Lauderhill Named Eighth Most Dangerous Small City

Just a couple of weeks ago, we told you about two surveys that came to the conclusion that Fort Lauderdale is not only in the top ten among the best downtowns but also in the top ten among most exciting midsized cities. For both rankings, Fort Laudy landed the seventh…

Florida Is Becoming an Unlikely Obamacare Success Story

Despite Florida Republicans pretty much doing everything within their power to derail Obamacare, more than 440,000 Florida residents have already enrolled Affordable Care Act through the federal marketplace website. According to a report by the AP, the state is expected to blow projections out of the water by the time…

Westboro Baptist Church Might Be Taken Over By Florida Man

Steve Drain, a University of South Florida alumnus, might be taking over Westboro Baptist Church. Drain, who used to be an atheist and once set out to expose the hate-mongering church, became enamored with Westboro and became one of Fred Phelps Sr.’s closest disciples. Drain went so far as to…

Amanda McClure, Suspect in Fatal DUI Crash, Arrested Again

Amanda McClure, the woman accused of driving drunk and killing Patriot Guard Rider John Regan on I-95 near Palm Beach Gardens in September, is back in jail. McClure, 25, of Palm City, was arrested Saturday night on charges of violating her probation, according to Palm Beach County Jail records. At…

Could Miami Seaquarium Orca Lolita Be Days Away From Freedom?

The Miami Seaquarium’s orca, Lolita, who has been crammed inside what is the smallest whale tank in North American for the past 40 years, is the closest she’s ever been to being set free and reunited with her family. Back in January, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced that it…

Hammerhead Shark Takes Boynton Beach Man for a Two-Hour Ride

While some Broward teens are getting national attention for snagging a 14-foot hammerhead shark off Boca Raton, one Boynton Beach man has one-upped them by hooking his kayak up to a hammerhead and letting it drag him around for a joyride on the ocean for several hours. The 22-year-old man…

Marty Millar, Former South Palm Beach Mayor, Commits Suicide

Former South Palm Beach Mayor Marty Millar killed himself over the weekend, according to authorities. The once-troubled ex-mayor and former police officer reportedly shot himself at a storage facility in Lantana on Sunday afternoon. Millar reportedly left a suicide note behind, but details on what it says have not been…

Delray Beach Police Department Reopens After Stabbing

The offices to the Delray Beach Police Department have reopened after an unidentified man suffering from stab wounds walked into the lobby around 7 a.m. Tuesday. The courthouse garage and area around the courthouse, off of Atlantic and NW Third avenues, had been closed off but are now open again…

Military Training Going Down in Broward Throughout the Week

Don’t panic. Those military aircraft and soldiers you see down the street are only a drill, says the Broward Sheriff’s Office. According to a BSO advisory, the U.S. Department of Defense will be conducting routine training throughout Broward County until Thursday. Officials say the training areas were selected specifically to…