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Florida Man Calls 911 Eighty Times to Demand Kool-Aid, Hamburgers, and Weed

If you're going to call 911 eighty consecutive times, you'd better have a damn good reason: snakes biting your eyeballs, bikers armed with medieval weapons circling your house, multiple missing limbs. A 34-year-old man in Tampa did not have a damn good reason for calling 911 eighty times last Sund ... More >>

Florida Woman Calls 911 to Get Money Back from Drug Dealer

The problem with drug dealers is there's really no recourse to take if you don't find their business practices up to par. You can't lodge a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. You can't call up their supervisor. And you sure as hell can't call the police to complain.Katrina Tisdale didn't see ... More >>

Would You Vote in a Second Primary to Ensure Florida Got Fewer Crazy Politicians?

Ever wonder why over the past decade Florida's elected officials seem to have become increasingly partisan? It might just be a general change in mood of politics across the nation. It might be gerrymandering that renders so many state legislative districts uncompetitive. Or it might be par ... More >>

Who Will Rick Scott Pick to Replace Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll?

Jennifer Carroll resigned yesterday amid scandal. Gov. Rick Scott has announced he will hold off on choosing a replacement until after the current legislative session, at which point the Cardinals of the Republican Party of Florida will convene at the governor's mansion and meet in secret. Florida w ... More >>

Florida Man Arrested For Making His Kids Ride a Manatee Calf

Manatees are for looking but not touching. Even people who lack common sense should have learned that after Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez turned herself in for attempting to ride a manatee in the Tampa Bay area.Not everyone got the message. Ryan William Waterman, a 21-year-old Fort Pierce man, has bee ... More >>

Lady Gaga Cancels Entire Born This Way Ball Tour to Undergo Surgery

"I hate this. I hate this so much. I love you and Im sorry." That's the desperately apologetic message that Lady Gaga sent out to all her Little Monsters after being forced to suddenly cancel four Born This Way Ball Tour dates because she "could not walk" following Monday's show. "I've been hiding ... More >>

Here's Video of the "Satanists" for Rick Scott Rally

So, it turned out that those "Satanists" who announced that they were rallying in favor of Rick Scott were really actors for a mockumentary about "the nicest Satanic cult in the world." Though it may have been fiction, the rally still went down as planned this week on the steps of the Old Capitol in ... More >>

Rick Scott Rescued a Labrador During His Campaign, Dumped the Dog After Winning

Among all the third rails in American politics -- abortion, gun control, Jodie Foster's Golden Globes speech -- there is one truly untouchable area: Messing with cute dogs. Just ask Mitt Romney how the tale of strapping the family pooch to the roof of his car for a cross-country trip worked out.Well ... More >>

Is Charlie Crist Florida's Next Governor?

Marco Rubio Says Homosexuality Is a Sin

In the latest example of Marco Rubio giving confusing answers to basic questions that try to straddle the line between strict Bible bumpin' and sane, the Florida senator says that his faith informs him that homosexuality is a sin. Though, he went on to clarify that lots of things are sins.

Did the Florida GOP Hold a Bahamas Fundraiser With Golf Carts Full of Hookers?

Mitt Romney had binders full of women. The Florida GOP might have had golf carts full of hookers.Rumors of a strange "men's only" trip to the Bahamas, meant as a thank you to some of the Republican Party of Florida's biggest donors, have been swirling for years, but new details have come out in test ... More >>

Barack Obama's "Ballsy" Victory: A Single-Word Review of What Happened On Election Night

Unless you're stuck in some Jack McKeon-like time warp in which Twitter relies on actual messenger pigeons, you've probably heard by now that Barack Obama punched yesterday's election in the crotch. And unless your name is Mitt Romney and you've permanently foregone alcohol and caffeine, your brain ... More >>

Red Bull Flugtag Draws Thousands to Bayfront Park (Photos)

There is something irresistible about building a craft and driving it off a high platform into the water. Just ask any one of the teams that participated in Saturday's Red Bull Flugtag (pronounced floog-tog). See also: - Photos: Red Bull Flugtag Miami 2012 at Bayfront Park - Video: Red Bull Flugtag ... More >>

Boom: Sun-Sentinel Endorses Romney

We're not sure how much newspaper endorsements even matter anymore, but The Sun-Sentinel dropped a bomb this morning by endorsing Mitt Romney. This comes after years of endorsing the Democratic presidential candidate, and despite the fact the paper serves Broward County, the most solidly Democratic ... More >>

Florida's Two Biggest Newspapers Offer Presidential Endorsements: One for Obama, One for Romney

In 2008, the editorial boards of Florida's four biggest newspapers all through their support behind President Obama. Well, in the past two days, the state's two biggest papers offered their endorsements. The Saint Pete Times is sticking with President Obama in an endorsement that highlights his econ ... More >>

Manatee Rider Turns Herself In To Authorities

Manatees across the waters of Florida can breath a sign of relief. The woman who was caught on camera hitching a ride on back of an endangered sea mammal has turned herself in.Ana Gloria Garcia Gutierrez says that she was new to the area and didn't think there was anything wrong with riding a manate ... More >>

As Obama Opens 9-Point Lead In Florida, Republicans Claim Polls Are Bogus

If the Quinnipiac poll released last night is even close to accurate, Mitt Romney is in big trouble in Florida. The survey found Obama with a commanding nine point lead in the Sunshine State -- a huge swing from the last Q-poll before the conventions, which found the two candidates within the margin ... More >>

Floridians' Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Level Since Before the Recession

When it comes to the economy Florida consumers have been muttering "Oh man, I hate that stupid thing" for the past five or so years, but according to numbers released today Florida' consumer confidence has hit its highest level in five year. Which means Floridians are feeling more optimistic than th ... More >>

Rick Scott's Voter Registration Laws Are Dead, But Democratic Voter Registration In Florida Has Plummeted

Between July 1 of last year and July 31 of this year, only 11,365 new voters have registered as Democrats in Florida. In that same time, 128,039 new Republicans have registered to vote in the state. While Democrats still have more registered voters in the state, the trend marks a historic change in ... More >>

RNC 2012: Ron Paul Supporters Walk Out of RNC After Romney Nomination

A conservative herd of elephants trampled a septuagenarian's army yesterday during the first full day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Texas Congressman Ron Paul fell 1,871 delegates short of becoming the GOP's presidential nominee during yesterday's roll call, but the 73-year-old's s ... More >>

Bill Nelson Back On Top of Connie Mack in Latest Poll

See also "Connie Mack Now Leads Bill Nelson by Nine Points in Major Reversal."Yesterday, a Rasumussen Reports poll indicated that Republican challenger Rep. Connie Mack IV had taken a commanding nine-point lead in the the race against incumbent Senator Bill Nelson.But not so fast. A new poll release ... More >>

Florida's Bestiality Law Doesn't Forbid Oral Sex

After years of sex with animals being technically legal in Florida, the legislature finally passed an anti-bestiality law last year. Eric Antunes looked like he'd be one of the first people prosecuted under the new law when police discovered pictures of him engaged in sex acts with his gir ... More >>

Porn Model Pleads Guilty to Florida Sex Party Murder, Gets 40 Years

Amanda Kaye Logue pleaded guilty Monday to her part in a bizarre 2010 Florida murder, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Logue, who had worked as a porn actress, had been hired as a prostitute to attend a sex party thrown by Dennis "Scooter" Abrahamsen. Though beforehand she conspired with her boyfri ... More >>

Florida Man Arrested for Child Porn and Sex With His Girlfriend's Dog UPDATE

Usually perverts like to keep their kinks to one genre or another, but apparently Eric Antunes's twisted sexual appetite wasn't fulfilled by just one form of deviance. Police busted Antunes, a Clearwater resident, after getting a tip he had child pornography, but then also discovered he'd been cheat ... More >>

Man Calls 911 So He Can Check Facebook

​Doyle Hardwick is no stranger to dealing with 911 response people. In fact, he may even have 911 on speed dial.According to the Tampa Bay Times, he gave his wife eight beers with a promise from her that she'd go to sleep after she finished the last one. She finished, but didn't keep up her end of ... More >>

Cow Furry Shows Up to Protest Sen. Bill Nelson's "Udder Hypocrisy"

​Florida's Democratic Senator Bill Nelson has apparently really pissed off one furry. A man in a full plushy cow costume showed up at the State Capitol building this morning to declare that Nelson was in the business of "udder hypocrisy."

Is Tampa the New Miami? Tampa TV Experts Say Yes

​Here in Miami, we like to think we have a monopoly on star personalities. But according to at least one reality TV casting director, Tampa's where you can really find the talent."Tampa is the new Miami," casting director Rose Rosen told the Tampa Bay Times this week, noting that a colleague of he ... More >>

Cabinet Members Pam Bondi and Adam Putnam Join Anti-Casino Push

​The fight against the rise of destination casinos in South Florida just got two of its biggest supporters yet. Sitting Attorney General Pam Bondi and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, both elected Republican members of the cabinet, announced their support of the No Casino campaign today.The t ... More >>

Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation uses hunting trips to heal vets

Even The Miami Herald's Digital Circulation is Now Falling

​The Miami Herald used to be one of the top 25 newspapers in America by circulation, but fell out years ago and is now only the third most-read newspaper in Florida. Until recently the Herald could boast that based on digital copies only it was still a top 25 paper, sort of. However, even the pape ... More >>

PETA Mocks Florida Shark Attack Victim in Stupid New Ad

​No matter how much you may love animals, can we just all agree that PETA has become the worst? They're obnoxious turds who actually kill thousands of animals, not to mention they have some of the stupidest, most cloying advertising not dreamed up by Crispin Porter. Now they've put up a billboard ... More >>

Wells Fargo Laid Off 258 Employees in Doral, Released Report Saying Jobs in South Florida Are on the Rise

​Yesterday, Wells Fargo laid off 258 employees at a call center in Doral. But fear not, former Wells Fargo workers! Today, Wells Fargo released a report saying South Florida will help lead the state in job growth over the next year. Just apparently not the call-center jobs at Wells Fargo.

Drunk, Homeless Tampa Bay Woman Arrested for Stripping at Club That Didn't Employ Her

The amateur stripper's mug shot from an arrest in July.​Oh sure, it looks easy. And there isn't any sort of rigorous training or certification required, but it's always best to leave stripping to the professionals. Just ask Natalie M. Behnke of Clearwater. She tried to strip down and collect money ... More >>

Florida Families Fourth In Food Hardship Study

Walmart CC​We all know how bad the economy is right now. Even for those of us lucky to have a an income, times are tough. Just how tough are they for Floridians?In a recent study posted on TampaBayOnline.com, Florida ranks fourth when it comes to families being able to afford food. Not fourth as ... More >>

Scott Arciszewski, UCF Computer Student, Charged In Anonymous Hacking Crackdown

Scott Arciszewski​Federal prosecutors this morning charged 16 hackers linked to the Anonymous ring that targeted PayPal last year. Among those charged: Scott Matthew Arciszewski, a 21-year-old computer major at the University of Central Florida, who the feds say hacked into an FBI-linked firm then ... More >>

Former Florida First Lady Carole Rome Sells Her $3 Million Fisher Island Apartment

​Charlie Crist is still married to an actual lady, and even though he failed to make Carole Rome a D.C. power wife she just sold her apartment on fancy Fisher Island so she can live with Crist in St. Petersburg full time. Rome sold the apartment for $3 million according to The Sun-Sentinel, though ... More >>

Florida Woman Arrested for Faking Orgasm to Try and Get Her Neighbor's Son to Stop Playing Basketball

​Florida residents are world renowned for being exceedingly logical and rational, and so now we bring you yet another tale of Floridians acting completely sane. Ellen Beth Wachs, a woman in Polk County, was feeling a little sick one day when her neighbor's son started playing a loud game of basket ... More >>

Miami Blue Butterfly On Verge of Extinction But Feds Haven't Done Anything About It

​The Miami blue butterfly is one of the very few species that is only found in Southern Florida, but finding them have become increasingly rare. Once thought to have been completely killed off by Hurricane Andrew, a small population of about 50 was found in 1999. Efforts have been made to grow the ... More >>

Former First Lady Carole Crist is Selling Her Fisher Island Condo

​Former First Lady of Florida Carole Crist may not be the newest member of the Senate Spouse's club, but she's sticking by her man. In fact, despite plans by the couple to split their time between Miami and Tampa Bay, she's put her fancy Fisher Island condo on the market so she can live with Charl ... More >>

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Miami: Ninth Dumbest City in America

via Natalie Dee​No one has any pretensions that Miami is an intellectual hotbed, but are we dumb? Like so dumb when someone is drowning and asks for a lifesaver we ask, "Cherry or grape?" Like so dumb when someone says they're "pushing weight" we think they've got dumbbells in a stroller? Like so ... More >>

Miami Ranked First Among Cities Long Overdue for a Major Hurricane

​The grim weathermen of Weather.com have put together a list of the vulnerable cities that are long overdue to fall victim to a major hurricane, and guess who took top honors? Yes, that's right, Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Besides Hurricane Andrew, a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger) ha ... More >>

Abramoff-Tainted Congressman Tom Feeney Fundraising For Marco Rubio

Based on the latest ominous polls -- not to mention the Tallahassee-area foreclosure reports -- Marco Rubio could use some extra cash in the bank right about now.Marco Rubio is turning some heads with his latest fundraising email.But a fundraising email sent out this week is raising some eyebrows ou ... More >>

Mitt Romney Will Endorse Marco Rubio, Hopefully Won't Quote Castro While Doing So

​Ol' Mittens Romney will endorse Marco Rubio. The once, and probably future, presidential candidate was sitting on the sidelines of the Senate primary between Rubio and Gov. Charlie Crist, but has decided to side with Rubio after Crist vetoed an unpopular, but conservative-backed education bill.&n ... More >>

Joey Porter and His Mouth Fired by the Dolphins

Derf​Joey Porter's contract has been terminated by the Miami Dolphins. This comes after Porter's very public two-week campaign demanding that the Fins either play him as a full-time starter or let him go.Late last month, Porter went on a media rampage, making stops on ESPN and WQAM, complaining of ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Kate Hudson and A-Rod, the Cookie Diet, Wall Lounge at the W Hotel South Beach, and Football Playoffs

Kate Hudson and Alex Rodriguez breakup? A-Rod spotted partying in Miami at Wall Lounge at W Hotel South Beach and eating at Solarium above The Delano all alone. [AceShowbiz]The awesomely named Linda Gassenheimer's recipe for shepherd's pie. [DemoChron]Pensacola high school football coach laments cos ... More >>

Charlie Crist Will Ask Just About Anyone To Fill Out a Senate Application

​Gov. Charlie Crist has asked yet another round of former politicians to fill out applications for Senate. When will this end? When every Republicans to ever hold public office in Florida has submitted answers to Charlie Crist's questionnaire. The latest round includes Former U.S. Reps. Mike ... More >>

Schedule Announced for Miami's Lingerie Football Team

  "Hey, baby. Are you ready for my football?" I trust some of you remember the news that Miami will host a team in the innagural season of the Lingerie Football League very, very well. Perhaps you've dreamt of it, fantasized even. Well, now those liquid dreams are shaping into a solid reality.  ... More >>

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