We all do it. We get on the highway, notice there aren’t any cops around, and stomp down on the gas like we’re Tony Stewart trying to win the Daytona 500. Then we slow down when we come up to the trees where highway patrol cops sit and wait for…
According to Miami-Dade Police, a third person has died following yesterday’s horrific collapse of a parking garage at Miami Dade College’s West Campus in Doral.Police say their mission is now a recovery effort and report that a construction worker, Robert Budhoo of Tamarac, is missing beneath the rubble…
Socialist hunter and conspiracy uncoverer Allen West voted for the Paul Ryan budget cuts that would affect Medicare. He also said those who oppose his backing of Ryan’s plan are totally going to Kamikaze themselves. “I will be supporting the House GOP Budget Plan as authored by my colleague Budget…
This very rich purveyor of the world’s wealthiest game just doesn’t seem to want to accept his situation. When his car slammed into another, killing 23-year-old Scott Wilson late one night in February 2010, he ran away and hid in a barn before calling authorities.See also:- Our feature story on…
Terri Wright, a juror on Buju Banton’s federal drug and gun trial, says she’s passionate about law. Wright, who works in the insurance industry and lives in Tampa, jokes that she would be a professional juror if she could.But did her passion compromise the outcome of the reggae singer’s trial?In…
Early in 2009, legendary reggae performer Buju Banton stood behind a microphone at his Gargamel Studio in Kingston, Jamaica, and belted out what now seems to be a frighteningly prophetic tune: “Innocent.” “Jah knows I’m innocent. Jah knows I’m innocent,” the track opens, the 39-year-old artist’s gravelly sing-song style stretching…
A year ago, Citizens for Tax Justice, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit, studied the tax returns of 280 corporations. What it found was a Beltway version of a Mafia protection scheme. From 2008 to 2010, at least 30 Fortune 500 companies — including PepsiCo, Verizon, Wells Fargo, and DuPont — paid…
A robber tried to take some pizza from a Papa John’s delivery guy in Daytona Beach on Monday. But the pizza guy refused to give up the pies, even while being shocked by a stun gun. Movie of the week? Movie of the week. Christopher Dondre Collins, 19, apparently ordered…
With the election a mere weeks away and the polls tightening ever so much, campaign workers and volunteers are burning the midnight oil to get their man a November victory. They’re knocking on doors, registering folks to vote, and making phone calls to educate the masses on the qualities of…
Camille Brown was arrested and charged with extortion after she demanded the family that founded the Pembroke Pines-based Claire’s stores pay her millions. Brown claimed she had embarrassing documents in her possession and said she would go public unless the Rowland Schaefer family forked over the dough, according to the Florida…
Having three first names would seem to be enough. Wrong. At least if you are Lee Ervin Dale, 30, of Fort Lauderdale, who has been charged with 14 counts of identity theft in his efforts to get other people’s tax refunds.Look. We know the thing about Florida is that you…
This might be the most Rick Scott thing ever. During a meeting of the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday, Scott stepped up to give an update on the fungal meningitis outbreak the state has recently been dealing with. But Scott screwed up and gave out the wrong number for the meningitis…
Terri Wright has been called to serve jury duty seven times. But none of the cases compares to the federal drug and gun trial of reggae singer Buju Banton. That one “took the cake,” as she puts it. She still talks to coworkers about the murky back story of the…
Last week, per the Palm Beach Post, we told you about Boynton Beach Commissioner Marlene Ross running into some trouble after it was revealed that she sent her lover (who apparently happens to be her first cousin) nude photos of herself through Facebook. As a result of the scandal, Mayor…
Daniel McKee and Thomas Rady told St. Pete Police officers that they were hanging out, drinking and smoking some pot when a home invader broke into their place in the 1100 block of 32nd Avenue North. They told cops that this home invader shot their friend, Donnie McLendon, 26, in…
The Dolphins might have won Sunday, and it looks like their quarterback situation might have been solved. But one fact remains unchanged: Jeff Ireland still sucks as a general manager. And now the the undaunted geniuses at #WAARF (via FinsNation.com), have come up with yet another parody song reminding us of this…
Nothing like being woken up in the middle of the night by random gunfire and then having a car slam into your house. That’s what happened in Pompano Beach on Tuesday morning, when a car was being shot at. The vehicle swerved to avoid the bullets and crashed into a…
Fresh off a debate victory that ended the race and buried Obama forever, Mittington RoboRomney hit up Florida for a three-city gloat-a-thon in which he gave a couple of stump speeches, shared some stories, took some photos, and uncomfortably got his face wiped over and over again by some random…
Citizens in Milwaukee are revolting against their sheriff over poor health care in jails. Patients have serious untreated health-care needs, and the only services the jails provide is pulling teeth. Sheriff David Clarke says the solution is to outsource jail medical care to a private Miami-based company, Armor Correctional Health…
Preparing for the vice presidential debate Thursday in Kentucky, Paul Ryan was in Fort Lauderdale yesterday with his mom, Betty Douglas. Indeed, the 78-year-old made the campaign’s nine millionth campaign fundraising call. Well, I am sick and tired of moms in this election. Just a few months ago, after his plan…
If you’re a queasy reader who’s going to be turned off by a guy vomiting up a crap ton of bugs and then dying, turn away now.Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of Edward Archbold, a 32-year-old West Palm Beach resident who died after “he had consumed dozens of roaches and worms.” This…
According to the Florida Department of Children and Families that oversees the food stamp program, the number of food stamp recipients in Broward has dropped for first time in five years. “These numbers just prove that in Broward County, things are getting better,” said Florida Department of Children and Families…
