April 17, 2023 How did this happen? SUV crashes through home’s roof in California Somebody crashed one into a part of a house that rarely comes into contact with anything on wheels: its roof.
March 24, 2023 ‘Joke,’ ‘ridiculous,’ ‘stunt’: DeSantis clashes with Florida NAACP over travel advisory Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis is now in a spat with the state’s chapter of the NAACP over a new advisory they’ve asked the national organization to issue that would urge Black Americans against traveling to the Sunshine State.
March 22, 2023 Florida teacher asked child for underwear pic and more, police say An elementary school teacher in Florida is accused of asking a young girl for a photo of her wearing only underwear.
March 21, 2023 Carjacking suspect foiled by stick shift, Apple AirTags There are stupid criminals, and then there are others who may not have thought things through. Like Andrew Moran. Twice.
November 2, 2022 Officers’ affair gets dangerous: One’s wife shoots at them, 3rd cop faces Internal Affairs A shooting in a parking lot caused two police officers to quickly scatter. They were having an affair, an angry wife was arrested, and a third officer was punished over what happened that night.
October 21, 2022 Revolving door: Beer, whiskey, Kahlua & a lot of broken glass lead to man’s latest arrest Five arrests in the past four months in Palm Beach County. The latest and most serious came just a few weeks ago and started with stolen liquor.
October 18, 2022 Migrants from Texas seen boarding plane to Martha’s Vineyard, Fla. paid for more flights The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis released video showing dozens of migrants lined up on a runway before being flown to Martha’s Vineyard, while the governor’s spokesperson said the flight won’t be the last.
September 20, 2022 Lawsuit claims DeSantis led ‘a premeditated, fraudulent & illegal scheme’ against migrants A group of migrants from Venezuela have filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and accomplices from their new home state of Massachusetts.
June 10, 2022 Boaters vs. Brightline, fighting to divvy up time getting over and under one bridge It’s boaters on one side and the railroad on the other, of the St. Lucie River in Martin County. The Coast Guard will make the final decision on who gets what, but Rep. Brian Mast has a strong opinion.
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.
March 3, 2022 Gov. DeSantis, Ladapo push free speech for doctors Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said physicians who disagreed with the majority of doctors, like Dr. Anthony Fauci, should’ve had their voices heard, but instead were subject to censorship in some instances.
March 2, 2022 ‘This is ridiculous;’ Gov. DeSantis tells students they don’t have to wear masks The governor of the ‘free state’ of Florida may have been a bit disappointed before his Wednesday morning news conference at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
January 4, 2022 DeSantis says Florida is a vacation hotspot, even for his critics Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s not surprised to see some of his critics visit Florida for a getaway.
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…
October 29, 2019 Florida is for other people, who may not know… Most of you know how I feel about Florida. Knowing I moved out says much of it, but there are a lot of reasons…
November 21, 2018 The end of an era, and beginning of this one (Part A of this one) It was 20 years ago tonight. Not exactly. It was actually four days off, on Nov. 25, but what really matters is it was…
I usually like writing commuter stories because geography is a favorite topic and usually nobody gets killed. On the other hand, there could be…
July 30, 2018 Allegiant Airlines: Worst flight of my life I didn’t plan to be writing this blog right now. I should’ve already landed in Allentown, gotten in my car, and been on my…
July 15, 2018 You may be right but don’t let some on the left know (and vice versa)! I tend to stay away from politics that I really, really care about — simply due to my background as a journalist and the…
July 13, 2018 The FCC’s war on American children, adults The Federal Communications Commission has a very important mission, but it’s not being fulfilled.In fact, the opposite has been happening over the past few…
July 8, 2018 From Philly? How your neighborhood (or one nearby) got its name Philadelphia may be one of the biggest cities in the country and arguably the most historic, considering it is the birthplace of our country….
June 7, 2018 Grave situation for hours outside Detroit Aug. 26, 2018 UPDATE: Grave marker raised and leveled, in early August. I may be back in a few weeks. I don’t go on…
June 2, 2018 Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Who would’ve thought of me as some type of music expert? Definitely not anybody who knows me! I’ve been planning this blog for a…
May 13, 2018 In defense: The good Facebook can do when used by the right people First, happy Mother’s Day to everyone to whom that applies. I hope you’re having a great day! Second, today is also the celebration of…
May 2, 2018 In defense of Emma González, not that she needs it but deserves it I have a lot more on Marjory Stoneman Douglas hero Emma González, not a hero for surviving but for her activism after. She has…
April 25, 2018 Who says everything I write is negative (but correct)? This is my 90th blog post and like most journalists, I identify mistakes all over and somehow — often through publicity — try to…
