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Community
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.’s Social Justice Initiative focuses heavily on voting...
More than 5,300 Postal Service employees were attacked by dogs while delivering the mail.
Average gasoline prices in Florida have fallen 5.8 cents per gallon in the last week...
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Human Interest
A five-day march to draw attention to the plight of farmworkers is planned March 14-18, traveling 40 miles from Pahokee to Palm Beach.
The city of Pahokee hosted its annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King celebration on Saturday, Jan. 14, beginning with …
 The week of Dec. 4-10, I lived in a land where the days brought open skies, vast prairies dotted with hammocks of live oaks draped with Spanish moss ....
The Great Florida Cattle Drive, held Dec. 4-10 in Osceola County, included about 350 riders, 14 wagons and one man on foot.
2022 Miss  Miss Latina of The Glades Jayla Vallejo (right) and Miss Teen Latina of the Glades Maria Martell (left)  were crowned Nov. 6 ...
Opinion
Sierra Club Florida Stands with NAACP, LULAC, the Human Rights Campaign, the Florida Immigrant Coalition, and Equality Florida....
On May 23, Sierra Club Florida released its Florida Legislative Scorecard for 2023.
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Police & Fire
The Auto Club Group applauds Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for signing HB 425, which strengthens the state’s Move Over law.
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office...
PALM BEACH COUNTY – An accident on the Florida Turnpike in Palm Beach County on May 29 is being investigated as an attempted suicide ...
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges....
Schools
On Thursday, May 25, Pioneer Park Elementary School bid farewell to its fifth graders...
On Thursday, May 18, students and staff at Glades Day School celebrated Coach Guethle..
Palm Beach State College held a groundbreaking ceremony May 16 for its high-tech $50 million Dental & Medical...
Government

League of Women Voters sues state

TALLAHASSEE – On May 24, the League of Women Voters of Florida,sued Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Secretary of State Cord Byrd ...

Mailbox Improvement Week arrives in time for spring cleaning

The U.S. Postal Service is asking all South Florida homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, May 21–27.

President Biden approves Major Disaster Declaration for Florida

WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Florida to supplement state and local recovery efforts …
Business
This year, Floridians can enjoy summer savings all season long thanks to the new...
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband satellite launched from the Kennedy Space Center on April 30.  
FINFROCK, the only vertically integrated design-builder and manufacturing company of its kind in the industry...
Veterans

Homecoming provides welcome and healing for veterans

On Saturday, April 15, the skies over Palm Beach International will be a little more glorious than usual...

Patriot Guard honors fellow veterans all year long

Patriot Guard members are often on hand at funerals of veterans to provide support....

Be on hand to welcome veterans home

As in the past, a crowd of individuals will gather at Palm Beach International Airport...

Be on hand to welcome veterans home

On Saturday, Sept. 17, Palm Beach International Airport will be the place to be as Southeast Florida Honor Flight returns...
Health

Keep children safe and hydrated this summer

Now that summer break is upon us, children will be heading outdoors more.

Getting to the Heart of Stroke in Palm Beach County and beyond

This American Stroke Month, the American Heart Association wants you to focus on one thing:

Help for parents of children who stutter is as close as your library

Thanks to some generous donations, the Stuttering Foundation has donated a DVD, entitled Kids Who Stutter...

April is National Stress Awareness Month

Most of us know that too much stress causes health problems like diabetes, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and likely some …
Traffic & Road Work
As AAA prepares to rescue more than 483,000 drivers nationwide with car trouble...
The following column is the Road Watch report for Western Palm Beach Count...

Pahokee

Palm Beach County plans to install 1,000 street lights along a 20-mile stretch of State Road 80.
Agriculture

Sanchez honored with 'Top Women in Communications' Hall of Fame Award

Recently, U.S. Sugar’s Senior Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Judy Clayton Sanchez was honored...

USDA OTI helps Florida farmers beginning certification process

Florida agricultural producers and farmers in the process of transitioning to organic certification can now sign-up...
Wildlife & Environment

Septic-to-sewer projects face challenges

Nutrients from septic tanks feed algae blooms. …

SFWMD celebrates completion of Key Everglades Restoration Project

On May 30, the South Florida Water Management District and the National Park Service completed an environmental restoration project...
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