Fort Lauderdale Police have arrested the father and step mother of three-year-old Ahizya Osceola, who was discovered dead and stuffed in trash bags in a box inside the woman’s laundry room last week, According the Fort Lauderdale Police, Osceola is being charged with aggravated manslaughter, and child neglect. Osceola is…
“We have decided to leak 100 addresses so that our brothers residing in America can deal with you,” said a website purportedly linked to militant group Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS) that says it has a “kill list” targeting several U.S. military personnel living in America. Since then, the Pentagon…
Despite some progress here and there, Florida has, for the most part, been pretty crappy about LGBT rights. Particularly in the workplace. But now, thanks to a new study from Equality Means Business, that discrimination has a dollar value. And it’s pretty steep. According to the study, discrimination against LGBT employees…
This past Sunday night, a group of friends decided to check out some of the cheap drink specials during Fort Lauderdale’s spring break scene at Off the Hookah. But the fun took a nosedive when one member of the group noticed something on the t-shirts worn by several people at…
Analiz Osceola, the step mother of deceased three-year-old Ahizya Osceola, stuffed the boy’s body inside a box in her home’s laundry room, say court documents. Osceola claims that she heard the boy making grunting sounds at 4:00 a.m. the night before he was reported missing. She said that when she…
Yesterday, an animal rights activist traveled into rural Hendry County in his 4×4 SUV in search of a primate breeding complex that is expanding its facilities to accommodate thousands of monkeys that will be imported from Africa and used for lab testing. He hoped to bring attention to what he…
Spring Break is upon us. Which means booze, sun, surf, good times and countless people getting a swirly henna tattoo on their sunburned shoulder. But, the Florida Department of Health has issued a warning over black henna tattoos. Black henna, contains a chemical known as P-pheylenediamine — or PPD — which…
A Broward judge has ordered that the two siblings of Ahizya Osceola, the three-year-old Native American boy who was found dead in his Hollywood home last week, be temporarily taken from Ahizya’s father and step mother until police could interview one of the kids. Nelson Osceola was in court Monday…
After last week’s bombshell revelation of racist cops in the Fort Lauderdale Police ranks, the Broward criminal justice system is still reeling. The termination of three officers and resignation of another — James Wells, Christopher Sousa, Jason Holding, and Alex Alvarez, respectively — for racist text messages and other idiocy…
Bernie Weiss could be your grandpa. Nestled on the 12th floor of a custard-colored Collins Avenue retirement home, his small studio apartment bears all the signs of senescence. The air inside is as cool and moist as a supermarket veggie aisle. The coffee table is spread with gummies and Publix…
George Zimmerman has popped up again and says in a video that the justice system failed because he shouldn’t ever have had to go to trial, it was God’s wish for him to stalk and kill 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and President Barack Obama personally tried to stoke racial tensions in…
After being rescued March 10 from a vacant building, her eyes so infected they needed to be removed, Frances the dog is showing off a vibrant and affectionate personality. “She smiles from ear to ear. It’s almost like her eyes that are sewn shut are squinting when she smiles,” said…
Royal Caribbean has confirmed that a man fell overboard from their cruise ship Liberty of the Seas on Sunday. The ship, which often docks at Port Everglades, was about 20 miles off the coast of Marathon and returning to dock at Fort Lauderdale when a passenger reported seeing a man…
Rep. Patrick Murphy has announced that he’s gunning for Marco Rubio’s senate seat, whether Rubio runs for reelection, or decides to run for president, according to a report by Politico. Murphy, represents the 18th district, which covers part of Palm Beach, has been a congressman since he defeated Allen West…
Florida sends more kids to adult prisons than does any other state, largely owing to the state’s “direct file” law, which gives prosecutors — not judges — discretion over whether to charge children as adults. But this year, there are five separate bill proposals to reform the oft-criticized practice. This…
Snowbirds land in South Florida hauling all sorts of baggage. For one former Connecticut resident, that includes six lawsuits stemming from allegations of Catholic church sex abuse. The most recent allegations hit just last week. n the late 1970s and early 1980s, Father Walter Phillip Coleman was the priest at…
Nelson Osceola, the father of Ahizya Osceola, the three-year-old boy found dead in his Hollywood home last week, is set to go before a Broward judge Monday after he requested an attorney over the weekend. Osceola had been in court Saturday to learn if he would retain custody of Ahizya’s siblings,…
Three Fort Lauderdale police officers have been fired and another resigned before he could be fired after an internal affairs investigation found the cops spent time on the taxpayer clock sending each other racist text messages and sharing a racially-charged video using racial slurs and images. The officers’ names are…
The Fort Lauderdale Police department has scheduled a 4:00 p.m. press conference regarding an Internal Affairs investigation. While police are not revealing which specific investigation is being talked about, a source tells New Times that it’s related to the abrupt termination and reassignments of four Fort Lauderale police officers last…
Last week, the Florida House voted to repeal the state’s unconstitutional ban on gay adoption. But on Thursday, a bill that would allow both secular and faith-based adoption agencies that receive money from the state to turn down whatever groups of families from adopting that they see fit, passed a Florida…
“Ahizya’s body was found deceased inside the household.” The somber news, delivered early Friday morning by Hollywood Police Chief Frank Fernandez to reporters, confirmed the tragic end of the search for three-year old Hollywood boy Ahizya Osceola. Ahizya had gone missing Thursday morning, prompting a press conference and search for…
The Burmese Python problem down here is a problem. So much so that there was, once upon a time, a state sanctioned open hunt for the invasive snakes. That went bust. And now, according to a study published in The Royal Society this week, it looks like the Burmese pythons…
