​In response to South Florida’s recent red-light-running camera enforcement angst, Broward County Commissioner John Rodstrom suggests we all wait a few seconds.Rodstrom would like to keep red lights running longer rather than expand the county’s photo enforcement camera program. The idea: Instead of adding more cameras to county intersections, simply slow things…

​How low can you go? Apparently six feet under wasn’t low enough for the Fort Lauderdale man sentenced to nine years in federal prison last Friday for stealing identification from mourners attending funerals as part of an ID theft ring. But Diaz’s funeral fraud ring isn’t the only shocking identity-theft crime…

​SunPass may want to rework its slogan from “the less stressway” to “just add to my stressway,” as more Floridians find themselves with thousands of dollars in fines, a suspended license and registration — even behind bars — due to unpaid toll violation tickets.Have a few unpaid SunPass tickets under…

​If your neighbor invites you over for a slice of barbecued sperm whale, don’t start planning the sides you’ll bring. There’s a decent chance your meal could land you in the clink.As several locals have discovered recently, tampering with protected wildlife can cost you. It all began earlier this month…

Location: A corner lot on one of the quiet residential streets of Lake Worth, just blocks from downtown Lake Avenue and the Intracoastal Waterway.Time abandoned: Unknown. Owner Mark Szafaryn apparently began work on 1102 S. N St. shortly after he bought it for $75,000 in late 2003. State of disrepair: One-half…

Being a doctor in Florida these days is risky business, and pill mill doctors aren’t the only ones who should be worried about being on the wrong side of the law. A proposal being debated in Tallahassee would slap big-time fines on any doctor who asks a patient whether he owns a…

​Don’t dis Donald Trump. Rihanna is learning that lesson the hard way after being slammed by the ticked-off tycoon for her disrespectful disappearing act Saturday night at his private club on Palm Beach Island.Rihanna used illness as an excuse to cancel her Palm Beach performance at the last minute –…

Gov. Rick Scott last week turned down $2.4 billion in federal money to build high-speed rail in Florida, saying it could cost the state $300 million in cost overruns. And that got us thinking: Doesn’t the state blow $300 million-plus like it’s pocket change? So we searched for other similarly…

​We all know jobs in education are rare these days, especially if Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed budget cuts go into effect, meaning an estimated 20,000 classroom job losses across the state.So, for all the teachers out there who want to keep their jobs, here is a tip: Remember that the…

​An Oakland park man took the phrase “doggie style” a little too seriously after being arrested late last week for sexually assaulting his roommate’s dog. Police took Tomas Bautista into custody Thursday on third-degree felony charges of animal cruelty, the Sun-Sentinel reported. According to Broward County Sheriff Office police records, Bautista’s…

​It’s like the Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” all over again as ongoing news coverage of migrating sharks continues across South Florida. With hundreds of blacktip and spinner sharks swimming close to shore — most with 100 yards — it’s no wonder beachgoers are beginning to feel weary of the water. Thanks…