On May 5, “a man who orchestrated a murder on Interstate 95 ‘pocket dialed’ 911 just before [a] fatal shooting,” the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release. “On a recorded line, Scott Simon can be heard telling someone else that he’s going to follow the victim home and…
This just in from the Broward Sheriff’s Office: At 6:41 a.m. on May 5, “a man who orchestrated a murder on Interstate 95 ‘pocket dialed’ 911 just before [a] fatal shooting. On a recorded line, Scott Simon can be heard telling someone else that he’s going to follow the victim…
What year is it? Just wondering, because the Fort Lauderdale Black Police Officer’s [sic] Association, along with the City of Fort Lauderdale’s Parks & Recreation Department, is sponsoring a program described as “Etiquette and Purity for Girls” as part of its annual Teen Summit this Friday, May 24. From the…
“We don’t need a Koch problem!” say organizers from 1Miami, who will protest at noon today outside of the Sun-Sentinel’s Fort Lauderdale headquarters. Rumors have been swirling that billionaire conservative brothers Charles and David Koch are in talks to buy the Tribune chain of eight daily newspapers, of which Sun-Sentinel…
In case you missed it, Tea Partiers around the country are mad at the IRS. Long story short: the IRS isn’t supposed to let any old group be exempt from paying taxes. Agency rules dictate that it is only supposed to grant 501 (c)(4) status to “social welfare” groups –…
If the world can come together to help find the Boston marathon bomber, then it can come together and find a nasty child rapist. Homeland Security Investigations is looking for a guy who’s made videos of himself sexually exploiting a 7- to 9-year-old girl. From videos shared online, the agency…
Tonight, people who both support and oppose the Marina Lofts development proposed for near downtown Fort Lauderdale will meet for what promises to be a heated showdown in front of the Planning and Zoning Board. The board will make a recommendation to the City Commission, which will ultimately vote on…
Are airport wheelchairs gross informal laboratories for nasty bodily fluids and festering bacteria? And if so, whose fault is it? Airport workers at Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport who are assigned to push passengers in wheelchairs said in a statement Thursday that they often deal with passengers “bleeding, vomiting,…
On Wednesday, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department sent out a press release that declared in the headline, “Bogus Website Victimizes Community.” But Jesse Forrest, the owner of the website FindSportsNow.com says his site is legit and that police never even bothered to contact him before sending out the communique, even…
According to the news crews over at Channel 10, a reporting team was filming in the street outside of a private residence Tuesday night when a man — since identified as 33-year-old Louis Dominic Paolino III — came out of the house wielding a knife. He began slicing electric cords,…
Last Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott’s office sent out a news release gloating that Anthem Education, a for-profit college, will be locating its “North American headquarters” in Fort Lauderdale, spending $300,000 on a building and furniture, and creating 70 jobs with salaries that average more than $50,000. It also noted that…
If companies are allowed to use seismic airgun testing to search for and study oil and gas deposits in the Atlantic Ocean, 138,500 whales and dolphins will be harmed or killed — and that’s according to the government’s own estimate. In addition, thousands of animals could have their hearing impaired…
Every year, New Times publishes a special Best Of issue with our picks for the best bars, restaurants, parks, beaches, shops and services in all of Broward and Palm Beach counties. And every year, our readers chime in with picks of their own through our annual readers’ poll. This year,…
Apparently, 43-year-old Jennifer Lopez was filming a video for the song “Live It Up” on Fort Lauderdale Beach yesterday when shots were fired in the vicinity. Entertainment Tonight co-host Rob Marciano tweeted that he was interviewing her when shots rang out: “BREAKING: Gunshots fired on Fort Lauderdale Beach DURING my…
On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott’s offices sent out a news release that declared, “Gov. Scott Announces Anthem Education Expansion in Fort Lauderdale, 70 New Jobs.” It explained that the for-profit college will be locating its “North American headquarters” to Fort Lauderdale, spending $300,000 on a building and furniture, and creating…
On Wednesday, April 17, former U.S. Rep. Allen West posted threatening-sounding messages on his Facebook and Twitter accounts suggesting that Florida Atlantic University students had harassed his wife, Angela Graham-West, a trustee at the school. The post read, “I… have no issue with the insidious and incessant personal attacks by…
While much of the nation was asleep, Boston experienced madness as police identified and chased two of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings. The suspects are said to be 19- and 20-something-year-old brothers who seem to have been living near Boston for at least a year based on internet…
Today former U.S. Rep. Allen West posted threatening-sounding messages on his Facebook and Twitter accounts, suggesting that Florida Atlantic University students had harassed his wife, Angela Graham-West, a trustee at the school. This afternoon via phone, Graham-West explained what prompted his message. “This all started out as an internal thing,”…
UPDATE 3:40 p.m.: Angela Graham-West did call to explain why she felt harassed. She indicated that students had come to her work office uninvited and also sent messages to her office calling for her firing. A post with her explanation will be posted shortly. Here’s her side of the story…
Yesterday afternoon, New Times received this e-mail in response to our story highlighting Carlos Arredondo, now famous as the cowboy–hat-wearing man helping an injured man in a wheelchair to receive medical help after the Boston marathon bombings.(The injured man was later identified as Jeff Bauman. The New York Times located…
As the city of Boston reels from yesterday’s bombings at the Boston Marathon and the rest of the world wonders what the hell is wrong with people, police continue to look for a killer (or killers) whose atrocious act of violence did little than to terrify runners (runners of all…
Mid-day Sunday, about 75 people showed up near the Pirate Republic bar in Fort Lauderdale, then walked a block to the site of a now-famous rain tree. The six-story-tall, nearly hundred-year-old specimen will be moved if a developer is permitted to build a condominium complex called Marina Lofts on the…
