It’s time for a little Pulp told-you-so: Rep. Allen West says an apology to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz over his email rant “is not happening.”He’s also upset as to why people are giving attention to all of the name-calling he dropped in his email.West went onto Fox Business Network today…
Since Gov. Rick Scott’s office decided that the public and reporters had to pay a price for open government in early March, it’s been a huge complaint.They’re not backtracking on charging people, but they’re having a sale on getting information, according to a memo released today by the governor’s office.The…
Gerard Lopes, the 21-year-old adopted son of Pembroke Pines realtor Natalie Belmonte, has been charged with first-degree murder in her death, police say.The cops uncovered a body yesterday morning in a marsh less than a mile from their home — which was later identified as being Belmonte’s.Belmonte had gone missing…
Thank goodness there’s a big name in politics standing up for Rep. Allen West in his battle against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz — even though he’s a comedian/newsman.”We know the tone of our political discourse in Washington hits a new low every day,” Stephen Colbert said on his show last…
Remember that $87,000 former State Sen. Mandy Dawson allegedly received from ophthalmologist-turned-felon Alan Mendelsohn between 2003 and 2006? That investigation finally landed her a trip to jail yesterday.Dawson was hit with federal tax-evasion charges yesterday in her first arrest since she was caught forging an oxycodone prescription in ’02.Dawson, a…
A few hours after we said an apology from Rep. Allen West was highly unlikely for his email rant to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, he said he had apologized — which was caught on tape by a Huffington Post reporter.Wasserman Schultz said he never apologized shortly after that, and West’s…
Florida residents are the third-most at-risk among the 50 states from toxic emissions from coal and oil-fired power plants, according to a study released today.The report, from the Natural Resources Defense Council and Physicians for Social Responsibility, found that only Ohio and Pennsylvania had filthier air.According to the report, the…
The Port St. Lucie Police Department today released the arrest affidavit of 17-year-old Tyler Hadley, who’s accused of beating both of his parents to death with a 22-inch framing hammer, then throwing a party in the house with the corpses of his parents still in the bedroom.The report explains gruesome…
Patrick Murphy, the Democrat who wants to take over Rep. Allen West’s seat in 2012, says West’s attack on Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz shows he’s “incapable of controlling himself,” and says he should face a censure.Florida Democratic Party Chairman Rod Smith today demanded an apology from West, citing his “long…
When a young man came to Jesus Hernandez’s Fort Lauderdale home the other day to buy the marmoset monkey he’d been advertising online, he thought he was going to get $2,700 and say so long to 1-year-old Rafiki.Instead, Hernandez tells New Times that the man identified himself as a Florida…
As is probably the case with most murders allegedly carried out by 17-year-old kids that involve bashing in their parents’ heads with 22-inch framing hammers, the Tyler Hadley case is getting weird.According to several reports, Hadley told another friend that he was high on ecstasy pills when he allegedly murdered…
The Pulp let y’all know last week that the Christian Family Coalition blew a gasket over Oakland Park’s proclamation recognizing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride & Equality Month passed by the city’s commission.In response, we received an underhanded thank-you note from the Christian Family Coalition’s founder and executive director, Anthony…
Ben Preston, the first African-American firefighter in Deerfield Beach’s history, has been chosen by voters through a special election as the city’s newest commissioner.According to unofficial results from the Broward County Supervisor of Elections, Preston has defeated former Commissioner Gloria Battle by 15 votes to become the District 2 commissioner…
If you haven’t noticed, Rep. Allen West typically resorts to name-calling when things don’t go his way.After Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz called out the “Cut, Cap, and Balance” legislation and made reference to West, he decided to do a typical West freakout in an email to her.In the message, West…
For once, people are thankful they don’t live in Florida for reasons that aren’t related to bizarre murders.This time, it’s due to a semiviral internet meme that shows things you could find only in Florida.When we say “only in Florida,” we mean things like an alligator head in a stroller,…
Haven’t you always wondered if the companies you’re doing business with are steadfast supporters of the Tea Party?The South Florida Tea Party has the answer to that with the “Tea Party Chamber of Commerce.”On its website is an index of businesses — 95 at the moment — that they say…
Tyler Hadley’s allegedly murdering his parents with a hammer before throwing a party at their place is a terrible event, as evidenced by reader reactions to someone posting an advertisement for their murder-scene cleanup company in the comments section.But as someone once tastelessly said, “You can’t spell ‘manslaughter’ without ‘laughter,'”…
Shock-jock Howard Stern never seems to have a problem voicing his opinion, but unfortunately for one of his show’s sponsors — Fort Lauderdale-based Citrix Systems Inc. — he decided to rip on them today.Stern reportedly had a thing or two to say about their marketing strategy today on his SiriusXM…
Now that we’ve got the timeline worked out by Port St. Lucie cops — that Tyler Hadley created a Facebook invitation for a party at his place first, then allegedly murdered his parents with a hammer before party time — the St. Lucie Sheriff’s Office has released a few mug…
Lee Lewis — the hearse owner with exotic leather outfits who’s accused of bringing traffic to a standstill on the Palmetto Expressway a few weeks ago after allegedly leaving his body-hauler loaded with fake guns and explosives on the side of the road — has had another felony charge added…
Who knew Rep. Allen West practiced biology on the side? At least he’s proven he believes in evolution.In West’s column on Red County this week, he describes how upset he is with unemployment, federal debt, and federal spending, as well as how it’s all President Obama’s fault.That brings West to…
If you live in District 2 of Deerfield Beach, today is Election Day.Thanks to the fact that the last commissioner, Sylvia Poitier, has been suspended for allegedly falsifying public records a few times, today’s special election will find someone to replace her for the rest of her term — which…
