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…
In May, Emily Bloch, a student at Florida Atlantic University, wrote an article for the school’s newspaper, the University Press (UP), about an alleged campus gang rape. About one week after her article was published, a similar piece surfaced on the Boca Raton Tribune’s website. The byline said it was written…
Donald Burns, the Telecom millionaire and political activist who admitted to be extorted by a gay porn actor, has reportedly put his Palm Beach mansion on the market. Just last week, gay porn actor Jarec Wentworth was found guilty for trying to extort money and a car from Burns by…
Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, who makes $124,851 even though he has no official duties as Gov. Rick Scott’s lieutenant — per the Florida Constitution — officially announced that he’s running for Marco Rubio’s soon-to-be-vacted U.S. Senate seat. Lopez-Cantera, 41, made the announcement on his YouTube channel, where he says he…
On Monday, the Coral Springs Police Department gave NBC 6 reporter Keith Jones some “behind the scenes” training on what it’s like to face real-life situations experienced by police officers on a daily basis. And in almost every situation, the reporter faced violent and belligerent person and either kills or…
Cab drivers and limo companies are expressing serious concern over Palm Beach County easing off on certain restrictions and allowing Uber and other ride-sharing companies to conduct their own background checks. Earlier this week, the county commission laid out a new proposal that will allow Uber to continue to conduct…
Fifty years of bloody conflict in Colombia — thousands of deaths from firefights, sniper attacks, bombings, assassinations, and mass executions — and it all comes down to this: a group of government negotiators and rebel leaders sitting around a big table, talking about land reform and crop subsidies and what…
Donald Trump wants to make America great again. And he’s going to do that by calling Mexicans rapists and marching his army of Nazi soldiers over to the borders to keep them out. Or, maybe. Probably not. But if Trump wants to be President of the United States of America,…
Fort Lauderale is among the worst satisfying places to live in terms of rental satisfaction accruing to a recently released Apartment List Renter Confidence Survey. In fact, Fort Lauderdale residents give the city a D grade for overall renters for city satisfaction. That’s not great. Out of 100 cities, Fort Lauderdale…
While Uber has suspended operations in Broward County, the ride-sharing company will continue to operate in Palm Beach County after a new temporary proposal that says Uber and Lyft will be able to conduct their own background checks. Background checks — and who exactly conducts them — has been a…
