Spectators on the beach held British flags in the air Tuesday, cheering on two kayakers as they reached the last mile of their roughly 2,000-mile journey. The kayakers, Will McCreadie, 21, and George Parry, 22, were marking the final moments of their monthslong expedition from the island country...
The Florida Panthers were beating the Buffalo Sabres; Jaromir Jagr was tying hockey legend Mark Messier's scoring record — and, according to police, Ramziddin Saleem was passing phony bills at concession stands at the BB&T Center. Sunrise police were led to Saleem, 23, when an employee told an...
Distraught relatives roamed the perimeter of a lake Tuesday morning calling out for "Lucy," hollering for "LuLu" — hoping against hope for the survival of their 26-year-old daughter and cousin, unseen since the car she was riding in plummeted below the water's surface a day earlier. A helicopter...
A teenage girl confronted by a man who tried to force his hand down her pants as she walked along a busy Sunrise road on Christmas Eve kneed him in the groin and escaped, she told investigators. It was after sunset Saturday when a man called to the girl, 17, "Hey cutie, wanna come to my place?"...
Human bones were discovered Monday near the Tri-Rail tracks that run through an undeveloped area covered by bushes in Boca Raton, police said. A Florida Power & Light employee came across the remains just before 3 p.m. Monday while working behind a business complex at 2650 N. Military Trail. The...
Two young men accused of robbing and killing a pair of Palm Beach County teenagers — shooting them each in the face — used the stolen proceeds to buy new shoes, according to arrest reports released Tuesday. Joel Rodriguez, 18, and Carlos Hernandez, 19, are facing charges of first-degree murder...
"Rock bottom." It's a euphemism glossing over all the messy details for addicts facing the worst period of their lives. They often use this moment of vulnerability to phone for help, and the person who picks up on the other end may help determine their path for recovery. But too often, addicts...
Torches fired from airboats and helicopters dropping tiny balls filled with fire-starting chemicals could help ignite new life in Lake Okeechobee.
The latest statistics on how police treat kids in Palm Beach County are encouraging to a group of local religious leaders who have been critical of juvenile justice practices. Youth arrests in Palm Beach County dropped by roughly 31 percent between the 2011-12 and 2015-16 fiscal years, according...
After federal investigators detailed allegations of abuse at South Florida drug treatment centers, state officials plan to tighten licensing standards for the industry, a newspaper reported Sunday. Florida Department of Children and Families spokeswoman Jessica Sims told The Palm Beach Post that...
Relief is coming to one of southern Palm Beach County's worst traffic bottlenecks, the intersection of Glades Road and Florida's Turnpike, but it may take two years to deliver. Construction begins Jan. 3 to add lanes to the heavily traveled junction west of Boca Raton, which frequently becomes...
A 6-year-old boy with a severe genetic disorder will soon have a skilled Golden Retriever to make his life easier, thanks to some creative thinking by a local restaurateur. The boy's mother, Nicole Bolufe-Cruz, wanted to train the two-year-old family dog, Faith, to be able to help little Liam,...
Florida colleges could become more open to guns and more restrictive to immigrants under bills filed for the legislative session that begins March 7. One proposal would repeal a law passed in 2014 that allows in-state tuition for some immigrant students who don't have full legal status, while the...
It had become a weekly routine in their senior year in 2003: five Spanish River High School football players, all friends of junior running back Jeff Tartarkin, came by his house after Friday night games for Gatorade, ice cream and assorted junk food. Tartarkin lived in an upscale Boca Raton neighborhood...
Judith John dropped out of high school 20 years ago, but Thursday she stood before her classmates and family, clad in blue cap and gown, to celebrate meeting a milestone. She and 20 others this year became the first class to graduate from Broward County Library. The program, piloted last year at...
John F. Kerry was late to his own party. Staffers, journalists and other officials were gathered in the ornate Benjamin Franklin salon at the State Department on Dec. 14 for early Christmas festivities. But the secretary of State was nowhere to be seen. Kerry was on the telephone to various world...
Jill Stein's bid to recount votes in Pennsylvania was in trouble even before a federal judge shot it down Dec. 12. That's because the Green Party candidate's effort stood almost no chance of detecting potential fraud or error in the vote — there was basically nothing to recount. Pennsylvania is...
Authorities on Monday released the identity of a 25-year-old man who was shot and killed a block away from his Dania Beach home on Christmas. Christopher Jordan was walking home when he was gunned down at Northwest Sixth Avenue and Second Street at about 8:10 p.m., said Keyla Concepcion, a spokeswoman...
The man accused of abusing drug addicts who sought help in Broward and Palm Beach counties has amassed a fortune while ripping off health insurance and forcing vulnerable women to prostitute themselves, prosecutors told a judge Thursday. Investigators said in court they have evidence that Kenneth...
Police finally caught up with an 18- year -old from Boynton Beach they say is a killer who ended three lives in two weeks. A shot fired into the darkness at an officer — as Lantana police responded to a routine call that came in just before 2 a.m. Thursday about people trying to break into cars...
A 16-year-old who allegedly made eight false 911 calls — including one that sent a SWAT team to the Wal-Mart on Old Boynton Beach Road — was arrested Saturday. Events leading to the unidentified teen's arrest on charges of 911 misuse started Saturday morning with a 911 call. The caller said he had...