The Six Best Udonis Haslem Moments

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra announced Tuesday that Udonis Haslem would be starting Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers. It’s a move that, frankly, should’ve been done in Game 1. UD brings height, defensive intensity, and a scowling badassery to the Heat that they…

Fort Lauderdale Named Third Most Affordable Summer Destination

It’s becoming increasingly apparent that Fort Lauderdale is the most awesome place on Earth. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen different national outlets taking notice of the Venice of America and ranking Fort Lauderdale high in some important categories, such as greenest midsized city, best downtown, best city to…

South Plantation High Evacuated Over Bomb Threat UPDATE

Update: Authorities have given the all-clear after no bomb was found on campus. Students have been allowed back into the school. Original post: South Plantation High School has been evacuated over a bomb threat Monday morning. Students have been gathered outside the school as a bomb squad and bomb-sniffing dogs…

Indiana Pacers Strike First Blood in Game 1 Over the Heat

Well, that was rough. The Miami Heat dropped Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Indiana Pacers 107-96 in a game in which Miami never even led. It was a swift and rough kick right to the pills from the get-go and featured one of the most frustrating…

Darden to sell Red Lobster for $2.1 Billion to California-Based Group

Darden Restaurants, the Florida-based company that owns Longhorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze, and Seasons 52, among others, has announced the sale of one of their bigger chains, Red Lobster. Darden announced on Friday that they’ve agreed to sell the restaurant and related real estate assets to San Francisco-based Golden…

Video of Jameis Winston Stealing Crab Legs Released

Last month, FSU star quarterback and Heisman winner Jameis Winston was accused of stealing crab legs from a Tallahassee Publix. Surveillance video of the theft was released Thursday. And, from what one can glean from the video, turns out Winston is not entirely a savvy thief. See also: Jameis Winston…

Aaron Hernandez Indicted for Double Homicide

Former New England Patriot and Florida Gator Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on murder charges for the 2012 deaths of Daniel Abreu and Safiro Furtado. A search warrant filed in Connecticut in January placed Hernandez at the drive-by shooting in Boston, but on Thursday, prosecutors said Hernandez was the triggerman…

Gay Student Suing After FAU Failed to Recognize His Marriage UPDATE

Gildas Dousset, a student at FAU, 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 in the Fourth District Court of Appeals, argues that the state’s laws barring recognition of valid out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples…

Bryan Kummerlen Named New West Palm Beach Police Chief

West Palm Beach has a new police chief. On Wednesday morning, Mayor Jeri Muoio named Assistant Police Chief Bryan Kummerlen as the city’s next police chief, pending city commissioners’ ratification later this month. Kummerlen, a 26-year veteran on the force, had been serving as West Palm Beach Police interim chief…

Fort Lauderdale Man Had Alleged Skype Sex With 15-Year-Old Girl

Marckenson Chery, a 29-year-old Fort Lauderdale man, is accused of alleged cyber-sex sessions on Skype with a 15-year-old girl from San Francisco. Federal agents from Homeland Security say that the girl’s father discovered hundreds of messages between Chery and the girl and that the sessions had been going on for…