Steve Geller woefully underestimated his opponent, incumbent Sue Gunzburger. Granted, there’s no smoking-gun evidence that Geller was behind the short-lived criminal corruption investigation against Gunzburger, but within local political circles, there’s little doubt in people’s minds.Give Gunzburger credit for calling Geller’s bluff — as well as that by the Broward…
Here’s a rundown of what’s in the South Florida news for Wednesday morning:A young man and woman found hanging in Parkland have been identified. Joseph M. Brown, 22, a graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, died. The woman, 24-year-old Nikole Baldomero, is in critical condition. They left short suicide…
According to experts on The Daily Beast, the South Florida region from Miami to Pompano Beach is the 20th gayest metropolitan area in the U.S. The list was compiled by urban analysts Richard Florida and Gary Cates. But with all due respect to those academics, this region deserves to be…
If the Catholics are right about hell, then a jail sentence is the least of George Albert Horn’s problems. The Fort Lauderdale police have arrested the 48-year-old Horn for using a crucifix to break open a collection box last month at St. John the Baptist Church on Bayview Drive.Horn does…
A 65-year-old Davie man who for two years has volunteered with the Boy Scouts has been arrested and charged with 75 counts of possessing child pornography. The man, Gary Morano, allegedly admitted to owning a computer that contained nude images of children ages 6 to 10.Morano has denied assaulting children…
The young woman who survived after she was found hanging from a pavilion at Terramar Park with a 22-year-old man had a detailed suicide note in her pocket, said the Parkland mayor. The woman, 24-year-old Florida Atlantic University student Nikayla Baldomero, had a pulse when she was found early yesterday morning and…
Congressional challenger Allen West has accused incumbent Democrat Ron Klein of conspiring with powerful friends to ensure that West isn’t able to make charitable contributions to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In a letter posted yesterday, West claims that he and his wife, Dr. Angela Graham-West, accepted a nomination for South Florida’s…
Wasn’t this a Drew Barrymore flick? Or was that Kate Hudson? In any case, the Juice will do its part to boost the romantic ambitions of Claudia, a Fort Lauderdale newcomer who’s staging a brutal reality show.Hi. I’m Claudia. A year ago, I moved from New York City (where I…
Anywhere else, it would be just another campaign sign, one of many screenprinted banners nailed into the roadside weeds by a Citgo station. But this sign’s location is a little chilling. Driving by on Lake Worth Road, east of Lyons, only the big, bold name of “Goodman” is visible Normal…
All three of the leading, party-backed candidates for U.S. Senate in Florida come with major ethical baggage, according to a report today by a Washington, D.C.,-based nonprofit.The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington named Charlie Crist, Marco Rubio, and Kendrick Meek among its 11 “Crooked Candidates,” based on those…
The unmarked pill bottles in his Riviera Beach apartment may have pushed Calvin Williams’ killer over the edge. Now police have confirmed that Williams, 41, a popular middle school special-ed teacher whose lover allegedly shot him in the head, was taking several medications used to treat HIV.Lawrence Hunt, 20, told…
PAY & SIT: the private bench (HD) from Fabian Brunsing on Vimeo.Now there’s an idea that takes the Republicans’ zeal for free enterprise and combines it with the party’s tough love toward society’s downtrodden. In this fashion, we can eliminate parks and recreation departments, giving them to private contractors who…
Brad Banks was a star at Belle Glades Central, where he led the team to the state championship his senior year. He was a two-time All-State selection and three-time captain of the varsity team. After one season at Central Florida University and another at a community college, Banks transferred to…
This video of tests conducted on Gulf water is frightening for two reasons. First, it shows that water that looks clean just might be contaminated. Second, it’s an indication of what may be coming our way in South Florida — water that can literally blow up…
A fresh batch of local headlines for this Tuesday morning:Felony battery charges for Miami Dolphins defensive end Phillip Merling, who was arrested on May 25 after allegedly beating his pregnant girlfriend in their Weston home. [Sun-Sentinel]Radel Prudent, a suspected accessory in the 2006 murder of Gregory Beasley of Lauderhill, has…
When planning to rob a bank, it’s a good idea to pack a change of pants. The stress, you see, makes it hard to keep mastery of your bladder and bowels. And even if you manage that, your pants have a way of exploding right in the middle of your…
When the credit cards are maxed out and the bank’s threatening to take your house, it’s a little harder to sympathize with Fido’s exotic skin condition — the one that requires filling expensive prescriptions.PetMed, a pet pharmacy based in Pompano, today reported an 11 percent drop in profits from the…
Heads up, local prosecutors: If you insist upon trying criminals in South Florida, your mailboxes will feel the wrath of the accused. Seriously, what kind of chicken-shit defendant thought he could intimidate an assistant U.S. attorney in Palm Beach Gardens by burning her mailbox?Or maybe that’s just the beginning of…
When dirty developer Shawn Chait was called in to testify in a deposition about suspected bribes he paid to then-Broward County Commissioner Joe Eggelletion, he called the husband of another commissioner for help. Chait, who along with his father, Bruce Chait, is now cooperating with authorities in one of the biggest corruption cases in Broward…
