Gov. Rick Scott spent $73 million of his own money in the 2010 governor’s race. When asked in April if he’d be cutting more checks for reelection in 2014, he responded, simply, “I won’t have to… I don’t know what it will cost, but we’ll have the money to win.”And…
South Florida is crawling with famous crazy people. Who has time to keep up with all their yammering? Behold, the weekly roundup: — Wellington resident Vanilla Ice plays himself in the new Adam Sandler movie That’s My Boy, which opens today. As Twitter commenter @ryan_derosa noted, “Every show I watch…
Fort Lauderdale police are looking for a white male shown in surveillance footage from a Hustler store in connection with a May 20 strong-armed robbery.The man waited outside the store at 1500 E. Sunrise Blvd., talking on his phone around 11:15 p.m. — he stood near the door and robbed…
Are you sick and tired of paying to defend yourself in court after you kill someone? Are you concerned that one day you might have to stop killing people? Well don’t put down that gun yet, friend, because the National Rifle Association has a deal for you.For the bargain-basement price…
Are you addicted to drugs? Will you be anywhere near Boca Raton tomorrow? Do you want $300? If so, say no more, drug person, because Barbara Harris has an answer.Harris runs Project Prevention, a nonprofit that’s gone all over the country giving drug addicts $300 each — to get sterilized…
When we were putting together this year’s Best of Broward-Palm Beach edition (out on the streets now), we stumbled across an old category we had dreamed up for something else: Best Meetup group (i.e. on Meetup.com). I had just finished reporting a story about local preppers getting ready for a dollar…
Police are still investigating the details, but they said yesterday evening that an “ailing” 82-year-old woman found shot to death in her Tamarac home was killed by her 86-year-old husband, who then killed himself.Someone police described as “the couple’s caretaker” heard gunshots shortly before 6 a.m. yesterday and ran outside…
According to this week’s New Times, the best place to spy on cops in Palm Beach County is a website called PBSOTalk.com. It’s the rare spot on the interwebs where police officers can gripe about high-profile murder cases and pill-popping lieutenants without fear of losing their jobs.Founded by former PBSO…
The U.S. Department of Defense is conducting drone operations from at least four sites in Florida, and it plans to add three more sites in the future, according to data gathered and released by the nonprofit Public Intelligence. The group released this week an interactive Google map that shows where the…
Right now, someone is trying to sell an autographed LeBron James jersey on Ebay for $14,999, or roughly a down payment on a condo. It’s a white Cleveland jersey from James’ rookie year, and he apparently wore it during a game.Given that I have as much financial savvy as a badger on meth, I…
If you’ve spent much time leaning on a felt-covered casino table, you know the game is all about percentages. A pair of aces in the hole is a pretty safe bet against an off-suit seven and two. And that’s what we’ve compiled for you in this 2012 edition of the…
A former Deerfield Beach High School football star was convicted today of the rape of a woman who was attending the University of Illinois, where he also played football. It took the jury less than an hour to find him guilty.Prosecutors said 42-year-old Steve Feagin raped a UI senior at gunpoint…
Last month, MAOS blogger (and new Sunshine Brigade member) Chaz Stevens submitted a complaint to the Federal Election Commission after we questioned whether Rep. Connie Mack’s $18,000 postcard “mistake” actually constituted an illegal campaign contribution.Mack, who today announced an endorsement from Attorney General Pam Bondi, says it was a mistake that…
Congressman Allen West gave a 25-minute speech on his 2012 platform over the weekend — expect more in the coming days. Today, though, we tackle education.”Washington has a good day when it manages not to screw things up too badly. That is equally true when it comes to education. No…
A 35-year-old teacher from St. Petersburg’s Lealman Asian Neighborhood Center was arrested yesterday on child-abuse charges after police say she convinced several teens to hurt each other to get rid of demons.Danielle Harkins is accused of gathering seven kids around a campfire near the St. Petersburg Pier on Saturday evening, according…
Last week, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office shot three people in six days — two of those people shot at police, and one of them shot a lieutenant and a police dog.This week, the Boynton Beach Police have trouble of their own.Boynton Beach officers spotted what they suspected to be a…
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced the arrest of John Michael Romero Mendoza, a 26-year-old Boca Raton resident who was allegedly trolling the iPhone app BoyAhoy in search of teenaged boys to have sex with. For those not in the know, BoyAhoy is the self-proclaimed “fastest growing gay dating app”…
Update: The team tweeted this morning that Ochocinco has been given number 85; I missed it. No word yet on whether he did anything to get it.The Dolphins confirmed yesterday that they’d signed wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, whom you may recognize from his role last year as Tom Brady’s last…
You may not be familiar with the latest scandal surrounding the Miss USA pageant, because it is stupid. But Miss Florida USA is involved, so now, so are we.It all started when Miss Pennsylvania USA, Sheena Monnin, resigned her crown June 4, claiming the Miss USA pageant was fixed.”In good…
The Broward Sheriff’s Office has just put out a surveillance video showing an unidentified salami swiper driving away with a tractor-trailer containing $150,000 of meat destined for a grocery distributor.Police say a white truck pulled up behind the semi just before 8 a.m. on May 29. The driver went inside…
We told you yesterday about the first-degree murder charges levied against 52-year-old Roosevelt Mondesir, who police say attacked his baby mama and set her on fire before hiding in a bush for, like, three hours before getting arrested.Police haven’t released anything new about the condition of the victim, who was…
Congressman Allen West touched on every issue under the sun in his half-hour of remarks at his campaign kickoff event over the weekend — we’ll be looking at a bunch of them this week, but one thing that stuck out enough to pass on today was the congressman’s view of…
