TV actor Nicholas Brendan was hanging out at Shock Pop Comic Con in Fort Lauderdale when, at some point, he decided to take things up a few levels and show those comic nerds how real deal celebs party down — and then he ended up behind bars for not paying…
With the sudden blast of arctic coolness making its way down to our neck of the woods, Broward and Palm Beach counties have declared a cold weather emergency for at least the next two days. The National Weather Service has forecast low temperatures tonight through Thursday, including a wind chill…
Once he stole bass lines from Queen and David Bowie. Now he’s nabbing pool heaters. Palm Beach County’s Robert Van Winkle — or Vanilla Ice to all you ’90s nostalgia junkies — apparently hasn’t hung up the thug life. The 47-year-old was arrested by Lantana Police for a residential burglary,…
Kayla Mendoza, the 21-year-old woman who tweeted out “2 drunk 2 care” before driving a Hyundai Sonata the wrong way on the Sawgrass Expressway and crashing into a 2012 Toyota Camry, killing two people, pleaded guilty to two charges of DUI manslaughter in the deaths of Kaitlyn Ferrante and Marisa…
Boynton Beach City commissioners unanimously approved, on first reading, for the city to adopt a civil rights ordinance. The ordinance would establish that Boynton Beach opposes discrimination based on race, nationality, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity, among factors. It’s another progressive move by the city that has steadily…
Riviera Beach Police busted into a home by shooting out the front windows and throwing a flash-bang grenade before pointing a gun at the homeowner in search of drugs and money. But turns out, they got the wrong house. And the woman whose house they broke into and held at…
Last summer, we brought you a sad tragedy from the streets of Hollywood involving a love triangle involving a gang-banging drug dealer, a young woman, and the struggling MMA-fighter they allegedly murdered. Now, there’s a coda to the murder of Michael Rivera. The father of the man police say pulled…
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that heroin-related deaths spiked 39 percent between 2012 and 2013. According to the CDC, 8,257 people died of heroin-related deaths in 2013, compared with 5,925 deaths in 2012. The number of overdose deaths overall increased from 41,340 to 43,982. Overall,…
As she climbed the hill leading to Florida’s State Capitol last spring, Lauren Book broke from a walk into a run. The 29-year-old blond with a pink ribbon wrapped around her ponytail raised both arms in triumph and flashed a huge smile as she crossed the finish line of the…
Sharks are sort of a way of life ’round these parts. So it only makes sense that we start betting on them like people do horses at Gulf Stream. Except instead of going home angry and broke and cursing your horse’s jockey, you’re doing some good and helping some scientists…
Every patrolling police officer in Florida may soon be required to have a body camera, but the ACLU says proposed restrictions on how footage can be released to the public does more to protect police misconduct than fight it. For weeks, Rep. Shevrin Jones has been pushing House Bill 47,…
Two participants in a smuggling scam that secreted acid-like hallucinogens into a Broward Sheriff’s Office facility have pleaded guilty in federal court. But this story — which was broken by New Times in early December — doesn’t look like it’s over yet. Court records show Dean Aubol and Gregory Golden…
Tax day is a mere two months away. And while some of us owe and some of us won’t be satisfied with our return, now is a good time to remind ourselves that we’ve got it pretty good here in Florida when it comes to taxes. Most of us already…
On February 25, 2014, Carlos Gracida raced down the field at the Everglades Polo Club atop a powerful thoroughbred pony. After decades of being among the best to play the game, having already won every major prize and tournament multiple times in his long career, the 53-year-old had nothing left…
All indications point to All Aboard Florida being a go, even with opposition from concerned citizens growing. The private rail service that plans on running a passenger train from Miami to Orlando with stops in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach announced last month that it had hired Fort Lauderdale-based…
Oh yes. The Monday after Valentine’s Day. You’re probably either still basking in that lovey-dovey afterglow or you’re in day two of the kind of epic, soul-killing hangover that comes from pounding Miller Lites alone in an efficiency apartment while looking at your ex’s honeymoon pics on Facebook (uh, or…
Earlier this month, the federal government classified Lolita the orca as endangered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sending ripples across animal activists and whale lovers the world over. This meant that the orca, who has been captive and performing twice a day at the Miami Seaquarium since…
A 65-year-old West Palm Beach man at the center of a million-dollar gambling bust last week has a long history of running similar operations with Italian Mafia ties that goes back to when Ronald Reagan ruled the nation. Pasquale “Patsy” Capolongo was taken into custody along with several other men…
After falling painfully short of passing a bill that could have ended greyhound racing in Florida last year, advocates for the racing dogs have come back for another round, this time armed with a new study that reminds everyone of the cruelty these animals endure when forced to race. Grey2K…
In Haiti, anti-goverment protests have rocked the island nation over the past two months as thousands of people have taken to the streets over a wide range of issues, including delayed elections and high fuel prices. Often, Haitian police have fired tear gas to suppress the crowds, which gives the…
With little fanfare this week, the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress went ahead and passed legislation that would move ahead with the controversial Keystone Pipeline project. This tees up a showdown with President Obama, who’s already said there’s fat chance he’d sign it. But the good thing about congressional votes: They give…
Three Pembroke Pines minors — a 13-year-old girl and two 12-year-old boys — have been charged with electronic transmission of child pornography after they allegedly created an Instagram account that posted explicit photos of other minors in the Broward County area. Pembroke Pines Police say the account, which had around…
