Pompano Beach News
By MISSY DIAZ
March 2, 2026
BOCA RATON, FL — As high school graduation time approaches, Boca Raton police issued a warning to students about the danger of the so-called senior assassin game, where seniors use airsoft, water or Nerf guns in public places to eliminate their assigned targets from the game by shooting them.In ...
POMPANO BEACH — Pompano Beach city commissioners will convene in a special meeting Tuesday in an effort to break a long-standing deadlock over the reconstruction of the SE 6th Terrace Bridge, a critical link for the +4,000 people who reside in the Garden Isles neighborhood.The 1 p.m. gathering aims ...
POMPANO BEACH — A major expansion push into Florida by Lindenmeyr Munroe, a large distribution firm in the paper-and-packaging industry, has put Pompano Beach on the industrial supply map.The Purchase, New York-based company indicated that it expects to open its 38,600 square-foot state-of-the-art ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs residents tired of the trash that floats along the edge of the water can volunteer next weekend as the city takes part in Broward County Waterway Cleanup.The countywide cleanup will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. Volunteers will work at 35 ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton residents will decide the future of the city’s civic infrastructure and its downtown landscape on March 10, as two high-stakes referendums totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in potential development and debt head to the municipal ballot.The election, which occurs ...
POMPANO BEACH — A 68-year-old resident of an assisted living facility was arrested Monday night after allegedly harassing another resident. Gerard Castagna was taken into custody by the Broward County Sheriff's Office at approximately 10:44 p.m. at his residence in southwest Pompano. He faces ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Police arrested three teenagers on Thursday after they set off firecrackers in a hallway during Coconut Creek High School dismissal, according to authorities.The incident happened around 1:35 p.m.“The sound obviously created panic throughout the school and resulted in a large ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As Coconut Creek’s city leaders brace for changes in state property tax law that target a main source of income for the city, Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar presented possible scenarios at Thursday’s city commission meeting based on bills currently under ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano man has been charged in connection with a 2023 crash on Florida’s Turnpike that killed one passenger and left another seriously injured, authorities said.Rogier Axel Silva Mendez, 22, faces charges of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide following a Florida Highway ...
POMPANO BEACH — More than 100 residents gathered at the E. Pat Larkins Center to honor the families and hardworking neighborhood members who built the foundation of northwest Pompano Beach, marking a powerful finish to the month-long Tiger Trail Festival.The event, called "Raising a Family, ...
POMPANO BEACH - If you’re looking to swap the typical restaurant noise for the strings of a banjo and the scent of slow-cooked BBQ…On March 6, the historic Sample-McDougald House is hosting The Bean & Pepper Jamboree, Farm-to-Table Dinner that promises to be as soulful as it is delicious.A ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Late Friday morning, law enforcement officials released the identity of the driver who collided with a Coconut Creek police car and a Broward Sheriff's Office vehicle, in a high-speed pursuit that led to one fatality on the Florida Turnpike Thursday afternoon.The suspect, who ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A woman who claims she suffered serious injuries after tripping on an unmarked speed bump at Spanish River Park in 2024 has filed a negligence lawsuit against the City of Boca Raton.On Feb. 23, Irene Bracco filed her complaint, which states that on March 2, 2024, she tripped and ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano man is facing a potential 90-year prison sentence for a shoplifting scheme that resulted in $40,000 worth of stolen trading cards from numerous Target Store locations between Orlando and Homestead.Keith Wallis, 39, was arrested following a months-long investigation into a ...
(Correction note: Any earlier version of this story included the wrong address for the new post office location. It has been corrected as “860 North Federal Highway” - not South Federal Highway).POMPANO BEACH — Residents of Pompano Beach will have a new hub for their mailing needs in the eastern ...
POMPANO BEACH - A BSO deputy, and Coconut Creek police officer, were injured Thursday afternoon when a driver in a stolen truck rammed marked patrol units and fled onto Florida's Turnpike, authorities said.Shortly after 4 p.m., deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office assisted Coconut Creek ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Fort Lauderdale police officer driving home in an unmarked patrol vehicle reported being followed and nearly struck multiple times by a driver later arrested in Coral Springs, according to a police report.The incident began just before 5 a.m. on Feb. 21, when Fort Lauderdale ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Visitors to the Sugar Sand Park Science Explorium now have the opportunity to see how nature can inspire solutions to human challenges through a traveling exhibit focused on biomimicry.The exhibit, “Wild Creativity,” recently opened at the Science Explorium, located at Sugar Sand ...
POMPANO BEACH — Miami-based Crown Linen - a major supplier of laundered towels, bed sheets and other linens to the hotel industry - said it will soon open its 50,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art laundry facility, located at 1698 North Andrews Avenue in Pompano.According to CEO Pablo Lucchesi, the ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano Beach Middle Schooler continued her streak of academic distinction this week, securing a podium finish at the 2026 Miami Herald Regional Spelling Bee.Reya Rakesh, who is in the eighth grade at PBMS, took home third place in the regional finals, navigating a field of the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The City of Coral Springs is among numerous plaintiffs seeking reimbursement in the wake of the November plane crash that killed pilot Martin Wurm and his daughter Serena in the Windsor Bay community, according to a recent court filing.Great American Insurance Company, which ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A West Boca Raton woman was arrested after deputies say she called 911 multiple times in one afternoon for non-emergencies, despite being warned that the misuse could result in criminal charges.According to the police report, at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, ...
PARKLAND, FL- The 2026-27 school year budget cuts that will include elimination of 1,000 staff will be focused on District Roles, according to Broward Communications Chief John Sullivan. The announcement of the budget reductions comes after lengthy discussion by the Broward School Board and are ...
POMPANO BEACH — Authorities are searching for a fifth suspect following a chaotic chain of events that began with a minor fender-bender and ended in a multi-car pileup in Pompano Beach on Wednesday morning.The incident unfolded around 11 a.m. near the 200 block of East Atlantic Boulevard. According ...
POMPANO BEACH — The mother of a young man, whose controversial takedown by BSO deputies was captured on video, made an emotional plea for justice Tuesday night, as city officials revealed the municipality has been served with a notice of intent to sue.The appearance of Tamara Taylor, mother of ...
POMPANO BEACH - Pompano Beach city commissioners heard their consultants' first take in their study about whether to break off from having Broward Sheriff's Office as a law enforcement partner, and instead setting up a city-controlled police department."Four Paths Going Forward"Jonathan Ingram, VP ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton city council members, in their role as the city's community redevelopment agency board, gave their first stamp of approval to a major redesign of the Royal Palm Place Hotel project, trading a previously approved "parking plaza" for a seven-story garage to offset soaring ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs was recently awarded another $800,000 for its Everglades Memorial Loop project as the years-long $21.1 million initiative moves forward. This is the second appropriations bill request awarded to the city for the project. The first was for $750,000, City Manager ...
POMPANO BEACH — The muffled sounds of a secure detention facility were replaced by the familiar strains of "Pomp and Circumstance" this week as six young men traded their prison scrubs for graduation caps and gowns.The ceremony, held in a crowded conference hall at the BSO's North Broward Bureau ...
POMPANO BEACH — A domestic dispute in Pompano ended in felony charges Wednesday after a man allegedly broke into a home, choked his ex-girlfriend, and robbed her of more than $3,500 in property, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office records.Jakobie Lamar Shorter, 20, was arrested on several ...