“River Warriors” Organize to Fight Lake Okeechobee Pollution

Florida is currently experiencing an environmental hell. Our rivers and estuaries — basically, the coast’s nurseries for baby sea life — are being devastated. Blob-like, the deterioration of South Florida’s waterways creeps forth inexorably from the chemical dump formerly known as Lake Okeechobee. The water there has been polluted by…

PalmCon Response: Why Would Nerds Cyberbully Little Old Me?

I’m writing this blog post in response to the overwhelming outcry in comments, podcasts, and cyberweirdness that I received regarding yesterday’s “PalmCon Probably the Most Depressing Comic Book Convention in History.” People like Jacob A. Hautner had this to say in an email: “the author and probably the editors should…

Boynton Beach Man Tried to Kill Woman to Protect Her From Demons

A woman who hosted a French foreign exchange student ten years ago was attacked and almost murdered by said student because, he says, she needed to be protected by the demons that were coming after her. The Frenchman, Pierre Franchi, 29, allegedly attacked 66-year-old Sue Ann Montfort and tried to…

Florida Man Tries to Pay Water Bill With Cocaine

So, a man in Deltona walked into the water office and handed the cashier an envelope, presumably to pay for his water bill on Monday. Turns out, instead of cash, the cashier found some cocaine inside the envelope. Also turns out, you can’t pay for your water bill with yeyo…

Explosion Injures West Palm Beach Workers

A couple of West Palm Beach city workers were injured when they accidentally set off an explosion after a transformer blew this morning. The two men were taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center under trauma alerts, according to fire rescue. The explosion happened on the 100 block of Clematis Street…

Miami Heat to Wear Nicknames on Their Jerseys This Season

Could we see LeBron James wearing “COBRADICK” on the back of his jersey this season? Probably no! But, “KING JAMES” is a real possibility. The NBA is reportedly considering allowing the Miami Heat and the Brooklyn Nets to wear player nickname uniforms in at least one of their head-to-head matchups…

9-Year-Old Survivor of RV Park Massacre Sues DCF

With his system overloaded with cocaine, amphetamines, morphine, and opiates, William De Jesus went on a bloody spree at a Deerfield Beach RV park in February 2012. He shot and killed a 76-year-old Canadian man, then locked himself inside a trailer with his family. By the time police broke through…

Shark Bites Woman in Two Feet of Water Off Ormond Beach

Apparently we’re that much closer to sharks just walking onto the beach and biting us now. A woman was bitten by a shark in just two feet of water in Ormond Beach over the weekend. She had to be hospitalized with a gash on her foot. According to reports, the…