A powerful tornado touched down in the western Wellington area, traveling northeast through parts of the Acreage/Loxahatchee area, at approximately 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, leaving behind a devastating trail of destruction.
According to the National Weather Service, the...
It began as a deep, powerful EF-3 tornado over the vast, flat emptiness of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge west of Delray Beach. Spawned by feeder bands of Hurricane Milton, it roared northeast at freight-train speed...
For months, Rachelle Litt and Meg Weinberger have been campaigning hard for the District 94 seat in the Florida House of Representatives being vacated by Republican State Rep. Rick Roth. But both said this week that politics is taking...
The Wellington Village Council took a step this month toward becoming the first municipality in Palm Beach County to put automated speed cameras in school zones, while slightly tapping the brakes on a contract, as one council member suspected...
The Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board welcomed an update from Cypress Trails Elementary School Principal Bruce Saulter on Monday, Oct. 7.
The board meets the first Monday of every month at 6 p.m. during the school year. At each...
Among the marquee local races on the ballot this election is the race for Palm Beach County Sheriff, in which 20-year incumbent Sheriff Ric Bradshaw is facing off against a former ally turned political opponent in Michael Gauger. Before...
BY CHRISTOPHER VARGAS
Among the many items on the general election ballot this November are two races for seats on the Port of Palm Beach Commission.
Voters in the Port of the Palm Beach District, which includes a wide swath of...
Homeowners in the City of Westlake suffered only minor damage from the powerful EF-3 tornado that passed just to the east on Wednesday, Oct. 9 as Hurricane Milton came ashore on Florida’s west coast.
“We were incredibly blessed,” Mayor JohnPaul...
Voters will decide on six state constitutional amendments during the Tuesday, Nov. 5 general election, with no shortage of hot-button issues on ballot. All require 60 percent approval to pass.
Amendment 1: Partisan Election of School Board Members — This...
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council got an update from engineering consultants Tuesday, Oct. 1 on a project designed to gather the data necessary to upgrade the town’s drainage system, and perhaps even help gather additional grant money to make...
Wednesday, Oct. 9 is a day that won’t soon be forgotten at the Panther Ridge Conservation Center on D Road in Loxahatchee Groves.
A tornado spurred by Hurricane Milton tore through the five-acre facility housing 27 cats representing 10 species....
Hurricane Milton’s visit to Florida impacted high school football — and all high school sports, for that matter — across the entire state to such an extent that the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has decided to extend...
