Pompano Beach News
By JEFF YASTINE
March 10, 2026
POMPANO BEACH — A 27-year-old man who was the subject of a regional search has been found, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Detectives announced that Omar Castonon Diaz has been safely located.A missing persons alert was originally issued for Diaz on Saturday, March 7, after he disappeared ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Home prices in Boca Raton and surrounding South Florida markets are slowing as Florida leads the country in falling values, according to a national report.Cotality, a property data company based in Irvine, California, released its home price index last week showing U.S.
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A snake in the dashboard sent a driver to a fire station in Coral Springs for help.It happened around 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department Station 43, according to an announcement the department released on Monday. A vehicle pulled up to the ...
POMPANO BEACH — A 33-year-old Pompano man is facing stalking and burglary charges after allegedly terrorizing a local woman for months, culminating in an attempted midnight break-in while she and her family were inside their home.Clifton Hicks was arrested early Thursday morning after a BSO deputy ...
POMPANO BEACH — The countdown is officially running for Pompano Beach’s newest attraction, as Pompano's beachside JellyFish Museum announced a grand opening date for late this month.Jellyfish Museum's March 27 Ribbon CuttingIn earlier social media announcements, the museum - located at 199 N.
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Just as work has started clearing land for what one day will be MainStreet at Coconut Creek, a car dealership right next to it is asking city leaders to rezone so it can expand. The city’s planning and zoning board is scheduled to take up a request by Al Hendrickson Toyota to ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A new proton therapy center — a specialized facility that treats cancer using highly targeted proton radiation — is set to open this summer at the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute at the Harvey & Phyllis Sandler Pavilion at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, part ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano Beach man is facing charges after targeting retailers in Margate for an alleged shoplifting spree. Perhaps he would have succeeded, but his choice of “getaway vehicle” — as a passenger on a county transit bus — wasn't fast enough to outrun the law.Joel Pizarro, 29, of ...
LIGHTHOUSE POINT — Under a clear Florida sky, family, friends, and fellow sailors gathered Saturday to honor the life of Joshua Christopher Jones, a 19-year-old U.S. Navy sailor whose roots in the area ran deep before his service took him to the shores of Lake Michigan.The funeral service, held ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Coral Springs woman recently reported to police that she was defrauded out of $78,0000, according to a police bulletin. The 31-year-old told police that the fraud happened between Dec. 26 and Jan. 12. She reported it to police on Feb. 25. It was unclear when she discovered the ...
WEST BOCA RATON, Fla. — A judge on Feb. 25 granted a motion by a former school district employee — and husband of a former West Boca Raton elementary school principal — to dismiss two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation involving children under 12.The defendant, Norman Riemer, still faces two ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano woman is facing a third-degree felony charge after authorities say she abandoned her dog inside a vacant apartment for nearly two weeks without food or water, according to court records filed in Broward County.The ArrestShaundra Ruth Bruton, 38, was charged with one count ...
POMPANO BEACH — Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public's help in locating a 27-year-old man missing since earlier this week.Omar Castonon Diaz was last seen Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. in the 2100 block of Southwest Second Street in Pompano Beach, according to ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton planning officials on Thursday recommended approval of developers’ request to build a two-tower hotel replacing a plaza and post office just south of Mizner Park, despite continued opposition from residents who live in a neighboring condominium building. The developers’ ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The popularity of the apprenticeship programs at Atlantic Technical College in Coconut Creek has the Broward County Public Schools Board considering increasing its funding by $800,000.On March 10, the board is scheduled to consider an $800,000 addition to the existing budget for ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police recently arrested 68-year-old woman after she got into an accident with two vehicles and then blew more than twice the legal limit for driving under the influence. Wynmoor resident Myra Diblasio faces seven charges related to the accident, including driving ...
POMPANO BEACH — The developers of the Duet Ocean Residences at 1550 North Ocean Boulevard are seeking approval from city commissioners next week to upgrade the A1A streetscape fronting their property, according to recently-filed documents.On the agenda for their March 10th meeting, commissioners ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — For the second city commission in a row, parents and league officials came out Wednesday to express concerns about the Coral Springs move to seek out a vendor to coordinate youth soccer programs. This time, it was parents and coaches of Springs Soccer Club. During the last city ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is investigating shots fired at a medical plaza at U.S. 441 and Palmetto Park Road just before 10 a.m. Thursday.Three people have been detained, and charges are still pending as deputies investigate, said Teri Barbera, a sheriff’s office ...
POMPANO BEACH — Nearly 20 local high school students took to Pompano's streets, transforming a sunny afternoon into a small but vocal demonstration against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The students formed up their protest at Pompano Community Park, where 18 students, young people ...
DEERFIELD BEACH — Construction is nearing the finish line on a new $41 million medical hub that promises to reshape emergency and specialty care access for residents in north Broward's coastal area, including Pompano Beach.Holy Cross Health confirmed this week that its freestanding ER facility, the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton landlord demanding rent showed up with a gun instead of a late notice — and left in handcuffs.Eugene Weinraub, 80, was arrested March 3 after authorities say he went unannounced to his rental property on Boston Court in Lake Worth, brandished a firearm and threatened ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton-based luxury dine-in theater chain iPic Theaters has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court and plans to pursue a court-supervised sale of its assets, the company recently announced.The voluntary petition was filed Feb. 25, and the company said it ...
POMPANO BEACH – The Pompano Beach City Commission voted Tuesday to award an $8.5 million contract to replace the 66-year-old Southeast 6th Terrace bridge. The decision followed a contentious special meeting centered on contractor reliability and the vetting process for the city’s major ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A new national study from Florida Atlantic University and University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire has found a sharp rise in teen sexting, exposing adolescents to serious risks including sextortion, coercion, and privacy violations.Researchers surveyed a national sample of 3,466 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs signed on to be part of the Solid Waste Authority of Broward County in 2023, and at a Wednesday workshop city leaders will get a chance to see what that may entail and potential costs. Coral Springs has contributed $163,000 to the authority in the current and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A pair of Coral Springs realtors are appealing to Broward County Circuit Court a series of violations and fines levied by the city for allegedly violating vacation rental standards.Georges Cadet McNally and Fabienne McNally filed a lawsuit last week on Feb. 23, appealing final ...
FORT LAUDERDALE — A jury on Tuesday convicted a longtime Catholic school principal of running an organized scheme to defraud, finding she funneled more than $50,000 in unauthorized payments to herself over nearly a decade.Lori Ann St. Thomas, who led St. Coleman Catholic School for approximately 20 ...
POMPANO BEACH — A dispute between roommates in Pompano Beach turned deadly early Tuesday morning, resulting in the arrest of 33-year-old Shenard Jennings on a first-degree murder charge, authorities said.Deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Police recently arrested a man for allegedly stealing more than $10,000 from customer bank deposits at Fifth Third Bank in Coral Springs where he worked as a teller. Police charged Lincoln Garfield Lettman, 33, of Tamarac with grand theft of more than $10,000, according to a ...