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Ahhhh, the holidays. A time for family, unhealthy amounts of booze, a lot of sports on TV, and more booze. So, basically, the perfect combination for trouble. But while you’re at home bickering with Sis or putting your cousin in a headlock, keep in mind that for some unfortunate souls…

Just two days before Christmas, in one of those delicious stories the internet was built for, the popular website Bleacher Report — and some guy (from Portland, Oregon!) named Tom Sunnergran, dropped a bomb on Heat small forward Danny Granger. “Danny Granger’s NBA Career Coming to a Swift and Painful…

Fort Lauderdale has been in hot water this year regarding its treatment of the homeless population, especially after the enactment of ordinances — called “homeless hate laws” by detractors — designed to drive homeless people out of town, or at least out of sight. People around the world were quick…

Welp, you done and did it again. Had that piggy bank all fat with money for the Christmas season, then made a couple ill advised trips to the bar and/or the race track, and now you’re trying to scrape together some last minute, on-the-cheap Christmas gift ideas. Don’t fret. Here…

Well, here we are. 2014 is about to be kaput, and a brand new year filled with crazy Florida news stories awaits us. Whatever 2015 brings, we’re sure it’s going to be pretty nuts, pretty wild, and pretty fantastic. We hope you come along for the ride, just as you…

Add South Florida to the list of cities that will screen the previously pulled Seth Rogen comedy “The Interview” starting this Thursday. The 13 screen Swap Shop Drive-In located at 3291 Sunrise Blvd in Fort Lauderdale will begin showing the film at 7 p.m. on Christmas Day. Preston Henn, the…

Eleven Palm Beach County precincts gave the wrong ballots to more than 100 voters this past Election Day, according to a report published by Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher. The problem was found to stem from voters being handed a ballot from the wrong precinct at polling places that contained…

Miami Dolphins fans aren’t exactly in the mood for good news right now. Their team will miss the postseason this season for the sixth straight year, guaranteeing they will live through a 14th straight year of witnessing no Miami Dolphins playoff wins. That sucks, but not everything sucks; nope, some…

Although Florida seems to be on the edge of a truly historic leap into the 21st Century with marriage equality, the football isn’t quite in the end zone. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to tackle whether or not to keep the state’s same sex marriage ban in place past…

Did your sister just remind you that your brother-in-law will be at Christmas this year? Did you just remember you need gas for the grill? Did you forget to pick up your medication? Thankfully for you, lots of places have extended their store hours this holiday season through late Christmas…

Mark Jusevic drank five beers and a bottle of NyQuil before jumping into his car, falling asleep behind the wheel, and crashing into an innocent woman sitting at a bus stop, according to reports Monday. The tragic situation occurred Sunday just before 7 p.m. when Jusevic’s GMC Safari hit Jamie…

The City of Fort Lauderdale has decided to not look like the meanest people in the world by ticketing people for feeding the homeless on Christmas with a decision to not enforce its own outdoor feeding ban for 45 days. As challenges to the controversial law move through the courts…

Richard DeLisi, sentenced to three consecutive 30-year terms, or 90 years, for a marijuana importation conviction in 1989, will remain incarcerated. Judge Michael E. Raiden denied a motion requesting a review of his sentence last week. DeLisi has spent the past 26 years behind bars for a nonviolent offense that…

A Palm Beach County funeral home mixed up the ashes of dead bodies not once but twice in the past two months, according to two lawsuits filed in Palm Beach County court. The latest incident started this past summer. Shaquille Burroughs Jr. died on July 5, not long after he…

It’s been more than four years since Robert Pinto’s life skidded after a bizarre series of run-ins with the Hollywood Police Department. But now the former government contractor is looking to even the score. He has filed a federal lawsuit against the department alleging intimation and retaliation…

Christmas Eve is a time for gathering with family, eating a turkey dinner, kissing a pretty girl or a handsome fella under the mistletoe, exchanging presents, and hitting up the nog. But mostly, it’s about hitting up the nog. And if you’re like most people, you’ll be looking to get…

Earlier this week, Attorney General Pam Bondi filed an emergency request with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in an attempt to keep the ban on same-sex marriage in place past the January deadline, when LGBT couples were going to be allowed to legally wed in the state. But on…