Back in August, an undocumented immigrant named Oscar Silvan was beaten with a hammer, his skull cracked like an egg. He ended up in the intensive-care unit of Jackson Memorial Hospital for a week and underwent extensive surgery. But according to a recent complaint filed by the National Immigrant Youth…
We’ve got some high-brow competition. And we know him well. This month, 20,000 copies of Fort Lauderdale Magazine flooded local mailboxes while another 10,000 copies are working there way into doctors offices, law firms, and the buildings of other professionals fancy enough to have waiting rooms.The editorial brains behind the new publication: Eric…
There’s a black market for everything, even turtles. Last month, we told you about an extensive sting operation led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that took down a local yokel who was illegally smuggling turtles to China. It turns out this wasn’t a one-off incident. Turtle smuggling is a big…
Allen West isn’t giving up without a fight. Even though the incumbent Commie hunter lost by 0.8 percent to Patrick Murphy, he’s demanding a recount. A West Palm Beach court is slated to hear West’s case for an injunction today at noon. But his energy will surely be better spent polishing…
Just before 8 p.m., as CNN was announcing that Romney took Kentucky and Obama took Vermont, a musician by the name of Billy Bones was delivering a wincing saxophone solo to a roughly 80-person crowd. “There’s a hidden place only two can find,” Mr. Bones wailed as his laptop computer provided a backbeat…
Today I will not vote. I didn’t vote early or by absentee ballot either. I am 29 years old and have never voted. Worst of all, I can’t explain why. I’m not a political junkie, but I’m certainly not apathetic or undecided. My blood boiled when Mitt Romney made a joke…
Every few months the Florida Supreme Court lays down the law on attorneys who’ve been acting a fool.Last time around the court doled out 22 reprimands, including the disbarment of five attorneys. This round is a bit more tame: 18 attorneys disciplined, including two who were disbarred and five who…
Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter tells New Times she plans on filing an assault complaint against Tom Lauder, a blogger for the local conservative website RedBroward. Allegations that Lauder printed out a fake press pass and has been harassing voters at an early-voting site in Coral Springs first surfaced on rabble-rouser Chaz…
We’ve been predicting it for months, and new data from the Department of Health now confirm it. Whooping cough cases are the highest they’ve been in Florida for the past decade, and probably a lot longer than that. As of Tuesday, there have an astonishing 515 cases around the state, according to DOH…
A set of motions filed Monday night delayed the resentencing of reggae singer Buju Banton on a federal gun charge.One motion again asked for the judge to reconsider resentencing Buju, while the other requested an entirely new trial on all charges based on New Times reporting that indicates a juror…
Early voting is all the rage this election season. More than 80,000 voters flocked to the booths this past weekend to pick the president. But this is Florida, where nothing ever goes as planned.Complaints have already rolled in about long lines and wonky machines. To get a feel for what…
In three days, more than 480 people have signed a petition to save the Mayan Beach Sand Dune in Fort Lauderdale from destruction.Spearheaded by the Sea Turtle Oversight Protection, the petition is the latest development in a battle between developers and environmentalists that has stretched for more than a year.”Private…
The Internet exploded with gruesome curiosity last week over news that Gilberto Valle, a New York police officer, was arrested for allegedly plotting to kidnap, cook and eat 100 women.While not something we’re proud to lay claim to, it must be noted that Florida is first when it comes to…
When the subject of equal pay for women was broached during the second presidential debate, President Obama touted his support for the Lilly Ledbetter bill while Mitt Romney bragged about binders full of women and stressed how important it is for working moms to be home in time to cook…
Less than a week before Buju Banton walks into a Tampa courtroom for re-sentencing on a gun charge, the reggae singer’s attorney has asked the judge to reconsider the ten year sentence that he’s currently serving on two drug charges.It’s the latest development in a drawn out and complex legal…
Two Activists Infiltrate a Facility Where Illegal Immigrants Are Held
Two Activists Infiltrate Broward Transitional Center, Where Illegal Immigrants Are Held
Deaths in Florida caused by oxycodone dropped nearly 18 percent, yet the pain drug remains one of the top killers in the state, according to a report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.The report, released Wednesday, shows that deaths from benzodiazepines jumped 13 percent in 2011 and were the…
Both Obama and Romney have promised to overhaul the country’s cumbersome and costly immigration system. Yet there was little talk about how they would actually do so over the course of three debates.The Dream Defenders were one of the groups protesting the debate at Lynn University, and they sent along…
Move over Jonah Lehrer, Gerald Posner, and Jayson Blair. There’s a new plagiarist in town.Last week, New Times revealed that a help-wanted ad on Craigslist from a nonprofit in Pensacola for a Bigfoot researcher was a well-crafted prank. We tracked down Tyler Reeves, the alleged brains behind the ad, and…
This evening, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will look to destroy one another in an epic battle of banter at Lynn University in Boca. It’s a safe bet that moderator Bob Schieffer won’t throw too many curveballs and the questions will be similar to everything that’s already been asked in…
Federal officials are poised to deport a diabetic man this afternoon, despite a doctor’s insistence that he get a surgical procedure so he doesn’t go blind, local immigration activists say. The case concerns an Ecuadorian man named Miguel Castillo-Santos, who was detained this past January at the Broward Transitional Center. His lawyer claims…
My brain exploded with excitement earlier this week. The catalyst: A help-wanted ad on Craigslist from a nonprofit in Pensacola for a Bigfoot researcher. The necessary qualifications were stringent, and the job duties exhaustive. Not only was the chosen researcher expected to develop an “actionable tracking program in designated geographic area,” but he or she…
