Coral Springs Top Stories
By ZAHRA HUBER
September 27, 2025
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A man assaulted and strangled his ex-girlfriend in Coral Springs just two weeks after their breakup, according to an arrest report. Patrick Simmons, 41, of Oakland Park and the victim had been in an on-and-off intimate dating relationship for about three months before breaking ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A woman injured in an August auto accident involving a West Boca Raton man has died from her injuries, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.At around 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, Sheryl Anne Jordan, 78, of Delray Beach was traveling north through the intersection of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A campus monitor at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek, who also served as an assistant football coach at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, was arrested Monday after hitting multiple students during practice at Blanche, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Jamir ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Oktoberfest in Coral Springs is known for its music, food, and Bavarian flair — but it’s the four-legged competitors that often steal the show.This year’s celebration, set for Saturday, Oct. 4, will again feature a wiener dog race, drawing cheers from crowds as dachshunds dash ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 48-year-old man pulled a gun on a shopper following a sarcastic remark about improper parking outside a Coral Springs Publix. The victim, a 72-year-old man, told police he was parking his vehicle at the Publix at 11600 West Sample Road on August 12, when he noticed a blue BMW ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Following a traffic stop this past Saturday, a Coconut Creek man claimed that the powdery substance found in his car was a creatine mix.However, a test showed it was actually cocaine, according to an arrest report.Officers stopped a white sedan with an unreadable temporary tag ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Save Boca, a citizen group opposing the city’s downtown government campus redevelopment project, has submitted more than 7,700 petition signatures to the city clerk, exceeding the 6,112 required for certification. Jeff Pearlman, the leader of the advocacy group formed to oppose the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Earlier this year, Coral Springs agreed to grant $50,000 to a Coral Square Mall perfume store in the to make storefront improvements, a move that sparked angry online comments. The results are now in, with the remodeling recently completed.Now the city is in the process of ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Twin brothers Russell and Theodore Berman, founders of Berman Law Group, are marking a milestone as they return to their hometown to open a new office in Coral Springs. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m. at 2855 N. University Drive, Suite ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A Coral Springs man is facing additional federal charges for allegedly plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange and threatening to kill law enforcement officers, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office this week.Harun Abdul-Hamid Yener, 30, has been ...
POMPANO BEACH - Crews with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) worked through the night hours on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning to paint over a series of city-funded crosswalk murals around the Pompano Beach City Library and Cultural Center.Crosswalk mural at Pompano Beach ...
BOCA RATON, FL - Florida Atlantic University has reached a new milestone in national recognition. For the first time, FAU has been ranked among the Top 100 Public Universities in the U.S. News & World Report list of “Top Public Schools” for 2026, climbing to No. 100 from No. 103 last ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Poets at Heart, a poetry writing group, will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a public poetry reading called “Emerging Hearts” on Oct. 1 at the North Regional/Broward College Library in Coconut Creek.The event will take place in Room 154 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.The open ...
PARKLAND, FL — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland was briefly placed on secure lockdown status Wednesday afternoon after law enforcement received a tip about a possible weapon on campus.According to the Broward County School District, the school lockdown at 5901 Pine Island Road was ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A specialty pharmacy that sought special permission from Coral Springs to open near a church, which is against city rules, has pulled its request. The city commission was scheduled to take up the issue at its Thursday meeting. However, the request was withdrawn by Coral Springs ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Families in Coral Springs looking for Halloween fun won’t have to wait until the end of October. The City of Coral Springs is bringing back its annual Thrills-N-Chills indoor carnival on Saturday, Oct. 18. City officials will transform the Coral Springs Gymnasium, at 2501 Coral ...
BOCA RATON, FL — An electric bicycle rider is recovering after a Monday morning crash on South Federal Highway, Boca Raton police said.The collision occurred around 9:30 a.m. when a vehicle traveling southbound on South Federal Highway turned right and struck the e-bike, which was traveling north ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – For 44 years, Jim Gard was known as “Mr. Gard,” the math teacher who guided generations of Broward County high schoolers — including at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek — through algebra, calculus, and trigonometry. Today, at 65, the Deerfield Beach resident is better known ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Students at James S. Hunt Elementary will mark Broward County Public Schools’ Choose Peace/Stop Violence Week by painting rocks with uplifting messages of kindness and unity.The school-wide activity is set for Thursday at 11 a.m., with children decorating rocks to display around ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Just a few minutes from Coral Springs, the 4th Annual Day of Giving returns to Coconut Creek Auto Mall on Sunday, Oct. 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. at 4980 N. State Road 7.The free event promises plenty of family fun — trunk-or-treating, face painting, raffle prizes, and live police and ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — One person was killed, and two others seriously injured in a Sunday evening crash at Yamato Road and Lakeridge Boulevard, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.Around 5:40 p.m., a 2016 Hyundai Sonata was turning left from Yamato Road onto Lakeridge Boulevard when it ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL – Two people, possibly teenagers, are wanted after an armed robbery outside a Chase Bank in West Boca Raton, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.The robbery happened on Friday, Aug. 15, around 10:22 p.m. Investigators said the pair approached a victim while ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs city leaders are considering changing a local law to allow motorized “micromobility” devices to operate on city sidewalks and pathways. The city commission is scheduled to take up the issue at its Thursday meeting, according to city documents. The change is being ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs residents and business owners will soon have more ways to help shape the future of their city.City leaders have rolled out three new committees aimed at strengthening civic engagement and giving people a direct voice: an accessibility advisory group, a veterans ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton woman pushing her eight-month-old baby in a stroller was arrested last week after allegedly hiding nearly $10,000 in luxury merchandise during a shoplifting spree at Saks Fifth Avenue at Town Center at Boca Raton, according to police report. Police said Kadra Bre Shae ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – When the Youth Softball Association of Coral Springs kicked off its season on Saturday, the spotlight wasn’t only on the players running the bases. At Cypress Park, families, coaches, and city leaders gathered to celebrate the lasting legacies of two women who poured their ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - West Atlantic Boulevard and Coral Ridge Drive in Coral Springs will see more than $22 million in new adaptive traffic signals, which are “smart” traffic lights that use real-time data from roadway sensors to automatically adjust the length of green and red lights.The two ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The uncertainty swirling around whether Tri-Rail train service survives could put more than 20,000 monthly Boca Raton train riders onto the roads. In August, more than 20,000 passengers arrived and departed from the Boca Raton Tri-Rail Station, according to Tri-Rail ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who spray-painted the back patio of Coconut Creek Fire Rescue Station 50.The vandalism happened around 9:45 a.m. on Sept. 12, police officials said in a social media post. A photo of the suspect indicates that he is white ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The City of Coral Springs is now accepting applications for the 2025 Holiday Parade, scheduled for Wednesday, December 10.This year’s theme, “Parade of Cultures,” will celebrate holiday traditions from around the world. Community groups, schools, organizations, and local ...