“A vote for Amendment 2 is a vote for legalizing marijuana forever in the State of Florida,” Florida Sheriffs Association President Sheriff Grady Judd said in a vehemently anti-medical marijuana video released last April. With the video, titled The Devil Is in the Details, Judd’s anti-medical weed group No on…
It might be several months before the autopsy results of Khamis Shatara, the 21-year-old shot and killed by his off-duty PBSO deputy father on Christmas Eve, are released to the public. That’s because the death is being investigated as an “officer-involved shooting” even though the elder Shatara was at home…
Cruises pretty much sell themselves on their care-free vibes: Come stay with us on this floating five-star hotel, where you don’t have to worry about anything except getting to the buffet before the cheese blintzes run out. The truth is that there’s a shady underbelly attached to the cruise business…
With Fort Lauderdale’s mayoral election just days away on February 10, Jack Seiler is looking to likely retain his seat. But coming off a time when his popularity has taken a serious hit — particularly with the city’s handling of the homeless ordinance — Seiler might be vulnerable to a…
Lisa “Noodles” Hayden, a longtime piano teacher and fixture in the Fort Lauderdale music scene, has gone missing since Saturday night. At least one friend said she last saw Hayden on Saturday night, following the Keller Williams show at Revolution that night. According to friends and family, Hayden was last…
With Uber and county commissioners trying to hammer out a proper ordinance to allow the ride-sharing company to operate in Broward comes news that since the county ordered Uber to cease operations, drivers have been fined a total of $35,000. For its part, Uber says it will pay off any…
A brutal sex trafficking ring that was first busted in 1998 is finally coming to an official close with the last two leaders of the multinational network pleading guilty in federal court. Alberto Cadena-Sosa, a 46-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to conspiring and holding…
For years, boxing fans the world over have been waiting for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to agree on a date and get things rolling already. There’s no argument that this card would be the most highly anticipated, most viewed boxing match in decades. But for one reason or another,…
Dean Parker is a surfer who went from West Palm Beach to Costa Rica, then in November on to Syria, where he helped Kurds resist the advance of the Islamic State. Parker made headlines around the world after he participated in a radio interview and the world learned of his…
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Tuesday a plan to dedicate $5 billion for Everglades restoration over the next 20 years. He also proposed another $150 million for land acquisition and management to help protect the Florida panther. The proposed amount will be included in the governor’s budget recommendations that he’ll…
Miko Grimes, wife of Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl cornerback Brent Grimes, went full scorched Earth on the NFL on her Twitter last night. Though Miko’s saying inflammatory things on Twitter is nothing new and though she says nothing revelatory about the NFL, it’s still the most public lambasting of the…
The blizzard that allegedly was supposed to smack the Northeast is now affecting flights in and out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with massive cancellations and multiple delays. As of 7:30 a.m., FLL is reporting 112 canceled flights and 20 delays. “Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is experiencing major impacts to…
This week in federal court, a Palm Beach County man tied to a strange case of international espionage pleaded guilty to the rack of criminal charges he was facing. Rather than fight his case, Christopher Glenn admitted he hacked into classified computer files while working as a private contractor at…
Palm Beach County is massive. Housing more than a million people, it’s the third most populous county in Florida. It spreads from the beautiful beaches of the east coast all the way to the shores of Lake Okeechobee. And it has been keeping Botox in business since the ’80s. Join…
Two members of the activist group Everglades Earth First were arrested after they chained themselves inside the offices of the Kolter Group offices in West Palm Beach. The activists managed to get into the Kolter Group’s “Kolter Urban” division office and chained themselves with a u-lock bicycle chain in the…
A new bill looking to legalize medical marijuana has been filed for the upcoming legislative session. Rep. Jeff Brandes, a Republican from St. Petersburg, has introduced the Florida Medical Marijuana Act, which would authorize a doctor to use medicinal marijuana to treat patients afflicted with specific illnesses. Among the ailments…
The Super Bowl is this week, and bettors and gamblers will be throwing down big bucks on who they think will win between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Oddsmakers are divided on which team will win the big game. But did you know there are also oddsmakers…
Miami Seaquarium’s Lolita the killer whale is quite literally the Magic City’s biggest star. For more than 40 years, she has been wowing crowds of tourists and locals with her incredible splash. This week, Lolita, one of the oldest living orcas in captivity, may come one step closer to swimming…
Update: a few days after this story ran, a building official advised that Marina Lofts in 2014 had applied for and received a two-year extension to apply for a building permit, a fact confirmed by city spokesperson Chaz Adams. The developer now must apply by February 20, 2017. Original story:…
The Solar Wars continue. As we’ve been steadily reporting over the past year, the face-off between the state’s powerful power utilities and the private solar industry has been pretty much a one-side squabble. Using their sway with Florida’s Public Service Commission, the state’s power companies like Florida Power & Light…
The Miami Heat has had something of an inconsistent season. While the team has struggled to find some coherence trying to overcome mediocre play and injuries, hope may have come in the form of a seven-foot journeyman who is capable of head-butting skyscrapers and obliterating basketballs like flies. Hassan Whiteside,…
Ten-time All Star free agent Ichiro Suzuki has agreed to join the Miami Marlins this season, according to multiple reports. Ichiro, who will enter the season at 41 years of age and is 157 hits away from his 3,000th hit, is being brought in as depth and insurance to a…
