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Samuel Little, Alleged L.A. Serial Killer, Possibly Linked to Florida Cold Cases

Samuel Little is not the guy you'd want to bump into alone in a dark alley. A hulking former boxer armed with a cold glare, on paper he's a career criminal with a rap sheet stretching across 24 states. Police now believe Little was actually a vicious serial killer who preyed on lost women and prosti ... More >>

SoFla Teenaged Girl Suspended for Protesting School Bullying

At DeSoto County High School in Arcadia, freedom of speech doesn't extend to silence. Amber Hatch, 15, sued its principal, its dean of student, and the local school board last week in Fort Myers federal court, claiming she was suspended last year after school administrators tried to coerce her from ... More >>

Florida Man Pees On Cop's Sandwich

Christopher Brennan didn't like being put inside a Lee County deputy's patrol car after cops were called in to investigate a disturbance at a Fort Myers resort at nearly 2 Monday morning. So Brennan thought he'd bemoan this treatment. And by "bemoan this treatment," we mean he unzipped his pants ... More >>

Derek Trucks on the "Oddly Healthy" Nature of Touring With His Wife

Bill Nelson and Connie Mack Television Debate Is Set

The Bill Nelson-Connie Mack race is pretty much America's most closely watched Senate race. And now incumbent Nelson -- the Democrat -- and Mack -- the Republican -- have agreed to the only confirmed statewide televised debate on October 17. The showdown will take place at Nova Southeastern Univers ... More >>

Murder Suspect, Felipe Alex Torrealba, On The Run

Felipe Alex Torrealba, wanted in connection with a Broward County murder, is on the run again after BSO homicide detectives tracked him to his southwest Florida home. The 26-year old Torrealba, fled authorities Thursday night just before they arrived at the Lehigh Acres home near Fort Myers, where ... More >>

Urban Sprawl Kills Endangered Florida Panthers

South Florida Druggies, This Lady Will Pay You $300 to Get Sterilized

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. She says ... More >>

George LeMieux Camp Says Maybe Connie Mack's Water Bill Is So Low Because He Drinks Tiger Blood

While it's not clear if a Republican can beat Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in November, the fight for the Republican nomination has no shortage of interesting rhetorical maneuverings.The most recent spat between George LeMieux and Rep. Connie Mack started over a web ad the LeMieux campaign released t ... More >>

The World's Coral Reefs Are Being Decimated, All for a Few Gaudy Trinkets

Artist Sean Murdock Will Torch Every Piece He Can't Sell at the Bubble

South Florida Lags Woefully Behind in Spring Break Dangers

​In a recent survey of the most dangerous spring break destinations in the country, Fort Lauderdale -- birthplace of the modern spring break -- didn't even crack the top ten. West Palm Beach ranked fifth and Miami was tenth. The survey, conducted by the website lawyer website avvo.com, looked at c ... More >>

South Florida Homes Safe From "Worst Cities for Real Estate Investing" List

Flickr: lexlevinradApparently in Port St. Lucie the foreclosure bus will come foreclose on your house in a hurry.Want to invest in some real estate? Don't start looking in Florida.Forbes.com writer Francesca Levy published a list recently called "The Worst Cities for Real Estate Investing." Out of t ... More >>

Sheila's Famous in Lake Worth Melds Bahamian Food With Barbecue

The Hold Steady Returns to South Florida for Heineken Inspire Event

The Chain Burger Joints We Want Here

It seems we're getting inundated in these parts with chain burger joints. First came Five Guys, then Elevation Burger, and now Boardwalk says it'll open 50 stores in Florida. So that got us thinking: Which chain burger joints should also be heading to South Florida?Below is a list of the top burger ... More >>

Fired Greyhound Trainer Speaks to Media

Last week, we broke you the news that a woman arrested on felony animal cruelty charges was still working as a greyhound trainer in Florida. In 2002, Ursula O'Donnell sent greyhounds in her care from Palm Beach, Naples, and Orlando to an Alabama man who shot and buried them, according to a state in ... More >>

National Greyhound Association Issues Statement Regarding Dismissed Florida Trainer

C. Stiles​Two days ago, we broke the news that a woman arrested in 2002 in connection to a massive greyhound graveyard was still involved in dog racing in Florida. The owners of the track where Ursula O'Donnell was a "trainer of record" say they asked her to step down.Today, the National Greyhound ... More >>

Jim Greer Resigning as Republican Party Chair

Flickr: E.S. HunterJim Greer with his wife at a 2008 Sarah Palin rally in Fort Myers ​In a Florida Republican Party in which Charlie Crist is a mere mortal, there can be no saving his handpicked party chair, Jim Greer. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Greer will resign his leadership post in ... More >>

Rubio - Crist Fast Becoming Proxy War Between Republican Right and Center

Rubio​Another conservative U.S. Senator has defied party leaders to give an endorsement to Marco Rubio over Charlie Crist. And check out the statement by Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe, particularly this part:"Like me, Marco believes that the federal government works best when it returns dollars, deci ... More >>

Twins Rookie Has Cheering Section at Lauderdale Seafood Joint

Flickr User: Geoff CoeAnthony SwarzakSince the Major League Baseball debut of Fort Lauderdale native Anthony Swarzak, Southport Raw Bar has turned into the best place in South Florida to watch a Minnesota Twins game. At least on every fifth day.On days when Swarzak starts, as he did Wednesday, a ban ... More >>

Can Florida Governors Save GOP From Its Self-Destructive Impulses?

Flickr User: marsdencartoonsMaybe Rush Limbaugh doesn't spend enough time in his Palm Beach home. Because clearly, there's no path back to political relevance for the Republican Party that does not include winning back Florida. And yet the two figures who have the most credibility on that front, gov ... More >>

Florida Tattoo Guild: Guardian Angels or Ulterior Motives?

Revelations of a state bill and a mysterious "guild" have spooked Florida tattooistsFor a bill that aimed to overhaul Florida's regulation of the tattoo industry, it sure was quiet. Stealthy, almost. Senate Bill 1130, sponsored by Hallandale Beach Sen. Eleanor Sobel, was introduced February 2. It cr ... More >>

Teflon Charlie Rules Lauderdale Stage

The big punchline in Washington D.C. these days is "bipartisanship." Barack Obama wants to be friends with Republicans but they don't want to be friends with him. Of course, it's all politics. The Republicans have nothing to gain from jumping on the Obama bandwagon and everything to gain if that wag ... More >>

The Hoax on You

Here is a video of a UFO, courtesy Paul. Who knows whether Paul shot the original video -- which would have required the purchase of a remote-controlled flying saucer, or at least some nifty special effects. Or whether he deserves credit for time-stamping it February 9, 2009, and indexing it with "F ... More >>

Lauderdale Votes for Non-Obama Candidates, Democracy Ignored in Non-Twitter Format

Voters in Fort Lauderdale will elect a mayor and an entire city council today, while over in Fort Myers, President Obama is speaking. Approximately four dozen or so Fort Lauderdale residents are expected to turn temporarily away from their Twitter accounts to vote, and, oh, over on the west coast, t ... More >>

South Florida Hip-Hop: We Global

Rappers from this region stepped up their game exponentially, and the entire country responded

Suicide: The Media's Hidden Shame

A New Radio Home for Indie Artists

Risque with Riskay

Car Club Crazy

The South Florida Dubs go scrapingly low

Vonzell Solomon

Help Team Downsized

Prostitutes and Reporters

How Much Do You Make?

Radio Round-Up

God Takes Over WPLG

Yanni Is Freed!

Someone Has To Die Tonight

Dangerous Designs

That temporary tattoo could be with you for a long, long time

Go into the Light

Take a ride on the spirit train with an old séance-leading sharpie named Edward "Red" Duke

Keepin' the Rabble Out

The Sun-Sentinel goes off the record for trains and buses

Paradise Crushed

A lush idyllic chunk of the Everglades was transformed by bulldozers and a huge tree-eating juggernaut

Steak It or Leave It

The Fort Lauderdale Andre's Steakhouse doesn't quite measure up to its predecessors

Liberté. Fraternité. No Way.

The Libertarians' slate is full this fall. So how come they're not out stumping for votes?

So You Want to be a Rock 'n' Roll Star -- Again?

Flat out Super TransAtlantic

A Plane Case of Quid Pro Quo

Commissioner Lori Parrish opposed a rent increase for small airlines. A major supporter is a lobbyist for the airlines. You figure it out.

The Great Pretenders

The Women Within