SUNSHINE SON Snipes
Each Friday, Radar falls in love again with Florida—home of fallen stars, closeted politicians, deranged people of every stripe, and Disney.

• Tax evasion sensation: Nuwaubian actor Wesley Snipes fires his attorneys in his tax evasion case in Ocala, citing their lack of preparedness in defending him against the charges.

• Slow news day? Check Florida!: Shooting suspect ducks into one of Ft. Lauderdale's fugitive friendly catacombs of pre-fab apartments as an army of cops swarm the particle-board maze.

• Florida, great for kids: A Florida teen is accused of choking and beating to death his eight-year-old brother over a dessert dispute.

• Megadeth plays Ft. Lauderdale