The City of Hallandale Beach wants one of its own police officers and his union to pay attorney’s fees for the person who successfully sued them in a civil rights case involving excessive force. The incident happened in 2009 when Kenneth Salazar made a left turn on Hallandale Beach Boulevard…
Scott and Marsha Yandell were growing 40 pounds of pot in a rented house in St. Augustine — but they were surprised to be arrested, because they had “patient ID cards” they thought allowed them to grow and sell weed for medical reasons. The card was issued to them by…
If you’re on Tinder or Grindr, or e harmony looking for love, you’re probably doing it wrong. What you need is someone to feel out the romantic connection vibes for you and then badger random strangers to make your love connection. That’s what Boca resident Deborah Graham is all about…
Since 1970, Lolita, the orca in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium, has done thousands of shows for audiences. However, due to her new status as an endangered animal, she may soon no longer be forced to perform. In 2005, NOAA officials listed Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW) as endangered due to…
Today, Hollywood serves up its latest big budget confection, The Avengers: Age of Ultron. The latest Marvel comic to blow up the big screen is expected to rake in billions. But before you shell out your lunch money on a ticket, take a moment to consider that Captain America —…
The Miami Dolphins didn’t screw up the draft. With the 14th overall pick in Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft, the Dolphins selected standout wide receiver DeVante Parker from Louisville University. For a team that has seemingly picked a fat guy every year, this was not only a refreshing…
Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ramesh Nandlal used excessive force when he shot and killed 44-year-old Richard Montero, who was inebriated and unarmed, in 2010, a West Palm Beach federal jury ruled on Wednesday. The jury has ordered the PBSO to award Montero’s family $540,000. Gossip Extra reports that the…
Twenty years ago, authorities noticed that, because of a quirk in the law, the federal agency that’s supposed to be protecting animals lacked the power to refuse license renewals to facilities, so long as the facility declared that it was following the law. Nothing has been done to change that…
Florida’s best known wild animal is not one to f-with in the wild. The famed Florida Panther — a protected endangered species that scientists estimate has been reduced to somewhere between 100 and 160 animals — lands in the headlines any time one is found dead. And when one is…
The Florida Department of Children and Families released a comprehensive report on Tuesday that found the state’s child protections agencies dropped the ball in catching what it calls a “long pattern of substance misuse, generalized neglect and physical injury” to Ahziya Osceola. Following the tragic death of the three-year-old in…
A fracking bill that would have allowed gas and oil companies to not disclose what chemicals they would use during fracking has died. The Senate had been scheduled to vote on HB 1205 on Wednesday. Even thought the House ended the legislative session three days early, Florida parliamentary rules gives…
Analiz Osceola pleaded not guilty to aggravated manslaughter charges in Broward Circuit court on Wednesday morning. Osceola was charged after her 3-year-old stepson Ahziya was found dead wrapped in garbage bags and stuffed in a box inside her home in March. Additionally, Osceola’s request to have her bond reduced from $230,000 to…
Broward County has gone ahead and pushed through regulations for ridesharing app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft. Even as Uber threatened that they simply could not do business in the county under the regulations, the commissioners voted for new regulations to be imposed, including more thorough background checks for…
In an action called, “Expose the Slaveholders,” activist group the Dream Defenders is in Boca Raton today to protest GEO Group, the Boca-based private prison corporation, which is having its annual shareholders meeting this week. For the past few years, protesters have demonstrated in Boca for GEO Group’s shareholders meeting,…
Gov. Rick Scott has is suing Barack Obama, alleging the federal government was trying to make Florida expand Medicaid, which is something Scott had once said he wanted. Specifically, Scott is claiming that the federal government ended the Low Income Pool (LIP) healthcare program in an attempt to coerce the…
The Florida House of Representatives cut short their legislative session by three days on Tuesday, meaning that any hope of getting any kind of medical marijuana initiative passed will have to wait until 2016. A couple of medical marijuana bills had been introduced into the current session, including HB 683,…
On Tuesday, our sister paper Miami New Times published an article by Luther Campbell (aka Uncle Luke) with the headline “Pat Riley Needs to Reevaluate Whether Erick Spoelstra Is Right For the Heat.” Allow us to retort. Erik Spoelstra is fine and Pat Riley doesn’t need to do anything with…
On Monday we told you about how the Town of Palm Beach’s sand re-nourishment project has killed endangered sea turtles in Midtown Beach. But now it seems that the project may have been fouled up further. According to the Palm Beach Post, town officials are saying that the sand brought…
Palm Beach County has its fair share of deep-pocketed party animals. But none of the usual trust-fund wild men has the same tabloid pedigree as Paul David Pope. Son of the founder of the National Enquirer, Pope is best-known today for his frequent legal battles with his mother over what…
When Republican state representative Bill Hager walks around his district in Delray Beach, he says it’s not a rare occurrence to see fights, drug transactions, and even mattresses getting thrown out of windows. And he blames sober houses for blighting the quality of life in the trendy beachside city. “The…
Claire was a tall, athletic 26-year-old from the Midwest who boasted a 3.97 GPA, often appeared on the dean’s list, and had earned her master’s degree in philosophy. She had been accepted by three doctoral programs in philosophy but chose the University of Miami. Claire was a perfectionist. On top…
Back in April of 2010, Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ramesh Nandlal fatally shot 44-year-old Richard Montero after the officer and his partner got into a scuffle with an inebriated Montero. Montero was unarmed when he was shot. A little over a year later, Deputy Nandial and his partner, Victor Blackman,…
