Pompano Beach News
By ZAHRA HUBER
February 23, 2026
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs residents will soon have access to free preventive heart screenings as Broward County relaunches its heart testing initiative, an effort aimed at tackling cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.Now called the Broward County/Florida ...
POMPANO BEACH — A scooter driver has died after colliding with a northbound Brightline train last week, marking the latest in a series of fatal accidents involving the high-speed rail line in South Florida.The Broward Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Michael Pappis, who was struck Thursday ...
POMPANO BEACH — Pompano Beach city commissioners are set to vote Tuesday on a proposal that could fundamentally reshape how long local officials serve and how they are elected.The commission will hold a second public hearing on Feb. 24 for Ordinance 2026-01, a measure that seeks to implement term ...
POMPANO BEACH — A 44-year-old man is behind bars after Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives allegedly caught him exiting a stolen car while carrying a stash of fentanyl in his sock.Javier Mauricio Bernal was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon at a shopping plaza on West Atlantic Boulevard.
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs City Commissioners approved an expansion of the city’s outdoor public art displays at their meeting Wednesday night, giving final approval to bring four new sculptures to the Westview Drive corridor.The commission authorized contracts with four artists, according ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Proposed property tax changes being debated in Florida could result in an estimated $15.8 million annual revenue loss for Coconut Creek if taxes on homesteaded properties are fully eliminated, city officials said in new information released this month.Property taxes help fund ...
POMPANO BEACH — An aging, critical piece of city infrastructure - the SE 6th Terrace Bridge - may be one step closer to a total rebuild as Pompano city commissioners prepare to vote on a construction bid this Tuesday.The 66 year-old bridge, which spans the Old Pompano Canal, is the only connection ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Local parents and recreational league organizers are pressing city officials for clarity following a proposal that could fundamentally reshape how youth soccer is managed in Coral Springs.During last week's city commission meeting, representatives from Coral Springs Youth Soccer ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District is moving closer to transforming the concrete open-air rink at Sugar Sand Park into a year-round athletic destination, as commissioners spent their latest meeting evaluating detailed proposals from five contracting firms.The project, ...
POMPANO BEACH - Pompano Beach city commissioners will hear a much-awaited update this week on whether the city should continue with the Broward Sheriff's Office, or set up its own police department. The agenda item for commissioners' Tuesday, February 24 meeting contains no detail or "backup" ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — As the Broward County Solid Waste Authority (BCSWA) moves forward with its master plan that emphasizes recycling, a new $90 million plant that’ll be a part of that initiative just opened. Pompano Beach is not represented among the cities on the BCSWA.On Thursday, Waste ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A West Boca Raton woman was arrested on a child abuse charge after investigators said a boy in her care suffered injuries consistent with strangulation, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.Shekinah Bean, 31, was taken into custody after the Florida Department ...
POMPANO BEACH — A sold-out crowd of more than 70 guests stepped back a century last Wednesday night for Pompano Beach’s eighth annual “Progressive Dinner” - an increasingly popular excursion for history fans to sample the city’s historical and cultural landmarks.The three-venue evening event began ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As motorists drive by what will one day be MainStreet at Coconut Creek, they’ll notice large swaths of the land have already been cleared. Crews have started the years-long process to turn about 200 acres of former farmland bounded by Wiles Road and Sample Road on the north and ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A lawsuit accusing a massage therapist at The Boca Raton resort of sexually assaulting a guest during a spa treatment filed late last year continues to move forward in Palm Beach County Circuit Court.The lawsuit, filed in November 2025 by a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe, names ...
POMPANO BEACH — A scooter rider was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a reported collision with a Brightline train.Authorities said the incident occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of East Copans Road and North Dixie Highway. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue personnel responded to ...
POMPANO BEACH — Technical complications and rising market costs have pushed the completion of the A1A Improvements project into 2027, according to the latest project updates provided by city staff.The second phase of the project span from Atlantic Boulevard northward to the Hillsboro Inlet Bridge.
POMPANO BEACH — A lawsuit filed in Broward County Circuit Court alleges that the City of Pompano Beach is responsible for a rear-end collision involving a municipal dump truck that left a family with serious, permanent injuries.The legal action seeks damages in excess of $50,000, the threshold for ...
POMPANO BEACH — Authorities are asking for the public's assistance as the search continues for a 16-year-old girl who vanished nearly a week ago.Jazlyn Joseph was last seen around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Detectives with the Missing Persons Unit ...
CORAL SPRINGS – Additional details recently emerged from the case of a man from Pompano Beach, and a woman from Coral Springs, accused of attempted murder and armed robbery via a marijuana purchase orchestrated through Instagram.Investigators identified the alleged shooter as 20-year-old Bernado ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Months after retiring, a much-loved Coconut Creek police dog, Lucky, died last week due to cancer, police announced on Monday. “Lucky, you were a great partner at work, great pet at home, and a great son/best friend every day,” wrote Brian Valenti, his former handler who retired ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The long-evolving vision for downtown Boca Raton's Royal Palm Place is shifting once again, as developers move to trade a previously approved public parking plaza for a massive seven-story garage and retail complex.On Thursday, the city's planning and zoning board will take up a ...
POMPANO BEACH — Construction is officially underway on a massive industrial complex at the site of the former Festival Marketplace flea market.Foundry Commercial and Wheelock Street Capital announced they have broken ground on Festival Logistics Park, a 485,000-square-foot project located at 2900 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The man who died last week in a Coral Springs electric bicycle accident was 62-year-old Franklin Osorio, a father, grandfather and well-liked handyman, according to his family.His family identified him on social media, posting his obituary and a GoFundMe campaign.Osorio died ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Festival of the Arts BOCA is set to mark its 20th anniversary with a 10-day slate of performances and lectures ranging from Broadway legends to Pulitzer Prize-winning historians.The festival, which runs Feb. 27 through March 8 at the Mizner Park Amphitheater, features a mix of ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — What began as a scheduling conflict over a high school graduation has unraveled into a sweeping systemic scandal, exposing a "shadow economy" within one part of Broward County’s public school athletics.The arrest of Shaune Cannon last week was the fourth such arrest of an ...
POMPANO BEACH — An undercover narcotics investigation centered at a Pompano Beach apartment complex has led to the arrest of a 61-year-old man accused of running a drug distribution operation while under court-ordered electronic monitoring.Paul Stevens was taken into custody Monday at the Broward ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Boca Raton City Council this week postponed a decision on a proposed ordinance governing freestanding emergency rooms until later in February. Even so, numerous residents were eager to speak about the issue at a Tuesday council meeting. The draft local law seeks to define the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A man was killed in a Coral Springs e-bike crash on Tuesday, the latest serious incident and the first fatal accident involving electric bikes or motorcycles during a recent spike of such crashes. The accident happened Feb. 10 around 4:30 p.m. at Coral Ridge Drive and Eagle ...
POMPANO BEACH — Hundreds of residents gathered under open-air tents Sunday at the Sample-McDougald House to celebrate the 12th annual Plants & People Day, an event developed by the community organization Pompano Proud that highlights the education and encouragement of the city's natural ecology ...