Family drama and political corruption have collided in Opa-locka this afternoon as three immediate family members of the town’s Mayor Myra Taylor were rounded up and arrested for campaign fund fraud.John Taylor, the mayor’s husband, Demetrius Taylor, her son, and Elvira Smith, her sister, all now face multiple charges…
A 17-year-old boy walking home from school was shot in Liberty City this afternoon. The student is in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital, while police search the area for the culprit…
The Gulf of Mexico may soon be known as the “Gulf of America,” at least in the state of Mississippi if a recently introduced bill in the state’s legislature passes.Sure, in a world where Republicans on the federal level actually succeeded in renaming “French fries” as “freedom fries” at government…
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Last year, while delivering the keynote address at the Conservative Political Action Conference Florida Senator Marco Rubio talked about grand ideas. This year he was in total Mean Girls mode while speaking at the Conference this morning, and made digs at his veteran colleagues in the Senate, liberals, and President…
What do you call a drug dealer with one leg trying to escape from police? Caught.No, this isn’t open mic night at the Chuckle Hut, this is quite naturally real Florida news…
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…
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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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…
Ricky Williams, the enigmatic running back who spent the majority of his 11-year NFL career with the Miami Dolphins, is officially retiring from football. No, really, for real this time. After ditching the Dolphins last year, Williams signed a two-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens but has decided to forgo…
Jennifer Lopez is the latest victim of Florida’s foreclosure crisis. The condo in the Icon Brickell building she was shacking up in with her latest younger lover, Caspar Smart, has now been bought up out of foreclosure by someone else and Lopez will have to move out according to Gossip…
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So Gov. Rick Scott, or whoever it is that controls his social media accounts, took to Facebook last night and asked Floridians to play a fun little game of fill-in-the-blank about the legislative session so far. With over 300 replies so far, Scott, who has some of the lowest approval…
Details are few and far between at the moment, but a student at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes has been stabbed and seriously injured. WSVN reports that the student was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital. County police and fire rescue are on the scene investigating. Updated…
Bertram Clark, 42, is alleged to have shot his 25-year-old girlfriend and left her for dead in a pool of her own blood in front of her children. Clark remains on the run, and Miami Police are trying to track him down.The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Monday morning…
