Marcelo Riveros — a Palm Beach man convicted of raping a young girl “a lot” over several years — was sentenced yesterday to life in prison, plus an extra 25 years just in case.Riveros, 41, was arrested in March 2009 after the girl and her mother went to the cops…
Republican presidential candidates are going to need an incredible campaign strategy to dismantle President Obama in the 2012 election.Two of the biggest challenges are winning large swing states, like Florida, and figuring out how to get Hispanic voters to pick in their favor.The answer to the GOP’s problems is apparently…
We’ll sum up U.S. District Judge Jose Martinez’ 94-page ruling in Evans v. McNeil for you: Florida’s death penalty is unconstitutional.The crux of his ruling was a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court ruling — Ring v. Arizona — that found that a jury must agree on the aggravating factors in recommending…
The new philosophy from the South Florida Tea Party apparently includes taking handouts and accepting bailouts.As you may know, the South Florida Tea Party has been trying to weasel its way out of paying the bill for a rally it held for Donald Trump in Boca Raton.Yesterday, Trump’s spokesman told…
Deanna Headley’s plan to evade a Walmart security guard after allegedly stealing DVDs included holding her 5-year-old daughter like a football while she ran across six lanes of traffic and jumped into a lake with the girl.Did we mention neither of them can swim?The cops say Headley, a 23-year-old Hollywood…
A man known only as Howard who’s been seen at airports across the country clad in women’s underwear, see-through shirts, knee-high stockings, and women’s wear of the like, is the center of some controversy after his recent flight out of Fort Lauderdale.Several photos showed up online showing Howard wearing women’s…
We’ve got good news and bad news for Florida kids who like to send naked pictures of themselves via cell phone.The good news is that the first time you get busted sending or receiving a quick nudie pic, it’s a noncriminal violation.The bad news is that if you’re caught sexting…
The Sun-Sentinel sure knows how to ruin a pervert party.The paper had been working on a story detailing how hard it is for sex offenders to find a place to live in South Florida when it noticed that 24 registered sexual deviants were listed as living in the same building.Last…
Miramar’s Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings faces a House ethics investigation after he was allegedly a little too hands-on with a former female staffer.Winsome Packer — who worked on the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation chaired by Hastings — says the congressman made “unwelcome sexual advances” and engaged in a…
If you’re standing idly in Florida right now, you have a 1.17 percent chance of being on fire.That would be due to the fact that as of this morning, there are 380 active wildfires across the state, covering 405,461 acres.We’ve also got a handy map from the Florida Division of…
Only in Florida — where the government prefers to privatize anti-abortion license plates.Florida’s “Choose Life” license plates, created by Ocala-based Choose Life Inc., started popping up on bumpers since the legislation was signed into effect by then-Gov. Jeb Bush.Since the plate’s inception, the funds from purchases of the plate have…
Viewpoint Florida — a polling firm headed by GOP operatives Randy Nielsen and Pat Bainter — found that Gov. Rick Scott’s approval rating is on the rise, according to the firm’s newest poll.Out of the 1,235 likely Florida voters surveyed, 45 percent approved of the governor’s job performance, whereas 51…
The Lohan family and its exiles seem to do strange things in South Florida.Bernadette Catan-Keeler, an ex-girlfriend of Michael Lohan, was arrested by Lighthouse Point police early Sunday after allegedly biting her husband, Mike Keeler — whom she had married earlier in the day.According to the cops, the newlyweds were…
Only six months into office, Gov. Rick Scott is running a little low on friends for his executive team.Mary Ann Carter — the governor’s policy adviser — handed in her resignation letter today, saying she needed to spend more time with her family.Carter’s announcement comes one day after Scott reassigned…
A newborn girl was left at a Coral Springs fire station last night, umbilical cord and placenta included in the set.Firefighters say they heard the cries outside their fire station at 45th Street and Rock Island Road, whereupon they discovered the little girl.”She was wrapped in some T-shirts,” Coral Springs…
After getting a grand total of zero applications for the interim superintendent post, the Broward School District is searching nationwide for a permanent district chief when Jim Notter retires June 30.Donnie Carter was appointed interim superintendent after nobody applied, and now they’ve hired consultants and are putting out a campaign…
When prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed an objection late last week for Ponzi-schemer Scott Rothstein to be deposed before creditors in a bankruptcy court, it gave one of the rare hints into where the feds are going in dismantling Rothstein’s former associates.Prosecutors say they’re analyzing 850,000 emails from…
The last time the public heard of someone going over 100 mph on a Fort Lauderdale stretch of the A1A, it included douchebag Ryan LeVin drunkenly driving his Porsche and killing a pair of Britons.Now the IZOD IndyCar Series wants to hold the Fort Lauderdale Grand Prix on the same…
Standing up for what you believe in apparently isn’t in the South Florida Tea Party manifest.Pam Wohlschlegel — the director of the Palm Beach County chapter of the South Florida Tea Party — called it quits after Chairman Everett Wilkinson declared House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan a “public…
Trader Jack is back.Jack McKeon, manager of the 2003 Florida Marlins World Series-winning club, is taking back his old post at the age of 80.Edwin Rodríguez called it quits on the Fish, who have lost 11 straight amid a 1-19 record in June and a 32-41 record on the season…
Rep. Allen West isn’t too happy that we called him out for violating the United States Flag Code, so he decided to send out his eighth-grade-esque retort to subscribers of his weekly newsletter.Among West’s insults are “idiot Liberals,” “delusional dummies,” and “a bunch of losers.”Here’s the paragraph of what Rep…
If you haven’t already been drinking Rush Limbaugh’s Kool-Aid, now’s your chance.Limbaugh, the conservative talk-show host and Palm Beach resident, has started his own line of bottled iced tea called Two if by Tea.Branded by Boca Raton-based Karhl Holdings LLC, a 12-pack of Rush’s sauce — including labeling depicting Limbaugh…
