305 Photo of the Day: Casting Out
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Showing 13971 - 13992 of 31937Lane Rees, Florida Republican Committeeman, Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Lane Rees is a current Republican state committeeman, a former Walton County commissioner, the 2011 Walton County man of the year, a Jeb Bush appointee and a former board chair for the Foundation for Evangelism. He’s also now a suspected child pornographer. Rees, who is 61, was arrested yesterday on charges…
New Trial Finally Set for Sean Taylor’s Alleged Killer
Five and a half years after the murder of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor, none of the suspects has faced a trial. Now, a Miami-Dade judge has finally set a new trial date this summer for Eric Rivera Jr., 22, the man prosecutors say pulled the trigger that killed Taylor…
Domestic Partnership Bill Passes Senate Committee: First Florida Vote Recognizing Same-Sex Couples
A bill that would create a statewide domestic partnership registry open to same-sex couples passed its first committee in the Florida Senate yesterday. Though the bill still has a long way to go, the vote was the first in the Florida Legislature that recognized rights for same-sex couples…
Florida Man Clocked at 127 MPH Driving Drunk With Three Kids on Overseas Highway
When a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy clocked a maroon Mitsubishi blazing past his stakeout a few miles north of Key West this weekend, the car was doing 87 mph in a 55 zone. The cop gave pursuit and then watched in astonishment as the Mitsubishi roared up to 127 mph…
Cuban Blogger Yoani Sanchez Visits Freedom Tower: “We Have to Rebuild Our Nation”
After crisscrossing the world for the past six weeks — not to mention fighting Castro’s government censors for more than six years — Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez finally delivered the speech she said she had been waiting for all her life.Speaking in front of hundreds of exilios and almost as…
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Marlins Suffer First Loss in What Some Hope Could Be Historic Streak
In the first shutout of the young MLB season, the Miami Marlins fell to the Washington National 0-2 today, but fans of schadenfreude only have one number on their mind: 20. That would give the Marlins the single longest losing streak in the post-wildcard era. If anyone can top the…
305 Photo of the Day: Digital View
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Suze Orman May Leave Florida Over Gay Marriage and Taxes
Financial guru Suze Orman may be packing up her partner and her jacket collection and moving to a state that recognizes gay marriage if the Supreme Court overturns DOMA.Orman currently lives in Fort Lauderdale with partner Kathy Travis, but the tax breaks that could come with federally recognized marriage could…
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Twitter Thinks New Dolphins Logo Likes To Have Sex With Logos of the Same Gender
Though it’s been the worst kept secret in sports for a few weeks now, the Miami Dolphins officially unveiled their new logo today. The public intellectual trust that makes up Twitter users have basically fallen into two camps: that it looks like a sign for an aquarium or, oddly, that…
Florida Man Shoots and Cuts Open Family Dog to Retrieve Son’s Pinkie Finger
To Luis Brignoni Sr., it was either his son’s pinkie finger or Sassy, the family dog. He picked the pinkie.Eleven-year-old Fernando Brignoni had stuck his finger in Sassy’s cage. The Malamute-wolf mix bit down and refused to let go until she had severed the finger and swallowed it…
Traffic Hell: Alton Road Reconstruction Begins Today
Remember the traffic nightmares a few years back when workers were tearing up and reconstructing a portion of Biscayne Boulevard through Omni and Midtown? Well, it’s South Beach’s turn now. The Florida Department of Transportation begin a 28-month project to refurbish Alton Road in South Beach today. At least they…
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Andrea Bocelli Crashed Easter Mass on Miami Beach To Belt Out Some Hymns
Andrea Bocelli might just be the most popular Italian on Earth. The 54-year-old operatic tenor has sold more than 80 million records, sung for every world leader this side of Kim Jong Un and yeah, has a duet with J. Lo on his new album, which debuted at No. 2…
Marlins Season Predictions: Hysteria, Huge Loses, and Hugo Chavez Bobble-Head Dolls
Opening day is about hope. Sure, there’s beer and hotdogs and warm weather and, um, more beer. But underneath all that, baseball’s new beginning is about the effervescent inkling that this year is going to be better than the last.Hope is a four-letter word these days for Marlins fans, however…
Bosh Hits Game Winner to Beat Spurs 88-86 in Matchup Without James and Wade
Backups? We ain’t got no stinkin’ backups! San Antonio seems like a good place to take a nap, and indeed rest is what the Miami Heat did while visiting the city Sunday, sitting LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Mario Chalmers with various minor injuries. Sending out a starting lineup of…
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Obama: “Florida Is the Center of Basketball”
President Barack Obama was in Miami today to talk up one his favorite subjects: spending on infrastructure. Nothing particularly groundbreaking there.Though, you can bet the Chicago Bulls fan certainly had something to say about his team snapping the Heat’s epic win streak…
Unemployment in Miami-Dade at Highest Level in 12 Months
While Gov. Rick Scott was trumpeting the fact that Florida’s overall unemployment rate was lower than the national average for the first time in five years, the picture is considerably bleaker here in Miami-Dade. According to local numbers released today, the county’s unemployment rate is the highest its been in…
305 Photo of the Day: Gator Pit
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Miami Man’s Lawsuit Dismissed Against Spurs for Sitting Stars Against Heat
In today’s “no shit” legal news, a lawsuit brought on by a Miami man against the San Antonio Spurs after the team decided to send its star players home during a road game against the Miami Heat has been dismissed.The lawsuit was filed by local lawyer Larry McGuinness, and he…
Rick Scott Suddenly Wants Barack Obama’s Handouts
Perhaps the definitive moment of Rick Scott’s governorship was his decision to axe a federally funded high speed rail line in Florida, but that doesn’t mean he’s totally opposed to asking for federal handouts. In advance of Obama’s visit to the Port of Miami today, Scott blasted the administration and…
Ultra Music Festival: Police Say Anthony Cassano, 20, Likely Died of Drug Overdose
While other major electronic music festivals have been rocked by kids overdosing on party drugs, Ultra Music Festival has remained relatively unscathed.Until now, that is. Officials now believe that the Sunday death of a young man who was partying in Bayfront Park was a drug overdose. Medical examiners say New…
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Florida Leads Nation in “Zombie Homes,” Empty Houses in Foreclosure
All across our lovely, sun-drenched peninsula, acres and acres of cookie-cutter suburbs sit wilting in the humidity, bereft of human beings. They’re “zombie homes”: properties mired in foreclosure whose owners have simply walked away, leaving the rotting places to become havens for drug dealers and squatters.Florida has more zombie homes than…