Palm Beach County

The vacancy left behind by the death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings will be one of the longest in modern American history. Now, the ripple effects are coming to light in the race to fill his seat.

Coronavirus test sites have popped up throughout South Florida.

The city of Boca Raton is proposing a 30-year building recertification code that will be checked every 10 years after. The move comes after last month's collapse at the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside.

School board members voted unanimously to have Mike Burke, the district's chief financial officer, become the interim superintendent. They also decided against a mask mandate in schools — after hours of public comment.

Palm Beach County officials affirm solidarity with Cuba

The selected works of the five fellows are on display at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County headquarters in Lake Worth Beach and the exhibit runs through Aug. 27.

Key West leaders want to fulfill the wishes of voters and limit the types of cruise ships that can port at the city. Another person was arrested in the ongoing investigation of the assassination of Haiti’s president. And, a Palm Beach Post investigation looks into how sugar cane burning affects residents of the county.

Qualified families have already moved or in the process of moving into homes in the Glades, Pahokee, and South Bay neighborhoods. And several homes are set to complete at the end of the year.

Despite calls for peace and unity, many Haitians in the diaspora are concerned about the political power plays after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up a constitutional challenge to Palm Beach County’s decision last year to require people to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court, as is common, did not explain its reasons for declining to hear the case.

Officials in Riviera Beach say a new nuisance ordinance may stop gunshots, drug activity and other disturbances from negatively affecting city resources.

Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer says the partial condo collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside is spurring discussion about a more stringent recertification process in his city.