In one of the stupidest Florida crime stories in recent memory (which is really saying something), three teens broke into a Silver Spring Shores home and found the cremated remains of the owner’s father and two pet Great Danes. Thinking they were some sort of drug, the teens decided to…
When Hugo Chavez made his first mysterious trip to Cuba for cancer surgery last year, many predicted the Venezuelan president’s health would give out before last October’s elections. The dictator seemed to have made a surprising recovery and won reelection, but it seems his health problems are far from over…
As art-bloated partiers wound down the last dregs of Basel Week on Sunday with a final stroll through Wynwood’s murals and galleries, a horrific shooting went down just a few blocks south.At 7:45 p.m. last night, a man and a pregnant woman were shot multiple times in front of a…
The Miami Dolphins have shown a knack all season for hanging with good teams only to vomit into their own pants when the game is on the line. It happened last week against the Patriots and it happened again yesterday against the 49ers as the Dolphins lost 27-13, despite being…
There’s been a lot of interesting rumors about the job prospects of various former University of MIami head coaches this week, but man, oh man, this one just hurts.Randy Shannon is rumored to be in contention to become the next defensive coordinator for the Florida State Seminoles, and nothing is…
Raul Castro is your grumpy old neighbor who’s always yelling at you to “turn that crap down.”The Castro administration has banned “vulgar and banal” music with a direct eye towards reggaeton…
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Sometimes we get sick of being mean all the time. So, we’re going to pretend we have nice things to say about this. Miami’s premier artist Romero Britto has created a wonderfully beautiful and tasteful special edition Porsche roadster that will be roaming the streets of Miami this weekend. …
Sorry Golden Panthers fans, your team won’t be getting former Hurricanes coach Butch Davis. After the shocking firing of head coach Mario Cristobal, rumors emerged that Davis was the school’s top choice. Which made a certain amount of sense, considering Davis has a long history with FIU’s Athletic Director Pete Garcia. …
A Florida East Coast train struck a man this morning near NE 4th Court and 82nd Street in El Portal. Miami Police spokeswoman Kenia Reyes said she had no more information on the accident: “It’s man versus train, that’s all I have right now.”We will update as soon as we…
Alberto Diaz Gonzalez wasn’t just happy to see customs officials. Those actually were 16 birds in his pants.Gonzalez, who is 76 years old, was caught at Miami International Airport trying to smuggle in Cuban bullfinches in his pants after a trip to Havana…
The emergency alert text went out to thousands University of Miami students and faculty last night. Here’s what it said, in its entirety: “UMIAMI alert black male on campus wearing black and white tennis shoes with black writing and black shorts.”Black man on campus! Be vigilant! Needless to say, UM’s…
Florida Senator Marco Rubio is unbelievably popular in his party. A full 62 percent of Republicans have a favorable opinion of Rubio. Just 8 percent have an unfavorably opinion. That’s a positive 54 point split. Perhaps some of that appeal comes from the increasingly common idea floating in Republican circles…
So it comes to this: your Miami Dolphins take that loooong west coast flight to face the 8-3 San Francisco 49ers. A few weeks ago this looked like a great matchup: a rising Dolphins team with playoff hopes facing the one-time object of our affection, Jim Harbaugh, and the team…
Like most high profile politicians, Florida Senator Marco Rubio has a leadership PAC. His is titled Reclaim America, and has the stated purpose of ;”supporting candidates just like [Rubio] all across the country that will go to Washington to make a real difference for America’s future.”Unlike most pol’s leadership PACs,…
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Invasive pythons continue to reek havoc through out Florida’s swampy ecosystems, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has come up with a novel way to help control the population: a hunting contest. Yes, the FWC is offering prize money for the most pythons bagged overall, and the longest snake killed. …
Do you have a college football team that’s little more than a couple JuCo rejects and a dream? Is it basically a hole in the ground? Well, freshly fired former FIU coach Mario Cristobal would like to remind everyone that he specializes in turning laughingstocks into semi-respectable players. Perhaps most…
A nursing student, so far only identified by police by her first name, Lupe, tried to ambush her supervisor this morning in Miami Gardens. According to CBS Miami, Lupe waited outside an office building until the supervisor arrived and then began shooting at the intended target…
When Florida Highway Patrol officers pulled over an erratically swerving gray Camaro yesterday outside of St. Augustine, they figured they had a standard DUI on their hands. The driver, 63-year-old Leslie Richard Newton, had in fact been boozing and driving, the FHP says — but that’s not the main reason…
In 2009, a gay tourist in South Beach noticed two men in plainclothes roughing up another gay man in Flamingo Park. He called 911 and stayed on the line until suddenly the two men noticed him, approached, demanded an ID and started beating him and yelling that he “looked like…
Shortly after leaving his gig last year as producer for Miami-based documentary maker Rakontur, the company that brought the world Cocaine Cowboys and The U, Evan Rosenfeld went on a journey to the Far East in search of a project for his directorial debut. “I took a trip to India,…
