The Center for Disease Control released a map that shows where the rate of the “most distinctive” cause of death in each state – and Florida leads the nation on deaths from HIV. The “most distinctive” cause of death in each state means where a particular cause of death is…
Two men walked out of the afternoon glare, and into the home of a disabled woman and murdered her kittens in front of her before ransacking the house and taking a safe. The men also reportedly threw the woman to the ground, sliced her up with broken shards glass, and…
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the federal ban on transporting specific species of constricting snakes between states. This could be seen as potentially bad news for the Everglades, which is already being taken over by invasive Burmese pythons. While U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss’ temporary injunction will not effect…
Authorities and law enforcement are still scratching their heads to explain to recent deaths of two students at the New College of Florida in Sarasota last week — including one victim from Boca Raton. Although it will take about six weeks for toxicology reports to come in, Sarasota investigators are…
If you got a DUI since 1997 and never heard back about a court date, you might have a now-fired prosecutor to thank. Assistant State Attorney Dave Weigel, a courtroom veteran of 29 years, was fired from the Broward State Attorney’s office for failing to process 177 DUI cases and…
Heather Hironimus, the mother of a 4-year-old boy caught in the middle of a circumcision case, was arrested and booked into into the Broward County Jail Thursday night. She had been missing for several months ever since a judge ordered her to bring her son to the father, Dennis Nebus, in…
Back in March, Broward County announced the construction of a new $15.2 million 40,000-square-foot animal care shelter that is expected replace the old World War II military barracks that’s currently being used as a shelter. The new shelter will offer modern amenities, and generally make life a little more bearable…
The big news out of East Tennessee over the last three months has involved the federal takedown of a massive pill mill ring, with prosecutors alleging that up to 50 individuals were involved in moving prescriptions for high-powered medications like oxycodone. Sitting at the center of the alleged criminal enterprise: a…
Recently fired Lauderdale Lakes City Manager Jonathan Allen has taken his talents to Austin, Texas, and managed to anger folks over there thanks to his comments on women in leadership roles. ‘ Allen was invited by Austin’s city manager to teach the council on how to handle the city’s majority-female…
One of the biggest concerns over All Aboard Florida conducting business has been the nightmare traffic jams that might come with it. And now we’re about to get the first taste of that, as the private rail service is going to begin the first phase of upgrading 185 tracks that…
Gabriel Rothblatt grew up building rocket ships on the floor of his living room, overhearing his father discuss with his buddies from NASA how they would manage to fund human civilization in space. Growing up outside of Washington with a dad, Martin Rothblatt, who was an attorney specializing in outer-space…
Broward County’s leading officials, including BSO Sheriff Scott Israel, Mayor Tim Ryan, and the county’s medical examiner, to name a few, got together at the Urban League of Broward County to discuss the dangers of flakka, the synthetic drug that has dominated headlines across the U.S. lately. Flakka has been…
When most folks think diversity in Florida, Miami is usually the go-to city, After all, the 305 is a melting pot of Hispanic and Haitian cultures in a big way. But those folks would be wrong. Because, thanks to a recent study by WalletHub, turns out Fort Lauderdale is the…
Before Hallandale Beach executed a deadly SWAT raid that took the life of Howard Bowe, an unarmed 34-year-old father of three, the search warrant had to be signed by a judge. In Bowe’s case, the warrant was signed by Judge Elizabeth Scherer, who has her own connection to suspected drug…
It’s not easy flying these days. What with airline consolidation, the boom of discount carriers, and the complete disappearance of the in-flight meal (what the hell???), flying the skies aren’t all that friendly anymore. if you want some hard data on this, the US government has been keeping track on…
Chris Bosh has started working out again and says he’ll be ready to go for the Miami Heat opening night 2015. Bosh, who suffered a serious health scare in February when he was diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs, sat in as a guest analyst on TNT Tuesday night…
Over the past few weeks and months, conspiracy theorist and prepper types around the country have been warning about a US military exercise called Jade Helm. Jade Helm 15 is a real, and massive, special forces training project set to take place this summer over seven states: Texas, New…
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials rescued a 400-pound female manatee that had gotten stuck in a pump station Tuesday morning. The manatee had apparently gotten trapped in between a grate and wall at the pump station in New River in Fort Lauderale. Members of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…
A child who was allegedly sexually abused by a foster parent has filed a lawsuit against welfare providers Kids in Distress Inc. and ChildNet, Inc. because the agencies did not conduct proper background checks on the parent before issuing a foster parenting license. According to the lawsuit, the child —…
Somebody shot George Zimmerman in the face and the internet laughed. That’s to be expected, given that Zimmerman isn’t exactly the most loved man in the country (although he definitely has his fans). But the Florida man who seems to keep getting in trouble ever since he was acquitted of…
Susan Maurer began working as an abortion clinician 40 years ago at a Philadelphia hospital. For the past 22 years, she’s helped South Florida women through what might be an agonizing moment. The soft-spoken 63-year-old nurse administers anesthesia and assists doctors. At one point way back when, she recalls, abortions…
Upstairs in a beige church on McKinley Street in Hollywood, a 60-year-old with a full head of dark hair launches into a PowerPoint presentation full of big ideas and a bigger vocabulary. First, Bill Faloon gives a shoutout to Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine. “We need to put…
