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Officials: Palm Beach County Prepared For A Storm

Palm Beach County is one of the best prepared counties in the state for hurricane season, according to officials who gave an update about the 2012 storm season to the Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday. Assistant County Administrator for...

Homeless Man Arrested Following Stabbing In RPB

JUNE 2 — A homeless man was arrested late last Saturday night on charges of aggravated battery following an incident in the Lantern Walk community in Royal Palm Beach. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, a...

Lt. Combs: Incidents Mask Low Crime Rate In Groves

In an update on law enforcement at the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association meeting last week, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office District 15 commander Lt. David Combs noted that several incidents had interrupted the normally quiet atmosphere of Loxahatchee Groves...

Wellington Keeps Focus On Eco-Friendly Policies

BY CHRIS FELKER Wellington showed off its efforts to become a more environmentally conscious and economical government as part of the “100 Cities Summit” during the fourth annual Florida Green, Energy & Climate Conference/Expo last month at the Palm Beach...

Equestrian Preserve Petition Qualifies For Ballot

Wellington voters could have the chance as early as this summer to decide whether to make the village’s charter require a unanimous vote by the Wellington Village Council for changes to land development regulations on properties in or around...

Two Indian Trail Seats Up For Election This Year

Two seats on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors are up this year, and candidates have until next Friday to qualify for the ballot. Seat 2 incumbent Supervisor Carlos Enriquez faces a challenge from Gary Dunkley, while ITID...

Indian Trail To Experiment With Stop Sign Flashers

In an attempt to improve drivers’ awareness of stop signs, the Indian Trail Improvement District is going to experiment with flashers at select four-way stop intersections in The Acreage. Director of Maintenance & Operations Tony Las Casas said he has...

Crime Down, But Burglaries Are Up In Royal Palm

Crime is down overall in Royal Palm Beach, although burglaries were up in 2011, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Paul Miles, who gave his annual report to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council on May 17. “Overall,...

Pinto Urges RPB Residents To Apply For Zoning Seat

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council has re-advertised for Planning & Zoning Commission applicants after a candidate selected for membership withdrew her application. One position remains open after candidate Ana Martinez, an architect, declined her appointment, which came at the...

LGLA Features Forum With LGWCD Candidates

Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Supervisor Robert Snowball and challenger Roy Parks faced off in a debate May 24 at the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association meeting. Parks and Snowball will contest Monday, June 25 in the district’s first popular-vote election,...

Oldest RPB Church Needs Financial Help To Survive

Fifty years in the community and $300,000 in debt, Royal Palm Covenant Church is in desperate need of money and in jeopardy of closing its doors. Not just a place of worship, but a community gathering point, the church long...

Man Arrested For Assaulting Girls In Shopping Center

MAY 26 — A Wellington man was arrested last Saturday afternoon on charges of assault following an incident in the Wellington Town Square shopping plaza. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, Javier Moreno-Zolla followed several girls...

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Event Brings Together PBSO And Autism Community

The 2025 “A Day for Autism: Building Bridges with Law Enforcement Picnic” was held Sunday, Feb. 23 at Village...