Another day, another terrifying crazy animal arrives in Florida. The Daily Mail reported yesterday that a new ant native to South America, called Odontomachus haematodus, had been found across the Gulf Coast. Research conducted by North Carolina State University shows the nonnative species was found in populated places in Florida…
ESPN analyst Chris Broussard Tweeted this morning that LeBron James will opt out of his Miami Heat contract, throwing the NBA and Miami Heat into chaos. Broussard Tweeted at 9:23 a.m. that LeBron’s agent, Rich Paul, has told the Heat he will exercise the player option on his contract. LeBron…
Update: Police are still searching for what they believe to be at least two suspects. Palm Beach police have not yet confirmed that the suspects or the Honda are tied to the Salgar case, but are urging residents of the neighborhood to stay indoors while the search is going on…
Late yesterday afternoon, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that Miami Dolphins dope with hugely questionable judgment center Mike Pouncey underwent hip surgery and would be out at least three months. It came as a jarring gut punch given that the injury now ensures five new starters will make up next…
“Where’s the crime?” — that’s the unfortunate refrain you hear from law enforcement and prosecutors when it comes to fortunetelling crimes and psychic scammers. As we documented last year in an in-depth investigation, too often these fraudsters construct elaborate schemes targeting emotionally fragile folks. When the veil drops, victims go…
After former state employee Dianne Parcell — who worked for the Department of Economic Opportunity — recently won a lawsuit for $250,000 against the state of Florida, taxpayers here could now be on the hook for up to $2 billion in legal claims. This comes after Parcell was fired for…
A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts points out that nationally, the number of inmates released without supervision has grown a staggering 119 percent between 1990 and 2012. But the biggest discrepancies the report found came in — you guessed it — Florida. The Pew study looked at, among…
If you’ve been following the journey of Dr. Mehmet Oz — a popular TV host made famous first by Oprah in 2004 — you know that he’s been grilled by senators recently for strongly endorsing ineffective weight loss products on his show. But you might not know about the Florida…
As you’ll notice, the turtle posted above has its head intact — as in, not blown to pieces by some trigger-happy person with a firearm and free time. But if you click through below, you’ll see a picture of a less-lucky critter that’s currently making the rounds online. So, uh,…
The image that greets visitors to the Gold’s Gym in Deerfield Beach is that of Chasity Martin, a 17-year-old boxing phenom wearing pink gloves, with two championship belts draped over her intimidating, caramel-colored biceps. On the poster, which dominates the building’s beige façade, the disembodied torsos of male fighters orbit…
Tomorrow, the Broward County Commission is expected to announce its final vote on a bill that would (in addition to preventing service distruptions) improve the standards of airline and contractor workers. This is clearly needed. Just last week at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, two workers — one of Bags…
Last May, we told you about a couple of Cocoa Beach dudes who decided it would not only be a good idea to cannonball themselves onto a manatee and her calf but also to post it on YouTube. Now, a little over a year later, those manatees are getting justice!…
Florida is apparently not as corrupt as it once was, and now it just might be getting even less so after Gov. Rick Scott signed the Government Ethics bill on Friday. The bill — SB 846 — is designed to make incremental changes and improvements to Florida’s ethics laws, including…
The latest edition of our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue is up and live, and it is chock-full o’ awesomeness. From the best dive bars to the best places to meet single men and ladies to the best local restaurants in town and even your readers’ choice votes, it’s…
Everyone’s seen the moms who treat their children like really high-maintenance pomeranians and drag them around shopping malls on leashes. That is, however sadly, a thing. What’s definitely not a thing is branding your children with a hot stick like cattle. Nope. Not even a little bit. That’s what Port…
“Apres moi le deluge,” Madame de Pompadour supposedly said, shortly before the people of France rose up and removed her head: “After me, the flood.” See also: – WPB Sea Level Rise Symposium Keynoter: “There Will Be Catastrophe” South Florida’s coastal cities are beginning to say the same. But one…
A West Palm Beach psychic claims the $10,000 in cash a client had given her to pray over was burned up at a church altar. The psychic, Sonya Gallego, was given cash after she promised the client that the money would be returned once it had been prayed over in…
Gay rights advocates have been arguing for a while now that marriage equality and overall rights are not just a matter of allowing the LGBT community to be treated like all others but also a matter of the economy for the state.And now a brief put together by the national…
Miami Heat President Pat Riley held his annual State-of-the Heat address Thursday morning. And, as expected, he was a bit on the ornery side after his team got throttled in the NBA Finals last week. Still, Riley was Riley, showing his resolve and determination as a dynasty-maker, and dropped several…
The latest edition of our annual Best of Broward-Palm Beach issue is up and live, and it is chock-full o’ awesomeness. From the best dive bars to the best places to meet single men and ladies to the best local restaurants in town and even your readers’ choice votes, it’s…
Apparently, laser pointers are huge problem for both local law enforcement and the FBI. Nope, not your high school physics teacher who just realized she had a red LED light on her forehead the entire time some smart-ass was asking when the class would be “learning about lasers.” Not your…
Cops arrested Mandy Dawson, Broward County’s first black female legislator, and took her to jail in Daytona Beach last Friday. It was, hopefully, the last stop in the downhill slide for the woman who represented central Broward County for 16 years. Dawson improperly took money from disgraced Hollywood lobbyist and…
