64 Percent of the Jobs Openings in Florida Suck, Study Finds

Bad news out there for Florida job seekers: according some new number crunching, the Sunshine state is seriously lacking in jobs that pay a living wage. The findings show that for every 13 people looking for good work, there’s one position that pays $16.84. The statistics complied by a Seattle-based…

Today: Supreme Court Hearing on Medical Marijuana

Today is pretty much Super Bowl Sunday for the medical marijuana issues here in Florida, at least for the next year. The state Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday over the 75 words proponents want to include on next year’s ballot, an initiative that would open the doors…

Female Firefighter Allegedly Harassed by Man in Gorilla Suit

Being one of the few women among the male-dominated ranks of firefighters is likely hard enough, and one Broward emergency worker says the job has come with a series of sexual-discrimination incidents, according to a lawsuit she recently filed in federal court. The alleged harassment included a lot of unflattering…

Mug-Shot Monday: Thanksgiving Edition

You spoke, we listened. Back by popular demand, welcome to this week’s Mug-Shot Monday, a longstanding franchise focusing on the week’s most eye-catching mugs from South Florida’s tat heads, tough guys, derp faces, and femmes fatale…

Dentist Punched 4-Year-Old, Pinched Kids, and More

On August 9, 2011, Benjamin and Madeline Rodriquez sat in the waiting room of a West Palm Beach dental office. The couple’s 5-year-old daughter, Briana, was inside for a cleaning. When the little girl appeared, her eyes were streaming tears. Blood ringed her lips. Instead of a simple brushing, three…

Boca Raton Psychic Bilked Client for $100,000, Gambled It Away

This just keeps happening again and again. This week, Boca Raton Police tossed the cuffs on another psychic accused to using her connection to the spirit realm to line her pockets with cash. Stephanie Thompson — who did her cosmic business under the name Stephanie Lee — had a plan…

An Ill-Fated Test Spin of a New Boat Ends in Disaster

Neither land nor rescue craft was in sight. An hour after his 21-foot catamaran had plummeted 2,100 feet to the bottom of the sea, bulky Seattle boat broker Sandy Williamson was treading water in six-foot swells 15 miles off Miami. Just a few inches away, Corey Whittaker, a wiry and…

Pam Bondi Doesn’t Want You to Smoke Medical Marijuana

Just when the grass was starting to look greener on the side of supporters for Florida marijuana legalization, Pam Bondi stepped in. The state’s attorney general has been a longtime naysayer regarding the statewide push for a prescription weed amendment. Last week, Bondi took the first legal step toward swatting…

Man Takes Selfie While About to Drown at Sea

Neither land nor rescue craft was in sight. An hour after his 21-foot catamaran had plummeted 2,100 feet to the bottom of the sea, bulky Seattle boat broker Sandy Williamson was treading water in six-foot swells 15 miles off Miami. Just a few inches away, Corey Whittaker, a wiry and…