Pompano Beach News
By JEFF YASTINE
October 13, 2025
POMPANO BEACH — A man was arrested Sunday after allegedly shooting a woman in Pompano Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said Edward Wiggins, 50, faces charges of second-degree attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and shooting into an occupied ...
POMPANO BEACH — With more than 600 employees, John Knox Village of Florida - which occupies 70 acres between South Dixie Highway and Interstate 95 in Pompano - is the city's second-largest private employer.It's also one of South Florida’s most leadership-driven continuing care retirement ...
POMPANO BEACH — City commissioners will consider this week whether to accept the donation of the historic George Foster Chapel, built in 1938 at 201 NE 2nd Street, and relocate the building to Centennial Park.The resolution on the commission's agenda would authorize city officials to accept the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — After hearing presentations from nine potential vendors, over two nights' worth of public meetings, commissioners for the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District gave Boca Surf Park their top ranking.With the last of the presentations concluding on Wednesday night at Sugar ...
LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL — As a child growing up in Brazil, Hamilton Monteiro, M.D., knew he wanted to be a doctor — a journey that’s taken him from his home country to a Yale University-affiliated hospital to now serving northern Broward County, including Coconut Creek, at the recently opened women’s ...
POMPANO BEACH — Pompano Beach High School has been named a “School of Excellence” by the Florida Department of Education. The distinction makes it one of nine public high schools, out of 32 in the county, to be recognized in such a way for the 2024–25 school year.According to Broward County Public ...
POMPANO BEACH - On Saturday morning, consultants wrapped up the last of two in-person “listening sessions” for residents, on whether the city should create a new police department or remain a client of the Broward Sheriff's Office.There are two more “virtual” events next week, on Monday and again ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The companies proposing redevelopment of Camino Square, near downtown Boca Raton, are seeking major changes, including building a pair of eight-story residential towers instead of the three-story buildings previously sought for the project.The proposal will be reviewed at Tuesday's ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) is conducting routine maintenance on several Boca Raton crossings. The work began Monday and will continue through Wednesday, Nov. 5.Closures will focus on one crossing at a time, though up to two may close simultaneously. Detours will be in ...
POMPANO BEACH — Late morning and early afternoon saw torrential rain drench Pompano and much of northern Broward County with - by some estimates of local TV stations - between 6 to 8 inches of rain.The weather cleared and streets drained off their watery burdens in late afternoon, but not before ...
POMPANO BEACH — As fall and winter approach, John Knox Village is continuing its proactive health measures by offering on-site COVID-19 and flu vaccines to residents and employees.Bob Atkins, a Vietnam veteran, was one of the 400 residents who were registered for the event: “I've always gotten the ...
POMPANO BEACH — City residents will have a key opportunity tonight to weigh in on the future of local police services, and whether BSO or a new Pompano Beach Police Department is the right choice for the community.Tonight's meeting is part of Pompano Beach’s $285,000 feasibility study on the same ...
POMPANO BEACH - Pompano commissioners are set to hear a special presentation from Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) at next Tuesday's (October 14th) meeting. The BCPS proposal seeks to convert the former Dave Thomas East Education Center, just south of Pompano Beach City Hall, into workforce ...
POMPANO BEACH — For ten long years, the family of missing Pompany Beach resident Steven MacKrell searched for answers. After an evening with friends in July 2015, the 25-year-old left a bar in Fort Lauderdale, and around 2:30am was seen on security video buying snacks at a gas station back in ...
POMPANO BEACH — Residents in Pompano Beach are closely following ongoing hearings in Tallahassee, where Florida Power & Light Co. is seeking approval for utility rate increases that could affect millions of customers across the state.The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) began formal ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Just after 6 p.m. on Oct. 1, a man called Boca Raton police to report that he saw two people having sex in the swale on the west side of Powerline Road, just south of Glades Road.The responding police officer found just that in a grassy area just north of Estancia East, according ...
BOCA RATON, FL – For attorney Joseph Abdin, the courtroom isn’t the only place where he’s made his mark. The 28-year-old lawyer with Brotman, Nusbaum, Ibrahim & Adelman in Boca Raton gained national recognition after appearing on the hit reality competition shows “Big Brother” and “The Amazing ...
POMPANO BEACH — Seasonal king tides will continue to be a factor along coastal, low-lying sections of Pompano Beach, through October 12th, according to forecasters.On Tuesday morning, and again in the late evening hours, the higher-than-normal tides caused water to pool across a handful of ...
POMPANO BEACH — The existing Atlantic Square shopping center on East Atlantic Boulevard is getting a visual upgrade, with new signage planned to give the property a more uniform and appealing look for shoppers.The site has been the subject of proposals for tear-down and redevelopment into a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton, known for its pristine beaches, gated country club communities, and multi-million-dollar estates, is also home to a homeless population living in the shadows, stoking concern in city leaders and fear in some residents.In July, a homeless man charged a shopper as he ...
BOCA RATON — The remains of Pompano Beach resident Steven MacKrell, missing since 2015, have been recovered from a Boca Raton lake - putting an end to the decade-long mystery of his disappearance.According to Sunshine State Sonar, a nonprofit group specializing in underwater search and recovery, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Police said they found more than 28 grams of fentanyl in the car of a Fort Lauderdale man who was pulled over in Coral Springs last week.According to a police report, Ryan Eugene Cohee, 42, was arrested Sept. 25 on a charge of trafficking fentanyl, along with possession of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A Coconut Creek woman is accused of creating sexually explicit videos of her 5-year-old daughter and sharing them with a man she fantasized sexually abusing the child with, according to a police report.Police received a CyberTip, which originated from the messaging app KIK, on ...
POMPANO BEACH — The City of Pompano Beach spent $38,000 on a series of geometric asphalt art street murals that were recently painted over by the Florida Department of Transportation, Mayor Rex Hardin confirmed in recent days.On the night of September 23rd, FDOT crews worked through the evening and ...
POMPANO BEACH — Broward Sheriff's Office homicide investigators are continuing to look into a Saturday afternoon shooting, the circumstances of which still remain unclear . Deputies said the incident occurred shortly before 2 p.m. in the 1600 block of Northwest 10th Circle. Responding deputies and ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Broward County Public Schools is weighing a proposal to use Pompano Beach High School's successful formula to redesign Hallandale Beach High School, modeling it from PBHS as one of the district’s top-performing schools as part of a broader plan to address declining enrollment ...
BOCA RATON — A wave of corporate relocations, strong commercial leasing, and steady job growth are fueling Boca Raton’s economic momentum, according to city officials.Jessica Del Vecchio, Boca Raton’s economic development manager, noted a key statistic: the city's rapid pace of commercial leasing ...
POMPANO BEACH — The city’s popular Old Town Untapped event returned Friday night, marking the start of a new season of music, art, and community in Pompano Beach’s historic downtown district.The monthly arts and music block party, held on the first Friday of each month from October through May, ...
Scramblers Golf Club Hosts Grand Opening, Ribbon Cutting in Pompano Beach POMPANO BEACH — It was a little less than two years ago that Bill Mote and his wife moved from Charleston to build their business in Pompano. Now they've officially celebrated the grand opening of their ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — In the U.S. House district that includes Pompano Beach, 164,000 people will see an increase in healthcare costs under the proposed budget at the center of the partial federal government shutdown. That’s according to Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat, who sent out an email blast ...