Once upon a time, Marco “Golden Boy” Rubio was seen as the great Hispanic hope for the Republican Party — he fell perfectly in line with all the GOP’s wonderful ideas, like denying climate change and talking about how bad illegal immigrants were. But this January, he proposed a path…
If you live in western Palm Beach County, you may want to be concerned about possible radioactive contamination in the area, the law firm of Searcy, Denney Scarola Barnhart and Shipley warned late Friday. In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed there had been a cluster of children living…
The time has come. On Tuesday, August 20, the Fort Lauderdale city commission will vote in what promises to be one of most contentious meetings ever. The commission must decide: Will they say no to a well-connected developer and the apartment project that was designed by the hottest young architect…
A follow-up from an old story: Collette O’ Neill (formerly Spears) claimed that in December 2009, Riviera Beach Police officers knocked on her door while she was in bed and said they wanted her to let them her house and into her backyard. A single woman, she said they could…
In a cover story last year, we told you about how a few Florida women were the ones who discovered how banks were screwing people out of billions of dollars through foreclosures of homes during the past decade’s housing crisis. Banks resorted to robosigning and forged documents in order to…
On April 19, an Israeli military officer, Col. Bentzi Gruber, came to Florida Atlantic University to give a presentation called “Ethics in the Field,” explaining how the Israeli Defense Forces thwart attacks and defending the Israeli military against accusations of human rights violations. Five students, members of the FAU chapter…
Yep — what the headline says. Earlier today, Derek Medina, of South Miami, wrote on his Facebook page, “Im going to prison or death sentence for killing my wife love you guys miss you guys takecare Facebook people you will see me in the news” my wife was punching me…
Mother-daugther duo Ramona Ramoutar, 42 and Daniella Sinanan, 24, were arrested on charges of solicitation of prostitution once in July and then again on Tuesday. Tuesday’s arrest came with an additional charge for possession of drug paraphenalia. According to reports, Boynton Beach police had received complaints from neighbors about possible…
Update: According to the incident report, the reporting officer writes that Atkins-Grad called the family walking by wearing light green shirts “white trash that were trying to get her removed from office.” Also according to the report, Atkins-Grad “shouted at them that they would burn in hell for what they…
iPad, here we come! OK, so you’ll still be charged sales tax on certain things, but if you’re in the market for back-to-school stuff, clothing, or a computer, you’re in luck. Throughout Florida, sales tax is being waived from 12:01 a.m. this Friday until midnight Sunday, August 4. The more…
Since July 16, protestors calling themselves the “Dream Defenders” have been occupying the state capitol building to protest George Zimmerman’s acquittal and push for the repeal of Florida’s Stand Your Ground laws. Harry Belafonte has joined the cause and Jay-Z is boycotting Florida in solidarity. All weekend, the Florida Department…
We’ve told you about the electronic cigarette revolution: Thousands of people are switching from conventional cigarettes to electronic ones, believing that inhaling a vapor — which typically contains propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, natural and artificial flavorings, and pure nicotine — is much less harmful. The FDA has warned that the…
What’s the most terrifying place you can think of? A foxhole in Afghanistan? Marilyn Manson’s rec room? This guy’s bed? (Actually, he looks kind of fun.) This week, Vice magazine deemed the Barbie Dream House at Sawgrass Mall “the scariest place on Earth.” Apparently, before he hightailed it to New…
Someone behind a Twitter account at @Op_NSA has been tweeting that he/she and partners are breaking into National Security Administration computer servers, accessing data, collecting agency email addresses, and trying to crack passwords. In recent days, the account declared “#FuckPRISM” and linked to some data that supposedly proved their hack,…
If you were not glued to C-SPAN on Saturday, June 29, you might have missed the fun footage of a judicial conference for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals that took place in West Virginia. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts was there being interviewed and said that “my favorite…
If you see some bleach-blond dudes in baggies crying inside Barnes & Noble, there’s good reason: Transworld Surf, one of the better surf rags to ever grace a magazine shelf, is folding its print edition. The magazine has boosted the careers of many Florida surfers since its debut in 1999,…
Awwww…. Happy panther news! On Saturday, biologists in Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park (near Naples) found a Florida panther kitten that was about one month old. They believe the kitten’s mother is a panther who was rescued, along with her brother, in 2011 when their mom was found dead. The…
As Fourth of July approaches, the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office is warning that lots of commonly-used fireworks are illegal to use without a permit — and cops will be enforcing the law. Offenders can be fined up to $1,000 and a year in jail. The list of fireworks cops will…
It’s not a good week for New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, who yesterday was roped into a murder investigation. A Massachusetts man, 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, was found murdered and a rental car linked to Hernandez was found nearby. Though initial reports said that Hernandez was not a suspect but…
You need to know where to find the best burger, the best beach, and the best place to pick up single men. Every year, we find the hottest new joints for you, check in on the old standbys, and spill the beans in our annual special issue, Best Of Broward…
This just in, from concert promoter Live Nation: The June 8th Fleetwood Mac show at South Florida’s BB&T Center has been cancelled due to an unexpected scheduling conflict. The tour will resume on June 10 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ticket refunds will be issued at the point of purchase. Sorry, kids!…
New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez — baseball’s highest-paid player– is reportedly facing a 100-game suspension from Major League Baseball if found to have used performance-enhancing drugs. About 20 athletes, including Milwaukee Brewer and University of Miami alum Ryan Braun, will reportedly receive punishment as well. In a blockbuster story…
