Baseball Stadium

Correction: an earlier version of this story mixed up details of competing proposals before Palm Beach County and the city of West Palm Beach. Corrections are in strikethroughs and editor’s notes below. On Tuesday, the Palm Beach County Commission voted down a proposition to build a $140.1 million spring training…

Horde of Venomous Snakes Found in West Palm Beach Home

A West Palm Beach man was visited by a wildlife officer on a tip that he was hoarding venomous snakes in his parents’ house. The man admitted he had snakes as pets, but denied any of them were venomous, even as the investigating officer continued to find venomous snake after…