Your Florida Man has finally done it, Fort Walton Beach. Congressman Matt Gaetz, proud representative of the Sunshine State’s First District, just made the evolution from plain old creepy behavior … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Category: Broward News
Hollywood’s new lifeguard towers hit the beach – for $2 million
Two lifeguard towers stand side by side on Hollywood beach, one old and one new. The battered wooden shack with faded yellow paint has weathered the elements for a quarter of a century. Just a few steps to the north sits the new arrival, a sign of things to come. By the end of the year, 21 stylish new towers will dot the beach. The new lifeguard stand at Liberty Street arrived two weeks ago. Its twin sits several blocks to the south at Azalea Terrace. Soon they’ll be painted a spiffy blue... Read More
Proposal meant to curb overdevelopment in Coconut Grove stalls at Miami commission
The Coconut Grove community is divided over proposed changes to the building codes that are meant to protect the neighborhood from outsized development and the loss of trees — changes … Click to Continue » ... Read More
‘I ran towards him:’ ER doctor who was shot describes drama at VA Medical Center
The emergency room doctor who was shot Wednesday night at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center says he saw a man in a wheelchair with a gun and knew he had to act. So Dr. Bruce Goldfeder scuffled with him — and got shot in the back of the neck in the process. “I saw the gun, and you know, I saw that it was being pointed and waved in different directions and I heard gunshots, so you know I ran towards him,” Goldfeder said Thursday. “He was waving the gun, and so I kind of did like a... Read More
Plane’s tracking device leads to man on raft in ocean after his plane crashed
The Coast Guard and the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office rescued a man Thursday whose small plane crashed 18 miles east of Juno Beach, the Coast Guard said. Robert Lillard, 51, … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Man who barricaded himself at home first pointed gun at victim in restaurant, cops say
Before the armed man barricaded himself inside his home, he pulled a gun out and put it on the table at a restaurant during a fight with his girlfriend, according … Click to Continue » ... Read More
He parked his car in front of the brothers’ house. They beat him to death, cops said
A pair of Fort Lauderdale brothers have been charged with the beating murder of a man over, cops say, a parking argument. Alfred West, 56, and David West, 64, live … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Kids are getting drunk on vanilla extract and coffee, school warns
Students have been showing up at school drunk — and they haven’t even needed someone over 21 to buy alcohol for them. Officials at Grady High School in Atlanta have issued a warning to schools all over the U.S. after they discovered a number of their students have been getting wasted on bourbon vanilla extract, according to abc7. They say students have been buying the baking ingredient from a nearby Trader Joe’s, then mixing it in with Starbucks coffee so they can catch a buzz on... Read More
I-95 road rage incident ends with man shooting at driver’s truck, troopers say
An argument on Interstate 95 ended with a man shooting at another driver’s truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident started around 7 a.m. Thursday when Taishan Spicer, … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Feds issue travel warning for the Bahamas, citing armed robberies and sex assaults
The State Department is warning U.S. travelers to “exercise increased caution in the Bahamas due to crime.” Federal officials issued the warning earlier this week, saying that “violent crime, such … Click to Continue » ... Read More