Coral Springs Top Stories
By LUIS F. PEREZ
October 30, 2025
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A team of first responders recently worked to get a 15-year-old girl off the ledge of a seven-story parking garage at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek when an officer’s heart hand gesture from the ground connected.At around 4:25 a.m. on Oct. 18, when the call came in, Coconut ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A community celebration honoring local veterans will take place Sunday, Nov. 9, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Tradewinds Park & Stables in Coconut Creek.The event, called ParkFest: Boots & Beats for Our Brave, will feature live music by Whisky Six, a kid zone, food trucks, and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A funeral will be held this weekend for 18-year-old Anthony Sahlin, a Coral Springs resident who died from injuries sustained in a crash on Florida’s Turnpike early Sunday morning.Family members announced on social media that an open viewing for Sahlin will take place on ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 26-year-old Pembroke Pines man was arrested after leading Coral Springs Police on a pursuit through city streets last week, following an officer’s attempt to stop him for speeding more than 80 miles per hour on Westview Drive. According to a police report, around 3 p.m. on ...
BOCA RATON — The Steinway Piano Gallery in Boca Raton, a fixture in South Florida’s music community for nearly 25 years, is closing its doors permanently.The Steinway gallery was founded in 1999 by its president and owner Bob Luptak, a longtime Steinway executive who spent nearly two decades in New ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A 21-year-old Coconut Creek man and a juvenile female were both killed after the motorcycle that they were riding crashed into the back of an SUV as it made a U-turn two Saturdays ago. The crash occurred around 7:22 p.m. on Oct. 18 near the 1200 block of South Powerline Road in ...
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – A century-old Navy bell sits near the front of Dr. Jason Green’s dermatology office. When patients finish their final round of cancer treatment and are declared cancer-free, they ring it — a sound that has become a symbol of survival and relief for many.And lately, that bell ...
POMPANO BEACH — A woman was killed early Friday after being run over by a landscaping truck in Pompano Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Traffic homicide detectives said the fatal crash occurred around 6:58 a.m. on Oct. 24 near the 100 block of Northwest 15th Place. Investigators ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A colorful mural, costing $38,000, could soon be added near the location of the new Coral Springs Museum of Art in the Cornerstone development. The city’s Public Art Committee voted on Sept. 17 to recommend approval of a mural by Illinois artist CJ Hungerman for the complex’s ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Local groups are stepping up to help those impacted by Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to hit Jamaica in nearly two centuries.Jamaican Women of Florida has launched a relief drive in Coral Springs to collect emergency supplies for Caribbean communities devastated by the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Three Coral Springs elementary schools saw big leaps, two of them with more than a 300-place jump and a third soaring over 400 spots, in the state rankings for primary schools, according to a U.S. News & World Report released Tuesday. Forest Hills Elementary went from a ...
WEST BOCA RATON — The former Shadowood 16 movie theater in West Boca Raton was demolished in recent days — the latest step in a sweeping redevelopment of the venerable shopping center complex.EDENS, the developer transforming the longtime plaza at State Road 7 and Glades Road, acquired the property ...
BOCA RATON, FL - As fall migration season fills the skies with movement, bird enthusiasts are once again invited to greet the morning with a free “Early Birding” adventure at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton this Thursday at 8:30 a.m.The program offers locals a chance to learn about ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — An 18-year-old from Coral Springs was killed in a Sunday morning crash on Florida's Turnpike.The former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student was in a 2021 Toyota Camry driven by a 20-year-old Coral Springs man and another passenger, a 16-year-old Parkland male, heading ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs residents can make a difference simply by grabbing a slice during “Pizza for a Purpose” week, November 10–16.When customers dine in, take out, or order delivery from Pepperoni Grill at 9174 Wiles Road and mention Coral Springs Community Chest, the restaurant will ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As Coconut Creek moved to hire a consultant last week to create a redevelopment plan for the city, the impact on small business became a central part of the discussion. As the city commission deliberated on approving a $127,000 contract with Redevelopment Management Association ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The second Cornerstone building in downtown Coral Springs has begun leasing apartments, signaling the near completion of the redevelopment project on the southwest corner of University Drive and Sample Road.Modera Coral Springs Phase II announced last week that it’s looking for ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A Coral Springs police officer spotted a silver Toyota Tacoma drifting across lanes and hitting curbs along Wiles Road earlier this month. When the truck was finally stopped, the driver — a Margate man with a prior DUI — was arrested after allegedly trying to bribe the officer, ...
BOCA RATON, FL - A Neiman Marcus employee confessed to stealing nearly $2,000 worth of designer merchandise from the luxury retailer’s Town Center at Boca Raton location, according to a police report. Juliana De Villiers, 40, admitted to police that she took multiple items over several months. She ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs residents are invited to spend an evening under the stars honoring those who served. The city’s Patriotic Community Concert will be held on Friday, Nov. 7, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the City Hall Lawn, 9500 W. Sample Road.The free concert will feature Hotel ...
BOCA RATON — Drivers caught speeding in a school zone in Boca Raton are already on the hook for a $100 fine.But under a proposal heading to the Boca Raton City Council next week, motorists who challenge the citation must pay a $125 “administrative hearing fee" — bringing the total to $225 if they ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek is gearing up for an afternoon of family fun when the Fall Harvest Festival returns to Sabal Pines Park on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 2 to 6 p.m.The free community event will feature live entertainment, food, and activities for all ages — including the Paul Bunyan ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL— A former parent-teacher organization treasurer at Imagine Charter School at Broward in Coral Springs has been charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the group over several years, according to police.Rebecca Sanon, 51, of Tamarac, was charged Oct. 6 with grand ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Broward County judge this week denied a request by Jeffrey Ernest Evans II, a once popular Coral Springs brewmaster, to remove his ankle monitor while awaiting trial on a domestic violence battery charge involving his wife, Jessica Loyd, who was found dead in a canal.Police ...
BOCA RATON — You never know what long-hidden treasures might surface at an antique appraisal event like the one held this week by the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library In this case, the standout item was a baseball signed by Babe Ruth. The patron who brought the baseball told the assembled ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Two homeless men were arrested in separate vandalism incidents weeks apart at the same Barnes & Noble store on Glades Road, according to Boca Raton police reports.On Sept. 11, 2025, officers responded to a trespassing complaint at the bookstore, located at 1400 Glades Road. A ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The consultant Coconut Creek hired to advise the city on how it uses its sports facilities has missed the mark so far. That’s according to the majority of the Coconut Creek City Commission, which on Thursday expressed frustration with the consultant’s line of questioning when ...
POMPANO BEACH — The Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a bicyclist early Sunday, Oct. 12, in Pompano Beach.According to investigators, the crash occurred just before 12:30 a.m. on North Palm Aire Drive. Detectives said ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police recently arrested a man who got into a fight with his girlfriend from a homeless encampment and ended up threatening her with a knife. He wanted her to donate blood for money so they could buy drugs. She refused. So, he poked her nose a number of times.
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — If it’s Saturday night, and you’re looking for something to do, why not go to dinner for a good cause?Join firefighters from the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department for their cancer awareness pasta dinner, which runs from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. The dinner costs $8, and it will ...