A guy who trashed a cop car a couple of times, and then burglarized a home in Polk County decided that he was no ordinary vandal but that he was, in fact, The Joker. And while The Joker from the Batman movies is a demented clown guy that kills people…
Late last week, the gang over at Gawker channeled a vitriol that’s distinct to New York: subway hate. Well, here in South Florida, we may not have any subways, but we sure as hell have a lot of hate. And most of it is home to I-95 — where everything…
Well, Florida, we really screwed that one up. Regardless of where you come down on the Martin case, you have to admit that on Saturday night, the Sunshine State proved once again that judicial mechanics down here are just a little bit different. Just look at the street protests that…
George Zimmerman’s brother, Robert Jr., the same guy who went on a rant on his Twitter feed comparing Trayvon Martin to a black Georgia teen accused of killing a baby, decried people using the race card on his bro during a Sunday interview with Piers Morgan. He also told Morgan…
George Zimmerman — a guy who deliberately disobeyed the cops when they told him not to follow Trayvon Martin by doing the exact opposite of that, chased Trayvon, confronted Trayvon, and then shot and killed Trayvon, even though Trayvon was unarmed — was found not guilty. Naturally, emotions and opinions…
The FAU faculty senate’s academic freedom committee has released its first report on the school’s “Step on Jesus” controversy of last spring. Meticulous and detailed, its conclusions are a blistering indictment of the administration of former school President Mary Jane Saunders. See also: – In Defense of FAU Instructor Deandre…
George Zimmerman’s jury has been told by a judge that it may consider the lesser of charge of manslaughter, in addition to the second-degree murder charge he’s already facing. Circuit Judge Debra Nelson made the ruling on Thursday. So now Zimmerman’s jurors have three options to go with when they…
If you spot itchy coke bros waxing extra douchy in the club this weekend or your stoner pal suddenly starts complaining about the $50 you owe him, here’s why: South Florida’s drug supply a hit last week. The federal government busted a shipment coming in off the coast of the…
Someone behind a Twitter account at @Op_NSA has been tweeting that he/she and partners are breaking into National Security Administration computer servers, accessing data, collecting agency email addresses, and trying to crack passwords. In recent days, the account declared “#FuckPRISM” and linked to some data that supposedly proved their hack,…
In a gruesome act of violence, a Lake Worth woman allegedly attacked her mother, dragged her by the hair, broke her arms and nose, and then cut her eyes out with a kitchen knife. The victim’s eyes were found in a pool of blood next to the knife by Palm…
The George Zimmerman verdict is expected to be handed down in the coming days. So the Broward County Sheriff’s Office has decided to preemptively racially profile an entire community by releasing a public service announcement video urging folks to “raise their voices, not their hands” when the verdict is read…
Capt. Jason Johnson, of Triple J Charters, who had taken a charter out for some yellowtail snapper fishing, spotted a great white shark about six miles south of Key West on Wednesday morning. Johnson described the shark as “docile” and “very curious.” So it’s totally OK to take your kids…
Alex Wilson is attending classes at Pinellas Technical Education Center in Clearwater as a certified nursing assistant with a goal to become a licensed practical nurse. But those goals and dreams might be wiped out by the school itself if Wilson, who is transgender, continues to go to the restroom…
Last month, Boca Raton was rocked with one of those stories that keep parents sleepless at night: a high schooler cut down too soon. But when the first reports on the June 13 death began circulating online, drugs were fingered as a possible culprit. Since then, the story has ballooned…
Lonely men looking for love went and found some at a social site called Mocospace.com. There they met up and chatted with a flirty, attractive woman with shoulder-length hair who complimented them, seduced them, and eventually invited them over to her place at the Boardwalk Apartments in the 2900 block…
Nearing the final outcome in the murder trial of George Zimmerman, local leaders addressed the threat of street riots. Representatives of South Florida law enforcement, faith, and legal communities joined more than a hundred attendees in a packed house at the North Dade Regional Library on Tuesday for a public…
Anderson Cooper of CNN wants to see him next week. Last week it was Piers Morgan. “Everybody wants the exclusive,” said Rod Vereen, following a community briefing on the George Zimmerman murder trial in Miami yesterday. His client, 19-year-old Miami resident Rachel Jeantel, testified last month as the prosecution’s star…
Terry Anderson is the scion of Australian aristocrats. He once served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, with top-secret clearance. His first wife died in his arms after he mistakenly shot her on a kangaroo-hunting expedition. And he is a 17-time U.S. national champion in rapid-fire pistol…
Raonel Valdez strolls through the quiet parking lot behind a salmon-colored Coral Gables apartment building. As dawn pales a warm autumn morning, the small-framed 33-year-old Cuban refugee with short, gelled black hair patiently scans a third-floor window, waiting for signs of life. Known to his cohorts as “Matojo” for his…
Looks like Dwyane Wade and ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade aren’t done with their bitter feud. The latest brouhaha? She’s suing him over endorsement money. Funches-Wade filed a lawsuit against D-Wade on Tuesday alleging that he owes her money from his endorsement deals. D-Wade — or, more to the point, his lawyer…
A Florida woman walked into the Apple store at the Town Center Mall in Boca with a device strapped on her chest before bolting through a service exit and running away. The bizarre incident happened around 2:30 p.m Tuesday, and Boca Police say the woman is still at large. A…
Yesterday we told you about a Seminole County teen who was bitten on the head by an alligator while he and his friends frolicked in the local swimming hole. The teen kicked something he thought was a log, which ended up being an alligator. Not liking to be kicked, the…
