Florida has been without a lieutenant governor now for 86 days, the longest stretch the position has been vacant since it was reinstated in 1969. Gov. Rick Scott, however, is in no particular rush to fill the seat. When Jennifer Carroll resigned form the job on March 11 amidst a…
Usually it’s the people of Florida that act wild, but this week it’s actual animals that are garnering bizarre headlines across the state. In one incident, a loose kangaroo was tackled by a former high school wrestler. Then llamas were involved in two separate incidents this week across the state,…
Major League Baseball has made a major break in its investigation of a Miami-based clinic that provided performance-enhancing drugs to about 20 players, including the New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez and the Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun. ESPN reports that the league could hand out 100-game suspensions to the players in…
Las Vegas and online bookies have had the Heat as the favorites to repeat since before this season even began, and as the Heat prepare to take on the Spurs in the finals, the oddsmakers haven’t changed their mind despite a seven-game struggle against the Pacers. The online line is…
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Kevin Olsen could be the offensive savior of the Miami Hurricanes, but the kid has already found himself in trouble before he’s come to campus. One of the top prospects of the ‘Canes incoming recruiting class, Olsen was charged in a one-car accident during which he may have been under…
In a bid to stir up some PR and reaffirm his party’s opposition to Obamacare, Florida Senator Marco Rubio proposed a constitutional amendment today that would effectively eliminate the personal mandate section of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The thing has about zero chance of actually going anywhere,…
Oh, you didn’t think the NCAA’s investigation into the Miami Hurricanes could get any messier? Well, now Miami Hurricanes players Dyron Dye has filed a police report against an NCAA investigator claiming that an NCAA investigator coerced and intimidated him into answering questions. See also: — NCAA Probe of UM…
Father Daniel Kubala of Miami’s St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and Parish is on leave after a lawsuit was filed last month claiming that the priest twice made sexual advances on an unidentified adult male who worked at the church. Kubala, however, denies the accusations, and claims he voluntarily…
We thought Christian Bale’s infamous “Senor Bale” interview with local “film critic” Maria Salas might have been the most awkward exchange between a local journo and a celebrity A-lister ever. Apparently we were wrong. Hollywood’s go-to-leading nerd Jesse Eisenberg was in Miami recently for a junket to promote his new…
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Forget Birdman’s $2 million bet on the Heat in the 2011 finals. It’s got nothing on Floyd Mayweather’s $5.9 million bet on the team tonight. Well, at least if a single tweet is to be believed…
Anna Burgese, a New Jersey woman on vacation, claims she was just chilling in the lobby of the W South Beach when a gang of drunken prostitutes mistook her for a competitor and violently attacked her to defend their turf. Now Burgese and her husband Joseph are suing the W,…
Pranking your co-workers can be fun and all, but do try and make sure that your prank victim is mentally stable. Or else things can go terribly wrong. Andrew Joseph Lobban, 31, was arrested and charged with three counts of first degree murder after gunning down three of his co-workers…
Sure, there’s still a lot more baseball to be played this season, but as of right now the Marlins have a winning percentage of .241, putting them dead last in the league. They’ve racked up just 13 wins, four wins less than the next worst team. And if things keep…
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If shoplifting is on your list of things to do before you die, why not at least aim a little higher than Walmart bikinis? At least target the swimsuit section at Saks or something. Go big or go home. Andrea Mobley, 36, and Jennifer Denise Morrow, 38, now find themselves…
“Come on son, I’ve always been there for you,” says the old man trying to reconcile with his grown son after decades of being estranged. “What about the time you left me behind when you were fleeing from the police?” replies the son. “Here we go with this again. Are…
Myster Holliman will attempt to break the world record for longest trip taken by skateboard by rolling his way from Seattle all the way to right here in Miami Beach. Holliman, 22, will start his trek on June 1st and hopes to complete his trek within 8 or 9 months…
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Reading comprehension is an important part of any school curriculum, but apparently every single member of the Hernando County School Board missed those days in class. The five members voted unanimously to stop recognizing students as valedictorians and salutatorians and hadn’t realized what they had done until afterward…
There’s really not that many great excuses the police are going to buy after they catch you trying to break into a hotel. Sure, running away from zombies might be a good example; that is if zombies actually existed. Unfortunately, for David Allen Jensen, they don’t, and he found himself…
