PALM BEACH COUNTY NEWS
Teen charged in fatal shooting west of Lantana
A 16-year-old male has died of gunshot wounds sustained Wednesday afternoon in an altercation west of Lantana, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.
Will the pill mill Czar Aronberg be the next Palm...
How does it all begin for a person seeking to serve the people of their county, state or federal government? How does one become a candidate (the mechanics) in the State of Florida? According to the information...
School Board may bypass superintendent finalists...
Palm Beach County's temporary superintendent will be allowed to seek job after all, board decides after finalist interviewsBowing to community pressure, the Palm Beach County School Board agreed Wednesday to consider temporary superintendent Wayne Gent for the permanent job.
Jupiter couple charged for cutting down mangroves
They also were fined $1.6 million by the cityJUPITER – Roger and Myrna Byrd could go to jail for removing 109 mangroves.
Superintendent formal interviews today
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla.--The Palm Beach County school district is getting close to choosing a new superintendent.Last night Janice Andrews, Constance Jones and Tom Watkins held a public meeting at Glades Central High School in Belle Glade.Their...
Commissioners pick interim Boynton Beach mayor...
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. -- Boynton Beach city council members made a major decision Tuesday night, since the city's mayor was arrested and suspended.City commission picked longtime commissioner Woodrow Hay to fill in for Mayor Jose Rodriguez. The panel...
Mack, Hunter convicted of third-degree murder in...
A jury this afternoon convicted Shanovia Mack and Adrian Hunter on third-degree murder and aggravated battery charges in the September 2009 shooting death of 23-year-old Vladimir Valcourt.
Cost, sea turtle concerns scuttle county's latest...
Palm Beach County waterfront residents Tuesday night once again lost out on getting new erosion-fighting structures because of cost concerns and threats to endangered sea turtles.
Diamond market: Hot time to cash in on your bling
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. -- We've all heard of selling your gold for cash, but the market for selling diamonds is hotter than ever right here in Palm Beach County."Diamond prices are strong, they have been strong for a while."Buyers are encouraging...
Manatee warms up to return home
A cold manatee rescued over the weekend is ready to go back home. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will release the her Wednesday morning at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park in North Palm Beach.
Authorities seek help identifying woman...
Palm Beach County Sheriff's detectives are asking for the public's help with identifying a "female suspect wanted for fraudulent use of stolen identification." In the statement released this afternoon, detectives did not provide a city in which the crime happened, or a description of the suspect or vehicle she was driving.
Jupiter man sentenced to 12 years in prison for...
Palm Beach Post Staff Report A Jupiter man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 years in prison today for shooting another man during an argument in 2010.

Bread making event in Boca benefits the needy
Boca Raton, Fl -- More than a hundred women spent Super Bowl Sunday helping others.The Boca Raton Synagogue held a challah making event Sunday morning. Women of all ages learning how to knead and braid the dough. Those who attended also learned...
Step up, South Florida! Rescue a dog at Tri...
Boca Raton, FL - At the no-kill rescue Tri County Humane Society, things are always busy and bustling but this week even more so as the shelter took in 48 dogs from a cruelty arrest case on Wednesday night. &nbsp...
Water company impersonators steal diamond ring...
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- A Boca Raton woman was "distracted" out of her diamond ring by two men posing as officials from the water company.The victim told officers, Thursday afternoon, two men came to the front door of her Royal Palm Yacht and Country...
Winning Fantasy 5 ticket worth $74k sold at Boca...
State lottery officials say someone who bought a Fantasy 5 ticket in Boca Raton will kick off the month of February more than $74,000 richer.
EXCLUSIVE: Beth Holloway's crime prevention...
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Beth Holloway's world turned upside down on May 30, 2005, when she got a call that her daughter Natalee did not make her flight home from a senior trip to Aruba. Her tragedy made headlines around the world and her book "Loving...
St. Andrew's middle school, nearby home evacuated...
A small pipe that was leaking natural gas at a construction site at a private school in Boca Raton has been clamped, authorities said.
Author releases third Boca detective novel
Retired Boston police officer Eddie Perlmutter, the hero of Boca Raton resident Steven Forman's novels, just can't stay still.
Tri-County Humane Society rescues 40 dogs kept...
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The Tri-County Humane Society shelter in Boca Raton is taking in 40 dogs who were found living in the back of a moving truck.The dogs were among the 141 rescued by American Humane Association after they were seized by police on...
Boca Raton starts installing red-light cameras
Construction crews have started installing Boca Raton's first red-light cameras, but even if you still cruise through an intersection after the light has turned, don't expect to get a ticket in the mail until later this spring.
MegaMoney $550k jackpot goes to person who bought...
A MegaMoney lottery ticket sold at a Publix Super Market in suburban Boca Raton is worth $550,000 this morning.
Boca starts installing red-light cameras
Construction crews have started installing Boca Raton's first red-light cameras, but even if you still cruise through an intersection after the light has turned, don't expect to get a ticket in the mail until later this spring.
Four South Florida residents among those hurt in...
Three women from Broward County and one woman from Boca Raton have been identified as South Florida residents injured during Sunday morning's deadly traffic pileup near Gainesville.
Tri County Humane Society opens its doors to...
Boca Raton, FL - On January 17th, over 100 dogs were found in Tennessee, crammed into a U-Haul trailer amist their own filth and without food or water. Tomorrow 50 of them will arrive at the gates of Tri...
Boca gets 50 dogs rescued from U-Haul
Fifty of 128 dogs that authorities say were rescued from being crammed into cages in a Tennessee U-Haul are being sent to the Tri County Humane Society in Boca Raton.
FIT FOODZ CAFÉ - Gourmet Cuisine Goes Healthy...
Who says healthy food can’t taste great? Who says delicious food can’t be healthy? Certainly not Susan Klein, owner/chef of the new Fit Foodz Café in Boca Raton. To call Fit...
Women's Professional Soccer says it won't operate...
Women's Professional Soccer announced Monday that it was canceling the 2012 season because of legal costs incurred in a battle with owner Dan Borislow of Palm Beach.
Amazing private museum being liquidated in Boca...
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Say goodbye to the twirling carousel, the rows of perfectly shined classic cars, the player pianos and jukeboxes. They're selling all the neon signs, the slot machines, the antique guns, the Tiffany lamps, the hulking...
Boca Raton golf event going green
The Allianz Golf Championship starts in just over a week, bringing with it thousands of visitors to the Broken Sound Golf Club in Boca Raton, and tons of waste.  Now, the club and the tournament are teaming up to reduce that waste, and make the course an example for others.
Boca Town Center welcomes another new store
A new AT&T Company store is opening at Boca Town Center Mall in Boca Raton on Saturday, January 28th. This won't just be any store. This location is 3,000 square feet with state-of-the...
Owls Finish with a Flurry
     Boca Raton, FL. -- Shavar Richardson provided the initial momentum and Jordan McCoy laid in the game winner to help the Florida Atlantic men's basketball team to a 67-66 win over Western Kentucky on Thursday night.  Richardson got off...
South Police Blotter: Man charged with road rage...
Boca Raton BURGLARY A young man was arrested and charged with burglary after he was found inside an unlocked car in the 5700 block of North Federal Highway.
Gov. appoints County Court Judge Gregory Keyser of...
Judge Gregory Keyser, a veteran attorney and Palm Beach County Court judge since 2011, has been appointed to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court.
Mortgage forensic firm could create 150 jobs in...
The mortgage industry employer that Palm Beach County has been wooing for months came to light on Wednesday.
GOP debates are must-see-TV for Lynn University...
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Republican presidential hopefuls will hold a debate Thursday night in Jacksonville. It will be their final debate before Florida's primary, and students in Boca Raton will be watching this debate closely.Nine months from now,...
Boca Raton: Red spitting cobra, other deadly...
Here's what lurked in a Boca Raton apartment: A red-spitting cobra, a puff adder, a uracoan rattlesnake, two false cobras and a small alligator.

  Spitting cobra, other snakes seized
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