Coconut Creek News
By LUIS F. PEREZ
March 30, 2026
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Police recently arrested a 32-year-old Coconut Creek mother after she left her four-year-old child and an adult unable to care for himself, whom she was hired to watch over, alone for hours. Police charged Flornise Joseph with child neglect without great bodily harm and neglect ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton man is facing multiple charges after police say he was found unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle in the middle of Glades Road and later drove off as an officer attempted to assist him.According to a Boca Raton Police Department report, officers were called around ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs leaders decided at a Thursday workshop to issue a new request for proposals with a different focus to run the city’s soccer programs after a backlash from parents and coaches regarding their initial effort to find a single vendor to manage the youth program. This ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — For Nessie Yara, her brush strokes across canvas as an artist turns small moments from daily life into scenes of color and form.Her work will be on display from April 1 to April 30 at the North Regional/Broward College Library at 1100 Coconut Creek Boulevard in Coconut ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A 25-year-old Coral Springs man is facing federal charges after authorities say he attempted to arrange a meeting with someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy to produce and sell sexually explicit foot fetish videos, but was instead communicating with an undercover ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton Mayor-Elect Andy Thomson, who’s set to be sworn into office on Tuesday after winning a contentious race by five votes, faces a slew of challenges as he steps up to lead the city as its top elected official. To name a few:possibility of Boca Raton losing up to $60 million ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek’s elected leaders once again reshuffled their chairs at their annual organizing meeting on Thursday, selecting Jeffrey Wasserman as the city’s new mayor and John Brodie as the new vice mayor. Each year, the city’s five-member governing board selects among ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 49-year-old woman is accused of running a prostitution and money laundering operation out of a Coconut Creek apartment.Jacqueline Arias’ operation ran from October 2024 through October 2025 and was based out of a unit at the Vista Verde complex, on West Atlantic Boulevard, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — After issuing a request for proposals to find a single vendor to run Coral Springs soccer programs, receiving seven responses, ranking the top four and having soccer parents speak out with concerns about possible changes, Coral Springs officials now plan to start over. City ...
POMPANO BEACH — Parishioners of St. Gabriel Catholic Church broke ground Wednesday on a new, high-profile bell tower to be built in front of their place of worship at 731 N. Ocean Blvd. When finished, the project will help mark the church's 60-year diamond jubilee coming up in 2027, while also ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs police recently arrested a 36-year-old man who assaulted his wife in front of them, then resisted arrest and kicked a police officer as they restrained him.They charged Angel Eduardo Alvarez-Alfaro, of Margate, with battery of a law enforcement officer, battery ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A slice of pizza and a plan for safety will bring Coconut Creek residents together next month.Coconut Creek city officials plan to lead a free crime prevention session from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at the Coconut Creek City Hall Commission Chambers, 4800 West Copans ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A 19-year-old student pilot from Cranston, Rhode Island, was involved in a ground collision with another aircraft last fall at Boca Raton Airport, according to a recent report from the National Transportation Safety Board .On Oct. 28, the student pilot was operating a Cessna ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton ranked No. 14 in a recent study of smaller U.S. metropolitan areas offering strong job opportunities and high quality of life.The study by CoworkingCafe analyzed 298 cities nationwide with populations under 250,000, scoring them on a 100-point scale. Factors included ...
BOCA RATON, FL - Sleep struggles? Picky eater battles? Potty training tears? Feeling overwhelmed as a parent?On April 19, from 11:00 AM — 2:00 PM, a new, one-day FREE event coming to Boca Raton was created just for you.The Toddler Life Expo, taking place at the Boca Marriott Town Center in the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs fire and police crews responded to a crash involving a vehicle and an e-bike Tuesday afternoon that left a teenage rider hospitalized.According to officials, the crash occurred around 4:20 p.m. on March 24 at 5966 Coral Ridge Drive. The rider, a 13-year-old girl, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police recently arrested a 22-year-old man accused of breaking into cars with his younger brother and another teenager in the Legacy Apartment complex. They charged Labrent Corwin Neal, of Pompano Beach, with two counts each of the following: burglary, contributing ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 27-year-old Coral Springs woman is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with a fatal drug overdose following last year’s Ultra Music Festival.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement identified the suspect as Charlene Forti, 27, of Coral Springs, who was arrested ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton police arrested a 21-year-old man on March 17 after they said he was driving nearly 100 mph in a 45 mph zone on Yamato Road.An officer conducting traffic enforcement just before 9 a.m. eastbound on Yamato Road used a laser speed gun and observed a white Infiniti weaving ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A week before voters cast ballots in the March 10 municipal election, Boca Raton mayoral candidate Mike Liebelson filed a lawsuit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court accusing his opponent, Andy Thomson, and three political groups aligned with Thomson of conspiring to defame him and ...
POMPANO BEACH — Bagels & Co. officially cut the ribbon Tuesday on its newest locations - in Pompano and in Davie - marking a key milestone in the Philadelphia-based chain’s aggressive push into south Florida and the rest of the state.Bagels & Co. in PompanoThe new storefront at 1162 North ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Detectives are working to obtain surveillance footage as they try to identify the suspect or suspects responsible for vandalizing a popular Coral Springs Greek restaurant over the weekend.Hellenic, a recently opened restaurant on West Atlantic Boulevard, had 10 windows ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As drivers travel through the areas that slated to become MainStreet at Coconut Creek after crews clear the land for the project, some may wonder what’s replacing the greenery that was covering the tract of land. Part of the MainStreet at Coconut Creek project includes a number ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Monday marked the anniversary of the killing of Randi Gorenberg, who was at Town Center Mall in Boca Raton just before she died, and asked the public for help in the case.The case dates to March 23, 2007, when Gorenberg left the mall at ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The Coral Springs City Commission is scheduled to consider a couple of projects during a Wednesday workshop in partnership with Broward County Public Schools, including upgrades to a football field and Lions Park. Lions Park is adjacent to Hunt Elementary School, and the city ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Promenade at Coconut Creek hosts an Easter egg hunt and spring celebration during an upcoming family-friendly event at the outdoor mall. The Easter Eggstravaganza is set to run from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on April 3 at the Promenade. Easter Sunday is on April 5. The event ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Peter Blum YMCA in Boca Raton plans on holding a ceremony next week to mark a step forward in expanding access to high-quality early childhood education for local families.A groundbreaking ceremony is planned for Thursday, March 26, and it comes as the YMCA expands its ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - The Coral Springs City Commission is scheduled to take up a proposal to create flexible zoning rules in parts of the city, a move that city leaders say could make it easier for small businesses to open, and grow, in more areas.Last month, the city’s planning and zoning board ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A popular Coral Springs Greek restaurant, Hellenic, was vandalized this weekend, with 10 windows shattered at its recently opened location on West Atlantic Boulevard, according to the owner.Chef and owner Nikol Zarbalas said in a social media post Saturday that the damage was ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Children will be able to climb into trucks, press horns and get ia glimpse of what it’s like to be a police officer or firefighter or drive a big rig as they explore the vehicles that serve the city at a Touch-A-Truck event in Coconut Creek.The event is set to run from 10 a.m.