St. Lucie County

Palm Beach Republican Party Is Self-Destructing

We sure do love us some GOP self-destruction. And according to local right-wing website Bizpac Review, Palm Beach's Republican Party is tearing at its own innards like a frenzied jackal, "cash-strapped and crippled by poor fundraising efforts," key leaders unhappy with Chairman Ira Sabin's orders to ... More >>

Tea Party to Recount Votes in Allen West Congressional Loss

Tea Party to Recount Ballots in Allen West Congressional Loss

A Texas-based Tea Party organization and the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections have agreed on a plan to provide the group access to county voting records from the 2012 federal election and voter registration and other records going back to 2009. See also: - Allen West Will Soon Be an Ex-Con ... More >>

Stranded Pygmy Whales Euthanized

And now for your bimonthly dose of bummer whale news: On Sunday, a whale and her calf had beached themselves at Jensen Beach, just north of Waveland Beach in St. Lucie County. Beachgoers spotted the whales in the water shortly before they beached themselves. The pair were identified as pygmy sper ... More >>

Labor Gripes about Cheney Firm Prompt County Review of Hiring, Contract Practices

The people united will often be defeated, sad to say. But labor union members yesterday took some measure of satisfaction from Palm Beach County commissioners' response to workers' complaints about unfair treatment by Kellogg Brown and Root, the many-tentacled global corporate octopus formerly helme ... More >>

Voter Fraud Group Sues St. Lucie County to Inspect Allen West-Patrick Murphy Outcome

True the Vote, a nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots organization whose mission seems to be to keep election integrity, is suing the St. Lucie County and Florida Supervisor of Elections after they supposedly botched the Allen West-Patrick Murphy recount back in November. Specifically, the group is lo ... More >>

Patrick Murphy Is Asking for Help to Fight Off Allen West and His Lawyers

With Allen West refusing to yield to losing an election and Florida sending officials down to St. Lucie County to investigate the situation, it looks like we're all in for the long haul on this whole "West Refuses to Concede" thing. Newly elected Congressman Patrick Murphy knows this all too well. ... More >>

Allen West Legal Circus Resumes, Draws Flies; Staff Issues Threat

Veteran's Day honored confessed torturer Allen West by seeing the courts closed, allowing the disgraced former officer and his attorneys a day off from further embarrassing themselves. The legal maneuvers they've employed in lawsuits against local elections officials to stave off defeat in last ... More >>

Allen West Still Trails Patrick Murphy After Partial Recount

A partial recount of ballots from St. Lucie County happened on Sunday and -- news flash -- Allen West is still losing. The recount narrowed Patrick Murphy's lead somewhat, but the tally still isn't enough to trigger an official all-out recount. On Friday, West's motion to impound the ballots and v ... More >>

Digital Domain: The Fall of a Movie Empire

Allen West Won't Concede, Demands Recount

Those vote tabulating machines are COMMUNISTS! As we predicted earlier today, Allen West is not going quietly. Even though the polls are closed, the ballots are counted, and the margin of victory for Patrick Murphy is outside any legal reason to require a recount, Allen West is demanding a rec ... More >>

Allen West Praises G.I. Bill in Same Week He Calls Student Loans Communist

Last week we told you about Allen West's assertion that federal student loans are communist, something found "in a book written by Marx or Engels called The Communist Manifesto." He said in a video posted June 14 that "it's called the state control of education."Well, two days after that video was p ... More >>

Nicole Okrzesik, Girlfriend of James Ayers, Arrested in Killing of Juliana Mensch

Police say 21-year-old Nicole Okrzesik was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree murder in the strangulation of 19-year-old Juliana Mensch in late March.Police say Okrzesik and James Ayers, her boyfriend, killed Mensch after getting high with her so they could rob her and use the money for ... More >>

Joseph Wilson Was Arrested on Thursday... for the 100th Time

​If you ever need to find 50-year-old Joseph Wilson, check the jails first -- he's actually in the St. Lucie County jail right now, marking his 100th trip to the slammer.According to the Port St. Lucie Police Department, a security guard from a Bealls department store called the cops Thursday sayi ... More >>

Teacher Slaps Nine-Year-Old; Police Won't Take Report

​Two weeks ago, Quiana Nixon's nine-year-old was strangely silent upon his return home from Morningside Elementary School in St. Lucie County. She asked him what was wrong."My teacher slapped me," he said.Quiana didn't believe him, but then he showed her what appeared to be a handprint on his face ... 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 >>

Psystar, a Rebel South Florida Company, Takes On Apple

Upcoming Boozing/Dining Events

​The looks like as good a weekend as any to enjoy a little bit of booze. Check out these alcohol, er... enhanced events. • The fall season is fast approaching, which means Halloween, Thanksgiving, and, more importantly, pumpkins. And the folks over at Shipyard are keen on that -- they're tossing ... More >>

Broward Bee-Sieged! Miami-Dade Next?

Flickr User: Monte MendozaThey're coming. In swarms. From north to south. The killer bees, capable of assuming sphere shapes and terminating humans, with extreme prejudice. Yes, before they struck the Broward Correctional Institution yesterday, the little bastards wreaked havoc in St. Lucie County. ... More >>

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Deputy Down

One year later, questions remain about Deputy Todd Fatta's tragic death

Cleaning It Up

Not-so-cute Place Names

The Porn Star Next Door

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The Double Cross

Two years ago, Ken Eggleston was Palm Beach County Sheriff Ed Bieluch's heir apparent. Now, they are implacable foes. What happened?