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Belle Glade

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Ex-Band Teacher Heath Miller Serving Time in Miami-Dade County Prison

    The popular Palm Beach Gardens band teacher who was arrested three years ago for sexually assaulting four girls at H.L. Watkins Middle School is about to complete his first month in a Miami-Dade County prison.Heath Miller, 37, pleaded guilty in March to one count of sexual battery of a minor and thr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Heath Miller, Band Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting Students, Released on Bond

    ​For nearly three years, Heath Miller sat in jail without facing a jury. In April 2009, the once-popular band teacher at H.L. Watkins Middle School in Palm Beach Gardens was charged with sexually assaulting four of his eighth-grade, female students. His arrest came as a shock to many in the commun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Lavelle Dennard, AKA "Psycho," Convicted of Attempting to Murder Lifelong Acquaintance

    ​Lavelle Dennard, also known as "Psycho," was found guilty by a jury yesterday of attempted murder, stemming from shooting a man he'd known his whole life while he was having a cookout with friends at a Belle Glade park in March.We're not sure where the name "Psycho" came from, but he's been convi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Waymon Jenkins, AKA "Nut-Nut," Convicted in 2003 Shooting Death of Girlfriend

    Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeWaymon Jenkins, known as "Nut-Nut."​More than eight years after 34-year-old Waymon Jenkins -- who goes by the nickname "Nut-Nut" -- shot and killed his girlfriend in her apartment with a rifle, he was convicted by a jury yesterday of manslaughter with a firearm.Al ... More >>

  • News

    March 17, 2011

    Despite Decades of Corruption Allegations, Is the Riviera Beach Police Department Clean?

    Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeWaymon Jenkins, known as "Nut-Nut."​More than eight years after 34-year-old Waymon Jenkins -- who goes by the nickname "Nut-Nut" -- shot and killed his girlfriend in her apartment with a rifle, he was convicted by a jury yesterday of manslaughter with a firearm.Al ... More >>

  • Music

    November 4, 2010

    Carlos Charlie Perez's Directing Career Is in Sharp Focus

    Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeWaymon Jenkins, known as "Nut-Nut."​More than eight years after 34-year-old Waymon Jenkins -- who goes by the nickname "Nut-Nut" -- shot and killed his girlfriend in her apartment with a rifle, he was convicted by a jury yesterday of manslaughter with a firearm.Al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    University of Florida Brings Its Gator Might Down on Tiny Glades Day Over School's Uniforms

    The Glades Day championship team of 2006 wore a uniform with a UF-looking logo on the right shoulder.​Glades Day School has a pretty amazing football team, considering. The kindergarten-through-12th-grade private school has just 400 students on a tiny campus north of Belle Glade. Yet it has won si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    EPA Investigates Link Between Cancer and Atrazine, the Chemical Behind the Cane

    Flickr: parhessiastesSugar Cane: Harmless plant or serious accomplice?​These years have not been kind to the proverbial Floridian wallet: If Madoff didn't take your money, then Rothstein probably did, and good luck selling that 4-bedroom for more than the price of a Lego pirate ship. Now, Florida' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    The Verbal Nosh: Chatting With James Beard Nominee Zach Bell of Café Boulud

    Bell has methodically worked his way up to lead chef at Cafe Boulud, where Daniel's standard of excellence is the brass ring.

  • News

    March 4, 2010

    A Popular Band Teacher Killed a Man, Then Was Accused of Raping His Own Students

    Bell has methodically worked his way up to lead chef at Cafe Boulud, where Daniel's standard of excellence is the brass ring.

  • News

    November 19, 2009

    The Rise and Fall of South Florida's Daily Newspapers

    Bell has methodically worked his way up to lead chef at Cafe Boulud, where Daniel's standard of excellence is the brass ring.

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Lauderdale District 4: a Native or New Blood?

    Prewitt (left) and Romney at last night's debateI caught bit of flak earlier in this local election cycle for focusing more on the background of Fort Lauderdale candidates than on the "issues." But really! The candidates' backgrounds are important factors in their fitness to govern, and they also ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2006

    A Real Post For Real People

    Prewitt (left) and Romney at last night's debateI caught bit of flak earlier in this local election cycle for focusing more on the background of Fort Lauderdale candidates than on the "issues." But really! The candidates' backgrounds are important factors in their fitness to govern, and they also ha ... More >>

  • News

    July 27, 2006

    Jose... You're Next!

    David Caulkett wants your $10 to help Uncle Sam in the fight against illegal immigration.

  • News

    December 15, 2005

    The Littlest Felons

    Book 'em, Dano! "Superpredators" with pebbles and raw eggs get zero tolerance in Palm Beach County schools.

  • News

    October 20, 2005

    He Dunnit (No, He Dunnit!)

    Michael Ray Roberts has avoided serious prison time by ratting out his partners. So far.

  • News

    May 5, 2005

    Love & Loathing

    A routine traffic stop led to Pahokee's own Rodney King incident. Too bad there was no videotape.

  • Film

    April 14, 2005

    Lights Out, Flick Fancier!

    The Palm Beach Film Festival asks for only a week of your time

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    See You Later, Navigator

    Even when your kid is one of the NBA's finest, the cops can heist your car

  • News

    August 26, 2004

    Bitter Sugar

    Forget the awful past, Palm Beach's sugar barons say. It's time to make nicey-nicey and go into real estate.

  • News

    June 3, 2004

    The Great Slurp

    Gov. Bush's Scripps gamble is sucking up state funds -- and the Everglades with it

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    Twice Busted

    A Pompano man and his family bum-rush a judge on sentencing day

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    Letters for June 13, 2002

    Geriatrics, arise!

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    Osama's Bull's-eye

    Two Stuart men find a novel way to exact revenge on the notorious Saudi: Take him to court.

  • News

    January 18, 2001

    The Elmo Files

    The saga of would-be liberal crusader and ex-con James "Elmo" Spaulding proves that anyone can get a second chance in America. And a third. And maybe even a fourth.

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    The Sweet Taste of Justice

    Lawyer David Gorman has been battling Big Sugar for more than a decade. And he's not going to give up. Ever.

  • News

    May 4, 2000

    The Unforgiven

    Bryant Troville served out his sentence for his sexually violent acts. His prospects for freedom? Not good.

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    Letters

    Bryant Troville served out his sentence for his sexually violent acts. His prospects for freedom? Not good.

  • News

    July 17, 1999

    Postcards From the Edge

    Peace and quiet, great fishing, tax-free land. Welcome to the Everglades, where "hunt camps" are enjoying a new lease on life.

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    Postcards From the Edge

    Peace and quiet, great fishing, tax-free land. Welcome to the Everglades, where "hunt camps" are enjoying a new lease on life.

  • News

    March 25, 1999

    Willie Gary's Sugar Daddies

    Why is Stuart's revered black superlawyer, champion of the little guy, defending Big Sugar against its own workers? Money.

  • News

    January 21, 1999

    Chute to Kill

    In October a skydiver named Mike McDonald made a fatal leap. He was the third client of Skydive Palm Beach to die in a year.

  • News

    May 21, 1998

    The Double Life of Nick the Cop

    Born into a Gypsy life of crime, he's now busting them for their cons. Or is he?

  • News

    January 8, 1998

    The Hunted

    Tracking animals in the Everglades is a tiring, maddening business. Which is just how a decreasing number of hunters like it.

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