Hollywood Police shave been trying to track down the suspect who struck and killed 31-year-old Jason Swanson on Sunday before driving off. Thus far, they’ve got little to go on. “Only a better description of the suspect’s vehicle,” Hollywood PD spokesperson Jamie Hernandez tells New Times. The one break…
And just like that, the Florida Panther’s season is over. After a furious run and a season filled with anticipation of a playoff berth, the Cats saw their season essentially die at the hands of the Boston Bruins when they allowed a goal with 3:38 remaining in the third period…
Remember when the Oakland Raiders were demolished by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII in 2002? The game was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego and the Bucs trounced the favored Raiders 48-21. And, somehow, a Raiders AFC Championship ring found its way to Delray Beach because…
West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio has joined the growing number of politicians and leaders across the country that have placed a travel ban to Indiana in response to the so-called religious freedom law Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed into law this week. The law, called the Religious Freedom Restoration…
Lisa “Noodles” Hayden-Gorden’s light-blue 2003 Hyundai Elantra was covered in muddy water, the ink-black detritus caked the windshield and windows, hiding her lifeless body inside. A tow truck dragged the Hyundai up a launch that led straight into the murky water, off the boating slip in Cooley’s Landing, the marina located…
Jason Swanson was found in the middle of the street on 56th avenue, his body was on fire. Pieces of a vehicle were strewn across the road not far from where Swanson lay. The Hollywood Police officers responding to the scene tried to extinguish the flames from Swanson’s body, and…
A controversial bill that would have made kratom a Schedule I controlled substance, classifying it as a drug that has a high potential for abuse and no medical benefit, has been amended. The amendment includes having the state’s attorney general, as well as the Department of Children and Families, and the…
Tax Day is a mere two weeks away, and there’s a good chance you haven’t done them yet. Sure, Florida remains one of the tax friendliest states, actually doing taxes remains a tedious pain in the neck. Fact is, you’d probably rather spend a few extra bucks to have an…
(Note: on reports, investigators have alternately spelled his name Ahziya and Ahizya) Someone, or something, struck Ahziya Osceola in the abdomen so hard,the injuries eventually killed him. According to the Broward Medical Examiner’s findings, detailed in Analiz and Nelson Osceola’s arrest warrants, their three-year-old son died from “blunt impact abdominal…
The state has decided not to press criminal charges on three Pembroke Pines minors who posted nude photos of other minors onto an Instagram account. Instead, the three, a 13-year-old girl, and two 12-year-old boys, will do community service and go to therapy. The three were arrested and charged…
Florida is already home to dozens of invasive species that have been damaging our environment. But things are about to get really insane now because the two most destructive termite species on the planet have decided to join forces and make baby super termites — in Florida. According to University…
“No child should ever endure what little Ahizya had to endure during his life,” Hollywood Police Chief Frank Fernandez told a gaggle of reporters as he announced the arrest of the father and stepmother in connection to the death of three-year-old Ahizya Osceola Wednesday afternoon. Police say when Ahizya’s body…
Big Time in Hollywood, FL, Comedy Central’s latest sitcom, is neither big time, nor Hollywood, FL. The show, which premiered its first episode Wednesday night, is funny, if you’re into dick jokes, ultra-violent gags, and slacker humor. It’s a sort of mix between It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Workaholics. What it…
Fort Lauderdale Police have arrested the father and step mother of three-year-old Ahizya Osceola, who was discovered dead and stuffed in trash bags in a box inside the woman’s laundry room last week, According the Fort Lauderdale Police, Osceola is being charged with aggravated manslaughter, and child neglect. Osceola is…
“We have decided to leak 100 addresses so that our brothers residing in America can deal with you,” said a website purportedly linked to militant group Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS) that says it has a “kill list” targeting several U.S. military personnel living in America. Since then, the Pentagon…
Despite some progress here and there, Florida has, for the most part, been pretty crappy about LGBT rights. Particularly in the workplace. But now, thanks to a new study from Equality Means Business, that discrimination has a dollar value. And it’s pretty steep. According to the study, discrimination against LGBT employees…
Analiz Osceola, the step mother of deceased three-year-old Ahizya Osceola, stuffed the boy’s body inside a box in her home’s laundry room, say court documents. Osceola claims that she heard the boy making grunting sounds at 4:00 a.m. the night before he was reported missing. She said that when she…
Spring Break is upon us. Which means booze, sun, surf, good times and countless people getting a swirly henna tattoo on their sunburned shoulder. But, the Florida Department of Health has issued a warning over black henna tattoos. Black henna, contains a chemical known as P-pheylenediamine — or PPD — which…
A Broward judge has ordered that the two siblings of Ahizya Osceola, the three-year-old Native American boy who was found dead in his Hollywood home last week, be temporarily taken from Ahizya’s father and step mother until police could interview one of the kids. Nelson Osceola was in court Monday…
Royal Caribbean has confirmed that a man fell overboard from their cruise ship Liberty of the Seas on Sunday. The ship, which often docks at Port Everglades, was about 20 miles off the coast of Marathon and returning to dock at Fort Lauderdale when a passenger reported seeing a man…
Rep. Patrick Murphy has announced that he’s gunning for Marco Rubio’s senate seat, whether Rubio runs for reelection, or decides to run for president, according to a report by Politico. Murphy, represents the 18th district, which covers part of Palm Beach, has been a congressman since he defeated Allen West…
Nelson Osceola, the father of Ahizya Osceola, the three-year-old boy found dead in his Hollywood home last week, is set to go before a Broward judge Monday after he requested an attorney over the weekend. Osceola had been in court Saturday to learn if he would retain custody of Ahizya’s siblings,…
