The last words from 25-year-old Clairemathe Geffrard before she was executed, allegedly by Stanley Beasley, at the Check Cashing Store on Tuesday: “Tell the police to leave; he’s got a gun to my head.”That’s what Geffrard told a coworker over the phone around 10 a.m. Tuesday, half an hour after…
More than 80 U.S. lawmakers are headed to Israel during Congress’ vacation, but Rep. Allen West said yesterday he’s more than ready to come back to the House floor and run the place by himself.Both chambers of Congress are in recess until September 5, which hasn’t been sitting too well…
Jason Kertesz, the 29-year-old Hollywood man police identified last week as the lone suspect in the killing of his 62-year-old mother, has been charged with premeditated murder, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Irene Kertesz’s husband found her dead in her Hollywood home around 9 p.m. July 30, and her son…
Americans for Prosperity — the right-wing funding machine created by the billionaire Koch brothers — started a statewide tour yesterday to hold rallies blaming President Obama for high gas prices.The tour’s first stop yesterday in Jacksonville drew a whopping 15 people — maybe 15 people, according to the Florida Times-Union.It…
The FBI has confirmed that Lacoochee’s Dougherty siblings — who’ve been on the run since shooting at a Zephyrhills cop on August 4 — were captured in Colorado today.Lee Grace Dougherty, a 29-year-old stripper; Ryan Edward Dougherty, a 21-year-old sex offender; and Dylan Dougherty Stanley, their 26-year-old half-brother, were captured…
After being arrested twice in January 2010, 24-year-old Ismael Ambrosio decided to show his distaste for law enforcement by getting “Fuck the Police” tattooed across the middle of his face.Ambrosio managed to avoid jail for more than a year and a half before being arrested in Pinellas County yesterday on…
Folks, we simply cannot make up the stuff that comes out of Rep. Allen West’s mouth.In a meeting with the Sun-Sentinel’s editorial board yesterday — which was also recorded on video — West talked about fixing the nation’s debt problem, his vote to increase the debt ceiling, the credit rating…
Gov. Rick Scott’s numbers are going up — at least in the race to elect the “Worst Governor Ever.”Scott was in fourth place around 11 p.m. Monday but is currently in first place as of around 8 a.m. today.The Florida governor is among nine governors nationwide who are up for…
One person is dead and two others are injured — including the suspect — after a shooting broke out during a robbery yesterday morning at a check cashing shop in central Broward County, according to police.The Broward Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Stanley Beasley robbed the Check Cashing Store at 2927…
Florida’s Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich isn’t too happy today about the state’s Republican leadership’s rejection of $50 million in federal funds to protect people like at-risk kids and senior citizens, then turning around and accepting $2.6 million of federal coin to promote the state’s abstinence-only program.The Weston Democrat says…
Help wanted: Anger management therapist for Rep. Allen West.It’s not a real job posting from the congressman, but the Jobs Now political action committee suggests it’s closer to job creation than the agenda that was promised — but has been ignored — by members of Congress.The PAC was started by…
UPDATE 2: A female clerk who was among the three people shot has died.UPDATE: Three people were shot this morning, including the suspect, according to the sheriff’s office. They are all currently at a nearby hospital. We’ll post a full update once more details are released.Three people were shot in…
Patrick Murphy, who is vying for the spot to challenge Rep. Allen West for his seat in 2012, is keeping up with the game in Washington, D.C.This week, he says he’s “disturbed” by the country’s lowered credit rating, calling it “unacceptable,” and he’s also unveiled a new coffee mug for…
Chaz Stevens, the internet warrior against corruption in Deerfield Beach, has been appointed back to the city’s housing authority.Stevens had a brief stint on the authority last April, but, he near-humbly concedes to the Pulp, “I didn’t know what the hell I was doing.”He says he’s here to stay this…
Here’s a new election where people may actually want to vote for Gov. Rick Scott again — the race for the “Worst Governor Ever.”As part of an online campaign by the Transport Workers Union of America, Scott joins Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, New Jersey Gov. Chris…
House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced today that they’re eliminating the House page program, which brought in high school kids to do administrative work for the House.Pages were once “stretched to the limit” in their work delivering packages and documents between offices at Capitol Hill…
Rep. Allen West seems to be the gift that keeps on giving to the world of misinformation.West went on Fox & Friends this morning, and let everyone know that he was still playing the blame game and made it clear he hadn’t read Standard and Poor’s report on its decision…
Fort Lauderdale police say a 79-year-old man shot a 12-year-old kid in the abdomen last night because the kid and his buddies were harassing the man all day.James McIvery told the cops that a few youngsters had knocked on his door at an apartment in the 700 block of NW…
Gov. Rick Scott stayed at home during Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s prayer rally on Friday, but he did make a video appearance before the 30,000-person crowd at Houston’s Reliant Stadium.Scott says in his video that since being inaugurated, his prayer has been the same as King Solomon’s — you know,…
Former South Florida Democratic Congressman Tim Mahoney faces a DUI charge after Palm Beach Gardens cops found him sleeping one off in his car early Saturday morning.As you may remember, Mahoney had a tough time with purported sex scandals during the single two-year term he held office.Mahoney was elected to…
Allen West Nation, a website devoted solely to the supposed awesomeness of the congressman, is soon to be no more.Adam Wilhoit, one of the site’s administrators, announced on Thursday that they’re trying to figure out what their future is, because continuing as Allen West Nation “is not an option.”Wilhoit says…
The Onion may be the world’s greatest source of satirical news, but sometimes its hilarity actually yields more fact than fiction.For President Obama’s birthday yesterday, The Onion ran a news brief with the headline “Obama Turns 50 Despite Republican Opposition.””After months of heated negotiations and failed attempts to achieve any…
