Palm Beach Sheriff’s deputies who were serving a warrant to arrest a Lake Worth man on child porn charges discovered fifty dead cats stuffed in freezers in the man’s home. Animal Care and Control were called in Wednesday to remove the dead cats from the man’s home. Neighbors claimed to…
Last month, Miami Marlins uber-slugger Giancarlo Stanton made it very clear that he was still unhappy about the way the team handles their business when it comes to building winners. Yet now, in news that can only be taken with a couple of barrels of salt — given the team’s…
Former WPTV-Ch. 5 weatherman (and former New Times Best Weathercaster) Rob Lopicola, who was sentenced to 56 months in prison after he engaged in unlawful sexual activity with a teen boy he met on Craigslist, might be in more hot water now, according to a report. Gossip Extra is reporting…
While we have our share of weird-ass species down here in Florida — lion fish, huge burmese pythons, super snakes, giant african snails, something called crazy ants — none seem to be more hazardous than a specific type of caterpillar Florida scientists are now warning us about. It’s called the…
Environmentalists took one on the chin Tuesday when Collier County officials voted to drop a lawsuit they’d filed against the Department of Environmental Protection over the state’s policing of fracking by Texas oil prospectors in the Great Cypress Swamp watershed. See also: – Frack No More: Activists Drive Texas Oil…
September is not shaping up to be a banner month for the Coconut Creek Police Department. One of the department’s officers has been busted in a sex sting of a Boca Raton Asian massage parlor. But James Yacobellis isn’t a stranger to trouble. Barely mentioned in most of the recent…
One of the coolest parts of Fort Lauderdale is its man-made finger islands off of Las Olas Boulevard. They offer easy access to downtown, amazing water views of the city’s famous canals, and a quick walk to the beach. For years, savvy renters could find amazing deals here — cheap…
Jose Padilla, the Fort Lauderdale-based jihadist who was convicted in 2007 on charges of supporting Al Qaeda and terrorism conspiracy, was handed a new 21-year prison sentence. The ruling came on Tuesday from an appeals court that deemed Padillia’s original 17-year sentence was too lenient. His lawyer argued during the…
Gov. Rick Scott has been spending millions on ads attacking Charlie Crist and his flip-flopping ways, pointing out how he much he screwed Florida the first time he was governor of the state. Now Crist is fighting back and, as he did with gay marriage rights, he’s attacking Scott on…
Polo mogul John Goodman’s fate continues taking detours and u-turns with the news that the jury selection in his DUI manslaughter retrial will take place in Tampa, not Palm Beach County. The news broke over the weekend when Hillsborough Chief Judge Manuel Menendez told the Tampa Tribune that jury selection…
Inside a windowless warehouse across from the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, workers rip up carpet and pressure-clean AstroTurf. Construction of several film sets is underway. One is meant to look like a college library; another, a receptionist’s office. A third is modeled after a stereotypical 20-something girly-girl’s bedroom, complete with…
James Yacobellis, the Coconut Creek cop who made headlines last year after the force suspended him for a year and a half for improper conduct but paid him his full salary anyway, was busted after walking into a Boca Raton spa that was actually a front for prostitution. Yacobellis, 39,…
Mosab Hassan Yousef was born in Ramallah in 1978. By 1987, his father, Sheik Hassan Yousef, was helping to found Hamas. Mosab has said that he was raised to want to become a soldier fighting Israel and that he was first arrested at the age of 10 for throwing rocks…
Ernest Valdes stands on top of the ring’s ropes and uses his championship belt as a mirror. He primps into the gold plastic’s reflection, making sure his hair — oil-spill slick with leave-in conditioner — is perfectly in place. Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What” blasts through the speakers of…
“Does this sound like a rally to help the sick?” So says a 30 second ad from anti-medical marijuana group No On 2 in reference to John Morgan’s profanity-laced rant from a week ago. Morgan, the Orland-based attorney and medical marijuana advocate who has poured millions of his own money…
Broward Sheriff’s Deputies found the body of a 68-year-old woman who had been murdered and stored in a garment bag after they were called to check on the woman. The officers found a garment bag hidden inside a closet in an apartment located on 4255 Crystal Lake Drive after a…
Update: BSO has released the identity of the Wilton Manors man police shot and killed Sunday as Thomas Carberry. Carberry was 50. Original post: The suicidal Wilton Manors man who wandered outside his home with a gun, threatening to shoot his roommates and police, told the responding Wilton Manors Police…
United for Care, a pro-medical marijuana lobby backed by attorney John Morgan, faces its biggest opponent: Florida’s cops. In June, members of the newly formed Don’t Let Florida Go to Pot coalition assembled in Tallahassee to educate voters on the dangers of marijuana and discourage voters from passing Amendment 2,…
They did it. They actually friggin’ did it! The Miami Dolphins managed to overcome their own Dolphiningness and decimated the New England Patriots 33-20 to start the 2014 season with a bang. Miami wrecked the haters in the face and took names as they sacked Tom Brady, forced turnovers, and…
In April, New Times reported on the filing of a lawsuit that had everyone’s inner ’90s alt-rock fan paying attention. Back in 2013, Candlebox — the grunge chart-toppers of “Far Behind” fame — had been mapping out a comeback to mark the band’s 20th anniversary. The band’s then-managers, Lujen Brands,…
On Friday, the Florida Supreme Court (FSC) declined to hear the so-called Shaw case, regarding a Hillsborough County lesbian couple who are seeking a divorce. The FSC explained that the Second District Court of Appeal must first rule on the case before directing it to the FSC…
Update 3: NORAD and the FAA confirm the plane crashed 14 miles off the coast of Port Antonio, Jamaica at about 2:15 p.m. Only the pilot and his wife were aboard the flight. Update 2: The AP is reporting that the plane has crashed in Jamaica. FlightAware.com no longer shows…
