The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office runs on a budget of almost a half billion dollars, with Sheriff Ric Bradshaw asking for $471 million next year. And apparently, part of that money is necessary so PBSO can hang out on Twitter and harass young females who just want to get a…
An environmental group is asking supporters to call Florida Senators Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson out on a bipartisan bill meant to streamline regulations on ballast water discharged by ships that come into port. Bilge water is the mix of salt water, fresh water, chemicals and sludge that accumulates within a…
Lil’ Wayne lit a joint on a private jet moments after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale. But the plane’s pilot was having none of that, turned the jet around and landed back on the tarmac where Weezy and his entourage were kicked off the flight. According to a report by TMZ,…
There’s nothing worse than a deadbeat dad. Well, actually, yes, there is: the deadbeat dad of a special-needs child who is wheelchair-bound thanks to a raft of developmental issues, including cerebral palsy. Especially when the deadbeat dad is a former NFL player who apparently tried to hide his money to…
The Miami Seaquarium is once again facing a lawsuit over their captive orca, Lolita. On Monday, a coalition of animal rights activists that includes PETA, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and the Orca Network, filed a lawsuit against the park saying that keeping the orca in her small tank constitutes…
Two Miami-Dade Police officers approached the gate, their eyes level and their hands on their guns. The sprawling ranch sits on five acres deep in the rural Redland, up against the Everglades, where passing aircraft that come and go from a next-door glider port provide the only visible connection to…
A BSO detention deputy driving his personal vehicle fatally hit a pedestrian near a Motel 6 in Pompano Beach. According to Public Information Officer Gina Carter, the victim was fatally struck by the while crossing the street near 1201 NW 31st Avenue. The Pompano Beach Fire Rescue team responded to…
Dontavious Mingel Blake, and his former girlfriend, Tara Jo Moore, of Palm Beach, have each been sentenced to lengthy prison times for their involvement in a child sex trafficking ring, though neither received the maximum life-in-prison sentences, according to a press release from the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office of Southern…
The whole of South Florida is experiencing major drought, with parts of Eastern Broward County suffering drier than normal rainy conditions for this time of year. According to the Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division, eastern parts of the county ads under Stage 3 drought conditions. The rest of Broward…
Judges in Broward County are starving on paltry wages between $138,000 and $162,000. Somehow, they’re not commuting to the courtroom from the homeless shelter. Nonetheless, Florida Chief Justice Jorge Labarga wants to stop the madness and get these poor jurists a decent wage. In a story published by the Sun-Sentintel…
Give these weed fans some credit: they’re not quitting. In the 2014 election, Florida voters came painfully close to pushing forward a law that would legalize cannabis use across the state , falling short by just two percentage points of the need majority number required by law. But as promised,…
In a 3-2 vote, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids sexual orientation discrimination on the job because it’s a form “sex” discrimination. While only the Supreme Court can issue a definitive ruling on the interpretation, federal courts can use…
Just a few days ago, New Times told you about how groups including Audubon and Sea Turtle Oversight Protection (STOP) train volunteers who keep watch at night on Broward County beaches to ensure hatchlings make it to the water safely. Around 11 p.m. Friday night, a 72-year old volunteer was…
The Broward County Animal Care and Adoption Division and the Humane Society of Broward County recently rescued about 88 cats in a deplorable hoarding situation inside a storage facility in Fort Lauderdale. The facility was infested with bugs with no air-conditioning, and the cats were stuffed inside dirty crates that…
Don’t look now but a tropical wave has formed in the Atlantic and it’s kinda heading right for us. It’s too early to say what exactly will become of this thing but the National Hurricane Center says that the tropical wave is moving at a westwardly slant and, according to…
Our people have suffered enough. Summer, after summer, after summer, Broward residents have passed the Hollywood area on I-95, remembering what once was. Not a day goes by that we aren’t reminded what has become widely become referred to as The Great Stirling Road Injustice of 92′. Since the fall of…
Weather ain’t no kiddie business down here in South Florida. Sure, there’s not too much variation when you look out the window — sunny day, sunny day, rain, sunny day, repeat. But especially during the summer season, when the ecological ingredients cooking in the Gulf and Atlantic are basically holding…
The Freedom from Religion Foundation has challenged the City of Pompano’s recent resolution that keeps Satanists and atheists from giving invocations and prayers before their commission meetings. In a letter addressed to Mayor Lamar Fisher, the foundation’s attorney Andrew Seidel calls the resolution unconstitutional, and a violation of a Supreme…
Heather Hironimus, the mother embroiled in the recent circumcision case, agreed to a pre-trial intervention program that will have her third-degree felony charges dropped within a year. Hironimus, who was charged with interference of custody in May after she ignored a court order to appear before a judge in Palm Beach…
Citing several reports that say a high percentage of boys being sexually abused at the Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility, the ACLU of Florida is calling on Christina Daly, the Secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice to shut down the facility. The ACLU calls the Palm Beach facility…
On Saturday, Brie Gabrielle won the Miss Florida USA pageant at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale. Fifty-nine contestants competed in three categories: evening gown, swimsuit, and interview. The 25-year-old told New Times this was her fifth year entering the contest. “It’s unreal,” she said right after winning. “I seriously…
It’s the middle of July and it’s hotter than the surface of the sun outside. And that means we’re cranking up the A/C to eleven and trying to stay as cool as possible. That also means the electric bill has a few more numbers on it than usual. But, according…
