Broward County Circuit Judge (and misdemeanor drug court judge) Gisele Pollack, who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in early May, sat before a panel of the state’s Judicial Qualifications Commission on Thursday and vowed never to drink again. Pollack, who pled guilty in September for driving…
The Miami Dolphins opened a very large can of whoop-ass on the Buffalo Bills Thursday night, decimating the Bills 22-9 in a game that was slathered in playoff implications. The winner of this game would move on to challenge for the AFC East title, the loser would be on the…
A group that claims to be a champion of transparency has been filing a slew of lawsuits against Florida’s government agencies, ostensibly to force the agencies to comply with public records laws. But just how much money has the group won? They’re not willing to say. Over the past few…
In less than 40 hours, Hurricanes fans and Seminoles fans alike will flock to the Sun Life Stadium parking lots to share the same tailgate grounds, and this is going to shock you, but some of them might not exactly have the nicest things to say to each other. Hey,…
A courtroom hearing erupted into chaos after the teen brother of a stabbing victim physically attacked the murder suspect during bond court. Seventeen-year-old Kayla Storey’s brother Robbie attacked her alleged murderer, and deputies had to take down the young man as he lunged at suspect Bryan Augstin. It took three…
The Miramar High football team has officially been banned from the state playoffs after the school self-reported allegations of ineligible students and “impermissible benefits” to players. Principal Loli Formoso sent parents an email explaining that the school was pulling out of the playoffs and the reasons why. On Thursday morning,…
With the midterm election dust settling and political donors and insiders getting ready to do it all all over again in a couple of years, Marco Rubio has decided to go all-in without actually making any kind of announcement of a 2016 run at the White House by releasing a…
Kayaking can be a fun, relaxing time to spend an afternoon. Except, of course, when there’s a 13-foot hammerhead shark stalking you the entire way. Not as fun or relaxing. But that’s what happened to a pair of kayakers off the shores of Palm Beach earlier this week. The shark…
If your morning commute features a trip through central Broward on I-95 north, you may have noticed a new work of art recently, hanging from an overpass south of the Cypress Creek exit. Florida Department of Transportation officials called it vandalism (but didn’t conduct an investigation) and scheduled a cleanup…
As reported earlier by New Times, a midmorning protest went on as scheduled outside of the home of Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler on Wednesday. About 60 homeless advocates and some homeless people carried signs and chanted outside the home while mounted police guarded Seiler’s driveway. The protest was the…
For a city with the highest concentration of same-sex couples, Fort Lauderdale got a pretty substandard score in the Municipal Equality Index this year. The index, released annually by the gay-rights group Human Rights Campaign, grades how municipalities across the country treat lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender residents. And Fort…
Jillian Pim hunger-striking in protest of Fort Lauderdale homeless feeding laws from Voice Media Group; video by Dylan Bouscher. Jillian Pim hasn’t eaten in over a week. She only drinks lemon water, twice a day adding salt for electrolytes. Jillian and her husband, Nathan Pim, are activists with South Florida…
A West Palm Beach teenager’s conviction for possessing a half gram of weed was reversed because the cop who arrested him says he stopped the kid for truancy — but the kid wasn’t actually skipping school at the time, making the initial stop unlawful and the evidence obtained inadmissable. According…
Fort Lauderdale is one of the most vibrant and dynamic cities in the world. It’s the Venice of America. It’s the yachting capital of the world. It’s eco-friendly. Unfortunately, all those accolades don’t always extend to its opinions. This is a city that has a thriving downtown vibe and is…
Although the issue of sharing food with the homeless is viral right now, when the TV news station vans drive off, the city’s businesses in downtown will still be there. Some-business owners like Robin Merrill from the Upper Room Art Gallery are taking their support for the new food sharing…
Sean Petrozzino, a quadruple amputee who had been considered a “person of interest” in the shooting deaths of his parents, has committed suicide, according to Memphis police. Authorities had initially believed Petrozzino was headed for Coral Springs in his dead father’s car after police found his parents, Nancy Petrozzino, 64,…
Rush Limbaugh, a man who has made a living slamming people by saying vile things about them, is threatening to sue the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for what his lawyer says were attempts to paint the conservative talk show host in a bad light. According to the Daily Caller, Limbaugh…
The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office has been selectively taking names of police officers who get arrested off the booking blotter, effectively giving busted cops special treatment over regular folks who get their names, mug shots, and personal information put online for all to see when they get thrown in jail…
Polo mogul John Goodman’s second trial for DUI manslaughter may be done, but there are still some big unanswered questions hanging over the proceedings. New information is now trickling out over a Vermont man’s offer to sway the jury, a scam that could tee up the trial for a potential…
Aaron Jackson was prepared to be arrested for handing out 30 boxes of Little Caesars pizza in front of City Hall yesterday. Instead, Fort Lauderdale Police officers cited Jackson, the president of Planting Peace who is known as a “CNN Hero” for his work deworming kids in Haiti and for…
Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on March 3, 2011, 16-year-old Susan Jackson returned to the Vanguard School in Lake Wales after a trip to Starbucks with a classmate. The girls’ dorm monitor, Kami Land, had driven them in her car to the coffee shop and then dropped them off near Boyd…
