Contrary to what you may have read over the past few days (or received in a Palm Beach Post breaking news text message), it doesn’t look like anybody actually knows where Casey Anthony is.The Post sent out a text alert with a link to a story late Tuesday night that…
Republican congressional candidate Joe Kaufman loves him some Second Amendment, and if he wants to look in the mirror and play with his gun, daggummit, that’s his right. He exercised that right last November — and shot himself in the finger, as first reported by Gossip Extra. “Don’t go thinking…
Brandon Johnson wanted to fly to Jamaica, and he didn’t much care about little things like “passports” and “not cursing out police officers.”The 30-year-old was berating a Spirit Airlines ticket agent about getting a flight out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport when a Broward deputy arrived.”Defendant refused to accept the…
Yesterday, we told you about Vincent Colangelo, the Fort Lauderdale pill-mill owner who was sentenced to 20 years in the clink. Before he was arrested, however, he was living the high life: The federal government seized millions of dollars in cash and accounts from Colangelo and his co-conspirators and properties…
Drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma is now testing its proprietary formula for OxyContin on children as young as 6, according to the Daily, in what appears to be a bid to extend the life of a patent set to expire next year.OxyContin is a formulation of oxycodone, the opioid that for…
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July! A glorious celebration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by our founding fathers some 236 years ago. It is a day of great historical weight, and there is no better way to commemorate the occasion than to sit in a field and…
Congressman Allen West is perturbed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s upholding of the individual mandate. That isn’t particularly surprising, so when he called it “a sad day for Americans,” there wasn’t a blog post about it. Likewise when he said, “Well, I got a great idea. I believe that for…
A 44-year-old Davie man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to selling more than 660,000 pain pills from seven South Florida clinics — including one that shared parking with Broward General Hospital. Vincent Colangelo was also ordered to give up six properties worth more than…
Gov. Rick Scott was a guest on CNBC’s Squawk Box program this morning, answering questions about everything from Mitt Romney to Florida’s unemployment rate. The most interesting discussion, however, occurred when he was asked by the hosts about his announcement that Florida was not going to comply with the health-care…
A 17-year-old boy from Largo died yesterday after shooting himself in the head during a game of Russian roulette. That’s pretty much the whole dumb story.He was the first player to spin the chamber on his back porch Friday night, according to the Tampa Bay Times, when he held a…
Photos of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band at Hard Rock LiveRingo Starr is the baddest Beatle in A Hard Day’s NightRingo Starr & His All-Starr BandHard Rock Live HollywoodJune 30I’m conflicted. On the one hand, a former Beatle played songs by the biggest band of all time at Hard…
Mikel D. Jones, a former aide to Democratic South Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings, has been suspended from practicing law pending further judgment from the Florida Supreme Court.Jones (and his wife) were convicted in November of conspiracy, money-laundering, and multiple counts of both wire fraud and mail fraud after federal officials…
Everybody loves beating on Ringo Starr — he’s got a weird face, they say, and isn’t he the one who wrote that song about the submarine? Don’t forget too that apocryphal tale of someone asking John Lennon if Ringo was the best drummer in the world, to which he allegedly…
Update, 12;15 p.m.: Health care too! Forget time changes; the Associated Press now reports Gov. Rick Scott has announced Florida will not comply with any part of Obamacare. This is true. Here is the article. I know, right?Original post, 5:44 a.m.:In yet another example of gross government overreach and excessive…
Miramar Police Capt. Juan De Los Rios turned himself into authorities today after being charged with lewd or lascivious conduct on a child younger than 16.The 28-year-veteran of the force is accused of confronting a teen couple that was sitting in the back of a car back in January and…
See also: Sid Rosenberg Arrested for DUI, and His Addictions, in His Own WordsEmbattled South Florida radio host Sid Rosenberg made a guest appearance at one of his old haunts earlier today: He called into New York radio station 660 WFAN as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations — he…
We told you yesterday about Angela Byrd and Tanecia Josephs, accused of stealing almost half a million dollars from a Fort Lauderdale 99-year-old they were supposed to be taking care of. Police have now announced the arrest of a third woman, 34-year-old Tashau Edwards, on charges she stole more than $45,000…
It’s an election year, and something good happened to the incumbent president. You know what that means: The opposition party is about to do a lot of yelling.We’re dealing, of course, with the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to knock down Obamacare’s individual mandate — you know, the one that we’re…
Well, we finally figured out what caused all that I-95 traffic drama Wednesday evening: Police say Deerfield Beach 30-year-old Glenn Thervil was killed by a shotgun-wielding acquaintance after arguing with the man about cigarettes.Thervil got mad at the friend, 25-year-old Roderick Ferguson, as the two hung out with friends at…
Welcome to this week’s post of the Broward-Palm Beach edition of Mug-Shot Friday, a longstanding franchise focusing on the week’s most eye-catching mug shots from South Florida’s tat heads, tough guys, and femmes fatale. Check out Miami New Times’ Riptide blog for the Miami-Dade edition…
Republican Joe Kaufman loves the Second Amendment, and if he wants to look in the mirror and play with his gun, daggummit, that’s his right. He exercised that right last November — and shot himself in the finger, according to Gossip Extra.”Don’t go thinking I tried to commit suicide,” he…
Well, turns out “Miami Zombie” Rudy Eugene wasn’t high on bath salts when he chomped on Ronald Poppo’s face.”The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner found only marijuana in the body of the man who was fatally shot while chewing a homeless man’s face over Memorial Day weekend,” wrote NBC Miami.Wait, wait –…
