The Miami Heat fell 93-90 to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals match-up Wednesday night. Paul George had the game of his life, and the Pacers were able to muster a big performance to avoid elimination. Of course, it’s much easier to win a game…
Detectives working a case of a Jupiter woman who allegedly killed her ex-partner’s 2-year-old daughter and attempted to kill the girl’s 10-year-old brother are investigating a note left by the woman that references, among other things, a Bible verse on child sacrifice. Kimberly Dawn Lucas was arrested and is being…
Five Florida locations — four of which are state parks — are ranked in the top ten places for families to boat and fish in America. The list, put together by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, ranked 100 places around the U.S. and, pretty much a surprise to no…
In case you missed it, Chris Bosh delivered some righteous nut punching on the Indiana Pacers on Monday as he helped the Heat take a commanding 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Also in case you missed it, Bosh made it clear on the Dan LeBatard Show on…
Barack Obama talked up a Pine Crest School student, 12-year-old Peyton Robertson, during a White House Science Fair on Tuesday. Peyton had impressed the president with his invention of a lightweight sandless sandbag that holds back flooding and rising seas during a storm. “When dry, my bags are really lightweight;…
Two weeks after telling reporters he’s not a scientist, Rick Scott reminded reporters on Tuesday that… he’s no scientist! Scott had made a stop in Miami on Tuesday when he was asked about the impact of manmade climate change. “I’m not a scientist,” he said, per the Miami Herald. He…
Broward Circuit Judge Lynn Rosenthal rammed her black BMW SUV into a car in the Broward County courthouse parking lot on Tuesday morning. Unfortunately for Rosenthal, the car she struck happened to be a parked BSO squad car. Even more unfortunate, she was allegedly drunk. According to BSO, the incident…
Another day, another bicyclist is a victim of getting hit by a car. On Monday morning, Oscar Aleman, an 82-year-old father and grandfather of 19, was riding his bike on McNab Road and NW 70th Avenue when he collided with what police describe as a 2004 Chevrolet Express. Aleman was…
Chris Bosh kicked the Pacers’ asses right through their faces. In what was his best performance against his bumpy history with Indiana, Bosh managed to come out with a molten-lava-hot shooting hand and buried the Pacers in the Heat’s 102-90 Game 4 victory. In the first three games of this…
Here are some things you should never attempt: Kick a hornet’s nestTaunt a rabid dogMoon a cop while driving 98 mphPunch a sharkLather yourself in honey and then scream at a bearFlick a rattlesnake in the faceCall a very large man a bad nameSay dumb things about LeBron James when…
A sexual harassment lawsuit filed in Florida against former Texas A&M star and current Cleveland Browns rookie QB Johnny Manziel has turned out to be a hoax, but is nonetheless hilarious. The restraining order was filled by a person using the name Samantha Schacher, who is an HLN contributor and…
So, there’s a Star Trek themed mansion in Boca Raton that just hit the market. The 27,000 square foot home boasts eight bedrooms, a 1,500-bottle wine cellar, a gym, and a gorgeous pool and patio. But what sets this thing apart are the multiple sci-fi Star Trekie rooms, Enterprise bridge…
We all have at least one Facebook friend who is all about CrossFit. They post sweaty pictures of themselves lifting heavy shit and hitting tires with a giant hammer and making strained faces that, if they’re not popping veins in their foreheads, they are — at the very least –…
The Broward Sheriff’s Office DUI Task Force will be out task-forcing Memorial Day weekend, Saturday and Sunday, along with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. BSO will have a Breath Alcohol Testing unit located along U.S. 1 and SE 17th Street Causeway in…
Memorial Day weekend is almost upon us, and the Fort Lauderdale Police Department has announced road closures, in preparation for the Great American Beach Party. They’re also warning folks that they’ll be out in force this weekend, making sure people don’t act a fool. Police will be erecting barricades throughout…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that this hurricane season will be normal-to-below normal this year. Their forecast, which was released Thursday, seems to agree with the prediction from two Colorado State University forecasters who said in April that only three hurricanes will likely form this year. See also:…
Edward Cocaine said he was very happy, and on a natural high, after prosecutors dropped the Fort Lauderdale man’s drug charges. But with a name like Cocaine, and living in South Florida, some kind of arrest was imminent. Cocaine was arrested last month after cops pulled him over and found…
On Wednesday, the good folks over at Buzzfeed put together yet another one of their massive listicles that get read by billions of people all over the Interwebs. This one, titled 18 Reasons You Should Cheer for the Pacers Over the Heat, was a doozy. We assume this is some…
Gildas Dousset, a student at Florida Atlantic University, has filed suit asking an appellate court to recognize his same-sex marriage after he says he was denied in-state tuition. The appeal, filed with the Fourth District Court of Appeals, argues that state law barring recognition of valid out-of-state marriages from other…
The six same-sex couples who sued the state back in January and are asking a state court to rule that Florida’s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional will have their day to present their case on July 2. Eleventh Judicial Court Judge Sarah Zabel will preside over the hearing in…
A local economic consulting firm released a study on Wednesday that says All Aboard Florida will add nearly $2.4 billion in jobs over the next eight years to Florida, and $653 million in tax revenue. All Aboard Florida, which is a private rail service that plans on running a passenger…
Fort Lauderdale is beautiful. Lots of beaches. Lots of yachts. Great nightlife. And pretty damned deadly when you’re crossing the street. Welp, you take the good with the bad! This according to a new report by Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition ominously titled “Dangerous by Design…
