Turns out, it was even worse than we’d thought. Reno Yohai, a five-time felon and child molester, didn’t in fact have 34 pit bulls trapped inside his West Park home, on the border of Miami-Dade and Broward counties, as New Times reported two weeks ago. He had 46. Inside a…
Life was in a tailspin for a Connecticut real estate investor named Stacy. Once married, she was now divorced. Once the owner of a beautiful $6 million mansion, she now bounced from rental to rental. She still paid the bills — but made only a fraction of her old salary…
Loli-chan is a modern-day Rapunzel locked inside a South Miami fortress of rust and weeds on a dead-end street. She rarely leaves a guest house that sits in a jungle-like yard overrun with six peacocks and half as many junked cars. Ten paces away is her parents’ place. Wooden boards…
There are criminals and con men and Ponzi schemers. And there are dudes like David N. Branfman of Delray Beach, who managed to use his con-man powers to swindle a lonely 84-year-old widow out of more than $12,000. Branfman exploited the woman’s desire for companionship and took her bank account…
Tourists visiting Florida decided that the government shutdown is dumb and decided to show their defiance by jumping the fence that closed off the Castillo de San Marcos fort in St. Augustine. Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States. So, since it’s a…
The efforts of a man trying to help a stranded turtle on I-75 in Broward on Tuesday afternoon went horribly wrong. The man, who really just wanted to save the poor little shelled fella’s life, was rewarded for his humanitarian efforts by being bitten by an Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake. Awww,…
Life was in a tailspin for a Connecticut real estate investor named Stacy. Once married, she was now divorced. Once the owner of a beautiful $6 million mansion, she now bounced from rental to rental. She still paid the bills — but made only a fraction of her old salary…
Another day, another boat found with drugs onboard in South Florida. This time around, the boat is a 132-foot luxury megayacht valued at about $5.5 million. And the drug was cocaine. Lots and lots of cocaine. See also: Pot Boat Washes Ashore on Fort Lauderdale Beach…
Palm Beacher Doanld Trump tweeted this morning: It is outrageous and disgusting that families of U.S. MILITARY personnel killed in action will not be given money for burials. SAD!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2013…
Earlier today, we told you about how the Miami Dolphins were going to throw their hat in the ring to bid for Super Bowl 52 in 2018. Well, not so much anymore. It looks like the NFL has officially not invited the Dolphins to bid to host the big game,…
State senators on Tuesday advanced proposed changes to the state’s Stand Your Ground law on Tuesday, almost three months after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. In a 7-2 vote, the Senate Judiciary committee voted to move forward a measure that includes, among other…
Fresh off their preseason victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, the Miami Heat is busy today shooting footage for its pregame introductions. And, as it has always been, it looks like it’s going to be filled with a lot of smoke, a lot of screaming, and a lot…
There’s a monkey running loose in Lakeland. No word on if it’s one of them dreaded herpes monkeys. But still. If you happen to go outside and you think you spot a monkey, chances are that it is, in fact, a monkey. See also: Herpes-Infected Monkeys Roaming Florida…
A West Palm Beach man is in critical condition after he jumped from a moving Tri-Rail train when he realized he had left his cell phone on the station bench and tried to retrieve it Monday night. The man, 26-year-old Eddie Diaz, reportedly broke through the train’s emergency doors and…
Fresh off their defeat in trying to get public funds to renovate their stadium, the Miami Dolphins are planning to throw their hat into the ring and bid for the 2018 Super Bowl. It’s that kind of up and attem! attitude that’s made this football franchise the perpetual 7-9 denizens…
Pitching the public a shot at the Way and the Truth and the Lights of Broadway, an outfit called Actors, Models & Talent for Christ is bringing its traveling road show to West Palm Beach later this month. Will the next great Christian rock star arise out of Palm Beach…
Back in June, a 15-year-old Boca Raton teen collapsed on the beach after downing some type of psychedelic. The speculation that snowballed after Zach Denaro’s sad end included a lot of dud info, confusion, and anxiety. One of the more believable rumors floating online was that the teen had swallowed…
Broward Beat reports that it’s not all sunshine and roses among the nine women who make up the Broward School Board. In fact, the site reports, it’s just like the movie Mean Girls. “That would be okay if they were only concerned with shoes, hair products and boys. Like high…
Former Miami Dolphin running back Larry Johnson is now a DJ at Tootsie’s. Well, he was a Miami Dolphin for a preseason and really made his name as a Kansas City Chief. But still. The point is, he’s now a DJ at Tootsie’s, the same place where Aaron Hernandez reportedly…
The Miami Dolphins’ late-game rally on Sunday fell short when kicker Caleb Sturgis’ effort waffled wide left, handing the Fins their second consecutive loss, dropping them to 3-2 on the season. It was a bitter loss, leaving that all-too-familiar taste of defeat in Dolphins fans’ mouths (tastes like chicken shit!)…
The person (or persons) behind an online shame campaign against South Florida journalists has released a video explaining why. For the past three weeks, DeadBeatLink.com has gone live with the home addresses and phone numbers of Broward and Palm Beach’s Fourth Estate. The video, which was passed along late last…
Looks like Big Brother is on his way to Hollywood, as the city is planning to add license plate cameras around town. According to Hollywood Police Chief Frank Fernandez, the city has budgeted $2.2 million for the installation of the cameras, and he says they should be up and running…
