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Associated PressApril 8, 2016

A year after it ravaged South Florida, flakka – the synthetic street drug known for causing psychotic outbursts – is virtually gone. The deaths. The hallucinating users. The arrests. All of it. Broward County became infamous as the epicenter for the amphetamine, making national headlines in April 2015 after slowly building on the scene for […]

Guest AuthorApril 7, 2016

Everyone should have a friend like Julie Solomon Bame. We met in 1985. There are many stories, some frightening, all funny that I could share to demonstrate her unique value. There’s her now-famous rendition of “I Shot the Sheriff” in high school, with mixed-up lyrics and silly string, that led one particular police officer to […]

Drew WilsonApril 6, 2016

Former Broward Mayor and County Commissioner Ken Keechl, a Democrat, has filed to run against Fort Lauderdale Republican Rep. George Moraitis in House District 93. “When I look at this Legislature, I see a group of politicians who have forgotten why they were elected in the first place. While they give handouts to the well connected, our public schools […]

Associated PressApril 6, 2016

Two more South Florida men are facing prison time for their roles in an estimated $100 million federal income tax fraud scheme that prosecutors are calling one of the nation’s largest. A Fort Lauderdale federal judge is scheduled Wednesday to sentence 27-year-old Harlan Decoste and 25-year-old Andy Cherrelus. Both face a decade or more in […]

Peter SchorschApril 4, 2016

Most candidates finding themselves without an opponent would be perfectly fine sitting back and watching the clock count down to qualifying week. Most candidates with more than a million dollars banked for their campaign would be content to hoard those dollars in the hopes saving them for the proverbial rainy day. But, as we have noted […]

Peter SchorschMarch 29, 2016

A dispute in a shopping plaza’s parking lot led to an arrest of a well-known conservative blogger, according to a Boca Raton police report. Javier Manjarres, the 43-year-old behind The Shark Tank, was arrested Saturday by Broward County sheriff’s deputies. He was charged with attempted first degree murder with a firearm after police say he […]

Peter SchorschMarch 28, 2016

Broward County Sheriffs arrested a prominent Florida political blogger on a charge of attempted murder. Javier Manjarres, known in political circles as the publisher of The Shark Tank blog, was detained by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday. According to an arrest form provided to FloridaPolitics.com by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, the 43-year-old was charged with […]

Associated PressMarch 15, 2016

There’s a big difference between north Florida and South Florida. As different as Alabama and New England. And on Tuesday, those distinctions will likely play out as Florida voters decide who to give 99 Republican delegates to in the race for president. The Florida GOP primary is considered a pivotal moment in the campaign: The […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 24, 2016

This must be the year of challenging the status quo. First there was the surge — the nobody-predicted-it and damn-sure-nobody-thought-it-would-last — surge of Donald Trump. Then the world gave us the joy of watching a self-described socialist give Hillary Clinton, the used-to-be presumptive nominee of her party, a very real run for her money. It’s […]

Guest AuthorNovember 23, 2015

It’s a shame President Barack Obama missed the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show this month. He would have been so proud of all he’s done for the rich. As the boat show demonstrated, wealthy people are doing really, really well these days. For example, Danielle Butler, president of the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, told […]

Tag: Broward County

Street drug flakka ravaged South Florida, then disappeared

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Amos the cat saved by two special women

Former Broward Mayor Ken Keechl challenges George Moraitis in HD 93

2 more Florida men face prison in $100 million tax fraud case

Lauren Book launches first campaign ad of Senate bid

Police report details blogger Javier Manjarres’ assault of sister’s boyfriend

Blogger Javier Manjarres arrested on attempted murder charge

As Florida votes, there’s a difference between north, south

Get the popcorn: State Senate candidate Gary Farmer takes on Rick Scott

Tom O’Hara: We must invite the president to next year’s Fort Lauderdale Boat Show