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Fort Lauderdale Teen Attacked by Shark, Tweets About It

A Fort Lauderdale teen was surfing the sweet waves of Melbourne, Florida, when the good times suddenly came to a gnarly end after he was attacked and bitten in the leg by a shark. Michael Adler, 16, who is an experienced surfer, wiped out on a wave. As he swam to get back onto his board, he felt a ... More >>

A Miami Clinic Supplies Drugs to Sports' Biggest Names

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Reggie Evans Says the Miami Heat's Title Proves Nothing

An NBA player who's more famous for grabbing another player's dick than his actual game, went and said some dumb stuff about the Miami Heat and LeBron James. Brooklyn Nets power forward Reggie Evans told reporters that he doesn't think much of the Heat's championship, and that LeBron is basically ... More >>

Is Tom Cruise Dating a Restaurant Manager From Queens?

The internet is burning up over the story that celebrity Scientologist and father to the best-dressed child in Hollywood is dating a restaurant manager from Queens, New York.It gets better. Apparently, the gal in question, Cynthia Jorge, dated B-lister Seann William Scott (Stifler from the American ... More >>

Viagra Cures Everything: Off-Label Uses for Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

Beyond Tumescence: Four Other Uses For Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

It's been a marquee week for boner pills. First, a University of Florida professor and colleagues published a study showing that Cialis, the blockbuster erectile dysfunction drug, can help treat Becker muscular dystrophy, a rare and debilitating disease that often cripples people by age 30 and for w ... More >>

James Ayers, Accused of Killing Juliana Mensch, Faces Other Drug, Burglary Charges

People are suddenly getting interested in the Juliana Mensch murder -- it got the Nancy Grace treatment late last month, and now the New York Daily News, Huffington Post, Gawker, and Slate have joined in. Everybody's flipping out over the homicidal Google searches allegedly made by James Ayers ... More >>

New York Mets Plan to Honor Marlins Shortstop Jose Reyes, Give Away Last of Team Dignity

The Miami Marlins' new shortstop is missed by his former team. Jose Reyes spent the first nine seasons of his career with the New York Mets, leading the National League in stolen bases three years in a row (2005-2007), hitting for 99 triples and winning the NL batting title last year before signing ... More >>

Morning Juice: "Little Chocolate Boy," Murder for Hire, and Peyton Manning

​A sampling of the weekend news you might have missed:Give it time?: While overcrowded schools in western Broward are bursting at the seams, there are 26,000 empty seats farther east -- and Superintendent Robert Runcie is doing almost nothing to alleviate the issues for the coming school year ... More >>

Baby in New York Dies from Herpes after Circumcision; Florida Mohel Responds

​A two-week-old baby in New York has died after being circumcised by a Jewish mohel. The infant reportedly contracted herpes when the mohel put his mouth on the baby's penis to suck away blood, part of a religious ritual called the metzitzah b'peh, which is sometimes a component of a bris. Althoug ... More >>

Let It Bleed: Hard at Work on His Eighth Novel, "Deadwood" Author Pete Dexter Still Packs a Punch

"Brain-Eating Amoeba" On the Loose, if British Tabloid Is to Be Trusted

The Daily Mail​A little-known killer is making its way through the southern United States, according to the British tabloid The Daily Mail: a "brain-eating amoeba" called Naegleria fowleri. Victims so far include one 16-year-old girl from Florida, Courtney Nash, who reportedly died after swimming ... More >>

JetBlue Sued After Woman Claims She Was Kicked Off Plane Unfairly

hotelscheap.org​Malinda Knowles says she was about to fly out of LaGuardia Airport last year, headed for West Palm Beach, until JetBlue employees allegedly committed what the New York Post is calling a "panty air raid."Knowles, a 27-year-old financial consultant and former model, says she was wear ... More >>

Tyler Hadley, Alleged Kid Hammer Murderer, Reportedly Showed Off Bodies, Blames Ecstasy

St. Lucie Sheriff's OfficeTyler Hadley​As is probably the case with most murders allegedly carried out by 17-year-old kids that involve bashing in their parents' heads with 22-inch framing hammers, the Tyler Hadley case is getting weird.According to several reports, Hadley told another friend that ... More >>

Charlie Crist Plays Third Wheel on a Boat With Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez

web-expert.infoThe politically connected Justin Bieber.​When Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are having an Independence Day party on a 155-foot yacht in New York, you better bet former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is in on it.Wait, what?That's what the celeb chasers are saying today, in a strange boa ... More >>

Bill Koch Buys Billy the Kid Tintype Photograph for $2.3 Million at Auction

newmexico.orgBill Koch's new prize: The world's only existing photograph of Billy the Kid.​Bill Koch, one of the poorer Koch brothers -- by "poor," we mean he's worth $3.5 billion, compared to Charles and David Koch's $21.5 billion fortune, according to Forbes -- dropped a cool couple of million o ... More >>

The Judge And The Wiseguys

Broward Circuit Judge Cynthia Imperato made her name as a Mafia fighter. As a former prosecutor and cop, she has both presided over, tried, and investigated high-profile mob cases.  John "Johnny Meatballs" Piteo is oft-convicted bookmaker with suspected organized crime ties who has done two str ... More >>

ICE Chief Probed for Child-Porn Allegedly Found on Home Computer

via NY Daily NewsAnthony V. Mangione​The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for South Florida, Anthony V. Mangione, might be leaving the job a little earlier than he expected. Mangione had planned to retire this summer, but the 50-year-old ICE chief who often railed against child po ... More >>

Caroline Schwitzky: Porn and the Beauty Queen

The OxyContin Ice Cream Truck

Ice Cream of Doom.​Don't feel bad about Florida's reputation as the pill-pushing capitol of the world. We, at least, push our pills from clinics housed in nondescript gray buildings, none of which are likely to attract throngs of screaming children. Not so in New York City. There, they sell narcot ... More >>

John Gotti's "Adopted Son" Files Legal Malpractice Suit

Lewis Kasman, who for years was the right-hand man and "adopted son" to crime boss John Gotti, says the Mafia has nothing on Florida when it comes to stealing money.Now Kasman, who turned government witness and helped indict dozens of organized crime figures, is looking to get payback from his divor ... More >>

Campaign Flashback: In 2008, Allen West Feared Kidnapping Plot by Al Jazeera

Flickr photo by Gage Skidmore​Considering all the national story lines in the Ron Klein-Allen West showdown for Congress, it's surprising that no one has revisited the most bizarre episodes of the pair's 2008 clash. I'm referring to the moment in July 2008 when West, who was then an obscure candid ... More >>

NYC Union Guys in Trouble for Dropping 10-Large at The Breakers Palm Beach

Flickr: SLDdigitalThe Breakers​Yeah I know $10,000 at The Breakers is barely enough to tip the bellhop, but still. Union leaders are expected to be judicious with their share of the workin' folks' wages. Also, it doesn't help that much of the District Council of Carpenters' leadership is already u ... More >>

The Bounty Hunter Embraces Every Stereotype to Sell Pre-packaged Romance

Tiger Woods' Boat Never Left Dock in Palm Beach, Sources Say

Photographer Ralph Notaro says he shot this photo yesterday of Woods' boat at its dock, where it has been for weeks.​By now you've probably heard that Tiger Woods set sail on his boat Privacy from its dock in North Palm Beach, likely hoping to put all those headlines about his affairs in his wake. ... More >>

Yankees' Whitey Ford Watching Series From Lauderdale Home

PhotobucketYanks pitcher Whitey Ford during his heyday.​They wear Speedos when it's 50 degrees. They're pushy in person and even pushier in a car. Then there's those nauseating accents... With November, the snowbirds are back in town, and the New York variety have something to celebrate: Their bel ... More >>

Wanted for Murder, Brooklyn Man Busted in Lauderhill

Rodney Ragbirsingh​Police have been looking for Rodney Ragbirsingh since July, when witnesses said the 27-year-old man chased his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Greyssel Gomez, through Brooklyn's streets before gunning her down inside an auto repair shop. Last week, investigators tracked him to Lauder ... More >>

Binge and Purge: Retired NFL Lineman Hooked on Painkillers, Tweets From Lake Worth Rehab

nfl.comGrimes​Florida football fans may remember Randy Grimes, the long-time offensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Buccaneer who retired in 1992 after a 10-year career. This week, Grimes is back in Florida, but it's a less than triumphant return. The opening paragraph in the New York Daily News stor ... More >>

Accused Boca Madam Pictured with Celebrities

Terrance Howard and Braun, at right.Accused Boca Raton madam Michelle Braun is pictured with celebrities including Paris Hilton, Mickey Rourke, and Terrence Howard in photos obtained by The Juice Blog. Braun has agreed to plead guilty to charges of money laundering and transporting a prostitute. She ... More >>

Boca Madam So Far Escapes Media Horde

A photo from this Facebook page for a Michelle Braun.Somehow, an alleged madam to the stars has turned up in Boca, and the national media has largely ignored it. Michelle Braun is accused of running an online prostitution site that sold the services of porn stars and fashion models. Sounds like a st ... More >>

Local Man Whacked by Tony Soprano, Then by the Bank; Ex-Fiance Takes Place in Line

Celebrities -- they're just like us! If you've recently had your home foreclosed upon, then you now have something in common with Big Pussy. You remember him:Vincent Pastore, the actor who played the famous and tragically named Sopranos character, has a Coral Springs condo in limbo.  And that's ... More >>

RIP Michael Strauss

The Muscle Men

Inside the "Rejuvenation Centers" at the heart of the nation's largest illegal steroid and HGH operation

Miami Developer Nabbed For Crotch Grab

Which Are You?

Les Anti-Miserables

Heckuva Job

Yo, Bat Mitzvah Sweetie

One Way to Skin the FCAT

More Than Wasted Time

Tailpipe

For Sale: Political Office

King's Tarnished Crown

Don King wants to make South Florida a boxing capital. Trouble is, he's on the ropes.

Muslim McCarthyism

A Miramar family gets the full suspect treatment

Klinky Sex

Without apology, Bob Crane's son shows the world Hogan's privates

A Pugilist in Pinstripes

The 4th District Court of Appeals says Broward County prosecutor Alberto Milian is a menace in the courtroom. But he's just doing his job.

Night & Day

May 13-19, 1999

The Sultan of Swap

He's a hillbilly boor, a promotional genius, a political trickster, a lovable rogue, and a control freak. Preston Henn is also the owner of one of the biggest flea markets in the world.

The Dark Side of Swing

Short Cuts

That's Why They Called It XS

The sad, sordid story behindthe shakeup at City Link: sexual harassment allegations, infighting, and vengeance