Coral Springs Top Stories
By MISSY DIAZ
November 23, 2025
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton firefighters and police officers were recognized with a Lifesaving Challenge Coin after responding to cardiac arrest call that showcased the power of coordinated action among bystanders, dispatchers, police officers, and firefighters.Delray Medical Center recently ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Daniel Mincey, a redshirt freshman football player from Pompano Beach, was arrested Saturday after police say he stabbed two teammates at the University of Alabama -Birmingham (UAB) hours before the team’s final home game.The stabbing occurred early Saturday inside the Football ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs residents eager for a new community gathering space on the city’s south end will have to wait a bit longer for the opening of the planned “multi-generational” community center.The center at 520 Ramblewood Drive is one of the main components of the wider Kiwanis ...
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Boca Raton Airport officials recently noted that the record rainfall the city received on an October night forced a temporary halt to airport operations, with significant flooding observed around the facility, but fortunately, with no major damage reported.Travis Bryan, ...
POMPANO BEACH - A reported Broward Sheriff's Office sting operation in Pompano has netted more than a dozen arrests for prostitution-related offenses.In reviewing the civil court docket in recent days, deputies have arrested a series of individuals for “purchasing the services of a prostitute, 1st ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Street racing at an estimated 100 miles per hour down Riverside Drive led to the recent arrest of 29-year-old Nicholas Anthony Finno.But it's not the Coral Springs resident's first brush with the law — with nearly 30 citations back to 2015 for reckless driving, driving with a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — While Florida Atlantic University has reinstated two tenured professors after social media posts related to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, one still plans to continue his legal fight against the university. Rebel Cole, a business professor, said he plans ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Hooters of Boca Raton, the last remaining location in Palm Beach County, has announced it will close when its lease expires in February, ending a 16-year run.The closure of the iconic Florida restaurant at 2240 NW 19th Street comes after the landlord declined to renew the lease, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – JetBlue confirmed that 36-year-old Teyonna Canady, a Coconut Creek woman arrested on child-exploitation charges involving her 5-year-old daughter, is no longer employed with the company.In an email to TAPinto, JetBlue said, “Since learning of these allegations, the crew member ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Detectives say a tip about thin, injured horses on a quiet stretch of unincorporated West Boca Raton led them to a disturbing discovery late last month.On Friday, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office arrested James Marinakis after investigators found 10 horses living in filthy, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Now that the Broward County Public Schools district has ended its effort to shift all public high schools – including those in Coral Springs – from block scheduling to a traditional seven-period day, it must find other ways to close its multimillion-dollar budget gap.District ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Two Coral Glades High School graduates have been tapped to kick off Coral Springs’ new public art pilot program, which will transform retired fire hydrants into colorful student-designed installations across the city.City officials confirmed this week that Olivia Conroy and Nyla ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking into whether suspects, who used stolen credit cards to buy high-end Pokémon cards, also hit retailers in Boca Raton. The sheriff’s office put out a notice on Thursday asking for public assistance. The suspects stole ...
BOCA RATON, FL — New data from Gumbo Limbo Nature Center shows sea turtle hatchlings in Boca Raton faced higher-than-usual disorientation rates this season -- a trend linked to increasing artificial lighting and coastal development.According to the center, 673 nests hatched this season, and 15.9% ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, shortly before 10 a.m., deputies were called to the Chase Bank at 2285 North Federal Highway, near the Pompano Citi Centre mall. Bank employees told BSO investigators that an unknown subject, armed with a gun, attempted to rob the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Police recently arrested a 71-year-old Coconut Creek man after he walked around Atlantic Technical High School with a black Glock 9mm handgun on his belt for no apparent reason. At around 7:50 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17, a school administrator alerted police after he saw Leonard Levy ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A brother and sister recently got into an argument in a car that ended with her trying to run him over in a Coral Springs parking lot. As a result, at around 3 a.m. on Nov. 12, Coral Springs police arrested Shraine Plater, 24, of Shreveport, La., and charged her with one count ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Thousands of orchids in every shape, color, and variety will take over Coral Springs' Sawgrass Nature Center & Wildlife Hospital next month as Orchidfest 2025 returns for a two-day celebration of plants, wildlife, and hands-on nature activities.The annual event at 3000 ...
BOCA RATON, FL – Step inside Savia, tucked into a quiet corner of Mizner Plaza in Boca Raton, and you’re immediately met with the scent of citrus, olive oil, and the sea — the unmistakable aroma of Sicily.The restaurant is the creation of Chef David “Vito” Quaderno — a Sicilian-born chef who once ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A second suspect has been arrested in a disturbing child-exploitation case involving a 5-year-old Coconut Creek girl.The newly arrested man — 55-year-old Vincent Parlapiano of Deland (north of Orlando) — was taken into custody on Nov. 5 on an out-of-county felony warrant tied to ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Boca Raton-based software company behind the launch of the city’s first autonomous shuttle in Mizner Park itself may be ready to take off with an upcoming initial public offering and a deep customer pipeline across the globe. City officials, community leaders, the company, and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The push to rebrand Broward County as Lauderdale County may be on hold, but Broward County Commissioner Michael Udine, who represents parts of Coral Springs, says the idea is still worth serious consideration.Udine, who represents District 3 and supports the concept, said last ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A 22-year-old Coral Springs man has been charged with attempted sexual battery and false imprisonment for allegedly assaulting a woman as she walked home. Coral Springs police responded to NW 115th Avenue and NW 43rd Street just after noon on Nov. 9 after receiving a call about ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.— Lauderdale Lakes resident Shanoyd Whyte has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge by the Broward Sheriff's Office, following the shooting death of Maurice Harrison, a 21-year-old Pompano Beach resident and popular TikTok star known as Girlalala.Harrison was a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton will launch the holiday season on Saturday, Nov. 22, with its annual Holiday Tree Lighting celebration at Mizner Park Amphitheater — a free, family-friendly event featuring live entertainment, snowfall, festive displays and the lighting of the city’s tree.The celebration ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs Museum of Art has unveiled a new logo as part of a broader rebranding effort tied to its planned move into a new building in 2026 in the Cornerstone development. Museum officials say the updated look is meant to reflect a more modern and dynamic institution, and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Two of music’s most iconic “Piano Men” will be celebrated on one stage next year when the Coral Springs Center for the Arts presents Yellow Brick Joel, a tribute concert honoring the legendary careers of Elton John and Billy Joel. The show is set for Friday, February 27, at 7:30 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs Community Redevelopment Agency board on Monday opted not to increase a tax rebate for the developer of Cornerstone, the major mixed-use project at University Drive and Sample Road.The board took no action on a proposal to raise the development’s existing 50% ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police are investigating a case of phone fraud at North Broward Preparatory School that estimated to have cost the school $33,700, according to a police bulletin. The school reported to police that the incident took place between Oct. 3 and Nov. 1. School officials ...
BOCA RATON, FL — At La Mesa Café & Bistro in Sanborn Square, the day often starts the way husband-and-wife team Asif Ahmed and Angy Teheran believe it should — with a cup of coffee made with intention.The couple opened the café about a month ago, blending Angy's long-held dream of running a ...