Pompano Beach News
By JEFF YASTINE
November 20, 2025
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, shortly before 10 a.m., deputies were called to the Chase Bank at 2285 North Federal Highway, near the Pompano Citi Centre mall. Bank employees told BSO investigators that an unknown subject, armed with a gun, attempted to rob the ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Shoppers packed the parking lot and lined up outside the doors Thursday morning for the grand opening of the new Marshalls store at 1115 S. Federal Highway, the first location in the city since the chain’s previous Pompano store closed in April.By some estimates, 150 people ...
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — The Coral Springs Museum of Art has unveiled a new logo as part of a broader rebranding effort tied to its planned move into a new building in 2026.Museum officials say the updated look is meant to reflect a more modern and dynamic institution, and align with a series of ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A proposal to build a new automatic car wash near the old Festival Flea Market location on West Sample Road is set to go before the Pompano Beach Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday - the project has drawn support from city planning staff but opposition from at least two dozen ...
Pompano's State Rep. LaMarca: County Name Change Still a Good Idea POMPANO BEACH — After a flurry of publicity and media stories late last week, a proposal to change Broward County’s name to Lauderdale County has stalled for now. But one of its chief proponents, ...
BOCA RATON, Fla. — University Village, a long-planned mixed-use development near Florida Atlantic University and I-95, is back before city reviewers Monday with updated plans that largely mirror earlier proposals but add more homes to the project.The Boca Raton Community Appearance Board is set to ...
BOCA RATON, FL — New data from Gumbo Limbo Nature Center shows sea turtle hatchlings in Boca Raton faced higher-than-usual disorientation rates this season -- a trend linked to increasing artificial lighting and coastal development.According to the center, 673 nests hatched this season, and 15.9% ...
POMPANO BEACH - After much consternation stirred up on social media in recent days, it appears students at Blanche Ely High School and Pompano Beach High School will be able to keep their so-called “block” schedules next year. Officials Decline Public Comment Before Quietly Reversing CourseAt a ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.— Lauderdale Lakes resident Shanoyd Whyte has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge by the Broward Sheriff's Office, following the shooting death of Maurice Harrison, a 21-year-old Pompano Beach resident and popular TikTok star known as Girlalala.Harrison was a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - For Doreen Robinson, a longtime Coral Springs resident turned author, next month will mark a milestone she has dreamed about for decades: reading her own children’s book aloud at Barnes & Noble.Robinson, 56, will headline a story time hour at the Coral Springs Barnes & ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The smell hit first. Then came the sight of 26 stained mattresses, walls crawling with roaches, and black curtains concealing more insects behind every fold in the Coconut Creek house. When property owner Lance Baldwin finally stepped inside his South Creek rental home at 4300 ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A prime 2.5-acre waterfront development site in Pompano Beach, once home to the historic Fish City Marina, is scheduled for foreclosure auction on Dec. 22. According to auction advertisements and media reports, the current owner - New York-based Chetrit Group - ran into ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Blanche Ely High School honored its community supporters on Monday morning with a celebration featuring performances by its Junior ROTC program and the school’s award-winning marching band. The gathering highlighted the vital role local organizations and individuals play in ...
POMPANO BEACH — The former Marshalls store at South Federal Highway and McNab Road is slated to become a Crunch Fitness gym, the company and its franchisee announced. The new gym is projected to open in 2026, the company said.CR Fitness Holdings LLC, the largest and fastest-growing franchisee of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The lunch rush hums through Amici’s Pizzeria Café in Coconut Creek — the clang of pans, the hiss of sauce hitting a hot skillet, the laughter bouncing off kitchen walls. At the center of it all stands Israel “Izzy” Franco, in a simple T-shirt, wooden spoon in hand, moving with ...
BOCA RATON, FL – A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a deadly crash earlier this year that killed four people in Boca Raton, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.On Tuesday, the agency’s Fugitive Warrants Unit located and arrested Jazmin Shope of ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Companies relocating to Boca Raton can save an average of $7.5 million annually in operating costs, according to a new report commissioned by the city — a finding local officials say is driving a surge in relocation interest.The study, “Why Smart Companies Choose Boca Raton,” was ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A homeowner facing more than $45,000 in code fines walked away with a recommended $1,100 penalty Tuesday after telling the Coconut Creek Code Enforcement Fine Reduction board he was unemployed, unable to pay and preparing to sell his house.The fines stemmed from two long-running ...
POMPANO BEACH — Pompano's Founders Park turned into an outdoor gallery and neighborhood gathering spot Saturday as “Art in the Park” brought local artists, Florida Highwaymen legacy works, food and family-friendly fun to Pompano’s oldest public park.The event ran from the late morning to the ...
POMPANO BEACH — A man was taken to the hospital Saturday morning after he was stabbed during an apparent argument.Details remain unclear, but deputies on the scene said they received a call around 6 a.m. reporting a stabbing in the vicinity of 500 South Andrews Avenue. When BSO and Pompano Beach ...
POMPANO BEACH — Island Water Sports, a South Florida surf-and-skate mainstay that traces its roots to Pompano Beach in the 1970s, has officially returned home with the Saturday grand opening of its fourth retail location - just steps from the Fisher Family Pier.The shop is hard to miss, on the ...
DAVIE — Authorities are releasing more details about the Thursday car chase that extended 18 miles, from Davie to Pompano,- with a subsequent crash and arrests near MLK Boulevard.According to Davie Police, three people were arrested Thursday after a man was kidnapped from a McDonald’s in Davie and ...
POMPANO BEACH — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives have released surveillance footage showing two masked gunmen ambushing two men outside a Pompano Beach home earlier this month.The BSO-released video starts with 10 seconds of closeup enhanced still shots of the suspects before going to the ...
POMPANO BEACH — A police pursuit that began in Davie ended Thursday on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Pompano Beach after the fleeing vehicle crashed into a traffic-light pole, prompting a large law enforcement response. The chase moved north along Interstate 95, where the occupants of the ...
POMPANO BEACH - One of Pompano's legislative leaders, District 100's Rep. Chip LaMarca, is leading a proposal to rename Broward County as “Lauderdale County.” But the effort, which would need to be approved by the state legislature and then approved by Broward voters at a future referendum, may ...
POMPANO BEACH — Pompano Beach is gearing up for one of its biggest holiday traditions, the 40th annual “Yuletide on Atlantic” Christmas Parade, which rolls down East Atlantic Boulevard on Dec. 4.Yuletide on Atlantic!That means lots of lighted floats, marching bands and an appearance by Santa Claus ...
POMPANO BEACH — A legal battle is lathering up over proposed plans to build a new car wash along one of Pompano Beach’s busiest stretches of road — and the dispute has now splashed into Broward County Circuit Court.An investment group, CCP Fund III LLC, owns a chain of 10 “Edge Express Car Wash” ...
POMPANO BEACH — With the conclusion of a three-week investigation, a Pompano Beach woman is facing a charge of vehicular homicide, along with other charges - the result of a high-speed crash last month that left one person dead.Deputies say that around 2:30pm on October 18th, 30-year-old Dionndra ...
POMPANO BEACH — If you live in the Pompano Highlands area, don't fret if you see smoke near the neighborhood on Thursday.A 2.2-acre section of the 34-acre Highlands Scrub Natural Area will be the focus of a prescribed burn, as land managers use fire to rejuvenate the ecosystem and prevent future ...
POMPANO BEACH — Will Pompano Beach have better governance if the city's charter includes term limits and staggered terms for commissioners?The Pompano Beach City Commission will debate just that question at this Thursday's Nov. 13 meeting. In the first of two public hearings, they'll consider their ...