Palm Beach County

When the pandemic spurred people to move to Florida, they may not have changed jobs, but they brought their paychecks with them – almost $40 billion worth. And a lot of that came to South Florida.

Earlier this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 1718, one of the nation's strictest immigration laws. A Palm Beach construction worker tells his family's story about living in fear of a run-in with authorities — and falling prey to a $16,000 scam.

Construction disaster could delay January start date for golf league planned for Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens.

The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County announced a new $10.6 million county-wide investment fund to support artists and cultural organizations.

This year, The Symphonia's performances will celebrate the natural world. The first concert, titled Native Wonders, will include Chokfi, a piece written by Native American classical composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate.

The famous jazz venue was set to re-open last winter after years of planning delays and a nearly $20 million tax-funded renovation.

FAU's Board of Trustees voted to extend Interim President Stacy Volnick's contract through the end of 2024 — or until a permanent president is named. Support is growing for Volnick to be named to the top job, as the school's search process remains halted by a state investigation.

More trees in the low-income region in the western part of Palm Beach County could help fight climate change, thanks to a $1 million EPA environmental justice grant.

Pro-Palestinian rights groups called for cease fire in front of Real-Time Laboratories in Boca Raton, a U.S. subsidiary of Elbit Systems, Israel's largest weapons manufacturer.

UPDATED: Forbes died following an apparent heart attack after appearing at a public meeting. A Miami native, he had been the Executive Director of the Palm Beach County public bus system since November 2015.

Palm Beach County school officials are making their case to state lawmakers for next year's legislative session — requesting to ensure that "all state standards are factual and historically accurate." They also seek more flexibility when it comes to disciplining students who carry weapons for self defense.

Dozens of Palm Beach County-area officials and housing experts are taking a close look at a new study on the intersection of affordable housing and racial inequity, which found that discriminatory housing practices still exist that hurt Black residents — and the economy as a whole.