The Pembroke Pines Police Department have arrested a man for making a bomb threat to the Pembroke Pines Social Security Office Thursday morning. According to an arrest affidavit, police responded after the bomb threat was made over the phone. The man, identified by Pembroke Pines Police as 42-year-old Angel Rodriguez,…
Wellington pill mill “kingpin” Jeff George has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the overdose death of Joey Bartolucci in 2009. George, along with his twin brother Chris, rode the pill mill craze from several years back and became overnight millionaires through their pain pills empire. On February 27,…
Broward Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested three men connected to last week’s shooting at Fort Lauderdale’s Club BAM that left one Pompano Beach man dead. According to a BSO report, homicide detectives arrested Awince Lasseur, 27, Peudritto Joseph, 32, and Dieuphen Joseph, 27 on attempted murder charges for “their role in the…
Donald Trump, the current leading GOP candidate, is known for insulting people on Twitter and getting into epic beefs with journalists, celebrities, and even utility companies. But his latest Twitter rival comes in the form of Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen. Teigen, who is known for her sharp wit, instigated…
Local activist Robin Merrill has made it her mission to have the City of Fort Lauderdale abolish Columbus Day and have it replaced by Indigenous People’s Day. Merrill, a locate artist who has worked with the city on numerous art projects, says she’s been moved by her spiritual believes and her…
It’s that time of year in Fort Lauderdale where we get all of the White Christmas everyone else in the country gets to have, with none of the every day hassles of having to wear eight layers of clothing, and shoveling mounds of snow from our driveways. It’s the 53rd…
Four months after the Coast Guard called off the search for two boys missing at sea, the family of one of the boys, Perry Cohen, has begun a non-profit foundation under his name that will promote boat safety and offer scholarships. In a news release, the boy’s family says that…
The Miami Dolphins were slammed by the New York Jets on Sunday, to the tune of 38-20. But some foul news was percolating even before the Dolphins went out and played miserably against their hated rival. According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, Ndamukong Suh gave his defensive teammates a pre-game speech where he…
If you’re planning to hit the beach for some day-after-Thanksgiving — or any time this weekend for that matter — you might need to stay out of the water. The National Weather Service has extended a coastal hazard warning for coastal areas that include a high risk of rip currents as…
A potentially deadly parasite that causes heart disease might have made its way to Florida via an insect known as the “kissing bug.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the bugs have invaded several southern states, with sightings of the bug being reported in Arizona, Arkansas, Texas…
Thanksgiving Weekend is the busiest travel day of the year, and not just through the air. According to some estimates, some 42 million people are expected to take a road trip this Turkey Day weekend, and while that sounds like the same amount of cars you run into during a regular…
Someone fired a gun outside Club BAM in Fort Lauderdale early Wednesday morning, scattering panicked club goers and leaving one man dead. According to Broward County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy patrolling the area of Club BAM, located in the 2800 block of West Broward Boulevard, heard the shots fired at…
Tomorrow is the Thanksgiving. Which means, unless you’re traveling, you’re home, chillin, watching the parade, some football, and eating until your pants explode. Hell yea, Thanksgiving! Of course, you’ll inevitably have that moment where you remember that you forgot to buy enough deserts, or learn that your middle aged Uncle…
It’s been a rough year for sports down here in South Florida. The Dolphins are an atrocity of a football team, the Panthers can never get their shit together, the Marlins are the epitome of an evil organization, like Spectre, and the Hurricanes are an atrocity. Sadness is lathered all…
It looks like Creed frontman, and Boca Raton resident, Scott Stapp is back on his feet and safe from almost being assassinated by the CIA, because he’s now starring in a new Funny or Die video where he reviews the new movie Creed. Creed, which opens in theaters on Thanksgiving…
The Florida Health Department has announced via official letters that five nurseries can grow and distribute a medicinal form of cannabis known as Charlotte’s Web. The nurseries, which were required to have been in business for at least 30 years and have at least 400,000 plants, will cover specific regions…
Parkland has come out on top in a ranking of 115 cities for best city for families in Florida. As part of a Thanksgiving week study — in which families gather together and then ponder whether they should just go ahead and move to the Sunshine state — the personal…
On Sunday, Donald Trump, who currently holds a double-digit lead among GOP candidates, tweeted out fake murder stats that says 81 percent of whites are murdered by blacks, and that blacks that are killed by police make up only one percent. This came after Trump going on television and saying…
Last week, the railroad project formerly known as All Aboard Florida announced it’s new name as Brightline Florida and released photo renderings of the candy-colored trains that will be taking passengers between Miami and Orlando, with stops in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. The company will also be adding…
A Spirit airlines flight 596 that was headed to Minneapolis Thursday night was forced to turn around and return to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a passenger made a bomb threat. According to Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Spirit Flight 596, an Airbus A320, was carrying 92 passengers and landed safety shortly after…
The House has voted to pass the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act (SAFE) by an overwhelming 289-137 vote. The controversial bill is designed to stop Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the United States without first going through a very vigorous vetting process to prove that they aren’t security…
November has been hot as balls. But that’s about to change, if forecasters are right. The National Weather Service says that a cold front is headed in our general direction in the coming week, which means a lot of sloppy rain but also some cooler temps. And by “cooler temps”…
