November 29, 2023 Robbery suspect accused of violent, bloody barbershop holdup with pocketknife, pool cue Barbershops are not often targeted by robbers since they’re not known for keeping a lot of cash on hand, but there’s always an exception.
November 6, 2023 Allowed to fly or not? TSA’s decision on ‘skull’ with a 9-volt battery, wires, other unidentifiable electronic items TSA agents working x-ray machines in airports never know what they’ll find, and one had a very unusual case: what appeared to be a skull with a nine-volt battery, wires, and two unidentifiable electronic items attached to its jaw.
October 17, 2023 Crash course on education for the 21st century: A master’s in witchcraft, magic and the occult There’s an unusual new option for people who want to further their education with a masterās degree: Magic and Occult Science.
October 9, 2023 70 million Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy labeled ‘Toxic Waste’ being recalled There are three weeks to go until Halloween and there’s a major recall involving candy. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning about Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy, 70 million of them.
October 4, 2023 Mom who disappeared with her 3 children are no longer listed as missing, sheriff’s office says The Virginia mom who disappeared with her three young children, a month ago, has now been removed “from the local and national missing persons databases.”
September 15, 2023 Jewish new year 5784 begins Friday evening with Rosh Hashanah The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah starts Friday night at sundown. It marks the beginning of the new year 5784 and is the first of the two High Holidays.
April 18, 2023 As 4/20 approaches, here are 2023’s best and worst cities to get stoned In anticipation of 4/20 in 2023, the website LawnStarter.com ranked the Best Cities to Get Stoned.
March 17, 2023 Corned beef allowed on St. Patrick’s Day? Depends where you live March 17 means St. Patrick’s Day, but there’s also the obligation for some Christians to abstain from meat during Lent. So what does one do?
March 8, 2023 1990 murder: Costume shop clerk testifies in hearing over evidence she sold 32 years ago The clerk from a costume shop who was just 18 years old woman at the time of the killing, 32 years ago, testified about what she remembered.
December 30, 2022 Case of missing 13-year-old boy leads to 3 arrests, including his grandparents A missing 13-year-old boy has been found, his grandparents are under arrest, and details of the boy’s troubled childhood are emerging.
December 11, 2022 Drinking deputy ‘abandoning his post, sleeping in his truck’ instead of patrolling PBIA A Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy was accused of reporting for duty at Palm Beach International Airport while intoxicated āĀ again.
November 9, 2022 Man blows off part of his finger with homemade explosive, realizes ‘Mom, you were right’ The suspect in this case was also the victim. On the evening of July 2, the bomb squad was called “to investigate a possible explosion-related injury.”
October 28, 2022 Florida fentanyl suspects filling jail cells while overdose victims fill morgues Federal, state and local authorities are teaming up around Florida to fight the latest drug infestation, which is also the deadliest. The pills come in different shapes and bright colors.
October 27, 2022 So close: Killer clown murder case from 1990 delayed yet again, just a week before trial A murder trial more than 30 years in the making has been delayed yet again. The killing, back in 1990, was bizarre. So was the arrest, 27 years later.
July 6, 2022 Florida seeing lower prices while filling up, AAA says drifting back below $4.10 possible People unhappy with the price of gas can still like the latest trend. That trend has been downward for weeks, even through the long holiday weekend.
July 4, 2022 2 teens losing 5 fingers among West Palm Beach fireworks accidents The 4th of July holiday ended with two teenagers in West Palm Beach without some of their fingers after accidents involving fireworks.
June 28, 2022 Some sales tax holidays coming quickly, money-savers among new laws taking effect Friday July 1 means new laws go into effect in Florida and there will be several important changes ā along with new ways to save money ā taking effect on Friday.
June 7, 2022 Probation, community service but no jail for man who defaced Pride intersection The 20-year-old who vandalized the brand new Pride intersection in Delray Beach with his truck will not have to serve any jail time.
May 6, 2022 Makeva Jenkins’ grandmother: ‘I just want everybody to find peace after this. That’s it.’ The grandmother of Makeva Jenkins tried to keep her composure minutes after Makevaās husband was found guilty of first-degree murder for arranging the shooting that killed her.
April 4, 2022 Woman digs through trash to find winning lottery ticket, only to deal with coffee stain Tense moments when a lottery player realized she’d matched all five winning numbers in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 with EZ Match game.
January 27, 2022 $5,000 reward offered for suspect in Worth Avenue smash-and-grabs He uses multiple aliases and dresses in both menās and womenās clothing, and police in Palm Beach are asking for help finding him.
December 5, 2020 Dan Rather: Raising a ruckus in a good way from Texas to TV, and now the Twitterverse You may not have heard much about Dan Rather lately. I don’t remember seeing him on TV except as a guest on NBC News,…
January 3, 2020 Far worse crimes than a few Mummers in blackface, which was handled I’ve known Philadelphia’s City Council president, who also represents my district, is out of his mind and his response to the *few* Mummers in…
November 28, 2019 To Thanksgiving, and the best TV episode ever dedicated to it This year, I reposted a Facebook memory from all the way back in 2018. It contrasts my good feelings about the holiday growing up…
June 13, 2019 Adding my own few points to Nexstar’s ‘Digital First’ strategy The phrase “Digital First” is nothing new. Managers in TV station news departments have been saying it for years, but they really hadn’t practiced…
May 2, 2019 Thinking about religion, belief and recent violence Vacation time is up. We’re into May and I haven’t written a “real blog post” for you in a month and a half, since…