On Wednesday, Clearwater Police arrested a man after they found him driving a stolen vehicle. The man was wanted in connection to a break-in at a private residence in Safety Harbor. The home owner’s car had been swiped. It was a routine arrest, where they cuffed the perp, threw him…
We’ve been writing and writing about Rick Scott’s sudden drive to look like he’s getting things done lately, thanks to the fact that his first term is soon coming to an end and he wants to stick around for another four years. And now Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic National…
Your Miami Dolphins took down the New England Patriots 24-20 on Sunday, ending a seven-game losing streak against the Pats, bringing Fins fans everywhere a most welcome Victory Monday, and silencing a multitude if obnoxious douchebags all across New England. And the best part of all is that they were…
Police responded to reports of a man who claimed to have a bomb strapped to his body at a bank on Dania Beach Boulevard. Police were called about a man trying to hold up the Chase Bank at 300 E. Dania Beach Blvd. by claiming he had a bomb at…
A 62-year-old Florida grandfather was hit by a stray bullet that flew through the driver’s-side window that had been open only four inches as he drove his granddaughter home from school. And lived. The bullet, which was probably shot from miles away, apparently bounced off the man’s head and hit…
According to campaign-finance reports for November, lawyer and pro-medical marijuana advocate John Morgan has put more than $500 grand into the People United for Medical Marijuana campaign. All told, he’s put in about $972,125, bringing this thing almost to a cool million. Meanwhile, United for Care is launching its “day…
Robert Levinson, a Coral Springs private detective who disappeared in March of 2007 while visiting Kish Island in Iran, was working for the CIA on an unapproved intelligence-gathering mission, the AP is reporting. And now, the missing man is at the center of a modern scandal for the intelligence community…
The State Attorney’s Office of Brevard and Seminole counties have announced that George Zimmerman will not be facing his domestic violence charges. And now that he’s free to go, Zimmerman is also free to get back the arsenal of weapons seized from his home that could arm a small South…
Gov. Rick Scott is hungry for more souls to eat four more years, so he’s announced that he wants to cut $401 million in driver license and registration fees. In an appearance in Tampa, Scott whipped out a proposal that will apparently cut auto registration fees that would save motorists…
Tracy Morgan is now your co-grand marshal of the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade in Fort Lauderdale. What could possibly go wrong? Actually, this is pretty fantastic news, seeing how he’s replacing Tori Spelling. Yes, the one from 90120. Yes, she’s still alive. See also: Tracy Morgan on Biggie…
Last week, we broke the big holiday news about Chaz Stevens putting up a Festivus pole next to a Nativity scene in the Florida Capitol. The event has swept the Internet and gotten ahold of the 24-hour news cycle. But something isn’t really a big deal until Stephen Colbert gives…
The families of the two women killed in the “2 drunk 2 care” accident have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Kayla Mendoza. On November 17, 20-year-old Mendoza drove a Hyundai Sonata the wrong way on the Sawgrass Expressway and crashed into a 2012 Toyota Camry, killing Marisa Catronio and…
It’s no secret Rick Scott was all ready to get to work on our faces for another four years, but now it’s officially official. On Tuesday, Scott filed all his “I Wanna Be Govner of Florida Again” paperwork to the state Division of Elections, making his bid for reelection a…
A woman says she was chased by a bear while walking her dog Tuesday night. The chase happened around 8:15 p.m. in Longwood, a suburban area in Orlando, when Stefani McCoy says she spotted a bear wandering around a neighbor’s yard. She also spotted two cubs in a tree nearby…
The First District Court of Appeal has ruled that Florida universities cannot regulate guns on their respective campuses. The Florida appeals court handed down the ruling on Tuesday, siding with the University of North Florida and gun rights groups, that universities can’t keep their students from storing guns in their…
You can now add Joan Jett as the latest classic-rock artist to come at SeaWorld with anger and protest thanks to the Blackfish documentary. In the wake of acts like Barenaked Ladies, Willie Nelson, and Heart dropping out of the park’s Bands, Brew & Barbecue music fest over the past…
Necropsies performed on 11 dead short-finned pilot whales found in the Florida Keys on Sunday revealed the mammals suffered from malnutrition. Officials believe the 11 were part of the whale pod that stranded itself in Florida’s Everglades National Park last week. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the…
Boca Raton is now officially Office Depot central. The Office Depot announced Tuesday that it has picked Boca as the new company headquarters, choosing it over Naperville, Illinois. While the company has always been based in Boca, Office Depot recently merged with OfficeMax, which was based in Naperville…
Oh, look at this. George Zimmerman is going get away with an alleged crime again. Again. Again. Zimmerman was busted last month for an alleged domestic disturbance with his girlfriend, Samantha Scheibe. According to some 911 audio, Scheibe had the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office come to her home and arrest…
Witnesses told Florida Highway Patrol investigators that Kayla Mendoza had drinks at Tijuana Taxi Co. in Coral Springs with coworkers before driving a Hyundai Sonata the wrong way onto the Sawgrass Expressway and crashing into a 2012 Toyota Camry. The crash killed Marisa Catronio and a passenger, Kaitlyn Ferrante. Witnesses…
It looks like Heart is the latest act to drop out of SeaWorld’s Bands, Brew & Barbecue music fest as a protest for the way the park allegedly treats orcas. The Barenaked Ladies was the first band to cancel on SeaWorld; then came Willie Nelson. Now, Heart is in on…
Last year, Marco Rubio gave an interview in which he famously told a GQ reporter that there was no way he could know how old the Earth is because he’s no scientist, man. (Hint: It’s 4.5 billion years old.) (Also, holy crap, it’s already been a year??) But last week,…
