James Carville Says FSU Stands for “For Sale University”

Democratic rainmaker and columnist James Carville on Tuesday penned a column for the insidery political paper The Hill. The article attacked Florida State University and its ties to libertarian sugar daddies the Koch Brothers. Fair point, though the timing was unfortunate — not the greatest day to attack FSU. On…

A Final Interview With David Menasche, Beloved Teacher and Author

Ever since 2006, life for David Menasche must have felt like he sneaked unnoticed into some VIP section, knowing that any moment some malevolent security guard could emerge, point a meaty finger his way, and toss him out. “I really don’t ask anymore what their prognosis is for survival,” Menasche…

David Menasche, Local Author and Teacher With Brain Cancer, Dies

David Menasche, a Broward resident and former Coral Reef Senior High English teacher who had been stricken with brain cancer and wrote a book about reconnecting with his former students, has died. According to a post on his personal Facebook, a family member of Menasche’s announced that he passed away…

BSO Dive Team Stumbles Upon Car With Human Remains Inside

A routine training exercise by the Broward Sheriff’s Office dive team inadvertently ended up discovering the remains of a long-missing Pompano Beach woman on Wednesday. Charlene Azzaro had been missing since last being seen leaving her sister’s home in 2013. But divers performing a training exercise in the canal located…

Teen Arrested for Attempted Murder After Craigslist Hookup

Just weeks after moving to South Florida from Kansas, a 19-year-old man was found covered in blood and arrested for attempted murder after a Craigslist date that went horribly wrong. The Broward County Sheriff’s Office took Brandon Hinck into custody for allegedly stabbing 49-year-old Dave Sero, who was in town…

ESPN Reporter Makes Jameis Winston Joke During FSU Shooting

While the terrifying events of a lone gunman opening fire inside the FSU library and injuring three students were unfolding late Wednesday night, ESPN reporter Marisa Martin sent out an unfortunate tweet in an attempt to make a Jameis Winston joke, suggesting that the gunman was looking for the polarizing…

Shooting in FSU Library: Three Students Shot; Gunman Dead

Just after midnight last night, a man opened fire at the Strozier Library on the campus of Florida State University. The gunman shot three students and was then killed by campus police. Throughout the incident, students posted videos and tweets from inside the library as they hid between stacks of…

Alligators in the Everglades Are Losing Massive Amounts of Weight

A research crew from the University of Florida, led by a wildlife ecologist who has studied alligators for decades, has discovered that the alligators living in the Everglades are getting more and more emaciated. “They’re skinnier, they’re fewer, they grow slower,” U of F ecologist Frank Mazzotti told CBS News…

Few Answers About Homeless Woman Burned on Street in Delray Beach

Was a homeless woman doused in gasoline and set on fire in Delray Beach? That’s a question Delray Beach Police don’t want to answer just yet, nearly three months after a homeless woman was severely burned and taken into emergency care, where she remains today. Back on August 28, Melissa…

By Any Count, Broward Shelters Don’t Have Enough Beds

Today, Fort Lauderdale votes to declare this National Homeless and Hunger Awareness Week. That’s an anemic response to weeks of protest from a city that has made headlines for passing laws regulating how its homeless can be fed. Its main shelter features only 230 temporary beds. But the county has…