Broward Circuit Judge Lynn Rosenthal had taken Ambien before for ramming her SUV into a parked police cruiser in the parking lot of Broward County courthouse on Tuesday. She was arrested and booked into the Broward main jail on a DUI charge. According to the police report, Rosenthal admitted to…
The girlfriend of Miami Police Officer Carl Patrick, who was fatally shot at his Pembroke Pines home, has been booked into the main Broward County jail on a second-degree murder charge. Tiniko Thompson was arrested Wednesday shortly after a warrant for her arrest was issued, and she was booked into…
As corny as it sounds, Malcolm Glazer pretty much lived the American dream. He started working in his family’s watch company at 8 years old and eventually became the 400th richest person in the world, according to Forbes. He lived in Palm Beach and owned both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers…
When Kay-Lynette Roca’s 28-year run at the Safe Harbor Animal Shelter came to an end in early 2013, she didn’t go quietly. The longtime animal lover claimed she was booted for no reason by a three-person board anchored by a high-ranking Palm Beach County Sheriff’s employee. But when Roca called…
The Miami Heat fell 93-90 to the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals match-up Wednesday night. Paul George had the game of his life, and the Pacers were able to muster a big performance to avoid elimination. Of course, it’s much easier to win a game…
Yesterday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) released two apps related to lionfish — one to alert authorities when you’ve caught one of the suckers and another to alert you about how terrible these things are. Why? Because lionfish are bad. Obvs. The nonnative predators “negatively impact” Florida’s wildlife…
Imagine, in a moment of suspended disbelief, that your job pays 174 grand a year. And comes with a $1.3 million expense account. And a staff of 18 Ivy League yes-men whose sole duty is to bray loud and wide about the miracle that is you — when they’re not…
The pain bit Jose Maldonado below the right ear, hot and searing. When the lanky, dark-haired Florida State University student snapped his eyes open, he was in the same Tallahassee motel room where he’d drifted to sleep earlier. But then, in the lead-colored hour before dawn this past December 3,…
Detectives working a case of a Jupiter woman who allegedly killed her ex-partner’s 2-year-old daughter and attempted to kill the girl’s 10-year-old brother are investigating a note left by the woman that references, among other things, a Bible verse on child sacrifice. Kimberly Dawn Lucas was arrested and is being…
Five Florida locations — four of which are state parks — are ranked in the top ten places for families to boat and fish in America. The list, put together by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, ranked 100 places around the U.S. and, pretty much a surprise to no…
In case you missed it, Chris Bosh delivered some righteous nut punching on the Indiana Pacers on Monday as he helped the Heat take a commanding 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Also in case you missed it, Bosh made it clear on the Dan LeBatard Show on…
Florida Gov. Rick Scott wanted to drug-test state employees, and he put your money where his mouth is. Lawyers’ bills for him — and you — to defend this proposal have come to $381,654.45, according to data from the state obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union under a Freedom…
Although Belize is best-known as the birthplace of chewing gum, it’s really similar to Jamaica in a lot of ways. Both are English-speaking Caribbean countries that used to be British colonies. And even though Great Britain legalized homosexuality in 1967, both have anachronistically retained their former oppressor’s anti-sodomy laws. According…
Barack Obama talked up a Pine Crest School student, 12-year-old Peyton Robertson, during a White House Science Fair on Tuesday. Peyton had impressed the president with his invention of a lightweight sandless sandbag that holds back flooding and rising seas during a storm. “When dry, my bags are really lightweight;…
The pain bit Jose Maldonado below the right ear, hot and searing. When the lanky, dark- haired Florida State University student snapped his eyes open, he was in the same Tallahassee motel room where he’d drifted to sleep earlier. But then, in the lead-colored hour before dawn this past December…
Two weeks after telling reporters he’s not a scientist, Rick Scott reminded reporters on Tuesday that… he’s no scientist! Scott had made a stop in Miami on Tuesday when he was asked about the impact of manmade climate change. “I’m not a scientist,” he said, per the Miami Herald. He…
Broward Circuit Judge Lynn Rosenthal rammed her black BMW SUV into a car in the Broward County courthouse parking lot on Tuesday morning. Unfortunately for Rosenthal, the car she struck happened to be a parked BSO squad car. Even more unfortunate, she was allegedly drunk. According to BSO, the incident…
Another day, another bicyclist is a victim of getting hit by a car. On Monday morning, Oscar Aleman, an 82-year-old father and grandfather of 19, was riding his bike on McNab Road and NW 70th Avenue when he collided with what police describe as a 2004 Chevrolet Express. Aleman was…
As we reported earlier this morning, Fort Lauderdale Beach saw some intense action yesterday. Police cracked down when festivities got out of hand, clearing out the streets in riot gear and making numerous arrests. The Instagram clips below capture the police state in full swing…
Not to get ahead of ourselves, but after last night’s Heat thrashing of the Indiana Pacers, 102-90, we are looking ahead to the San Antonio Spurs (again) in the NBA Finals. Warning: The Spurs are really, really good. They top the Heat in most statistical categories, including NBA Finals appearances…
Chris Bosh kicked the Pacers’ asses right through their faces. In what was his best performance against his bumpy history with Indiana, Bosh managed to come out with a molten-lava-hot shooting hand and buried the Pacers in the Heat’s 102-90 Game 4 victory. In the first three games of this…
Yesterday the Memorial Day festivities got a little too hot and heavy in Fort Lauderdale. According to news reports flowing from multiple outlets right now, a large-scale police presence was needed to clamp down on unruly revelers. Both Fort Lauderdale PD and the Broward Sheriff’s Office were reportedly dispatched in…
