Coconut Creek Top Stories
By MISSY DIAZ
February 28, 2026
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Fort Lauderdale police officer driving home in an unmarked patrol vehicle reported being followed and nearly struck multiple times by a driver later arrested in Coral Springs, according to a police report.The incident began just before 5 a.m. on Feb. 21, when Fort Lauderdale ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A woman who claims she suffered serious injuries after tripping on an unmarked speed bump at Spanish River Park in 2024 has filed a negligence lawsuit against the City of Boca Raton.On Feb. 23, Irene Bracco filed her complaint, which states that on March 2, 2024, she tripped and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Jason Freedman, a game and simulation and animation programming teacher at Coral Springs High School, was named the 2026 Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year, school officials announced on Friday. Broward County Public Schools recognized top Career and Technical ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Police arrested three teenagers on Thursday after they set off firecrackers in a hallway during Coconut Creek High School dismissal, according to authorities.The incident happened around 1:35 p.m.“The sound obviously created panic throughout the school and resulted in a large ...
BOCA RATON, FL — For teachers who work with low-income students, a stack of new books can inspire — not just them, but their students as well. To that end, the Junior League of Boca Raton plans to honor 30 teachers in Palm Beach County Title I schools for their work in fostering a culture of ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A West Boca Raton woman was arrested after deputies say she called 911 multiple times in one afternoon for non-emergencies, despite being warned that the misuse could result in criminal charges.According to the police report, at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, ...
POMPANO BEACH — For ten long years, the family of missing Pompany Beach resident Steven MacKrell searched for answers. After an evening with friends in July 2015, the 25-year-old left a bar in Fort Lauderdale, and around 2:30am was seen on security video buying snacks at a gas station back in ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Late Friday morning, law enforcement officials released the identity of the driver who collided with a Coconut Creek police car and a Broward Sheriff's Office vehicle, in a high-speed pursuit that led to one fatality on the Florida Turnpike Thursday afternoon.The suspect, who ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The City of Coconut Creek is facing a second negligence lawsuit this month stemming from a crash involving one of its police officers.The most recent lawsuit alleges that Coconut Creek police officer Brian Robert Mullin caused a collision Sept. 4, 2024, while responding to a ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A Coconut Creek police officer was injured Thursday after a driver in a stolen truck rammed marked patrol units and fled onto Florida's Turnpike, authorities said.Shortly after 4 p.m., deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office assisted Coconut Creek Police Department in ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 36-year-old man on Wednesday morning and charged him with vehicular homicide as a result of a July accident that killed a West Boca Raton electric scooter rider. Deputies arrested John Arthur Adams of Deerfield Beach, according ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The City of Coral Springs is among numerous plaintiffs seeking reimbursement in the wake of the November plane crash that killed pilot Martin Wurm and his daughter Serena in the Windsor Bay community, according to a recent court filing.Great American Insurance Company, which ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A beloved Spanish River High School teacher, coach and alumna who returned to Boca Raton to serve her alma mater has died at age 33, the school’s principal announced.“I have difficult news to share with you,” Spanish River Principal Allison Castellano wrote in a late Tuesday ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop Thursday in a residential Coral Springs neighborhood — an unusual presence for an agency that typically focuses on highways and major roadways.According to a Coral Springs Police social media post, several occupants bailed out ...
POMPANO BEACH — Miami-based Crown Linen - a major supplier of laundered towels, bed sheets and other linens to the hotel industry - said it will soon open its 50,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art laundry facility, located at 1698 North Andrews Avenue in Pompano.According to CEO Pablo Lucchesi, the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek High School has made significant gains over the last several years in preparing its students for life after high school, Florida Department of Education data shows. Broward County Public Schools this week touted the gains made across the district in its college and ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton city council members, in their role as the city's community redevelopment agency board, gave their first stamp of approval to a major redesign of the Royal Palm Place Hotel project, trading a previously approved "parking plaza" for a seven-story garage to offset soaring ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs was recently awarded another $800,000 for its Everglades Memorial Loop project as the years-long $21.1 million initiative moves forward. This is the second appropriations bill request awarded to the city for the project. The first was for $750,000, City Manager ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Students at Coral Springs Middle School officially have a new home for innovation following the grand opening of their fully reimagined media center. A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by city officials and Broward County Public Schools leadership, marked the completion ...
POMPANO BEACH — Authorities are searching for a fifth suspect following a chaotic chain of events that began with a minor fender-bender and ended in a multi-car pileup in Pompano Beach on Wednesday morning.The incident unfolded around 11 a.m. near the 200 block of East Atlantic Boulevard. According ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek police recently arrested two people after being caught breaking into multiple work vans at a closed Coconut Creek business park, leading officers on a pursuit that ended in Homestead.The arrests came during a targeted surveillance operation by the South Florida ...
POMPANO BEACH — A 44-year-old man is behind bars after Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives allegedly caught him exiting a stolen car while carrying a stash of fentanyl in his sock.Javier Mauricio Bernal was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon at a shopping plaza on West Atlantic Boulevard.
BOCA RATON, FL — Alexis Lawler, a former labor and delivery nurse at Boca Raton Regional Hospital whose nursing license was suspended by the state, has filed a petition for review in Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal challenging an emergency suspension issued by the Florida Department of ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Plastic eggs will soon cover the grass at Sportsplex Park as children race to fill their baskets at Coral Springs’ Hoppin’ Into Springs Egg Hunt.The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Sportsplex Park, 2800 Sportsplex Drive, in Coral ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek residents will soon have access to free preventive heart screenings as Broward County relaunches its heart testing initiative, an effort aimed at tackling cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.Now called the Broward County/Florida ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Two buses recently filled in Boca Raton with 74 women on board, heading north and south to see where their money had gone.On Feb. 16, members of Impact 100 Palm Beach County toured six nonprofit groups that each received a $100,000 grant from the women’s giving group. The morning ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Juici Patties, a rapidly expanding Jamaican fast-food franchise known for its signature savory pastries, is preparing to open a new location in West Boca Raton.The restaurant will be located at 19365 State Road 7, bringing the popular Caribbean chain’s flaky, golden patties ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – What began as conversations between three Coral Springs entrepreneurs about the challenges of running a business has evolved into a new local conference aimed at helping others gain clarity and direction.This Saturday, Gretchen Behar, Vida Kalhor and Gary Montalvo will host the ...
POMPANO BEACH — A scooter driver has died after colliding with a northbound Brightline train last week, marking the latest in a series of fatal accidents involving the high-speed rail line in South Florida.The Broward Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Michael Pappis, who was struck Thursday ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Baseball players at North Community Park will have a more consistent playing surface this season following the completion of a $1.4 million renovation project featuring new artificial turf infields.The city’s parks and recreation department, branded as "PLAY Coral Springs" on ...