More and more women have been coming forward lately, and over the years, accusing iconic comedian Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them. The latest of those women is West Palm Beach resident Therese Serignese, who claims she was assaulted by Cosby after one of his shows in 1976, when she…
The 2014 Miami Dolphins season is well underway! And while lots of other sites will be breaking down each game and list reasons why the Dolphins will or won’t win while analyzing players, coaches, and match-ups against their respective opponent week to week, we won’t. Not us. Not here. Instead,…
David Menasche, a Broward resident and former Coral Reef Senior High English teacher who had been stricken with brain cancer and wrote a book about reconnecting with his former students, has died. According to a post on his personal Facebook, a family member of Menasche’s announced that he passed away…
A routine training exercise by the Broward Sheriff’s Office dive team inadvertently ended up discovering the remains of a long-missing Pompano Beach woman on Wednesday. Charlene Azzaro had been missing since last being seen leaving her sister’s home in 2013. But divers performing a training exercise in the canal located…
While the terrifying events of a lone gunman opening fire inside the FSU library and injuring three students were unfolding late Wednesday night, ESPN reporter Marisa Martin sent out an unfortunate tweet in an attempt to make a Jameis Winston joke, suggesting that the gunman was looking for the polarizing…
The sentencing for the polo mogul has been delayed until Friday. John Goodman, who was found guilty — twice — of DUI manslaughter in the 2010 death of 23-year-old Scott Wilson, had been scheduled to hear his fate on Wednesday afternoon. But Palm Beach County Chief Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath…
The Miami Marlins and Giancarlo Stanton made their mega 13-year, $325 million contract official on Wednesday with an afternoon news conference that featured former and current Marlins players and a crapload of fanfare. It’s obvious the Marlins are pushing a “new era” kind of situation here, and by giving their…
A research crew from the University of Florida, led by a wildlife ecologist who has studied alligators for decades, has discovered that the alligators living in the Everglades are getting more and more emaciated. “They’re skinnier, they’re fewer, they grow slower,” U of F ecologist Frank Mazzotti told CBS News…
Earlier this month, an appeals court upheld a ruling allowing the father of a 4-year-old boy to circumcise his son against the boy’s mother’s wishes. New Times broke the story last year of then-3-year-old Chase, whose parents, Dennis Nebus and Heather Hironimus, went to court to fight over whether he…
Now that the Miami Marlins have gone against their own stringent rules of not giving a player a giant contract and opt-out clauses, they’re apparently going to go against another stringent rule and go after real-life, honest-to-goodness good baseball players. After giving MVP-candidate and monster-dong-hitter Giancarlo Stanton the biggest contract…
Every city and county has its share of child sexual predators, prostitution, illegal drugs, aggressive drivers, and fugitives running amok. Each crime is dealt with in its own way. That is, unless you’re the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, which deals with those crimes in one fell swoop. In a massive…
If things remain on pace, 2014 will be the year the most Florida Panthers were killed by a vehicle. In 2012, 19 panthers were found dead from being struck by a car, the most since the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission began keeping track of the numbers. But just last…
In the past four years, whenever the Miami Heat needed rescuing from a three-game losing streak, they’d turn to LeBron James. But obviously, those days are over, as King James has left the building. But no worries, Heat fans. Because there’s apparently a new King James in town. Rookie James…
A Davie police officer was hanging out at Geronimos Bar & Grill, located at 3528 S. University Drive, on Saturday night when the .380 caliber Glock in his pocket accidentally discharged, shooting him in the foot. The officer, Maiker Sanchez, 36, was not on duty at the time and was…
Giancarlo Stanton has reportedly signed a massive 13-year, $325 million contract to stay with the Miami Marlins. It’s not only one of the most unexpected things the Marlins have ever done; it’s also the richest contract in pro sports history — a record previously held by Alex Rodriguez, who signed…
Back in September, the Satanic Temple announced its intention to hand out pamphlets on its tenets to Florida schoolchildren in response to an Orange County School Board decision that allowed a Christian group to hand out Bibles and pamphlets of its own. But the outcry over the idea of a…
Mark Haines, a prominent leader in the LGBT community and founder of the popular website Mark’s List, was killed after being struck by three vehicles while walking after having had dinner with friends Friday evening. Haines, 54, who hailed from Fort Lauderdale, had been in the Florida Keys with his…
Hal Kreitman, the “Gator Whisperer,” who was the subject of a New Times story last month, was recently arrested by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on “harassment of a protected species” charges. Kreitman could be facing a felony conservation charged. Kreitman received a bit of attention after our piece…
Broward County Circuit Judge (and misdemeanor drug court judge) Gisele Pollack, who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in early May, sat before a panel of the state’s Judicial Qualifications Commission on Thursday and vowed never to drink again. Pollack, who pled guilty in September for driving…
The Miami Dolphins opened a very large can of whoop-ass on the Buffalo Bills Thursday night, decimating the Bills 22-9 in a game that was slathered in playoff implications. The winner of this game would move on to challenge for the AFC East title, the loser would be on the…
A courtroom hearing erupted into chaos after the teen brother of a stabbing victim physically attacked the murder suspect during bond court. Seventeen-year-old Kayla Storey’s brother Robbie attacked her alleged murderer, and deputies had to take down the young man as he lunged at suspect Bryan Augstin. It took three…
The Miramar High football team has officially been banned from the state playoffs after the school self-reported allegations of ineligible students and “impermissible benefits” to players. Principal Loli Formoso sent parents an email explaining that the school was pulling out of the playoffs and the reasons why. On Thursday morning,…
