Pompano Beach News
By JEFF YASTINE
May 7, 2026
POMPANO BEACH — A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after being shot in the leg in a Pompano Beach neighborhood.According to a statement by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, an investigation by the agency's Violent Crimes Unit detectives revealed that the teen victim was inside a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Boca Raton City Council will take another bite at the proverbial apple at its next workshop meeting, in an effort to try to agree on whether to move forward with creating a civic engagement task force. If the majority of the council decides to move forward with it, they'll also ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A 15-year-old Coral Springs girl who had been missing for about two weeks has been found safe in Georgia, according to Coral Springs police.Police said Wednesday that Skylee Merino was located by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office in a suburban area outside Atlanta after an ...
POMPANO BEACH — The winningest boys' basketball coach in Florida state history is returning to the sidelines of Pompano's Blanche Ely High School, where he built a championship dynasty.Blanche Ely Principal Tavures Williams announced on social media this week that Melvin Randall has been hired as ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano man was taken into custody last week after authorities linked him to a fraud scheme involving identity theft and unauthorized bank access.Calvin Docilma, 24, was arrested while visiting his probation officer at Florida Department of Corrections offices on Powerline Road.
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs police said Tuesday there is currently no evidence that 15-year-old Skylee Merino has been the victim of a crime, even as the teen remains missing after about two weeks.The update comes as her family has pushed police to do more and plans to attend an upcoming ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek was awarded more than $1.1 million in federal funding toward a fiber optic ring project that will keep emergency services connected during disasters, city officials announced on Monday. The money comes from U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz of the 23rd Congressional ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A dispute over access to a Tesla charging station on Sunday quickly boiled into a confrontation, ending with a man taken to jail after allegedly pulling a gun and threatening to shoot a fellow Tesla driver.According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, on May 3, a ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano Beach mother appeared before city leaders in recent days, asking for resolution and answers into a January encounter between her 22-year-old son and BSO deputies, amid an ongoing internal investigation.Tamara Taylor, mother of Jeremiah Taylor, told the Pompano Beach City ...
POMPANO BEACH – The Broward County School Board is meeting today, May 5, to consider replicating the Pompano Beach High School's “all-magnet” model, in a plan that could fundamentally reshape the district’s high school landscape.According to an Executive Summary prepared for the meeting, the Board ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs police are investigating three recent cases of fraud where city residents were swindled out of more than $50,000 in each case, adding up to a total of more than $265,000 combined, according to a police bulletin. In the first incident reported to police on April 20, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Tri-Rail asked riders for patience while construction for the Link at Boca — an eight-story residential and retail development at 680 West Yamato Road in Boca Raton — is now underway.Parts of station parking lots will be closed, and changes to station access will occur during ...
POMPANO BEACH — The proposed new City Hall project continues to move through Pompano Beach’s planning process. On Tuesday, May 4th, the city’s Architectural Appearance Committee will review building plans and color renderings of the four-story civic building and its adjacent seven-story, 600-space ...
POMPANO BEACH — Construction crews building the 28-story Waldorf Astoria Residences tower on the beach reached a key construction milestone in recent days, with a "topping out" ceremony. The event on Friday, May 1st, marked the vertical completion of building's frame at 1350 S. Ocean Boulevard.The ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Since taking the helm six months ago, City Manager Mark Sohaney has been working to assess Boca Raton’s homelessness challenges, he told City Council members during a meeting earlier this week.During the city manager’s report at the council's Tuesday meeting , Sohaney said that ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A man sat in the trunk of a parked car on Coconut Creek Parkway when police arrived on a domestic violence call. A search of the car and the man turned up a stolen gun, drugs and thousands of dollars in cash, according to a probable cause affidavit.Officers from the Coconut ...
POMPANO BEACH — A legendary figure from the New York City street art scene said he sought to bring a bright, giant-sized, artful message of "LOVE" to Old Town Pompano Beach on Friday, marking a significant milestone in the city’s ongoing effort to transform the area.The official unveiling of the ...
POMPANO BEACH — A luxury townhouse community nestled in the heart of the Palm Aire golf course has sold for $25.9 million, marking a major milestone for one of the city's newest residential developments.The 39-unit property, known as The Prestige at Palm-Aire, is located at 4091 Siena Circle, off ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Westview Drive theater building has racked up fire code violations, blocked exits and graffiti citations, and a court battle in another city could erase what Coral Springs is owed for all of it, which could amount to tens of thousands of dollars. The City of Wilton Manors ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — The School District of Palm Beach County announced on Thursday leadership changes impacting two West Boca Raton elementary schools, effective this summer.Stephanie Cook has been named principal of Banyan Creek Elementary School in Delray Beach after serving as principal of ...
POMPANO BEACH — Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a 55-year-old woman who has been missing since mid-January.The Broward Sheriff’s Office said Amy Bedell was last seen Jan. 13 near the 520 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Pompano Beach. Her family recently ...
(Note: This is a revised story originally published Saturday, May 2nd)POMPANO BEACH — In some areas of the Hillsboro Inlet, intensive sand dredging by the Hillsboro Inlet District is taking navigational depths back to normal, deeper levels after nor'easter storms in March and April. But in emails ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Four boys fishing behind a home in the Woodfield Hunt Club community recently were escorted off the property after a homeowner stood inside her residence holding an AR-style rifle, according to a Boca Raton police report.The incident occurred around 6:15 p.m. on April 28 when the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Seats at Forest Glen Middle School in Coral Springs are going empty, and the school is projected to continue to lose students over the next five years. Now, Broward County Public Schools wants to spend up to $150,000 on a pilot project to help fill those seats and more across ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A man recently vaulted a store counter in Coral Springs, stuffed vapes into his pockets and ran off, without paying. Police caught him less than an hour later, one block away.Officers arrested Orlando David Smith Jr., 23, of Coral Springs, on April 21, after a witness called 911 ...
POMPANO BEACH — After more than 50 years as a bargain-seeker's staple, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in Pompano will open its doors one final time Saturday to liquidate its remaining inventory, marking the end of a long-standing charitable presence at 2323 N. Dixie Hwy.The store, ...
POMPANO BEACH — A woman is safe after a multi-agency rescue effort pulled her from a submerged vehicle in a Palm Aire canal Friday morning.The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. near a shopping plaza in the 2600 block of South Palm Aire Drive. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the woman’s ...
POMPANO BEACH — If you’re looking to spend eternity in Pompano Beach, you’d better have a local utility bill to prove you belong.In a move that gives new meaning to the phrase "locals only," the Pompano Beach City Commission voted this week to officially stop selling plots at the city cemetery, ...
POMPANO BEACH — A real estate investment firm has acquired a small-bay industrial complex in Pompano Beach with plans to renovate and rebrand the site as the Airpark Commerce Center.Sand Lake Realty purchased the 1.5-acre property at 1241-1251 N. Dixie Highway for $6.33 million, according to a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Students at a charter school in Coral Springs may soon have a path from kindergarten to graduation without ever having to change schools.The Broward County School Board meets May 5, and on its agenda is a vote on whether Renaissance Charter School at Coral Springs can add grades ...