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POMPANO BEACH — While the Pompano Beach City Commission has often found itself stalemated on high-profile issues, the board reached a rare moment of consensus Tuesday night when it rejected a proposed, long-debated change in commissioners' term lengths and term limits.The defeated proposed ...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Pompano Beach City Manager Greg Harrison recommended Tuesday night that the city pivot from a short-term contract extension to a new four-year agreement with the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a move that drew immediate pushback from some commissioners.The recommendation, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — As calls pour into the Coral Springs Police Department about a missing teenager, detectives say they have found no evidence the girl is in danger, Coral Springs said in a Tuesday social media post. Investigators have received an increase in inquiries about Skylee Merino, 15, who ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The top leadership job in the Boca Raton Police Department is changing hands again, less than two months after a shake-up pushed out its previous police chief.Acting Police Chief Liz Roberts' last day with the department is today, after 20 years of service with the department and ...
POMPANO BEACH — John Knox Village, the largest private employer in the city, has been named one of the nation’s top senior living communities for 2026 by U.S. News & World Report, achieving high marks across three distinct categories of elder care.The community earned "Best Senior Living" ...
POMPANO BEACH — A 66-year-old Pompano Beach man was arrested after allegedly brandishing a silver handgun at a woman and asking her, "Do you want to die?" during a road rage confrontation last month.Michael Beasley, of NE 12th Street, was taken into custody at 3:00 p.m. on April 20 by BSO ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 15-year-old girl reported missing from Coral Springs may have left home voluntarily and was last seen getting into a car with someone she met online, according to police.National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is asking for the public’s help in locating Skylee ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A 58-year-old Fort Lauderdale man boating on Lake Boca during Boca Bash on Sunday ended his day in the Palm Beach County Jail, arrested on a felony charge of child abuse and two misdemeanor battery charges.According to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report, at ...
POMPANO BEACH — City leaders are set to convene tomorrow, April 28, to decide on several major policy shifts, ranging from governance changes to how the city manages its final resting places.The 6:00 p.m. meeting features a packed agenda:Charter Amendments and Term LimitsThe Commission will hold a ...
POMPANO BEACH — For days now, a local Facebook group and a few sharp-eyed Pompano residents have been playing “retail detective,” fueled by a single question: Is Pompano Beach getting a second Burlington store?While the company remains officially tight-lipped, TAPinto has followed the breadcrumbs, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for a man convicted of brutally killing a Coral Springs woman and her young daughter more than two decades ago, marking the eighth death warrant he has signed in 2026.Richard Knight is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. on May ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A $3,000 reward is being offered for information in the fatal shooting of a Plantation man found dead earlier this month in Boca Raton, as police continue investigating the case.Boca Raton police said Arman Motiwalla, 37, was discovered around 1:45 a.m. on April 8 next to his ...
POMPANO BEACH — Plans for a new, state-of-the-art Emergency Operations Center (EOC) moved forward last week as the Planning and Zoning Board approved the site plan for a facility designed to withstand major hurricanes.The 35,652-square-foot project is funded by the General Obligation Bond package ...
POMPANO BEACH — The Pompano Beach City Commission is set to decide Tuesday whether to endorse a $10 million overhaul of NW 15th Street - an often-overlooked street which extends from Dixie Highway, crossing underneath I-95 with its own underpass to Andrews Avenue and Powerline Road - a project ...
BOCA RATON, FL — An investor and minority business partner of reality TV personality and Boca Raton resident Jill Zarin is suing her and her boyfriend, accusing the couple of breaching a business arrangement and misappropriating company funds for personal use.According to the complaint, filed in ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs voters will decide who takes a seat left open by the death of Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer.The city commission met during a retreat on Wednesday and agreed on a plan. Seat 3 will appear on the ballot in the election on Nov. 3. The winner will serve the two years left ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano Beach man with a history of evading the law was back in custody Monday, weeks after he allegedly launched a high-speed car chase that saw him jump a median in a white Tesla to escape police.Terrence Rashad Pitts, who lives on SW 7th Street, faces a mountain of 16 charges ...
POMPANO BEACH — Sand accumulation in the navigational channel at the Hillsboro Inlet has reached a critical point, creating what longtime boat captains describe as the most challenging navigational conditions in the last 40 to 50 years. While boats could still be seen coming and going from the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Gumbo Limbo Nature Center will debut a new interactive exhibit this summer, highlighting South Florida’s native wildlife and ecosystems.The exhibit, Florida’s Wild Backyard, will explore the plants and animals found across the region, offering visitors an up-close look at native ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A once-popular bagel restaurant in Coral Springs has closed its doors.Manhattan Bagel, located at 4610 N. University Drive, has shut down, marking the end of the brand’s only storefront in Florida. A sign posted on the restaurant’s door reads: “After years of service to the ...
POMPANO BEACH — A veteran Broward Sheriff’s Office sergeant was arrested Monday after authorities say he brutally beat his long-time girlfriend in her vehicle, prevented her from escaping, and then fled the scene in her car.Scott Nelson Nida, 55, was taken into custody at his Pompano Beach ...
POMPANO BEACH — The area around Broward Health North hospital will soon look a lot different to patients, healthcare professionals, and the thousands of Pompano Beach commuters who pass by at Sample Road and Interstate 95.Construction work is already underway on an eye-catching, six-story, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A local U.S. Congressional representative took to the House floor this week to announce plans to introduce legislation naming a post office after slain Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer.Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who represents Coral Springs in Congress, made the announcement ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Container Store in the Town Center at Boca Raton is one of eight Florida locations, and 98 nationwide locations, set to undergo a “store-changing” event that began Friday as part of a phased integration with retailer Bed Bath & Beyond, company officials announced this ...
POMPANO BEACH — Seven decades after he vanished in the midst of the Korean War, a Pompano Beach native - U.S. Army Cpl. Joshua Corruth - was brought home to be laid to rest with full military honors.Corruth was just 20 years old, a soldier in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th ...
POMPANO BEACH — A shoplifter learned that it's a losing venture after she and an accomplice were caught running a "tag-team" theft operation at a Ross store in Pompano in recent days. Jomaisha Irish Samuel, 47, was arrested and charged with felony coordinated retail theft, use of an ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Coconut Creek Police Department has joined the Blue Envelope Program, a growing national initiative designed to improve communication between law enforcement officers and drivers on the autism spectrum during traffic stops — a milestone made possible by a local nonprofit the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs man used artificial intelligence to create explicit images of a teenage coworker and sent them to her, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.Thomas Christopher Ball, 49, was arrested for altering sexual depictions of an identifiable person, ...
POMPANO BEACH — The Pompano Beach City Commission met in a closed-door executive session to consider terms for a new contract with the Professional Fire Fighters Local #1549, which represents the city's corps of firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical personnel. The prior 2022-2025 ...
POMPANO BEACH — Residents of Palm Aire are seeking additional support for a class action lawsuit against a developer’s proposal to increase housing density in their neighborhood.Affidavits for Class Action SuitAt a meeting Tuesday night, a number of property owners gathered to sign and notarize ...