On the same day that the parents of a student killed in a marching band hazing session filed a lawsuit against Florida A&M University, its president, James Ammons, has resigned, according to the Associated Press. The move comes a month after the university’s board of trustees passed a vote of…
Lauren Orban is a music teacher at a Bradenton elementary school in Manatee County. She’s at the center of a debate there that could end up costing her career: She wrote on Facebook that “I’m fairly convinced that one of my students may be the evolutionary link between orangutans and…
Former WPTV weatherman (and, uh, New Times’ 2002 best weathercaster) Robert Lopicola was arrested Monday on charges he gave fellatio to two teen boys who responded to ads he had posted on Craigslist.Police say the alleged sexual relationships started via text message — and they included some of those sent…
South Florida’s favorite ‘roid-pushing, Twitter-pontificating baseball meathead has made a triumphant return to major league baseball: During the MLB All-Star Game on Monday night, the Kansas City TV market got to see Miami’s son, Jose Canseco. The first 40-40 man in history was there, right in the middle of the…
Last month, Terry Jones (the “Burn a Qur’an Day” guy) hanged President Barack Obama in effigy on the front lawn of Dove World Outreach Center, the Gainesville church where he was the pastor until late last year. It earned him a few calls from the Secret Service and an IRS…
See also: Former Broward Teachers Union President Patrick Santeramo Arrested, Faces 200 Years in Prison.Former Broward Teachers Union President Patrick Santeramo turned himself in today after being charged with 20 counts of various racketeering, theft, and money-laundering charges. There are dozens of pages of accusations to wade through, but one…
UPDATE, 11:45: Documents show Santeramo allegedly steered BTU funds to the political campaigns of both Hillary Clinton and Alex Sink.Original post, 10:59:Prosecutors announced last November that they were investigating Patrick Santeramo, who was then president of the Broward Teachers Union. Now, the shoe hath dropped: Squarely onto Santeramo’s ass.He turned…
Former WPTV weatherman Robert Lopicola has been arrested on charges he had sexual relationships with two underage boys he met through Craigslist. The Wilton Manors 42-year-old, who now works as a personal trainer, allegedly met up with an anorexic 15-year-old from Boca Raton in October 2010 and performed oral sex…
All they wanted to do was fly from L.A. to Fort Lauderdale.About 100 passengers were stuck in Houston on Sunday after an unruly 81-year-old man forced a Spirit Air red-eye flight to make an emergency landing in Texas, according to ABC News. The man was “like, touching everybody,” according to…
There’s been a lot of drama — too much, really — surrounding Nadya “Octomom” Suleman’s alleged contracts to strip at South Florida gentlemen’s clubs — first she was going to do a five-night engagement at T’s Lounge Palm Beach, then she got mad and changed her mind, and then, according…
Police say 17-year-old Joel Fabian Davila is on the run and should be considered “armed and dangerous” after allegedly shooting his mother’s boyfriend during a fight.The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office says Davila shot the man at the Sand & Sea Mobile Home Park on the 1600 block of NW 21st…
Officials have confirmed that a decomposed body discovered by hikers in Coconut Creek’s Tradewinds Park yesterday is 45-year-old Claudia Murphy, who was last seen wandering away from a Margate restaurant in March, according to NBC Miami.Murphy’s family spent weeks passing out fliers and searching for her; her husband, Frank Murphy,…
There was a hearing today in the case of Matthew Bent, who was found guilty of aggravated battery for setting then-middle-schooler Michael Brewer on fire in October 2009. He was supposed to be sentenced July 23, but now the conviction itself could be on the rocks after allegations surfaced in…
Quick parenting note: If your malnourished 14-year-old son does tons of drugs, don’t let your trailer catch fire. The cops will find out about it, and get, like, so mad.That’s what happened Tuesday, when 47-year-old Darin MacDannald was arrested in Deerfield Beach on child cruelty charges. Police say his son,…
Welcome to this week’s post of the Broward-Palm Beach edition of Mug-Shot Friday, a longstanding franchise focusing on the week’s most eye-catching mug shots from South Florida’s tat heads, tough guys, and femmes fatale. Check out Miami New Times’ Riptide blog for the Miami-Dade edition…
For a guy who acts like he carries his testicles around in a wheelbarrow, Allen West is sure going to great lengths to avoid confrontation on the campaign trail.In addition to refusing to debate primary opponent Bob Crowder, West is ducking the editorial board of the Palm Beach Post, whom…
You may be under the impression that our congressmen disagree with one another because they’ve reviewed the evidence about a given topic, searched themselves for the right thing to do, and simply come to different conclusions.A video posted earlier this week, however, shows something different: Sometimes, congressmen are opposed to…
Update, 2:25 p.m.: Lopez was reportedly offered his job back. He declined, adding what looks to be a conclusion on the biggest life guard PR meltdown we can remember.Original post, 11 a.m.:Hallandale Beach lifeguard Tomas Lopez ran 1,500 feet outside of his assigned area to help save a drowning victim…
The Miami Heat has reached a settlement to recoup part of what it says was a $3 million loss from its involvement in the $1.4 billion Scott Rothstein Ponzi scheme, according to documents filed Tuesday.The RRA bankruptcy trust initially sued the Heat and its affiliate, Basketball Properties Ltd., to get…
George Zimmerman might be getting out of jail, even after having his bail revoked for lying to the court about all those donations he’s been taking in from folks who think we should all be allowed to shoot each other.Though his original bail was set at $150,000, a judge this…
It’s a small bill, but we’ve finally got a hint of bipartisanship in Florida.Lawrence Davis was a World War II veteran who died without any family, any money — or any casket. He was buried in a Florida national cemetery in 2004 in a cardboard box. His body was discovered…
The good news: The section of Broward Boulevard between SE Tenth and 12th avenues is getting a face-lift from the county. The bad news: That section of the road is going to be narrowed to one lane in either direction, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every weekday, plus Saturdays.The construction…
