Coral Springs Top Stories
By MISSY DIAZ
April 25, 2026
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton is gaining national attention again as one of the top 20 suburbs in the U.S., according to a new list from HGTV and real estate firm Suburban Jungle.The city was one of just two in Florida to make the list, along with Wesley Chapel. The ranking highlights suburbs that ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The final “Walk on Wednesdays” concert of the season is set for April 29, bringing one last evening of live music to The Walk in Coral Springs.The show will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the courtyard at 2750 University Drive, next to BurgerFi, across from the large ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Gumbo Limbo Nature Center will debut a new interactive exhibit this summer, highlighting South Florida’s native wildlife and ecosystems.The exhibit, Florida’s Wild Backyard, will explore the plants and animals found across the region, offering visitors an up-close look at native ...
POMPANO BEACH — Seven decades after he vanished in the midst of the Korean War, a Pompano Beach native - U.S. Army Cpl. Joshua Corruth - was brought home to be laid to rest with full military honors.Corruth was just 20 years old, a soldier in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th ...
POMPANO BEACH — A veteran Broward Sheriff’s Office sergeant was arrested Monday after authorities say he brutally beat his long-time girlfriend in her vehicle, prevented her from escaping, and then fled the scene in her car.Scott Nelson Nida, 55, was taken into custody at his Pompano Beach ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A once-popular bagel restaurant in Coral Springs has closed its doors.Manhattan Bagel, located at 4610 N. University Drive, has shut down, marking the end of the brand’s only storefront in Florida. A sign posted on the restaurant’s door reads: “After years of service to the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs voters will decide who takes a seat left open by the death of Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer.The city commission met during a retreat on Wednesday and agreed on a plan. Seat 3 will appear on the ballot in the election on Nov. 3. The winner will serve the two years left ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for a man convicted of brutally killing a Coral Springs woman and her young daughter more than two decades ago, marking the eighth death warrant he has signed in 2026.Richard Knight is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. on May ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Thousands of boaters are expected to converge on Lake Boca Raton this Sunday for Boca Bash 2026, an unsanctioned but deeply entrenched annual boat party that’s been going on for decades — and this year the celebration arrives in the shadow of violent chaos at a similar event just ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A plan to swap out Coconut Creek police officers at four local schools hit pause this week after the school district pulled back the notice that set the change in motion.On Wednesday, Broward County Schools Police Chief Kevin Nosowicz sent a letter to Coconut Creek city leaders ...
POMPANO BEACH — A shoplifter at the Ross Store at Citi Centre off Copans Road learned that it's losing team activity after she and an accomplice were caught running a "tag-team" theft operation at a local Ross store Thursday.Jomaisha Irish Samuel, 47, was arrested and charged with felony ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Residents facing financial hardship, housing instability, or other challenges will have a chance to connect with free help and services at an upcoming community event in Boca Raton.Changing Lives of Boca Raton will host its 4th Annual Unity Day Expo Fair on Saturday, April 25, from ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A local U.S. Congressional representative took to the House floor this week to announce plans to introduce legislation naming a post office after slain Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer.Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who represents Coral Springs in Congress, made the announcement ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A group of homeschooled students – including two from Coral Springs – are heading to an international stage after their creative problem-solving team earned a spot at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals.Ethan Joly, 14, and his sister Carmen, 10, are part of Dream Team ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Five students who live or attend high school in Boca Raton are among about 700 seniors across the country named corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholars on Wednesday.The announcement made on Wednesday by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, marks the first of four ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton grandmother is facing charges of robbery by sudden snatching and criminal mischief after an altercation at Mizner Park involving her grandson, who accidentally hit a golf ball that struck a girl in the head.According to a Boca Raton police report, a family was dining ...
POMPANO BEACH — Residents of Palm Aire are seeking additional support for a class action lawsuit against a developer’s proposal to increase housing density in their neighborhood.Affidavits for Class Action SuitAt a meeting Tuesday night, a number of property owners gathered to sign and notarize ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Coconut Creek Police Department has joined the Blue Envelope Program, a growing national initiative designed to improve communication between law enforcement officers and drivers on the autism spectrum during traffic stops — a milestone made possible by a local nonprofit the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL —Coral Springs’ annual celebration of all things in the natural world is coming up, and it’ll include a plant giveaway to make the occasion this weekend. The city will host its annual Earthfest Celebration from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, at the Sawgrass Nature Center ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Patients experiencing heart issues can now receive advanced treatment closer to home as West Boca Medical Center expands its cardiovascular services with a new cardiac catheterization lab, hospital officials said.The lab allows patients with conditions such as potential heart ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The parents of a 6-year-old girl killed in a 2024 car crash caused by a man fleeing police are suing the City of Coral Springs for wrongful death, alleging that one of its police officers, by pursuing the driver, “created or substantially contributed to a foreseeable zone of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — After a bruising years-long fight over the future of a nearby dump, Coconut Creek city leaders are now looking at how the city handles trash for possibly the next four decades. The city commission is scheduled to meet on Thursday to consider a vote on a revision to an agreement ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A former Boca Raton Regional Hospital labor and delivery nurse whose nursing license was suspended by the state after publicly wishing the pregnant White House press secretary a fourth-degree tear during childbirth, among other insults, continues her legal battle to overturn the ...
BOCA RATON — A man from Boca Raton now leads the U.S. Department of Labor.Keith E. Sonderling became acting secretary of labor on Monday after Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former Oregon congresswoman, left her role in Washington, D.C.Sonderling had been serving as deputy secretary of labor, a post the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Big ideas — and the people behind them — are returning to Boca Raton next month as TEDxBocaRaton takes the stage again at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus.The May 2 event, themed “Future in Motion,” will bring together speakers, performers and thought leaders exploring how rapidly ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs man used artificial intelligence to create explicit images of a teenage coworker and sent them to her, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.Thomas Christopher Ball, 49, was arrested for altering sexual depictions of an identifiable person, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — An arts festival that drew crowds of 30,000 people to Coral Springs ended last year. The city wants to bring one back, and it’s taking bids.The city issued a request for proposals on Monday, seeking a firm to manage a two-day arts and crafts festival each year. Proposals are due ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A Coconut Creek nonprofit that provides free mental health support to grieving and traumatized children is mourning the loss of a beloved therapy horse while managing a contagious disease outbreak that has placed its entire herd under quarantine.Tomorrow's Rainbow, which has ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Nearly a year after opening Splash and Dash Groomerie and Boutique in West Boca Raton, Eric Van Gelder is betting that local dog owners want something different from the typical grooming experience — quieter, safer and more personalized. For Van Gelder, the business in the Del ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton police recently arrested an Oakland Park woman after police say she crashed an SUV, struck a school bus carrying children and then walked away from the scene.About 7:30 a.m. on April 15, a Boca Raton police officer responded to a crash near 1905 Clint Moore Road ...