Posts in category Around South Florida

Palm Beach County CHILD SHOT An 8-year-old boy was shot during a drive-by shooting in Riviera Beach, but is expected to survive. It happened in …

Palm Beach County $1.2 MILLION GRANT Cynthia L. Wilson, a Ph.D. at Florida Atlantic University has received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department …

Palm Beach County CRAB CROSSINGS The annual land crab migration period in South Florida is underway and countless crabs are being crushed by cars as …

LA PLATA, Md. (AP) – Police in La Plata say a 20-year-old man has been charged after he tweeted about killing “all the white people” …

Palm Beach County COMMISSION QUESTIONS Staples and Office Depot announced they have reached compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s request for details about the companies’ …

Palm Beach County FORMER CHIEF DIES Edward Elgin, former chief of the Riviera Beach Fire Department, is dead. He was 53. Elgin was killed when …

Palm Beach County ICON DEAD Jack Fleischer, the famed sports writer, announcer and political operative has died. Fleischer, a Palm Beach County resident, worked on …

Palm Beach County VIOLENCE TOWN HALL Street violence involving youth has been on the increase in Palm Beach County. West Palm Beach City Commissioners Cory …

Palm Beach County MISSING Austin Stephanos and Perry Cohen, both 14 of Tequesta, went on a fishing trip on July 24 and have not been …

Palm Beach County IMMIGRANTS DETAINED Boynton Beach Police responded to a report that immigrants were aboard a vessel that had washed ashore. Upon investigation, they …