The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for two men after their plan to escape Cuba by windsurfing went awry. Authorities learned of the man’s disappearance after a third Cuban windsurfer successfully completed a nine and a half hour journey and wound up on a private resort beach in Key West…
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The media may have been obsessed with former track star turned bobsledder Lolo Jones, but it was actually another former track star turned bobsledder who really made America proud in Sochi. Lauryn Williams, a former University of Miami track star, became only the fifth person ever to win medals in…
A Miami-Dade judge tried to get the long and short of whether or not images of Justin Bieber’s Bieber-hood should be released to the media today. Lawyers for outlets including the Miami Herald, the Sun-Sentinel, the Associated Press, and CNN argued that under Florida law, surveillance footage of Justin Bieber…
Former NFL player Darren Sharper currently faces two separate counts of drugging and raping women in Los Angeles. Police are also investigating similar claims in New Orleans, Arizona and Nevada. Now, Local 10 has uncovered two instances in which Sharper was accused of sexual assault in Miami Beach. One happened…
Driving through the nearly completed Port of Miami Tunnel on a golf cart is like going on the world’s most expensive theme park ride. In 88 days, the construction site is expected to transform into the largest bored tunnel in North America. Currently, it looks like a Universal Studios homage…
On Tuesday, we reported that Miami Beach drownings have risen recently as the number of lifeguards has lagged behind the tally of tourists. Lifeguards, public safety committee members, and locals have all asked for more guards working longer hours. Two cases in particular show how longer lifeguard hours could save…
From the start, it was obvious why Major League Baseball filed suit against Biogenesis founder Tony Bosch and his partners. Months after New Times revealed how Bosch was selling drugs to ballplayers, MLB was still trying to get his records and the testimony they needed to suspend Alex Rodriguez, Ryan…
Manny Diaz’s legacy seemed set in stone on October 22, 2009. That’s when city commissioners voted 4-1 to approve Miami 21: the new-urbanism-inspired, pedestrian-friendly zoning code that then-Mayor Diaz had spent eight years championing. Miami 21 put the city on track to rival great metropolises like New York and Chicago,…
Cold fluorescent light bounces off the slick white floors of the hallway. Doors slam; girls scream in the distance. A half dozen police officers march across the tile. Staffers wrapped in blue hospital scrubs trot behind. Outside, 20 cop cruisers and two ambulances paint the parking lot with their reds…
Dillon Charles peered out the window of the Fontainebleau and finally saw sunshine. For three days, rain had threatened to ruin his summer vacation. Soon he would have to head back to Brooklyn to his wife, six kids, and a backbreaking construction job. But not yet. Charles stripped down to…
Dear punk-ass Miami Beach Parking Authority: Last week, you towed my 2013 Jetta sitting outside my house at 14th Street and Meridian Avenue and then scuttled into the night, leaving neither trace of my vehicle nor your chicanery. So when I set out on foot in search of my car…
In December, Miami New Times published the third story in a series of investigations into Biogenesis, the Coral Gables anti-aging clinic that had been selling performance-enhancing drugs to a number of pro athletes including Alex Rodriguez. That final story looked into how gaps in state regulation let scores of unlicensed…
Florida has a ban on gay marriage. There’s no state-wide laws protecting the LGBT community from discrimination. Rick Scott is our governor. So why wouldn’t an average homophobe assume that once they moved here they’d be able to continue their gay-hating ways freely? Well, one couple who sought the advice…
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Even when they’re not unveiling gaudy plans for giant mega-casinos, the gambling industry always has some eyes on Miami as a future point of expansion. It’s no wonder then that a poll paid for by “unnamed gaming interests” has been released today showing that 56 percent of Miamians supposedly approve…
Duane Immich had quite a busy night, yes he did. Lil’ guy spent all night robbing four separate houses and a car, but by the time he made his last stop of the night, he was so tuckered out he just decided to pull a blanket over himself and pass…
A man whose legs were shattered by falling stage lights during Ultra last year is now suing the music festival. Joey Green, an equipment technician, was installing the festival’s iconic LED lights on the main stage when one of the giant panels fell on him and several others. Green’s legs…
It’s hard to believe it’s been four years since LeBron James chose to take his talents to South Beach, but here we are. These Big 3 Miami Heat teams have been more entertaining, than any of us could have imagined — and not just because they’ve dominated on the court…
“Crystal” has many faces and many aliases, but her M.O., according to police, is thoroughly consistent: Cozying up to men at high-end clubs, heading home with them, and then drugging them and walking out with all their jewelry. The scam has netted the 25-year-old con artist and her crew of…
LeBron James came out of the All-Star break dropping bombs on your moms, assists on your sis, and dunks on your uncs on his way to a season high 42 points in the Heat’s 117-106 win over the Mavs. LeBron added nine rebounds and six assists to the 50th 40-plus…
Does it even matter what you look like when no one shows up to your games or hardly watches them on television? Probably not. Maybe the Marlins finally realized this. The team is officially loosening some its long standing rules that restricted player’s facial hair…
