Barack Obama talked up a Pine Crest School student, 12-year-old Peyton Robertson, during a White House Science Fair on Tuesday. Peyton had impressed the president with his invention of a lightweight sandless sandbag that holds back flooding and rising seas during a storm. “When dry, my bags are really lightweight;…
The pain bit Jose Maldonado below the right ear, hot and searing. When the lanky, dark- haired Florida State University student snapped his eyes open, he was in the same Tallahassee motel room where he’d drifted to sleep earlier. But then, in the lead-colored hour before dawn this past December…
Two weeks after telling reporters he’s not a scientist, Rick Scott reminded reporters on Tuesday that… he’s no scientist! Scott had made a stop in Miami on Tuesday when he was asked about the impact of manmade climate change. “I’m not a scientist,” he said, per the Miami Herald. He…
Broward Circuit Judge Lynn Rosenthal rammed her black BMW SUV into a car in the Broward County courthouse parking lot on Tuesday morning. Unfortunately for Rosenthal, the car she struck happened to be a parked BSO squad car. Even more unfortunate, she was allegedly drunk. According to BSO, the incident…
Another day, another bicyclist is a victim of getting hit by a car. On Monday morning, Oscar Aleman, an 82-year-old father and grandfather of 19, was riding his bike on McNab Road and NW 70th Avenue when he collided with what police describe as a 2004 Chevrolet Express. Aleman was…
As we reported earlier this morning, Fort Lauderdale Beach saw some intense action yesterday. Police cracked down when festivities got out of hand, clearing out the streets in riot gear and making numerous arrests. The Instagram clips below capture the police state in full swing…
Not to get ahead of ourselves, but after last night’s Heat thrashing of the Indiana Pacers, 102-90, we are looking ahead to the San Antonio Spurs (again) in the NBA Finals. Warning: The Spurs are really, really good. They top the Heat in most statistical categories, including NBA Finals appearances…
Chris Bosh kicked the Pacers’ asses right through their faces. In what was his best performance against his bumpy history with Indiana, Bosh managed to come out with a molten-lava-hot shooting hand and buried the Pacers in the Heat’s 102-90 Game 4 victory. In the first three games of this…
Yesterday the Memorial Day festivities got a little too hot and heavy in Fort Lauderdale. According to news reports flowing from multiple outlets right now, a large-scale police presence was needed to clamp down on unruly revelers. Both Fort Lauderdale PD and the Broward Sheriff’s Office were reportedly dispatched in…
Belinda Slaughter’s doctor set her chances at around 1 percent. The 46-year-old Orlando woman still harvested her eggs and fertilized them with her husband’s sperm. Miraculously, one of the embryos is now a baby boy. Jackson Slaughter was born last September. But an article just published in a journal for…
Every Memorial Day, thousands of people flock to South Beach for a celebration of hip-hop culture. But just before the weekend-long festival kicked off, rap kicked the bucket. Remember when you had to rap to be a rapper? Those days are officially over, even if none of the Urban Beach…
Memorial Day is here, and there are currently thousands of South Floridians making their way to the beach. It’s a Sunshine State tradition as old as meth and guns. But just because you don’t have to wear a shirt doesn’t mean you can treat the beach like your own personal…
Here are some things you should never attempt: Kick a hornet’s nestTaunt a rabid dogMoon a cop while driving 98 mphPunch a sharkLather yourself in honey and then scream at a bearFlick a rattlesnake in the faceCall a very large man a bad nameSay dumb things about LeBron James when…
South Florida’s most famous — and infamous — photographer of nudes, Bunny Yeager, is dead at 85. Yeager was born in Pennsylvania and found fame in 1955, when she lived with — and photographed — pinup model Bettie Page on the Miami River. Her picture of Page — nude next…
A sexual harassment lawsuit filed in Florida against former Texas A&M star and current Cleveland Browns rookie QB Johnny Manziel has turned out to be a hoax, but is nonetheless hilarious. The restraining order was filled by a person using the name Samantha Schacher, who is an HLN contributor and…
So, there’s a Star Trek themed mansion in Boca Raton that just hit the market. The 27,000 square foot home boasts eight bedrooms, a 1,500-bottle wine cellar, a gym, and a gorgeous pool and patio. But what sets this thing apart are the multiple sci-fi Star Trekie rooms, Enterprise bridge…
We all have at least one Facebook friend who is all about CrossFit. They post sweaty pictures of themselves lifting heavy shit and hitting tires with a giant hammer and making strained faces that, if they’re not popping veins in their foreheads, they are — at the very least –…
In the aftermath of his February firing by Florida Atlantic University, Stephen McCulloch, who founded and for 16 years led the school’s marine mammal rescue program, claims the program has fallen apart. Last week, his complaints were picked up and amplified by the Vero News. See also: – Stephen McCulloch,…
Listen, as you prepare for tomorrow’s game three of the Eastern Conference championship, remember: Dwyane Wade is your boy. But even your boy is indefensible at times. Tuesday night, Wade wore flood pants, and yes, this was another one of those times his fashion choices left you just shaking your…
The Broward Sheriff’s Office DUI Task Force will be out task-forcing Memorial Day weekend, Saturday and Sunday, along with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. BSO will have a Breath Alcohol Testing unit located along U.S. 1 and SE 17th Street Causeway in…
Memorial Day weekend is almost upon us, and the Fort Lauderdale Police Department has announced road closures, in preparation for the Great American Beach Party. They’re also warning folks that they’ll be out in force this weekend, making sure people don’t act a fool. Police will be erecting barricades throughout…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that this hurricane season will be normal-to-below normal this year. Their forecast, which was released Thursday, seems to agree with the prediction from two Colorado State University forecasters who said in April that only three hurricanes will likely form this year. See also:…
