The amount of Florida middle and high school students who have used drugs, cigarettes or alcohol continues to decline according to the latest survey by the State’s Department of Children and Families. The findings represent a steady decline in substance abuse by teens in the state since 2002, with use…
The Miami Marlins’ new star Jose Reyes had to cut off his dreadlocks for $105 million, but online they only sold for $10,200.Reyes agreed to sheer his trademark dreads in order to meet the Marlin’s grooming rules. The haircut was aired live on the MLB network, and the dreads were…
Opponents have been raining three pointers down on the Miami Heat all season long, and last night the Orlando Magic decided that was a good idea too, and hit 4,000 17 three pointers, taking the 102-89 win over Miami.Dwight Howard, who has apparently checked out and doesn’t give a shit…
A suspected car thief fleeing a traffic stop was shot and killed last night in Liberty City by a Miami Beach cop working on a county anti-robbery team.Details are still sparse — with a Miami-Dade police spokeswoman this morning declining to name the cop or the victim to Riptide –…
Police across Florida are looking for a 19-year-old accused of killing his own grandma as brutally as possible: By stabbing her more than 100 times, beating her in the face with a wrench and even shooting her in the head with a crossbow.Jason Aristotle Smiddie has been on the run…
Lost in the din of Mitt Romney’s guttural Mormon victory cry and Newt Gingrich’s helium-like baby whine — we’re not sure what Santorum sounds like — was the fact that there was actually an important election last week.Voters rejected a county charter amendment that would had slapped commissioners with term…
Pot smuggler schools seniors on medical marijuana
Jeff Rubin, troubled advisor to Terrell Owens, faces drug charges and lawsuits
Strippers Skrawberry and Tip Drill evaluate the Republican contenders
Reggae great Buju Banton is locked up on dubious drug charges
Jean Monestime pushes $3 million grant to felon for questionable Liberty City project
So apparently Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, along with a growing number of Dolphins fans, are “infatuated” with the idea of bringing Peyton Manning to Miami next season. Which is ridiculous when you consider that Manning hasn’t even cut ties with the Colts yet, and there’s no guarantee he’ll fully recover…
Maybe we just hang out with a bunch of unlovable, miserable bastards, but it seems like precious few of our friends are “booed” up in time for Valetines’ Day. So, we’re a little bit surprised that Yahoo! Travel has named Miami as one of America’s 10 best cities for dating…
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This is like the baseball fan’s version of that time Beyonce went to Cheeseburger Baby. I was in the courthouse district an hour or so ago when I saw the strangest thing: Baseball superstars David Ortiz and Jose Batista strolling down Northeast 1st Avenue, in full baseball uniform. It was…
Good news for LeBron James! He’s now only the sixth most hated professional athlete in America! That’s down from second place on Forbes.com’s list last year. Hell, as we’ve previously noted, he’s no longer the most hated player in the NBA. That title now belongs to that guy who had…
A Florida law requires all bicyclists to keep at least one hand on a handlebar while riding their bike at all times, which, of course, prevents show offs from looking totally awesome. Republican Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff may have been unsuccessful in her attempt to bring Las Vegas-style casinos to Florida…
Perhaps you remember the Broward County man who showed up to court for his trial on drug trafficking charges in a shirt that was printed with crack cocaine cooking instructions. He might have the upper hand in fashion, but in terms of pure ballsiness/stupidity, he has nothing on Stanley B…
What makes a house a home? Probably not cocaine, a shotgun, marijuana, grenades, a pig, and lack of ownership.Police arrested a couple last night who they found squatting in a Miami home with all of those strange items and more. A bomb squad had to be called to remove the…
Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes arrived at Miami International Airport this morning ahead of a meeting with top Marlins brass. The Marlins have made no secret of their desire to land the Cuban slugger, and now Cespedes is returning the love.”It would be good [to play here],” Cespedes said while briefly…
Even 50 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Central Intelligence Agency is still refusing to release its entire official history of the bungled operation.In response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the CIA explains that the final volume of its five-volume history should be withheld because — hilariously…
Dwyane Wade led the way with 26 points, while LeBron James added 24 as the Miami Heat took down the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-91 last night.The Heat will now embark on a five-road-games-in-seven-nights-palooza beginning in Orlando tonight and ending when all the players die from severe fatigue.But the story of the…
