Holly Baltz | Stet News

A new approach to treating mental health emergencies is cheaper, frees police for crime-fighting and treats patients in a way that keeps them out of crisis in the future instead of putting them behind bars, a national expert told the Palm Beach County Health Care District in a special session March 12.

Officials from four powerful Palm Beach County organizations financed by taxpayers met last week to talk about the health and welfare of the county’s children. They expressed concern about whether their legislative priorities, such as full-day prekindergarten, were realistic, given scrutiny by Florida DOGE and a push to eliminate some property taxes.

Palm Beach County dismisses landfill option, moves forward with $1.5 billion incinerator.

City commissioners have voted to find out who is buried at Evergreen and where they lie amid the 1,600 plots on 9 acres at 27th Street and Rosemary Avenue. But a visit to the city-owned cemetery shows that many gravestones are in poor shape, some sinking into the ground, making it impossible to see names.