All across Florida… people are running. For Senate.The latest entry into the hunt for Sen. Bill Nelson’s seat is former Florida Rep. Dave Weldon, who served seven terms in the House before retiring in 2008 to spend more time with his family. Apparently he got tired of them…
UPDATE, 6/7: Okrzesik was indicted today for first-degree murder.Original post, 5/21:Police say 19-year-old Juliana Mensch was strangled in a Fort Lauderdale home by two of her friends, James Ayers and his girlfriend, Nicole Okrzesik, who wanted to rob her for drug money. Ayers was arrested several days following the killing…
The rainy season is upon us, and snowbirds are fleeing fast. To honor the hard-working natives who slog through the summer to make South Florida great, the Pulp is compiling jokes about them. Feel free to add your own.First up, you know you’re from Lake Worth when…10. The first person…
In the world of reptiles, turtles have a certain reputation as shell-dwelling wimps that make nice pets for 8-year-old girls. They’re slow and passive and hardly what one would call intimidating. Sure, you can argue that the snapping turtles pack a mean bite, but who among us has actually been at the receiving end…
A section of Fort Lauderdale International Airport Terminal 2 has been evacuated and HAZMAT investigators are on the scene, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Dani Moschella. At least three four victims have reported respiratory issues after being exposed to an “unknown substance/irritant.” More to come.(UPDATE: All clear, per the Miami…
UPDATE 5/18: Goodman was released from jail this morning and is now home in Wellington.5/17: When polo mogul John Goodman goes home to Wellington to serve house arrest while appealing his conviction for DUI manslaughter, he will join a prestigious group of felons who had a similar luxury. As we…
Original post, 2:37 a.m.:Legislation was considered late Thursday night to specifically ban the indefinite detention of persons detained on American soil on suspicion of terrorism.It was an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, and would settle the most controversial facet of the last NDAA bill,…
Yo. Picture-takers. My bosses want to give you a gig:Calling all photo students! New Times Broward-Palm Beach is recruiting photography students for its Summer 2012 and Fall 2012 Photo Intern Program.By “student,” we do not mean “a student of life.” There’s no cash offered with this gig, only credits. Don’t…
It didn’t take long for the business community to come running to the defense of Herschel Vinyard.Free Market Florida, a self-described “unapologetic advocate for the principles of the free market,” on Thursday issued a press release saying that the Environmental Protection Agency should look for conflicts of interest in its own building before…
It’s terrible quality, but I don’t get to play with fancy video-grabbing software. I’m working on a higher-quality version, but until then, this will have to do. See my story posted late Thursday night for an explanation of what’s going on, but, in summary, this is Allen West speaking out…
Earlier this week, we told you about how reports in Florida of suspected mortgage fraud are up more than 1,800 percent since 2002, according to data from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, an agency in the Treasury Department.Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties are all in the top 13 counties…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Herschel Vinyard, secretary of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection, fabricated part of his resume and has asked Vinyard’s counsel to clarify various discrepancies surrounding his employment history.It seems like a lose-lose situation for Vinyard, who was appointed to the position by Gov. Rick Scott in…
A U.S. media company announced today that it would be selling 63 newspapers to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holding company for $142 million, according to the Associated Press. Berkshire Hathaway will also be loaning the company, Media General, $400 million to pay off other debts.Buffett’s company will now own Virginia’s…
Congressman Allen West wants us to focus.”It seems like just about every week the liberals and their media allies try to change the subject while putting the best spin, however unbelievable, on the state of our economy and our nation,” he wrote on Facebook yesterday evening.So when we found a…
Broward Sheriff’s Office Det. Anthony Costanzo turned himself in yesterday on charges of witness tampering, evidence tampering, disclosure of confidential information and felony use of a two-way communication device — all of which are felonies and one of which, witness tampering, which carries a potential life sentence.The Broward County State Attorney’s Office…
There’s been a lot of talk this week about Florida students’ low scores on the FCAT Writing standardized tests. The grading system was changed to incorporate spelling and punctuation, and 73 percent of Florida fourth graders failed.While the legislators and education people will be the ones to figure out the…
On Monday, George Zimmerman’s lawyers posted on Facebook that they’d received documents and digital records that included “witness statements, 911 calls, nonemergency calls, photos, video, medical records, and more.” Mysteriously, that was the same day ABC News got hold of a medical report that says Zimmerman suffered a broken nose,…
Less than two weeks to hurricane season, amateur preppers: not so much time to study up on your Mormon theology or survival medicine before the ol’ cones start showing up and the TV weathermen experience the only exciting time of their year. As you’ve surely learned from us by now,…
Here’s a grim statistic: More than 5 million people around the world die from smoking-related illnesses each year. That’s roughly a quarter of Florida’s population. Dead. Each year. The financial burden that comes along with these deaths and all those who survive their various bouts of cancer and emphysema and similarly brutal ailments is more…
Mike Halker wanted to make wine for his wife back in 2005 when a homebrew supply store manager convinced him making beer is easier. The manager gave him a sample of Sam Adams Boston Lager, and Halker was a changed man. It wasn’t necessarily his favorite beer, but it made…
A federal judge declined today to release a man from prison where he is serving a 24-year term on drug charges, despite the fact that prosecutors have agreed to drop the charges against him. Elroy Phillips will remain in federal prison in Miami while prosecutors and his defense attorney file a…
Kevin Hickey, a former pitcher and assistant with the Chicago White Sox, died earlier today at the age of 56. The Chicago Tribune has a short story about Hickey, whom White Sox GM Roland Hemond called “a South Side kid made good.”Hickey, after playing softball and semipro baseball, was discovered at…
