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, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison, and six years probation. Citing her showing remorse,…
Douglas Bates, the disbarred lawyer who was sentenced to five years in federal prison for assisting Scott Rothstein in his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, is getting 20 months shaved off that sentence for helping prosecutors. Bates, 56, had pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. According to the Sun-Sentinel, U.S. District Judge…
Fort Lauderdale Fleet Week has arrived, which means sailers, Navy vessels, and all around awesomeness. Ships and cutters will be rolling into Port Everglades from May 4 through the 10th, including an amphibious assault craft, a Coast Guard response cutter, and two legendary Navy destroyers. Here are the coolest of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Dr. Krishan Tripuraneni, a Wellington-based gastroenterologist who plead guilty to tax evasion in January, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison, plus one year of supervised release. Tripuraneni, who hid $18 million from the IRS, filed more than $6 million in fraudulent tax returns. Tripuraneni, 57, ran the thriving Palm Beach Gastroenterology…
The mangled flipper resembled a piece of rotting chicken, the shredded meat looking like it had been caught in the blades of a lawn mower. The flipper belonged to a loggerhead turtle, one of several endangered sea turtle species that nest in the sands of South Florida. But this mauling…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will be deciding if they’ll be issuing Black Bear hunting licenses in Florida. The Black Bear, which is native to Florida, had at one time been an endangered species. But that was a mere three years ago, and the animal continues ti face…
A criminal complaint filed by the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida reveals how flakka is brought into the U.S. and distributed by a dealer. On Thursday, authorities announced the arrest of a 22-year-old Palm Beach woman named Jaime Lewis for importing flakka from China, where authorities say…
A police dashcam video captured a 2013 incident where a Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office deputy shooting down an unarmed black man. The video, obtained by WPTV, shows then-20-year old Dontrell Stephens riding on his bike as the officer is following him. When Stephens realizes he’s being followed, he jumps off…
A massive fire engulfed an 80-foot yacht docked behind the Bahia Mar resort on Fort Lauderdale beach Wednesday night. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue says they received a 911 call from Marina staff at around 10:30 p.m. at the marina located at 801 Seabreeze Boulevard. They say no one was aboard the…
