Jose Canseco got pulled over by cops while he was driving around with goats wearing diapers. We’ll give you a minute to reread that sentence because, yeah. As proof, the ex-ballplayer tweeted out a photo of one of the goats. OK, so, first of all, why goats? Also, what kind…
Gov. Rick Scott is struggling. And the struggle is real. He’s not very popular, and he’s not well-liked. Things are so bleak that the guy who quit being governor of Florida so he can run for the Senate, and lost, and then changed parties twice, is beating him with the…
So apparently people who live Charlotte County, Florida, think that aprons are a deadly weapon that can cause mass destruction, death, and terror, because the Port Charlotte Town Centre Mall was placed on lockdown when someone saw a guy carrying one. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, someone called…
Typhoon Haiyan has killed thousands and left millions homeless in the Philippines. There’s a way to help. Miami’s Filipino community asks you to contribute. Here are some South Florida events. There’ll be a Thanksgiving Day service at noon at the NANAY Community Center, 659 NE 125th St. Call 305 981-3232…
According to a report, DNA that matches FSU star quarterback and Heisman hopeful Jameis Winston has been found in a sample taken from the underwear of a Tallahassee woman who has accused him of sexual assault. The report also says the State Attorney’s Office investigating the case has been in…
Commissioner Dean Trantalis was ambushed with an ethics complaint by attorney Bill Scherer during Tuesday evening’s public hearing for the new proposed Vintro Hotel on the beach. It seemed like a well-organized attack, as Scherer accused Trantalis, in front of everyone at the meeting, of ethical violations concerning the hotel…
Barbara Muhammad Sharief has become Broward County’s first black female mayor. Commissioners selected Sharief, 42, to be county mayor on Tuesday evening. Sharief, who was raised in the Muslim faith, will be serving for one year in what is mainly a ceremonial role. But as a self-made businesswoman and mother…
As we reported last night, Rep. Trey Radel, who represents the 19th Congressional District in the Fort Myers-Naples area and calls himself the “Hip Hop Conservative,” was arrested on October 29 for “unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally” possessing “a quantity of cocaine.” Now, new information has surfaced that says the arrest…
A Mexican-registered Learjet 35, bound for Cozumel with four onboard, crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Tuesday evening. Hours after sending a rescue crew to search for the plane, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that two bodies — that of a man…
Trey Radel, a freshman Republican representative, was charged Tuesday with cocaine possession, according to court documents. Radel, 37, who represents the 19th Congressional District in the Fort Myers-Naples area, was arrested October 29 for “unlawfully, knowingly and intentionally” possessing “a quantity of cocaine,” according to documents…
A judge ruled on Tuesday that George Zimmerman is not allowed to possess weapons or ammunition and will be monitored with a GPS. The judge also set Zimmerman’s bail at $9,000. Zimmerman was arrested Monday afternoon after a domestic dispute with his pregnant girlfriend. According to the girlfriend, Zimmerman pointed…
As the NFL investigates the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal, new reports of alleged terrible behavior by Richie Incognito have surfaced. This time, however, the abuse was toward a team staff member. According to Jason Cole of the National Football Post, Incognito and at least one other Dolphins player apparently mocked…
Sarasota Police say the husband of former U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris, who was also Florida’s secretary of state, has committed suicide. Police were called to the Harris residence around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. William Hild, a pastor at Sarasota First Baptist Church, confirmed that Harris’ husband, Anders Ebbeson, had taken his…
George Zimmerman was arrested Monday for allegedly pushing his pregnant girlfriend, making it his latest brush with the law, which is shocking because he’s such a law-abiding guy, as he displayed when he once shot an unarmed 17-year-old black kid who brazenly decided to walk down the street with a…
Marco Rubio hates The Gays. Well, he doesn’t hate them as much as he doesn’t want them getting married to each other, or being able to fight off workplace discrimination, or adopting children, and pretty much getting any other right nongays get across the board. So, Rubez was a natural…
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot of a Piper PA 46 reported to them that a passenger fell from aircraft on Thursday afternoon. The pilot told the FAA that he had been flying at 1,800 feet, about eight miles southeast of Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, when the passenger…
Hundreds of animal lovers and animal rights advocates are coming together and converging in Fort Lauderdale as part of the March Against Cruelty to Animals rally on Saturday. The rally, which will run from Huizenga Plaza towards the Riverwalk, is something organizer Andrew Kirschner hopes will be the beginning of…
The Miami Marlins’ young pitching phenom, Jose Fernandez, was named the 2013 National League Rookie of the Year, taking 26 of 30 first-place votes and beating out Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers. Fernandez, 21, was the lone bright spot in an otherwise dismal and crappy year for the Marlins, who…
With all the flip-floppy talk that is sure to come at Charlie Crist in the coming year from Rick Scott and the GOP, there’s one area they might not be able to touch: the environment. Even before he changed parties and began changing his views from right things to left…
Allen West wrote a book. AND WE TOTALLY CAN’T WAIT TO READ IT. No, really. A book by Allen West has to be the most awesome thing to hit the literary world because how can it not be? We’re pretty sure it’s a book filled with American flags, and Freedom…
A Florida man was arrested for impersonating a police officer after his grand scheme to score cheap donuts was blown up. The man’s scheme involved flashing a police badge at the drive-thru employee so she could give him donuts at a discount. He also allegedly flashed a piece, but not…
Know what we need more around these parts? Crazy-ass drivers challenging Chuck Yeager’s sound barrier speed record on our highways. And thanks to some lawmakers, that just may happen sooner than we think. Florida Sens. Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg, and Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, have joined forces in a bipartisan…
