Naked Fort Lauderdale Man Rescued Off Raised Drawbridge

A naked man sitting atop a draw bridge in Fort Lauderdale has been safely brought down. According to various reports, a man who was completely nude was spotted on top of the raised Florida East Coast railway drawbridge over the New River at around 8:30 a.m. One witness says they recognized…

Fort Lauderdale Lands on List of Worst Mosquito Cities

Don’t know if you’ve been outside much after dark lately, but if you have, you already know: bug season is fast upon us. As South Florida begins easing into the summer season, the people walking in from an extended period outside at night are going to start looking like they…

AAA Offering Free Towing Through Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day is a somber time to silently reflect on and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in making America safer. Or, as most Americans describe it: WOOO HOOO LET’S GO GET WHITE GIRL WASTED!! But, freedom is freedom, so no matter how much booze you plan on consuming…

FPL to Add Nuclear Reactors? Today is Last Day to Comment

Friday is the last day for the public to comment on Florida Power & Light’s proposal to build two new nuclear reactors at its Turkey Point facility, near Homestead, which powers all of South Florida. Turkey Point already has five power-generating units: two nuclear, two powered by oil and gas,…

Deerfield Beach Swim Instructor Molested Six-Year Old Students, Cops Say

Two six-year-old girls were molested by a Deerfield Beach swim instructor on Tuesday, Broward Sheriff’s Office reports. Fransisco De Aragon, 26, was arrested on two counts of sexual assault of a child under the age of 12, and lewd and lascivious behavior and molestation, after he allegedly molested the students during…

Ten People You’ll See On The Beach Memorial Day Weekend

It’s almost Memorial Day weekend, the beachiest South Florida holiday not named Fourth of July. The three-day weekend marks what feels like the start of summer in Florida.  It’s officially premium beach time. This obviously means the usual characters are planning to do the same thing you are this weekend,…

Heather Hironimus Drops Circumcision Fight in Court

Heather Hironimus, the 31-year-old mother who has been jailed and fighting over the right to prevent her four-year-old son from being circumcised has ended her fight in federal court. On Wednesday morning, a group supporting Hironimus’ cause posted the news on their Facebook page. It appear that Hironimus’ attorney, Thomas…

SeaWorld Pledges $1.5 Million for Orca Conservation; Activists Skeptical

During the ’60s and ’70s, orca hunters Ted Griffin and his partner Don Goldsberry, the director of animal collection for SeaWorld, violently snatched nearly an entire generation worth’s of Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) calves from their mothers, using underwater explosives in the process.   In 1976, after the duo reduced the already…

Under Armour Suing Weston Company Ass Armor

Under Armour is suing a Weston company that sells butt protection gear, claiming the Florida company’s “Protect Your Assets” and “Ass Armor” trademark applications infringe upon its own trademarks of “Protect This House” and “Under Armour”. Casey Scherr, owner of the company Casey Taryn, developed the Ass Armour shock-absorbing athletic shorts…

Hallandale Beach Cops Make Big Bucks, Despite Track Record

In Hallandale Beach, police officers are being paid salaries far above the national average, despite being a department riddled with controversial shootings, beatings, and huge payouts to victims of police brutality. And for cops involved in those payouts, subsequent promotions and awards are not uncommon. The City of Hallandale Beach…

Greenacres Enacts LGBT-Inclusive Civil Rights Ordinance

At a meeting Monday night, the Greenacres City Council enacted an ordinance that directly opposes discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, pregnancy, familial status or age. The ordinance, which had been proposed by the Palm Beach…

Storage Wars to Begin Shooting in Palm Beach

Reality shows love shooting in our backyard. And it looks like there’s more coming our way. TLC is already airing episodes of a Boca psychic matchmaker who goes around badgering people into getting together. And now A&E will be following that with the extremely popular Storage Wars starting production in…