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Michael Bay, Mark Wahlberg, and Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson Talk About Miami's Twisted Version of the American Dream

Pain & Gain: Michael Bay Injects Potent Absurdity Into an Unbelievable True Story

Miami Herald's Weird History

How Russell Faibisch Built Ultra Music Festival — and Whom He's Battled Along the Way

Assault Rifles Are Big Business in Florida as Federal Ban Looms

Mayan Calendar Predictions Versus Reality

Cuban Radio Is Dying Because of Aging Hardliners and Miami's Changing Market

Broward Commission Moves to Ban Bath Salts, Fake Weed; Boca Lawyer Says They're Completely Different

Read Synthetic Marijuna Ban Seems Like A Good Idea, Probably Won't Do MuchThe Broward County Commission has started crafting legislation to ban "bath salts and synthetic cannabinoid herbal incense that mimic illegal drugs." A press release announcing the move included the token Rudy Eugene reference ... More >>

South Florida Cops Getting Arrested All Over the Damned Place

Broward Sheriff's Office Lt. Eric Wright turned himself in on Friday on charges of fraud and 14 counts of grand theft after he was accused of working side jobs while he was technically on duty as a supervisor at least ten times between August 2010 and May 2011.In addition to working only fractions o ... More >>

Cops Say South Florida Protesters Busted in Chicago Are Terrorists; Friends Call Bullshit

March 13 was shaping up to be another day of protests and partying at Fort Peace, Occupy Miami's grungy Overtown safe house. More than a dozen members had shaken off their hangovers and emerged to demonstrate against a bank. But before they could gather their handmade signs and head downtown, the pl ... More >>

Marco Rubio's Brother-in-Law a Convicted Drug Trafficker, Which Is Completely Irrelevant

Sen. Marco Rubio​Here's a tip: If you're digging up dirt on a politician, try to find something a little filthier than Sen. Marco Rubio's brother-in-law being convicted of drug-trafficking charges when the senator was a 16-year-old kid.This news, coming from Univision, ranks among Mike Huckabee's ... More >>

Boynton Beach Police Officer of the Year Arrested as Alleged Meth Salesman

Palm Beach County Association of Chiefs of Police2010's meth salesman cop of the year, David Britto (holding plaque).​Last year's Officer of the Year from the Boynton Beach Police Department now faces up to life in prison for meth trafficking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.Officer David ... More >>

Report: BSO Falsified Super Bowl Papers for Sheriff's Son With NFL in Dark

U.S. Department of Justice Sheriff Al Lamberti at last year's Super Bowl security press conference. From left to right: FBI Special Agent in Charge John Gillies, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, ATF Special Agent in Charge Hugo Barrera, Miami Dade Police Department ... More >>

What About the Third Broward Queen?

Ritter, Lieberman, and Keechl during the power days.​I know that we have been accused of queening it up too much, you, me, and [Ilene] Lieberman, the three queens on the County Commission. But I can't really think of anybody I would rather queen it up with than you. -- Stacy Ritter to Ken ... More >>

Parades, Prostitutes, and Pardons

​Here is artist Charles Fazzino's rendition of the boat parade, coming your way Saturday night (hat tip to Fort Lauderdale activist and photographer Art Seitz for the image). Fazzino. self-described "master of 3-D pop art," is the city's official centennial artist, commissioned by the ... More >>

A Graffiti Crew Mourns the Loss of One of Its Own

A Loved One's Lost Cadaver Is the Price Grieving Customers Might Pay to Get the Cheapest Funeral

Westboro Baptist Busy in South Florida

That's video of a demonstrator from gay-hating Westboro Baptist Church, shot yesterday near Spanish River High School in Boca Raton, where according to reports, the kids were on lockdown. Judging by the other videos, the Westboro folks were outnumbered by an enthusiastic batch of counter-protesters ... More >>

Dog's Death Spurs Petition Drive

PhotobucketNot Nikki, but a fellow Doberman​Nikki, the Doberman Pinscher-turned-spokesdog, did not die in vain. The dog whose rescue five years ago was featured on Animal Planet's Miami Police series, died of cancer Sunday. But in the five days since, 270 people from around the world have signed t ... More >>

That's Foul

Hoops hero Rumeal Robinson blew a fortune on strippers, got indicted, and left his mom homeless.

Robbers, Beware: South Florida Convenience Store Workers Pack Heat

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 >>

¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.? The Best Late-Night Snacks

I like an afterparty as much I like playing Ms. Pacman. But, just like Ms. Pacman, afterparties have no ending. I love Ms. Pacman, but level after level, ghost after ghost -- they just keep on, until I die. Afterparties are cool but hour after hour, smoke after smoke -- they just keep on, until I le ... More >>

High-Class Heists

Hang on tightly to those Picassos at Basel. Art crime is on the rise.

Break In at Sweat Records

The Girls in Blue

Friendship Beyond the Badge

Justice Severed

Maharaj went from the high life to a life sentence — 20 years so far for a crime he may not have committed

Raw Power

Just released from prison, Miami hip-hop icon DJ Raw is ready for the takeover

Whodunit

Great Tate Debate

Benefit For Arrested Photog Saturday

Homeland Security Finally Pays Off

Armed Cartoonist Holed Up In Herald Newsroom

Letters for April 6-12, 2006

Category Too Much

We know how to weather the big storms, right?

Tailpipe

Reefer Silliness

Unusual Suspects, Part 2

One woman is trying to find the truth about two mysterious Coral Springs deaths

War for What?

Sgt. Cabadiana was the poster child for the Bush military. Then they took his wife away.

Ammo Blues

Maybe it's time for George W. to bring in the camels

Letters for July 17, 2003

Hair trigger

Gunning for Profit

Opportunists make a fortune supplying guerrillas and terrorists from South Florida gun shops

Tagged

Art or Vandalism? Either way, for graffiti artists, it's all about getting your name out there.

The Perils of Marilise

A child of a Tonton Macoute family escaped political violence in Haiti - and then her real troubles began

Letters for November 8, 2001

Cut the bureaucrats some slack

A Potemkin Lawyer

With Jorge Fernandez as your courtroom advocate, you may as well surrender

Admitting Terror

The immigration service's own describe how America failed to protect its borders from the September 11 terrorists

1984 and Counting

Media attempts to find a face for terrorism -- and to fashion a response -- evoke George Orwell

Tale of the Ticket

The Gold Cup was a lot of fun, if you like riots

A Family Portrait

Meet Luis and José Cid, Elian Gonzalez's cousins, just a couple of good, old-fashioned American criminals

Calibrations

Hit or Mrs.?

According to the courts, Joyce Cohen hired three men to murder her wealthy husband. Now the entire case may be unraveling.