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Burmese Pythons Not Going Anywhere

Courtesy, AP/Everglades Nat'l Park​At left, you'll find the single most interesting picture taken in Florida in the last five years. (Other than this one, I mean.) Pictured is a 13-foot Burmese Python which has bitten off more than it can chew -- except the python has dispensed with the biting, an ... More >>

Man Beaten, Robbed -- And Then Arrested For Pot

​Yesterday, 34-year-old Dana Alan Carvello was sitting on his porch in Boca Raton, perhaps smoking a doob, when he was allegedly accosted by several men. They beat him about the head and dragged him into his home, where, according to the Palm Beach Post, the men "tied him up," stashed his girlfrie ... More >>

Morning Juice: World Cup Fever abates; billionaire sex offender off probation

​​South Florida employers might notice fewer sick days among their minions now that the World Cup is finally over. The Spain-over-Holland victory may be good news for the Boss Man, but not for those folks who finally understand what all the fuss is over "soccer." In other news: A Coral S ... More >>

Morning Juice: Good News on Palm Beach Property Values, Broward FCATs

​The news in Palm Beach and Broward counties this Wednesday morning:Hollywood has a new Community Redevelopment Agency director (again). The brave soul is Charlotte Burnett, former director of corporate affairs and legal counsel for the West Palm Beach Housing Authority. She's upbeat, but then let ... More >>

Morning Juice: Another Investigation Blooms in Goodman Case; Inferno in Oakland Park

​Your Wednesday local news roundup:A Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue medic somehow failed to find 23-year-old Scott Wilson after a crew arrived at the site of the February crash with polo mogul John Goodman. The medic is said to have been looking in the driver's seat but didn't find him there. And y ... More >>

Morning Juice: Probation for Stacy Ritter's Pop; Prosecutors Wary of Traveling Salesman

​The local news for Friday morning:Five years of probation is the sentence for Ed Portner, former Tamarac commissioner, for pulling a gun on his daughter, Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter, at her Parkland home last October. That whole episode seems to me like it was some bizarre dream that ... More >>

Morning Juice: Spirit Pilots Have a Deal; Final Arrest in Shootout With Boca Police

​Here's what's happening in South Florida this Thursday morning:On the jailhouse phone, 15-year-old Wayne Treacy talks to his parents about living in Key West after serving time for nearly beating to death Josie Lou Ratley at a Deerfield Beach school bus stop in March. [Sun-Sentinel]Hollywood eye ... More >>

Morning Juice: Perp Walk Coming for Rothstein Cohorts; Heat Playoff Run Gone in a Flash

​Let's see what's in the headlines this morning in South Florida:Six weeks after she was beaten nearly to death at a Deerfield Beach school bus stop, 15-year-old Josie Lou Ratley has been released from the hospital. She now heads to a rehabilitation facility to get physical therapy and speech ther ... More >>

Morning Juice: BSO Gets Deal in Pompano; Protests Over Education Cuts, Health Care

​Here's what's happening in Palm Beach and Broward:The Broward Sheriff's Office received a tentative agreement with Pompano Beach, but the commission approved a deal for just two and a half years, not five, and Sheriff Al Lamberti will have to demonstrate he can control salary increases and the co ... More >>

Morning Juice: Savage Beating of Teen in Deerfield; Corruption Questions in Deal for Rock Pits

​Let's see what's happening in South Florida.A 14-year-old girl at Deerfield Beach Middle School was beaten nearly to death by a boy after classes ended Wednesday. A 15-year-old boy, Wayne Treacy, has been arrested and will be charged with attempted murder. It's the same school where Michael Brewe ... More >>

Morning Juice: Ryan LeVin Surrenders to Police; Gallagher to Plead to Bribery Charge

​While you enjoy your Irish coffee, a few local headlines:Accused hit-and-run driver Ryan LeVin was arrested last night by Fort Lauderdale police. He's been charged with vehicular homicide in the February 13, 2009, deaths of Kenneth Watkinson and Craig Elford, two British tourists. [Sun-Sentinel]A ... More >>

Morning Juice: Broward Home Values Continue Dive; Masilotti Staying in Lock-Up

​The local news for this Tuesday morning:Home values in Broward County fell approximately 16 percent this past year, a figure that means that county officials may have to trim up to $150 million from an already skeletal budget. [Miami Herald]A very thin silver lining? South Florida made some major ... More >>

Morning Juice: Newly Released Evidence Adds to Intrigue to Two Unsolved Murder Cases

​The news in Broward and Palm Beach this Tuesday:Police in Rye Brook, New York, say that an anonymous letter they received in July contains details of the Ben Novack murder case that, during the subsequent investigation, have proven accurate. Among the claims: that the death of Novack's mother in ... More >>

Morning Juice: Haiti Quake Survivor Tells Miraculous Story; MLK Parade in Hallandale Nearly Takes Tragic Turn

​Here's what's in the local news this Tuesday morning:Mereille Dittmer, the 50-year-old woman from Pembroke Pines who somehow survived for five days in a tiny space within a collapsed Port-au-Prince grocery store, told her amazing story to reporters Monday. [WPTV]The families of the four Lynn Univ ... More >>

Morning Juice: Number of Local Students Missing in Haiti Grows; Clash Between Two Legal Luminaries in Broward

​Your daily look at the headlines in South Florida:A contractor working in Haiti was mistaken in reporting that three of the twelve Lynn University students who were there on a charitable mission had been found. So the number of missing students is back up to four, along with two members of the un ... More >>

Morning Juice: Fatal Shooting in Boynton Beach; Rothstein's Conspicuous Consumption

​The news in Broward and Palm Beach this Tuesday morning:A double shooting late last night in Boynton Beach where one man is dead and another is in critical condition. It appears the shooting occurred on the road and that the dead man -- who hasn't been identified -- was driving a gold Lincoln Nav ... More >>

Morning Juice: Standoff With Palm Beach Deputy in Delray; Canes Lose to World's Finest University

​As we wind down 2009, a glance through the local headlines:In the Acreage, the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office had a lengthy standoff with one of its own, 41-year-old Gary Gionnatti, who deputies feared had weapons and allegedly made threats to use them on himself. [Palm Beach Post]Not even the Coral ... More >>

Morning Juice: Crist Talks Rothstein; Cops Charged in Riviera Beach

​It's Friday. If you are not hung over from your holiday party, then I offer my grudging congratulations. Here are the headlines:Those of you who suspected Scott Rothstein was a crook before he got busted, well, you must have a "crystal ball." So says Gov. Charlie Crist, who would like to borrow t ... More >>

Morning Juice: A Sure Way to "Hook" an Investor; Familiar Charges for Son of Pedophile Clown

​It's Friday. A list of news-related questions the South Florida media hope to answer for you in the weekend (and weeks) to come:Where is Paul Merhige? Jupiter's Thanksgiving killer has managed to evade police for an entire week, and the manhunt has now gone national. [WPTV]This questions comes co ... More >>

Morning Juice: Thanksgiving Murder Spree in Jupiter

​The stress of the holiday season has begun, and it wasn't long before the violence began in South Florida.A 35-year-old man shot five of his own relatives after Thanksgiving dinner in Jupiter, killing four of them, including a 6-year-old girl who was in her bed. She's the daughter of a Channel 5 ... More >>

The Rise and Fall of South Florida's Daily Newspapers

Morning Juice: Rothstein's $57 Million Counterfeit; Florida Sits on Economic Faultline

​Your daily dose of news from around Palm Beach and Broward:The FBI's due to hold a press conference this morning to ask for public assistance in agents' ongoing investigation of Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein. [Miami Herald]Curious about how Rothstein tricked Ed Morse into doling out $5 ... More >>

Morning Juice: Flamboyant Lawyer Suddenly Scarce; Ted Ginn Turns on the Jets

​Scariest Halloween weekend ever -- especially if you invested with Scott Rothstein.The self-proclaimed Jewish Avenger is overseas while rumors swirl about whether he's cheated investors. Kudos to Bob Norman for working on Sunday to get the scoop. [Daily Pulp]Prostitution, drugs and a slew of othe ... More >>

Morning Juice: Police Informant Shot; Political Top Guns in Broward Stay Holstered

​Here's your look at what's in today's news:Dwayne Blake of Belle Glade is in jail after allegedly shooting an undercover operative who was taping conversations with Blake for a narcotics investigation. [Palm Beach Post]H1N1 vaccinations have started in Broward and Palm Beach, with people aged 2 t ... More >>

Morning Juice: Swine Flu Claims Casualty in PBC; Budget Talks Get Rowdy in Pembroke Pines

​Here's what's going on this morning in Broward and Palm Beach counties:A 33-year-old woman from Palm Beach County has died from H1N1, despite having none of the conditions that suggest she should have been at greater risk. So doctors are warning the public to get treatment in cases in which his o ... More >>

Morning Juice: Nearly a Wrap for Dunbar Village Case, While Case Against Commissioner Warms Up

​This morning's news contains hope for justice and renewal.It's traumatic just to read about the Dunbar Village trial, which Susan Spencer-Wendel is covering for the Palm Beach Post. I can't imagine what it's like to be at the trial and for the victims to have to re-live that terrifying night. Her ... More >>

PETA PR Strategy: Rinse, Repeat

The political point was a bit convoluted, as we discussed yesterday, but this afternoon PETA hotties made good on their promise to take a shower on West Clematis. The animal rights group has used this stunt in a whole bunch of cities as a way to call attention...Oh, hell with it. The guys have click ... More >>

Crist's Frat Buddy In Hot Water

Post Turns To Consulting Firm For Answers

The Madness of Neighborhood Chatter

No Goodbye For Post Columnist

Back On The Horse

J-School In Peril; Newspapers Silent

Palm Beach Post Cuts Coffee, Pages

Crist Drops 'Arm-Candy'

A Blog That Never Sleeps

Boy: Have Gun, Will Kill

Dude, Why Do The Neighbors Hate Me?

Coolest Bank Robbery Pic In Years

The State of The Pulp Is ...

Why Is Johnny A Piece of Hog Back?

Thompson Light

Sports Illustrated Got Nothing On the Pulp

Beating Adversity With A Stick

Sweet Home Broward County

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Killer Lightning Strikes

Did John Gotti Do Anything Right?