Hobe Sound

William C. Cox Jr. dies at 82; helped seal Dow Jones sale to Murdoch

2013-05-04 09:05:00

William C. Cox Jr., the patriarch of the Bancroft clan that controlled Dow Jones & Co. for 105 years and sold it to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in a decision sparking a family feud, died Wednesday at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla., according to his...

Bruce Graham dies at 84; architect of iconic Chicago skyscrapers

2010-03-09 00:00:00

Bruce Graham, the hard-driving architect of the Willis Tower, once the world's tallest building, and the John Hancock Center, the X-braced giant that became a symbol of Chicago's industrial might, has died. He was 84. Graham died Saturday at his home...

Eleanor R. Strohecker, 87

2013-04-28 19:46:00

Eleanor Ruth (Schwalm) Strohecker, 87, of Punta Gorda, Fla., died Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Port Charlotte Rehab Center. Born June 2, 1925, in Porter Township, Pa., she was the daughter of the late William Jackson and Verna Ruth (Dinger) Schwalm....

Monty Python musical Spamalot comes to Lauderdale for two nights

2013-01-22 15:12:00

“Monty Python’s Spamalot” is returning to Fort Lauderdale for a brief two-fer. Friday and Saturday only, the parody of the King Arthur legend and skewer of all things Broadway will play the Broward Center. As the production is fond...

FloriDUH's Sexapalooza 2012: Tales of sex gone bad

2012-12-26 10:39:00

Floridians have been called every name. Crazy. Crackers. Loco. Too stupid to vote correctly. Blue hairs. Rednecks. Carpetbaggers. Half-baked. In the sun too long. They say we live in a Banana Republic. Call us anything you'd like. However, never...

FloriDUH: Thief takes dough hidden in oven with old bisquits

2012-11-07 04:58:00

This report of a theft sounds a little half-baked. A 75-year-old Hobe Sound woman told deputies she was missing some dough -- $1,090 -- which she had hidden in an aluminum foil-wrapped bank envelope that was sandwiched between cookie sheets with old...

Best Bets: Theater

2012-09-28 14:27:00

It is a widely varied and provocative theater season coming up throughout South Florida, with plenty of promise (it’s the execution that can trip up a company, especially during these shoe-string budgetary times). Here are 15 shows you just shouldn&...

Naked man allegedly caught masturbating with toy pistol in anus while driving

2012-07-04 04:10:00

A tow truck driver told cops he saw a naked man masturbating while driving a Jeep Cherokee in Fort Pierce on Monday, reports WPBF ABC News-25 in West Palm Beach. When the man, later identified as Robert Leo Casey, 49, was pulled over along I-95, he was...

How to help sea turtles beached by Hurricane Irene

2011-08-26 07:59:00

Young sea turtles beached by Hurricane Irene may need some help. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the storm may have tossed them from the mats of seaweed that serve as their home when they first enter the ocean. The commission...

Asian tiger shrimp show up off southeastern U.S.

2012-04-26 13:05:00

Be on the lookout for the Asian tiger shrimp, an invader from the Pacific Ocean that has turned up in Hillsboro Inlet, Hobe Sound and points from North Carolina to Texas. Authorities say the shrimp, which can reach up to a foot in length, could...

Report: Woman chased 4 suspects, foiled burglary attempt

2012-05-19 05:44:00

These Broward County dudes rented a car and then traveled all the way to Hobe Sound in Martin County just to burglarize a home. But they picked the wrong home: It belonged to one feisty woman who was determined not to be a victim. Yes, folks are tired...

Man intentionally urinated on woman in bathroom, deputies say

2012-05-25 05:14:00

Urine really big trouble, dude. If you're into the wet T-shirt thing, then go to a bar. Don't do this. Kenneth Lee Timmer, 41, is accused of intentionally urinating on a woman, who was an acquaintance of his, in a bathroom of a Hobe Sound mobile home...

and explore Blowing Rocks Preserve, named because water breaks against the limestone shoreline and forces water 50 feet into the sky during high tides. Even without blowing rocks, There s a boardwalk, beach-side nature trail and education center to explore. 574 S.

2013-05-20 14:14:00

Buchenwald survivors Abby Weiner, 83, (from left) of West Hartford and Alex Moskovic, 82, of Hobe Sound, Florida take a minute to get to know each other following a discussion of the film "Kinderblock 66 - Return to Buchenwald" at Avon High School on Monday morning.

2013-04-07 00:00:00

As Tropical Storm Isaac came ashore in South Florida, Instagram users captured all sorts of images - from flooded streets to wind surfers. Kyle Vanderwerf, of Jupiter, took this photo of Catie Welch at the north end of Blowing Rocks Preserve in Hobe Sound, Fla.

2012-09-09 00:00:00