Cop Who Shot Corey Jones Arrested, Charged With Attempted Murder

Nouman Raja, the Palm Beach Gardens police officer who shot and killed local musician Corey Jones, has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder with a firearm, as well as manslaughter, Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg said in a press conference yesterday. “The grand jury today found…

Is This the Year Ryan Tannehill Finally Puts It All Together?

Since the Dolphins selected Ryan Tannehill with the 8th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, he has been something of an enigma. At times, he looks like the next Aaron Rodgers; other times he looks closer to the next Chad Henne. As is tradition around these parts, Dolphins fans are…

Broward Cities Should Ban Smoking on Beaches, Cleanup Organizer Says

A Fort Lauderdale man says Broward’s coastal cities should ban smoking on public beaches.  Bobby Lieberman says that he has spoken to numerous city officials in Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood Beach in an effort to get smoking banned — and when he does, he brings along a clear, coffin-shaped container filled…

Five Things We Learned From Roger Stone’s Reddit AMA

Roger Stone may be the greatest political thug in history. He has worked in politics for decades, and yet does not seem to aspire to higher office. Instead, he sticks to the tasks he knows — spreading near-libelous rumors through anonymous sources, threatening to sue people for no good reason,…

Concerned About Puppy Mills, Hollywood Moves to Regulate Pet Stores

In 2004, Michele Lazarow purchased a Maltese from Puppy Palace, a pet store on Hollywood Boulevard. Lazarow says that the clerk assured her that her puppy did not come from a so-called “puppy mill,” where pets are bred in inhumane conditions. But three years later, Lazarow’s dog was diagnosed with…

Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat Don’t Want to Bicker

What a difference a year makes. Last summer, the Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade had an uncommon falling out over the future of the Hall of Fame guard. Wade wanted to stay in Miami, but he wanted more years and more money than the Heat were comfortable handing out at…

Another Florida Bear Hunt? FWC Seeking Public Comment

Florida wildlife officials last year allowed a highly controversial black bear hunt. Officials had said that the state’s 3000+ bears needed to be managed, while environmentalists argued that the real problem was not bears, but rather, habitat loss and fragmentation.  The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has since released updated…

Fort Lauderdale Entrepreneurs Launch Organic Tampon Company

The average American women uses approximately 16,800 tampons in her lifetime. Most women know little of a tampon’s ingredients, even though anything touching the skin, especially on a regular basis, is absorbed into the bloodstream. It’s all because the FDA considers tampons and other menstrual hygiene items to be “medical…

Marlins Sue Their Own Fans Over Season Tickets

Mickey Axelband may be the Miami Marlins’ biggest fan. Ever since the baseball team’s first game in 1993, the 59-year-old, bald veterinarian with lively green eyes has been a season ticket holder. He’s attended every single home opener and final game of the season. He sweated through thousands of brutal…

Kodak Black Got Arrested Again Last Week

Some rappers are clearly not as “hard” as they claim to be. Ice Cube almost became an architectural draftsman. Rick Ross used to be a corrections officer. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong with embarking on a rap career if you didn’t grow up in a gang. If anything,…