DEA Agents Arrest 17 During Prescription Drug Sting in Boynton Beach

Seventeen people were arrested in Boynton Beach by federal agents for suspicion of using stolen prescription pads to get drugs and then sell them. The arrests occurred Thursday afternoon when Drug Enforcement Administration agents swept in and booked several men on state drug charges, according to DEA spokeswoman Mia Ro…

Man Arrested for Stealing “Super Sucker” From Sex Toy Shop

Alexander Marcelino Perez needed a job, so he walked into Spencer’s — a sex toy and novelty shop in Bradenton — and asked for an application. But, joke was on Spencer’s, because Perez wasn’t there to apply for a job. He was there to get his rocks off.Namely, by swiping…

Palm Beach Mayors Call for Metal Detectors in Schools

The mayors of Riviera Beach, Belle Glade, and Magnolia Park went before the school board on Wednesday to ask the district to install metal detectors in schools. The three Palm Beach mayors have put together an online petition that has garnered more than 100 signatures so far. “There’s no limit…

Florida Rep. Trey Radel Hints at Impeaching Obama Over Gun Control

President Obama held a news conference in which he unveiled 23 executive actions on gun control yesterday. And, naturally, the GOPers are up in arms and want the president impeached because gun control is tyranny and bad for liberty and un-American and other butthurt reasons. Among those that are hinting…

2013 Python Challenge: Few Reptiles, Many TV Crews

Knee-deep in muddy water, Jimmy Ferguson swings a homemade piece of bent metal through the depths. With the midday sun beating down, the gangly ginger is sweating through his camo shirt and matching ­safari hat. He carefully scans the surface, reading twitches in the current for signs of life slithering…

LeBron James Will Be the Youngest to Hit 20,000 Career Points Tonight

Barring an unforeseen incident — say, an asteroid colliding with the Earth, or Xenu attacking the planet with his intergalactic army, or Godzilla wanting to eat San Francisco — LeBron James is set to reach 20,000 career points tonight when the Heat visit the Golden State Warriors. Also, LeBron will…

Obama Unveils Sweeping Gun Control Proposals

With Florida now numero uno in concealed gun permits and with thousands showing up to the gun show in Fort Lauderdale this past weekend comes today’s news conference held by President Obama that aims to anger lots and lots of Floridians who just want to be able to buy themselves…

James Tracy Says FAU Has Opened Investigation on Him

James Tracy, the tenured Florida Atlantic University professor who espoused conspiracy theories regarding Sandy Hook, says FAU has opened an investigation on him and wants to meet with him next week. According to the school’s student magazine, University Press, Tracy believes the university is feeling pressure from its donors. Tracy,…

Lance Armstrong: The Next Richard Nixon or Pete Rose?

Lance Armstrong singlehandedly changed American bicycling. He won seven Tours de France. He held off testicular cancer. He dated and about married Sheryl Crow. Not long ago, presumably after quitting with the doping, he won his first 70.3 mile triathlon in Florida, up in Haines City.He is an amazing man. No…

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Fane Lozman and His Floating Home

Three years ago, the City of Riviera Beach destroyed multimillionaire Fane Lozman’s home. At the time, city officials said Lozman’s 60-foot, two-story floating home was not a vessel and therefore ordered it dismantled at the marina where it was docked. Work crews spent five days dismantling the house as Fozman…