Around 3 this morning, Fort Lauderdale firefighters responded to a blaze at a bungalow along 729 SW 15th Avenue. According to the Police Department’s release:As smoke and flames were bellowing [sic] from the residence, three officers saw a man inside. They broke a window, gained entry and brought the man…
It’s Friday in Broward and Palm Beach. Let’s check the news:Jeffrey Hernandez, chief academic officer in Palm Beach County public schools, says he “took a bullet” for Superintendent Art Johnson after parents rejected a new curriculum designed to improve standardized test performance. [Palm Beach Post]Broward Sheriff’s Office layoffs will hit…
In a U.S. Senate race that has already had so many spectacular plot twists, can anyone blame me for hoping that the biggest shocker is yet to come? But for the Crist Comes Outta the Closet meme to take hold, it will take some brave pundits besides me to give…
Hall of Fame New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor has been arrested on charges of rape for allegedly having sex in a Montebello, New York, hotel room with a 16-year-old girl who had run away from home.Taylor listed Pembroke Pine as his primary residence. We’ll keep an eye on this…
The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cAlpha Dog of the Week – George Rekerswww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorFox NewsOur New Times sister paper in Miami is enjoying a blizzard of national publicity at the moment, thanks to this story by two frequent contributors to New Times, Broward-Palm Beach, Penn…
It’s easy enough for college coaches to create form letters that flatter a high school senior’s ego and make that superstar recruit feel like getting his signature is their No. 1 priority. These letters fill shoeboxes for athletes like Wayne Lyons, a defensive back at Dillard High School in Fort…
Your daily tour of the local news:Davie police have arrested two homeless women after they confessed to the murder of Jill Dornbush, who worked at a local McDonald’s. The 62-year-old allowed Delia Padron and Lazard Falcon to stay at her home but wouldn’t let them use the shower, which led…
She’s the single African American commissioner and she rules a district with a large African-American population, but Sylvia Poitier’s recent ethical problems don’t appear to have a racial component — at least not until she announces that race is a factor.And there are subtle signs that Poitier may do just…
It’s a bad day to be Mike Good. The longtime Hallandale Beach city manager is facing termination following a vote this afternoon by city commissioners. At today’s meeting, those commissioners complained about his being absent from City Hall and his spotty record for communicating with city staff and commissioners. Ultimately,…
For the third straight year, Sen. Nan Rich of Sunrise has lost her bid to make sex with animals illegal in Florida. The bill died Friday in the Florida House, leaving Rich and her Senate staff thoroughly bewildered.”For whatever reason, the House decided not to take it up,” says an…
One year after a small group of Broward tattooists launched a statewide effort to defeat what it believed to be deeply flawed legislation reforming the industry, a new bill — drafted in concert with those same activists — is close to becoming law. It may even be signed today during…
Slowly, the county’s darkest, most ethically challenged corridors are allowing the light in. The Broward County Commission’s giving grudging support Tuesday to an ethics reform package may have the most far-reaching impact on Broward residents. But right now, the city that’s a shining example of how to root out corruption…
Let’s see what’s happening in South Florida:Faced with two terrifying evils, members of the Broward County Commission appear ready to pass an ethics reform package they aren’t sure they can work within, but it’s still better than the other option of scrapping the reform package and facing the wrath of…
For the past five months, Deerfield Beach has been trying to find out what happened to the $30,000 it gave to a charity, Arlington Park Family, which promised to provide senior services. A series of letters to the charity’s president, Mae Frances Feagin, went unanswered, and on April 15, City…
Apparently, Sen. Mike Bennett’s friends send him nudie pictures, which are to be opened only on the floor of the Florida Senate, while Dan Gelber is talking about an abortion bill. Bennett, a Republican from Bradenton, clicked off the image immediately.Then he turned on some dog porn, it appears. Or…
Gregory Brummitt and Sandy Bulla, both from Johnson City, Tennessee, have been arrested by Broward Sheriff’s Office for allegedly robbing and killing Bulla’s ex-husband at a Red Roof Inn on April 29.Brummitt, 20, and Bulla, 35, made the trip to South Florida for the usual reason that draws folks from…
Brian Reilly has talked tough during the early part of his 2010 congressional campaign, launching the slogan “Fire Debbie Wasserman Schultz.” But the April 30 candidate filing deadline came and went with nary a sign of Reilly’s campaign finance report. Judging by the Federal Elections Commission website, Reilly hasn’t qualified…
The media is are desperate to make money on the web. And web technology allows the media to track viewer trends in a far more sophisticated way than ever before. That combination leads the media to appeal to the very lowest forms of human curiosity. Over on our sister blog,…
The same forensic auditor who told the Deerfield Beach Commission last month that he found “suspected fraud” in the way city doles out state and federal housing dollars appears destined to turn his investigative eye toward other city programs. At tonight’s meeting, City Manager Burgess Hanson is likely to broach…
