Pompano Beach News
By MISSY DIAZ
April 6, 2026
BOCA RATON, FL— The sixth annual Battle of the Bands competition will return to the Mizner Park Amphitheater this summer and organizers are accepting applications for the event, which brings an evening of live music, competition and cash prizes to Boca Raton.The event, scheduled from 7 p.m. to ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs police recently arrested a woman who was speeding on West Sample Road and had 7.35 grams of crack cocaine in her car that stopped in front of Coral Springs High School. They charged Danielle Jordanne Darras, 42, of Fort Lauderdale with cocaine possession with ...
POMPANO BEACH - A 50-year-old man died Sunday night after being pulled from the water near Pompano Beach Boulevard, according to local authorities.In a statement from the city, Pompano Beach Fire Rescue officials said emergency dispatchers received a 911 call reporting a swimmer in distress at ...
POMPANO BEACH — Pompano commercial real estate continues to set new benchmarks for South Florida’s industrial market with the recent record-breaking $219.7 million sale of a five-warehouse portfolio, signaling the city’s ongoing transformation into a major regional logistics center.According to ...
POMPANO BEACH — Authorities identified the man who was found shot to death in the middle of a Pompano Beach thoroughfare early Sunday morning.The Broward Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Rayon Sanchez. Deputies first discovered Sanchez after responding to reports of an injured person lying ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police recently investigated a report of $20,000 that went missing after an open house was held in a home co-owned by a recently divorced couple. A 41-year-old man told police that between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on March 28 the money went missing, while an open house ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Forget the grass — this egg hunt happens underwater.Boca Raton’s Spring Egg Dive is set for Sunday, April 12, at Meadows Park Pool, where children will dive in to collect eggs scattered across the bottom of the pool and trade them in for prizes.The event runs from 12 p.m. to 2 ...
POMPANO BEACH — Residents and visitors gathered at beachside earlier today to continue a half-century tradition as the Pompano Beach Kiwanis Club hosted its annual Easter Sunrise Service. The interdenominational service started at 6:45 a.m. with more than 300 residents, visitors and dignitaries in ...
POMPANO BEACH — Authorities closed a major stretch of Federal Highway Sunday afternoon after a minivan driver lost control and struck multiple utility poles and traffic equipment at the Federal Highway/SE 7th Street intersection.BSO investigators continue to work the scene of the accident, but the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Local elected officials and community leaders across South Florida are speaking out following the murder of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen, remembering her as a rising leader, a fierce advocate, and a deeply respected voice in the community — one who was also ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton area residents will have an opportunity to learn about the role of coastal restoration in protecting local shorelines during an upcoming installment of a free lecture series at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center.The event, part of the center’s EcoWatch lecture series, is ...
POMPANO BEACH, FL — Families in Pompano Beach will have another opportunity to explore educational options as Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) opened its School Choice Late Application Window for the 2026/27 school year. The late application period allows students across the district—including ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Coral Springs woman is facing grand theft charges after investigators say she was linked to a phone scam that tricked a victim into depositing nearly $20,000 into a fraudulent account.Samrah Sydene Comrie, 27, is charged with grand theft of more than $10,000 and less than ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Marty Kiar, the Broward County Property Appraiser, at a meeting last week gave the Coral Springs City Commission a look at the possible impacts on the city due to property tax reform proposals under consideration in Tallahassee. State lawmakers are considering changes to ...
POMPANO BEACH — Firefighters in Pompano Beach now have a high-tech advantage before they even arrive at the scene of a blaze, as Broward County officials announced Wednesday the expansion of a regional digital planning system for firefighting crews.Pompano Beach Fire Rescue is one of seven agencies ...
POMPANO BEACH, FL - A Pompano Beach leader is speaking out in remembrance of Coral Springs’ vice mayor, whose death has sent shockwaves through the region.“Yesterday, we lost a truly radiant woman,” Pompano Beach Vice Mayor Allison Fournier said in a statement. “Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy ...
POMPANO BEACH — The Broward County School Board has officially cleared the way for a major overhaul of key athletic fields at Pompano Beach and Blanche Ely high schools, and replace aging grass playing surfaces with professional-grade synthetic turf in time for the 2026-2027 school year.The move, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton police arrested two septuagenarian neighbors in West Delray Beach’s 55+ Bonaire Village Condominiums for shoplifting from Macy’s in the Town Center at Boca Raton mall.On March 28, a Macy’s security guard contacted police and told them that security cameras captured Maya ...
POMPANO BEACH, FL — Pompano Beach Arts has announced the return of Jazz Fest Pompano Beach for its milestone fifth year, bringing a weekend of live music, food, and community celebration to the city’s shoreline.The free two-day festival will take place Saturday, April 18, and Sunday, April 19, at ...
POMPANO BEACH — Residents are now entering the second week of a month-long water disinfection process as the City of Pompano Beach Utilities Department continues its routine "free chlorination" maintenance period.The project, which began on March 23, is scheduled to remain in effect until April 20.
POMPANO BEACH, FL — Rain didn’t dampen the spirits of Pompano Beach Highlands residents this weekend as the neighborhood hosted its first-ever organized cleanup event, turning a gloomy morning into a showcase of community resilience.Led by Brandi Zabadal, president of the Pompano Beach Highlands ...
POMPANO BEACH — In a recent announcement, Pompano Beach city officials are tightening the criteria for municipal nonprofit funding, announcing that upcoming partnership grants will be strictly limited to organizations that advance two specific "excellence" strategies. The shift, designed to align ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 20-year-old woman is accused of biting her mother and brother multiple times and spraying her mother in the face with pepper spray during a domestic dispute in Coral Springs.Police were called to a home on March 19 for a reported physical altercation between a mother and her ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Police recently arrested a 32-year-old Coconut Creek mother after she left her four-year-old child and an adult unable to care for himself, whom she was hired to watch over, alone for hours. Police charged Flornise Joseph with child neglect without great bodily harm and neglect ...
POMPANO BEACH – A shoplifter with an extensive history of retail theft is facing new charges after detectives linked him to a string of shoplifting incidents, including at the Home Depot on Copans Road in Pompano Beach.Antoine Griffin, 39, is accused a string of thefts across Broward—including a ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 49-year-old woman is accused of running a prostitution and money laundering operation out of a Coconut Creek apartment.Jacqueline Arias’ operation ran from October 2024 through October 2025 and was based out of a unit at the Vista Verde complex, on West Atlantic Boulevard, ...
POMPANO BEACH — A 55-year-old man identified by authorities as a 15-time convicted felon" was arrested Monday morning after allegedly attempting to sell crack cocaine to an undercover detective in a Pompano-area McDonald’s parking lot.Terry Lee Page, of Deerfield Beach, faces a battery of felony ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A 25-year-old Coral Springs man is facing federal charges after authorities say he attempted to arrange a meeting with someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy to produce and sell sexually explicit foot fetish videos, but was instead communicating with an undercover ...
POMPANO BEACH — A 24-year-old man reported missing earlier this month has been found, the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced.Jay Michael Cashman was located safely, BSO detectives said. Authorities did not provide further details regarding where he was found or the circumstances of his ...
POMPANO BEACH — An electric bicycle theft in late February led to the arrest of a Pompano Beach man in recent days.The clue? Investigators used his court-ordered pre-trial GPS ankle monitor from an earlier burglary arrest to place him at the scene of the new alleged crime, according to Broward ...