Martin County

Rain and Flooding Is Not Yet Done With You, Palm Beach County

In case you forgot, it rained a crapload of buckets yesterday. Some places -- like Delray Beach -- reported as much as 11 inches of rain. And while the day is amazeballs gorgeous this early Friday afternoon, it's probably going to get nasty again very soon. Because, Florida!

FPL Is Building Another Natural Gas Pipeline Underfoot

Did you know there are already two major pipelines underground that bring in natural gas from other states to our local power plants? There will be a third by 2017, and FPL is currently seeking "Requests for Proposals" from companies that want the job of building it. FPL says the two natural ga ... More >>

Digital Domain's John Textor: "I Lost My Job, Too"

John Textor doesn't want to talk to the press."I don't trust any of you," he said to a reporter on a recent weekday afternoon, answering the door of his cloistered Hobe Sound house in a faded green polo shirt, slacks, and sandals.See also:- Digital Domain's student labor plantationThe former CEO of ... More >>

Best Fall Festivals 2012 in South Florida: Hayrides, Pumpkin Patches, and Corn Mazes

It might be hard to believe from the weather outside, but Autumn 2012 officially began on September 22. But just because we live in the only Zone 10 in the contiguous United States doesn't mean we can get a little taste of fall fun. There are pumpkin patches, hayrides, and harvest-time fun all over ... More >>

Allen West Is Being a Jerk to Republicans Too Now: Opponent Bob Crowder Calls Him "Yellow"

Martin County Sheriff Robert Crowder is running for Congress. His opponent loves using words like communist, vile, and despicable to describe colleagues he disagrees with.Now Crowder is surprised Rep. Allen West, a fellow Republican, is being mean to him too.

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

Frederica Wilson on Trayvon Martin: "I Am Tired of Burying Young Black Boys" (VIDEO)

​South Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson took to the House floor yesterday and slammed authorities for their inaction in the case of Trayvon Martin, the Miami Gardens 17-year-old who was killed in Martin County last month, calling shooter George Zimmerman "a renegade wannabe policeman neighbo ... More >>

Morning Juice: Trayvon Martin 911 Tapes, Moving on From Peyton Manning, and A

​A quick review of the news you may have missed:--The "very suspicious" files: Authorities have released the 911 tapes associated with the February killing of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old Martin County boy who was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. A highlight of the tapes, in ... More >>

Allen West's Primary Opponents Don't Really Want to Be His Primary Opponents

​As you may have heard once or twice or a million times, Congressman Allen West is switching districts for the 2012 race, moving north to the newly drawn District 18. He already has an avowed general election opponent in Democrat Patrick Murphy, but West could also be up against two Republicans in ... More >>

Everett Wilkinson Might Let Allen West Pulverize Him in District 18 Race

​One day after Martin County Sheriff Robert Crowder announced that he'd be running against Congressman Allen West in the newly drawn District 18's Republican primary, South Florida Tea Party Chairman Everett Wilkinson tweeted that he's "considering running" as well."Congressman West doesn't live i ... More >>

South Florida Alligator Trappers Wanted, Only Need an Email Address and No Criminal History

Jobs, people, jobs.​Who says there aren't any jobs out there?If you've got an email address and have managed to avoid being arrested, you can get a job in Palm Beach County (or Martin County) now.All you have to do is capture some alligators.

Anthony Mangione, ICE Chief in South Florida, Arrested After Kiddie-Porn Investigation

BSOAnthony Mangione​Anthony Mangione, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's South Florida Office since 2007, was arrested today and is being held at the Broward County main jail at the behest of the U.S. Marshals Service. Mangione was the subject of a child pornography investigati ... More >>

Former Rep. Tim Mahoney Faces DUI Charge After Being Found Sleeping in His Car

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeFormer Rep. Tim Mahoney​Former South Florida Democratic Congressman Tim Mahoney faces a DUI charge after Palm Beach Gardens cops found him sleeping one off in his car early Saturday morning.As you may remember, Mahoney had a tough time with purported sex scandals ... More >>

Beth Talabisco Gets Tough Judge in Imperato

Now-former Tamarac Mayor Beth Talabisco had more bad news when she learned who would be presiding over her case: Circuit Judge Cynthia Imperato, who has a reputation as one of the toughest judges on criminal defendants in Broward County. Imperato​Imperato is former police officer ... More >>

Warren Newell and Tony Masilotti, Out of Prison and Crying Innocent

Warren Newell wants his conviction tossed.​There's nothing quite so heartwarming as a convicted political felon crying foul and asking for his hard-earned bribes back. Two former Palm Beach County commissioners are fighting that fight, and their chutzpah is admirable.Warren Newell and Tony Masilot ... More >>

UPDATE: Animal Rights Activists Pressure Highland Christian Academy to Stop "Greased Pig" Contest

flickr.comA greased pig contest similar to the one the church has been planning.​It was supposed to be a pleasant Christian festival, scheduled for this Saturday in Pompano Beach. There are supposed to be a few bounce houses, some face painting, a mechanical bull, a beach volleyball tournament, so ... More >>

Fox 29 Suggests Gas Prices in Tiny Towns

Flickr: ramparts54There's no need to trek to the boondocks for your gas.​Fox 29 didn't disappoint this morning. As part of their usual repertoire of using minifacts to fill the two-hour morning news segment, they provided loyal readers with some cheap gas prices. This would be nice and useful ... More >>

Notorious Swinger Tiger Woods Moving to Town

Flickr: voguemarie​Not all the kinky rich guys in America live in Palm Beach County, but they will after Tiger Woods finalizes what looks like a permanent relocation from his scandal-tainted Orlando-area digs. Page2Live is reporting that Woods' business manager has bought a 7,000-square-foot home ... More >>

Buxom Bandit's on the Run!

No, that's not the Buxom Bandit in question. But it is a buxom woman running, which might help you all to recognize the Buxom Bandit, who is officially "on the run" according to Broward Sheriff's Office. She even has a name -- Samara Leneece Seward. The news release says that Seward had planned to ... More >>

Taking Sides: Who's Behind Amendment 4?

Which Is the Lesser of Two Evils?​One of the fiercest battles to be waged this election year will be over Amendment 4, a citizens initiative aimed at putting decisions about growth in Florida back into the hands of voters. On November 2, we'll go to the polls, and essentially send our government ... More >>

Harvey Oyer, the Lawyer Who Inked Deals That Put a Politician in Prison, Still Walks Free

The Rise and Fall of South Florida's Daily Newspapers

The Duh in Dalia: What She Could Have Learned About Hiring a Hitman in South Florida

Photo: Palm Beach Sheriff's OfficeDalia Dippolito​There are a great many lessons to be learned from the sad story of Dalia Dippolito, the Boynton Beach woman who's accused of paying a hitman (who was actually an undercover agent) to kill her husband.The first is that you shouldn't marry someone on ... More >>

You're Invited! Environmentalist on Trial for Chaining Herself to Tree

Courtrooms can be such staid places -- so we love it when people treat judicial proceedings as interactive theater events. This January, an environmental activist named Stevie Lowe went to the site of the Barley Barber Swamp, an ancient cypress forest, and locked herself to a tree. The reason? Flori ... More >>

Drug Czar Nominee's Stepson Is in Broward Jail

Broward Sheriff's OfficeJeffrey Kerlikowske Gil Kerlikowske, chief of the Seattle Police Department, was introduced to the media yesterday as the Obama administration's nominee to lead the Office of Drug Control Policy. Meanwhile, his stepson Jeffrey sits in a Broward County jail cell.Jeffrey Kerlik ... More >>

FPL vs. the Environment, again

The hardcore environmentalists at Everglades Earth First sure know how to push FPL's buttons. All year, they've been waging a court battle against construction of a new power plant in Palm Beach County (right across the street from a wildlife refuge!).  Today, they picked another fight with the ... More >>

Everybody's Kung Food Fighting

We used to joke about serving a "knuckle sandwich" and washing it down with a cool "can of whoop-ass" (pictured above). But no more. Not since this rash of cuisine-related crime struck Florida. This past week, we've been too scared to enter a Dunkin' Donuts, and only now that our brave sheriff has a ... More >>

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Foley Got Shaft From POTUS -- And Not In Good Way

All Killer, No Filler

The Supersuckers ain't trippin'.

Water in Your Ear

Aquaphonics

Last Laugh

No Regrets (Suburban Noize)

A Flood of Frances

Small hurricane stories pack a wallop

Almost Home

Hoping to return to his family, Gregorio Ruiz strived and died in America

Best Palm Beach Post Writer

Pat Moore

Missing Leg

The cops tagged amputee Duane Brown as one of "America's Most Wanted," but now he's fighting back

Get Cookin'

Food glorious food

Dead Man Driving

A hawker pays a high price. A drunk driver tries to pay a deep-fried bribe.

Jeb's Boy

Frank Brogan, Bush's man in academia, must defuse the FAU scandals. But where is he?

Making Airwaves

At the wackiest stop on your AM dial, a loudmouth host plays the politics of personal destruction -- and gets his station in big trouble

Osama's Bull's-eye

Two Stuart men find a novel way to exact revenge on the notorious Saudi: Take him to court.

Best Place to Mountain Bike

Camp Murphy Off-Road Bicycle Trails

Best Little-Known Attraction

Treasure Coast Wildlife Hospital

Willie Gary's Sugar Daddies

Why is Stuart's revered black superlawyer, champion of the little guy, defending Big Sugar against its own workers? Money.

For Better and For Worse

Definitely in My Back Yard

When the residents of Mangonia Park heard that a girls' detention center might be built in their town, they put out the welcome mat

If at First You Don't Succeed, Get Hired by the City Again

Consultants Hazen and Sawyer oversaw one the biggest utility failures in Fort Lauderdale history. So why does the city keep hiring them?