Back in 2012, Marco Rubio invoked his right to tell people he wasn’t a scientist when he was asked something that has a clear answer based on scientific evidence. Now Gov. Rick Scott is also invoking that right, for the seemingly same reasons. On Tuesday, the governor was asked if…
Members of the Boynton Beach Police Department were caught on cell-phone video using excessive force on two seventh-graders they pulled off a school bus for bad behavior. The two videos, uploaded to LiveLeak.com, show one officer putting one of the students in a chokehold and another officer kicking the other…
Urged on by a coalition of engaged and alarmed citizens, public officials in Collier County yesterday stood up to a Texas oil company and the state Department of Environmental Protection and pressed on with their decision to sue for greater safeguards against acid fracking in the Everglades. See also: -…
Ever find yourself complaining about how expensive parking is in Fort Lauderdale? Of course you do. Parking is enough of a pain in the ass to begin with; then you have to put a dent in your bank account to do it. But take heart! Because it’s not as bad…
Update, 11 a.m.: The appeals court has granted the emergency order. A copy of the ruling is posted below. Original story: A Florida mother is hoping the Fourth District Court of Appeals will intervene and stop a court order that her 3-year-old son be circumcised. Heather Hironimus of Boynton Beach…
A Broward attorney who was charged with operating a multimillion-dollar fraud, is on the lam and is considered armed and dangerous, according to the FBI. Michael Ralph Casey, 67, who practiced law in Fort Lauderdale, was indicted on federal mail and wire fraud conspiracy charges for his alleged involvement in…
Marckenson Chery, a 29-year-old Fort Lauderdale man, is accused of alleged cyber-sex sessions on Skype with a 15-year-old girl from San Francisco. Federal agents from Homeland Security say that the girl’s father discovered hundreds of messages between Chery and the girl and that the sessions had been going on for…
At a time when climate change is the big topic of discussion and debate between scientists and politicians, Fort Lauderdale is at least doing its part to make sure things get green. The city is doing so much for the environment, in fact, that it was named among the top…
The Miami Heat took a 3-1 lead in its Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against Brooklyn on Monday night, beating the Nets 102-96. While there are plenty of game and series recaps to peruse, we at the Pulp like to dig deeper and get into some specific stuff you may or…
Bitcoin is said to have been created five years ago by an anonymous computer programmer (or programmers) called Satoshi Nakamoto. This pseudonym is a male Japanese name, but it’s never been traced to a real person and no one knows for sure if one or many individuals created the electronic…
Suburbs don’t get much tidier than Coral Springs. The boxy patch of West Broward is made up of neighborhoods of modest ranch homes planted evenly on shady, manicured lawns. It’s Mayberry 2.0, a David Lynch movie before shit goes bad. Behind the front door of one such modest suburban house…
On May 1, a customer entered a Pompano Beach Subway looking nervous. He paced back and forth across the eatery’s lobby before asking employee Joaquin Zapata to ring him up for a soda and chips. Apparently changing his mind at the register, he then inquired instead about the price of…
The Miami Heat became the last team to lose a game among those remaining in the playoffs on Saturday, when the Brooklyn Nets took Game 3. And now that it’s leading the best-of-seven series only 2-1, the Nets’ Paul Pierce has decided to do that thing where he chirps up…
Floridians who go out and purchase hurricane supplies can expect not to pay any sales tax, thanks to Rick Scott signing the hurricane tax-holiday bill, HB 5601, on Monday. The tax holiday means that things like batteries, generators, radios, tarps, and first-aid kits will be sales-tax-free during hurricane season, which…
Chicago businessman and GOP activist Larry Horist moved to Boca Raton two years ago and has started to make a splash in local right-wing circles. He’s featured speaker at tonight’s Wellington meeting of the Palm Beach County Tea Party. See also: – Tea Party: Let’s Rewrite the U.S. Constitution Touted…
The Federal Aviation Administration says an unmanned drone nearly collided with a commercial US Airways jet over Florida several weeks ago. The FAA says the possibility of drones and planes crashing into one another is becoming more and more a threat. According to reports, on March 22, the 50-seat airliner…
Update: Authorities have given the all-clear after the package the bomb squad inspected was ruled not to be a threat. Suspicions arose after a bag was found in the school parking lot. A bomb squad robot inspected the bag and found there was nothing in it. The bomb squad took…
This past legislative session was a rare productive period for your usually fractious Florida lawmakers. Not only did the state’s representatives pass meaningful legislation; they somehow managed to do so without going full tilt into the Red State shenanigans that usually make Florida a punch line on The Daily Show…
It’s getting to the point where it’s almost become its own parody. But it’s no joke. For the second time in a week, a Miami Dolphins player tweeted out something dumb concerning a player in the draft. Safety Don Jones tweeted out disapproving comments about Michael Sam — the NFL’s…
Democracy is a beautiful thing. It gives us presidents, laws, and American Idol winners. And now we can add yet another thing to Democracy’s shining list of accomplishments: our Best Of Readers’ Poll nominees…
You can now add Margate in the growing number of Broward County and Palm Beach cities extending benefits to same-sex couples. In a 3-2 vote earlier this week, Margate’s city commissioners approved to extend benefits to same-sex couples who were legally married in another state, or are in a domestic…
Earlier this week, the White House released its National Climate Assessment, and, judging by the results of that assessment, things are looking pretty bleak for the environment. Particularly in South Florida. Sea levels are on the rise, and South Florida is sinking. But Sen. and presidential hopeful Marco Rubio has…
