Even after the drive to get medical marijuana legalized in Florida fell short by two percentage-point in the polls, there still remains a strong backing for medicinal weed to made legal by many Floridians. But while groups like United For Care are pushing to get medical marijuana back on the…
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…
The Miami Heat had a rough season this past year, what with losing Chris Bosh to a near-death condition, Josh McRoberts to a blown knee, and the best player in the world going back home. So it was time for the Basketball Gods to come through and not screw us…
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…
With summer time nearly upon us, and tourists, families and kids getting ready to hit the pool, and slide down the water slides, the Department of Health is going to keep their inspection of public swimming pools to just checking the water chemistry. That means they won’t be looking to…
So this is going to be weird. Heat fans have grown accustomed to spending the month of May biting their fingernails as they watch their team pursue another championship, but not this season. No, the highlight of this seasons May comes tonight, and it includes a bunch of ping-pong balls…
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…
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…
On April 25, 2012, Sharon Stern took her own life. The 33-year-old from North Miami Beach had spent part of the previous three years traveling the world with a Japanese dance master known as Katsura Kan, teaching workshops and performing. One video shows them on a black stage, side by…
A federal judge heard arguments in an emergency hearing on the circumcision battle between Heather Hironimus and Dennis Nebus, her husband whom she is separated from. On Monday, the judge withheld from ruling on the case, but did order Nebus to not have the child undergo circumcision without 10 days…
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…
Barring some kind of cataclysmic clusterfrick inside the organization, Vegas odds are that Scott Israel will hold on to his job as the Broward County sheriff in the 2016 election. To date, only one challenger has filed the right paperwork for the job . . . and he isn’t picking…
Breaking: The Miami Marlins are a mess. But you already knew that. And now, a day after firing manager Mike Redmond, the Marlins are set to replace him with… wait for it…. their general manager. According to multiple reports, general manager Dan Jennings, who has zero managerial experience in the…
The Center for Disease Control released a map that shows where the rate of the “most distinctive” cause of death in each state – and Florida leads the nation on deaths from HIV. The “most distinctive” cause of death in each state means where a particular cause of death is…
Two men walked out of the afternoon glare, and into the home of a disabled woman and murdered her kittens in front of her before ransacking the house and taking a safe. The men also reportedly threw the woman to the ground, sliced her up with broken shards glass, and…
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the federal ban on transporting specific species of constricting snakes between states. This could be seen as potentially bad news for the Everglades, which is already being taken over by invasive Burmese pythons. While U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss’ temporary injunction will not effect…
Authorities and law enforcement are still scratching their heads to explain to recent deaths of two students at the New College of Florida in Sarasota last week — including one victim from Boca Raton. Although it will take about six weeks for toxicology reports to come in, Sarasota investigators are…
If you got a DUI since 1997 and never heard back about a court date, you might have a now-fired prosecutor to thank. Assistant State Attorney Dave Weigel, a courtroom veteran of 29 years, was fired from the Broward State Attorney’s office for failing to process 177 DUI cases and…
Heather Hironimus, the mother of a 4-year-old boy caught in the middle of a circumcision case, was arrested and booked into into the Broward County Jail Thursday night. She had been missing for several months ever since a judge ordered her to bring her son to the father, Dennis Nebus, in…
Back in March, Broward County announced the construction of a new $15.2 million 40,000-square-foot animal care shelter that is expected replace the old World War II military barracks that’s currently being used as a shelter. The new shelter will offer modern amenities, and generally make life a little more bearable…
The big news out of East Tennessee over the last three months has involved the federal takedown of a massive pill mill ring, with prosecutors alleging that up to 50 individuals were involved in moving prescriptions for high-powered medications like oxycodone. Sitting at the center of the alleged criminal enterprise: a…
Recently fired Lauderdale Lakes City Manager Jonathan Allen has taken his talents to Austin, Texas, and managed to anger folks over there thanks to his comments on women in leadership roles. ‘ Allen was invited by Austin’s city manager to teach the council on how to handle the city’s majority-female…
