Palm Beach County

Local municipalities are ramping up enforcement of a recently passed mooring law, causing an uproar among South Florida’s boating communities.

The final report on West Palm Beach’s downtown waterfront urges the city to appoint a waterfront czar for the city’s signature asset.

Embattled South Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who was indicted Thursday in Miami federal court for stealing $5 million in federal funds and campaign fraud, called the investigation a “sham,” “unjust” and “baseless.”

The teachers union leader says the district "needs to do better" after the counter-offer ranked as the lowest in years. The district is adjusting to a budget shortfall of $40 million.

A Miami federal grand jury returned an indictment against South Florida Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and several co-defendants, alleging that she and the others stole federal disaster funds, laundered the proceeds, and used the cash to support her 2021 congressional election campaign, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

The poll results come amid increasing calls from state legislators to completely undo the HOA system.

A $31 million renovation promises to bring new life to Palm Beach’s oceanfront park. When the updated tennis facilities opened at Phipps Ocean Park on Nov. 1, it marked a milestone, the completion of the first phase of the 18-acre park’s renovation.

For nearly five decades, Joan Crawford captivated audiences on the big screen. A new book by West Palm Beach native and author Scott Eyman, being presented at the Miami Book Fair this week, spotlights her complex story of survival, rumors and ambition.

The county’s largest city, West Palm Beach, added the most people since the 2020 U.S. Census, with 9,529 more residents, annual estimates released in October by the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research show.

Because of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ delay in announcing special election dates to fill two vacancies in the Florida Legislature, voters in parts of Palm Beach and Hillsborough counties will not have representation in Tallahassee when the regular legislative session begins in January.

Boca Raton’s scaled-back government campus, the controversial mixed-use government campus redevelopment project near Boca Raton Brightline station, now faces voter referendums in next year's elections.

While a majority of Floridians hold onto a sense of optimism, the high cost of housing and everyday expenses have become major threats to financial stability, the FAU poll found.