Balloon family quietly moves to Bay Area
You may remember the story from back in October: the world watched as we thought a boy was trapped in a big balloon zooming across the skies of Colorado. Now, the family has left Colorado, and moved to Bradenton.
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‘Balloon Boy’ and family land — in Florida
Remember Falon Heene aka “Balloon Boy” and all the frenzy created when his father, Richard Heene, claimed he floated away in a giant homemade UFO-shaped helium balloon in Fort Collins, Colorado last October? It was a big hoax. Hours later, authorities learned Falcon had been hiding in Read More
Read More >>Family force boy to sleep with dog in laundry room, spend his time in garage
A Tavares couple, Mikelann Renwick, 47, and Steven Renwick, 55, face charges of child neglect and aggravated child abuse. Mikelann Renwick took the boy to Florida Hospital Waterman on Wednesday because he was vomiting. Hospital staffers observed that the boy had several injuries to his head, legs Read More
Read More >>FloriDUH: We’re fair game for fair food
We didn’t know it at the time, but early this year, Floridians served as fair food guinea pigs. Yes, it seems we were the first in the nation to double our doses of cholesterol meds. And what caught our fancy is now being churned out for the Midwestern masses. Veteran concessionaire Dennis Read More
Read More >>Eye surgery brings focus to Iraqi refugee family
By admin at 29 August, 2010, 12:12 am
He came with his family seeking refuge from war, but couldn't see his way in his new home.
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Founder of Florida A&M Marching 100 dies at 91
By admin at 28 August, 2010, 4:57 pm
William P. Foster, credited with innovating a much-imitated high-stepping style as founder and longtime director of the Florida A&M Marching 100 band, died Saturday. He was 91.
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FL officer, community spar over patriotic display
By admin at 28 August, 2010, 12:17 pm
A South Florida police official is fighting his homeowner association's request that he remove a patriotic display from his garage door.
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What’s in a name? Your faith, apparently
By Beach Blogger at 27 August, 2010, 6:08 pm
Ever wondered, like Shakespeare, what’s in a name? Elijah Williams hadn’t really wondered until a few weeks ago, when the veteran Broward County Family Court judge was alerted to anonymous blog posts that concluded his first name is secret evidence that Williams is Muslim. If you Read More
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