Rick Scott’s Education Adviser Caught Up in Cheating Scandal

Despite the rising contempt for Gov. Rick Scott, this one kind of flew under the radar. With the exception of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, our local media outlets seem determined not to notice that the credibility of Gov. Scott’s education adviser has been grossly undermined by a cheating…

Florida Voters Increasingly Dislike Rick Scott

This may come as a bit of a shocker, but a new poll shows that almost half of Florida voters think Gov. Rick Scott is doing a bad job. The survey, conducted by Quinnipiac University, found that the number of Floridians who disapprove of Scott’s job performance has more than…

Key West Group to Send Rick Scott a Giant Cup of Pee

Rick Scott may have pissed off a lot of people with his plans for mandatory drug testing of all state employees and welfare recipients. He’s been verbally thrashed for hypocrisy and scrutinized for conflict of interest. Now, a group of Key West residents will send a giant sample of their…

Drug Testing for Welfare Checks

Looks like state employees aren’t the only ones who will have to pee in a cup before they get a check.On Thursday, a bill that would require welfare recipients to pass a drug test before they could receive state benefits advanced in the Florida Legislature. The proposed law also requires…

Obama Keeps Slight Edge in Florida

Despite resistance to federal health care reform and the governor’s refusal of a federally funded high-speed rail project, President Barack Obama maintains slightly favorable approval ratings among Floridian voters. And the most formidable of his potential Republican opponents is a former governor who once drove to Canada with the family…

Robber Punched 88-Year-Old Woman in the Face for $3

Update: Police recently released a sketch of the suspect.It doesn’t get much lower than this. On Tuesday night, an unidentified goon busted into the Pompano home of 88-year-old Pearl Patrinos, punched her in the face, stole some jewelry, and threatened to kill her if she didn’t give him money. He…

Chad Pennington Tears His ACL Playing Basketball

Chad Pennington, the two-time NFL Comeback Player of the Year, would surely make a third run at the award if he returned to the field next season. But that doesn’t seem likely now. The former Dolphins quarterback, and current free agent, tore his ACL while playing a game of pickup…

The Fix, a New Website About Addiction and Recovery Profiles Florida

On Monday, the same day that the New York Times shocked the world and erected a paywall on their website, Maer Roshan, founder of the failed Radar Magazine, launched TheFix.com, “addiction and recovery, straight up.” With everyone so indignant about paying for the Times, the free website went up almost…

Jose Canseco’s Pathetic Life Story Now Available in Taiwanese Animation

You probably remember that ridiculous story yesterday about Jose Canseco sending his twin brother, Ozzie, to fight in his place at a celebrity boxing match. Well, like the Tiger Woods scandal, Charlie Sheen’s antics, and many other ridiculous stories about American celebrities, the folks at Next Media Animation put together…

Miami Pill Mill Doctor Busted By FBI

In the second South Florida pill mill bust this week, federal prosecutors charged 57-year-old Dr. Selwyn Carrington, of Miami, with illegally distributing massive amounts of narcotic pills through two different pain clinics. The feds nabbed Carrington on Friday, just one day after local authorities arrested Delray pill peddler, Dr. Barry…