The Broward County Animal Care and Adoption Division and the Humane Society of Broward County recently rescued about 88 cats in a deplorable hoarding situation inside a storage facility in Fort Lauderdale. The facility was infested with bugs with no air-conditioning, and the cats were stuffed inside dirty crates that…
Don’t look now but a tropical wave has formed in the Atlantic and it’s kinda heading right for us. It’s too early to say what exactly will become of this thing but the National Hurricane Center says that the tropical wave is moving at a westwardly slant and, according to…
The Freedom from Religion Foundation has challenged the City of Pompano’s recent resolution that keeps Satanists and atheists from giving invocations and prayers before their commission meetings. In a letter addressed to Mayor Lamar Fisher, the foundation’s attorney Andrew Seidel calls the resolution unconstitutional, and a violation of a Supreme…
Heather Hironimus, the mother embroiled in the recent circumcision case, agreed to a pre-trial intervention program that will have her third-degree felony charges dropped within a year. Hironimus, who was charged with interference of custody in May after she ignored a court order to appear before a judge in Palm Beach…
Citing several reports that say a high percentage of boys being sexually abused at the Palm Beach Juvenile Correctional Facility, the ACLU of Florida is calling on Christina Daly, the Secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice to shut down the facility. The ACLU calls the Palm Beach facility…
It’s the middle of July and it’s hotter than the surface of the sun outside. And that means we’re cranking up the A/C to eleven and trying to stay as cool as possible. That also means the electric bill has a few more numbers on it than usual. But, according…
Donald Burns, the Telecom millionaire and political activist who admitted to be extorted by a gay porn actor, has reportedly put his Palm Beach mansion on the market. Just last week, gay porn actor Jarec Wentworth was found guilty for trying to extort money and a car from Burns by…
Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, who makes $124,851 even though he has no official duties as Gov. Rick Scott’s lieutenant — per the Florida Constitution — officially announced that he’s running for Marco Rubio’s soon-to-be-vacted U.S. Senate seat. Lopez-Cantera, 41, made the announcement on his YouTube channel, where he says he…
Cab drivers and limo companies are expressing serious concern over Palm Beach County easing off on certain restrictions and allowing Uber and other ride-sharing companies to conduct their own background checks. Earlier this week, the county commission laid out a new proposal that will allow Uber to continue to conduct…
Donald Trump wants to make America great again. And he’s going to do that by calling Mexicans rapists and marching his army of Nazi soldiers over to the borders to keep them out. Or, maybe. Probably not. But if Trump wants to be President of the United States of America,…
Fort Lauderale is among the worst satisfying places to live in terms of rental satisfaction accruing to a recently released Apartment List Renter Confidence Survey. In fact, Fort Lauderdale residents give the city a D grade for overall renters for city satisfaction. That’s not great. Out of 100 cities, Fort Lauderdale…
While Uber has suspended operations in Broward County, the ride-sharing company will continue to operate in Palm Beach County after a new temporary proposal that says Uber and Lyft will be able to conduct their own background checks. Background checks — and who exactly conducts them — has been a…
In case you weren’t aware, we’re about to reach the planet Pluto for the first time in history Tuesday morning. And Florida Atlantic University is all geared up to host free public events on the whole shebang. Early Tuesday morning, a NASA spacecraft known as New Horizons will be beaming…
Donald Trump has been unapologetic over his controversial statements about Mexicans coming into America illegally. And the news of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s recent jail break has only emboldened the GOP presidential candidate to tell the world that he’s right about the Mexicans and that everyone is…
A throng of Confederate flag supporters showed up to the “American & Southern Flag Rally” in Loxahatchee on Saturday to show support for the flag, which has been at the center of debate in the U.S. for the last month. Supporters adorned their cars and pickups with the rebel flag…
The BB&T Center, tucked away in a corner in Sunrise across the street from the Sawgrass Mills Mall, has been the home to the Florida Panthers since 1998, when the team moved from the old Miami Arena. This was two years after the Cats made their historic run to the…
Fan rankings, and deciding what makes a good sports fan and what doesn’t is dumb. But that didn’t stop the University of Emory from culling data and putting together a ranking of best and worst NFL fan bases. And — shocking news here — Miami Dolphins fans ranked dead last…
Teofil Brank, the gay porn actor who performs under the name Jarec Wentworth, has been found guilty of extorting Palm Beach tycoon, magicJack executive, and Republican political activist Donald Burns of $1.5 million. Brank, 25, had threatened to expose Burns over their relationship unless the millionaire forked over money and an…
Hollywood Police says they are looking to crack down on the group responsible for painting over street signs named for Confederate generals in the city. On Wednesday, New Times reported that a group calling itself #BlackOutWhiteSupremacy had claimed responsibility for painting over signs on Forrest Street and Lee Street as…
Senator Bill Nelson has announced that he will be undergoing surgery on Monday to remove prostate cancer. According to a press release, Nelson has exhibited no symptoms, and that doctors found the cancer early during a routine medical exam. The cancer has not spread, according to further studies done on…
Catherine Pileggi, the Fort Lauderdale woman convicted for murdering her 70-year-old multimillionaire boyfriend, Ron Vinci, has been sentenced to 25-years in prison. The murder investigation, which was the subject of a New Times feature, was initially handled sloppily. But during the trial, the defense argued that Vinci was a drunk,…
Palm Beach tycoon and Republican political activist Don Burns has been identified as the target of an alleged $1.5 million extortion attempt by a gay porn star named Teofil Brank — whose performer name is Jarec Wentworth — during his first day of trial. On Tuesday, Burns, who has donated…
