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Expect wind gusts to 35mph along the coast. Heavy downpours will ride on the breeze, continuing this week's flooding threat into the weekend.

The company has resumed its full schedule, quickly transporting passengers between West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

Citing unspecified examples of election fraud, Gov. Ron DeSantis has pledged to create a law enforcement agency to investigate election crimes as part of a new package of voting laws.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference Wednesday morning at the Hilton Palm Beach Airport hotel in in West Palm Beach.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has put $2.1 million of her own money into her campaign to win a vacant South Florida congressional vacancy and Barbara Sharief has put in $926,000 of her own into her campaign. Both candidates are leaders of home health care companies. One result of the money: lots of TV ads. The other candidates have far less money to spend.

A terrifying crash was caught on camera in West Palm Beach, just feet away from a group of West Palm Beach Police officers.

A lucky lottery ticket bought at Publix has made a 69-year-old West Palm Beach man quite a bit of extra spending cash.

Where to find an event where you can honor the military in South Florida. Veterans Day is Nov. 11.

Turnout so far for in-person early voting in the special primary elections that will determine Florida’s next member of Congress has been exceedingly low. The 11 early voting sites in Broward and Palm Beach counties have averaged about one voter an hour. Broward is planning to reduce staffing at the sites.

A plea deal between British rock icon Rod Stewart and Florida prosecutors fell through Friday, meaning he and his adult son are again scheduled to stand trial on charges they battered a security guard during a New Year's Eve bash nearly two years ago. Neither Rod Stewart nor his son, Sean, were present when Judge August Bonavita announced that a hearing in which a deal was expected to be finalized had been canceled. The Stewarts face a maximum penalty of a year in jail, although such a lengthy term would be unlikely.

After months of waiting, Brightline has officially announced it will relaunch its service beginning on Nov. 8 between its Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach stations.

AUGUSTEFuneral services for the Gracia Auguste – 60 were held October 16th at First Haitian Church of God of West Palm Beach. BENEBYFuneral services for the late Richard Beneby – 65 were held at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. HOLMESFuneral services for the late Tona Elizabeth Prince Holmes were held October 16th at Berean Church of God. HOWARDFuneral services for the late Essie M. Howard – 83 were held October 16th at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. MULLINGS – Not PicturedFuneral services for the Albert Q. Mullings – 74 were held October 9th at McWhite’s Funeral HomeSMITHFuneral services for the late Brian Smith – 57 were held October 16th at McWhite’s Funeral Chapel.

Brightline testing Miami to West Palm Beach to be ready to roll by at MiamiTodayNews.com.

Just in time for Halloween decorating, Uber Eats has launched The Holiday Shop, a one-click Halloween-lover’s dream where users in certain cities can order pumpkins, carving kits, and decorating kits delivered right to their door from now until Oct. 31.

A West Palm Beach teenager was under the influence of drugs when he ran through a red light and caused a crash that killed four people, Palm Beach County sheriff’s officials said.

A Florida judge has canceled the trial for rock icon Rod Stewart and his adult son and scheduled a hearing next month to discuss a plea deal to resolve charges stemming from a New Year's Eve altercation with a hotel security guard nearly two years ago. Court records show the hearing with Judge August Bonavita is set for Oct. 22 regarding a plea agreement to close the case without them needing to appear in court. If convicted, the Stewarts were facing a year in jail, or probation and a $1,000 fine.

A federal court in the Southern District of Florida has permanently enjoined a West Palm Beach tax return preparer from preparing federal income tax returns for others and from owning, operating, managing, assisting or working at any tax return preparation business in the future. Return preparer fraud is one of the IRS’ Dirty Dozen Tax Scams and taxpayers seeking a return preparer should remain vigilant. The IRS also has a list of important reminders for taxpayers who are about to file their 2020 tax returns, including how to prepare for a smooth filing process. An alphabetical listing of persons enjoined from preparing returns and promoting tax schemes can be found this page. If you believe that one of the enjoined persons or businesses may be violating an injunction, please contact the Tax Division with details

Gov. Ron DeSantis is in South Florida on Thursday and scheduled to hold a news conference from West Palm Beach.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a live press conference at the Palm Beach County Department of Health.

A 29-year-old Mexican national who has been living in South Florida and who prosecutors say pretended to be a 9-year-old girl during online chats to solicit minors for sexually explicit material has pleaded guilty to committing child exploitation crimes and being in the United States illegally following deportation.

A South Florida suburb holds deep ties to the town in southwestern Haiti that was hard hit by Saturday’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

Once inside the business, authorities said the suspect used a white Ford pickup truck to pull an ATM machine out of the store.

Brightline halted its high-speed trains when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, laying off more than 250 people. Whether people are ready to ride the train again remains to be seen.

A recent report from the Alzheimer’s Association International Council found that transgender adults are more likely to express feelings of depression and cognitive decline.

Dr. Leon L. Haley Jr., CEO of UF Health Jacksonville, was ejected from a personal watercraft in Palm Beach Inlet on Saturday, Florida Fish and Wildlife officials say.

The hospital near West Palm Beach, Florida, has seen a huge spike in COVID-19 patients.

Eddy Alvarez, a Miami Marlins minor leaguer who won a silver medal in speedskating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, was chosen by a vote of fellow U.S. athletes along with basketball star Sue Bird.

Joel Daves, who served as West Palm Beach mayor from 1999 to 2003, died at the age of 93 Tuesday.

A former Florida deputy has been sentenced to three years in prison for trying to rape a woman.

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AdvertisementBrightline is actively constructing a new rail line to bring passengers from their Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach stops to Orlando. Their team is hard at work to continue their exciting expansion plans, with service connecting South Florida to Central Florida expected to open in 2022. Brightline recently announced another three additional stops along their South Florida Express line including stations in Aventura, Boca Raton and PortMiami. Brightline’s new South Terminal at the Orlando International Airport (MCO) is a part of the company’s Phase 2 expansion into Central Florida including a Tampa extension. The massive infrastructure project is making progress and encompasses four zones including the area of the Orlando International Airport and the Brightline Vehicle Maintenance Facility.

'Lucky Me' the second single from my upcoming mixtape is out now!

Meet the team who made this possible:A 7th C Records & Walshy Fire collaboration Shot on Location at Belcour Lodge, Home of Belcour Preserves

The Florida Jerk Festival — a merger of the Palm Beach and Orlando festivals. The festival debuted on July 4 at the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach. EntertainmentTater, CEO of the event, estimates over 10,000 patrons turned out to savor jerked cuisine from vendors mainly from Florida. He was part of the organization that started the Palm Beach Jerk Festival 18 years ago, and the Orlando Jerk Festival in 2014. Tater and his team are determined to take their momentum from Palm Beach to central Florida.

President Joe Biden will make his first trip to Florida in 2021 to meet families, first responders and others impacted by Surfside condo collapse.

Cannabiziac™ will host a series of networking events throughout the month of July. Featuring special guests and industry experts

Thursday marks the first day of alligator mating season. A South Florida alligator trapper expects the usual craziness to ensue.

A judge has rejected the “stand your ground” defense of a Florida man who said he beat an iguana to death only after it attacked him.

A judge has rejected the “stand your ground” defense of a Florida man who said he beat an iguana to death only after it attacked him, biting him on the arm. PJ Nilaja Patterson, 43, must stand trial on a felony animal cruelty charge, Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Dana Gillen ruled recently in denying the unusual defense, the South Florida SunSentinel reported. The “stand your ground” law allows a person who is under attack and reasonably fears death or great bodily harm to use deadly force, even if they could retreat to safety.

Casey Anthony’s weekend outing at a West Palm Beach bar was interrupted when she and another woman started arguing about a man they were both dating at the same time, police say.

Palm Beach County’s diverse population with pockets of affluent snowbirds, retirees, farmworkers, African-Americans, and Hispanics has led to some ZIP codes with vaccination rates much higher than the county average and many others will troubling low rates.

This is certainly the first large-scale case involving WARN Act violations for laying people off for over six months said Angeli Murthy a shareholder at Morgan and Morgan.

Sixty-four-year-old John Monroque was arrested back in November of 2019 and was left with a battered and bloody face, which can be seen clearly in his mugshot taken from that very night.

Kings of Leon's When You See Yourself tour is set to kick off on August 3 at the iThink Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach with Cold War Kids as support.

The student reporter who gained national acclaim when he interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 has died of natural causes.

Police say a 55-year-old Minnesota man flew to South Florida with plans to meet a teenage girl he met on an online chatting app. But the girl he was allegedly chatting with was actually an undercover detective.

The motor vehicle accident caused whiplash and resulted in herniated discs in Collins’ neck. The herniated discs pressed on the nerves going down Collins’ arm and despite two fusion surgeries by a reputable neurosurgeon the nerve damage was permanent attorney Neil Anthony said.

Hundreds of Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump supporters are gathering in West Palm Beach to celebrate a law the governor will sign that will make it harder for Floridians to vote.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the controversial elections bill, Senate Bill 90, into law Thursday morning during an event in West Palm Beach.

A day before DeSantis is expected to sign into law a bill restricting voting rights, supporters and opponents disagree on if it is necessary at all.

Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor learned from phone messages that the New York Mets had fired hitting coach Chili Davis and assistant Tom Slater, a move that left players unhappy.

With ex-President Donald Trump set to relocate from Mar-a-Lago to New Jersey for summer, The Lincoln Project is teasing him on Palm Beach airwaves.

An appeals court has upheld the manslaughter and attempted murder convictions of a Florida police officer who gunned down a stranded Black motorist.

Fueled by South Florida's development craze four former Saul Ewing attorneys departed the firm to found a new lobbying and land use law firm in the region.

Cannabiziac™ will celebrate their official one year anniversary with week-long membership specials and video features available to members

Many people screamed for help on the day a former football star, Travis Rudolph, was accused of murder.

A woman from West Palm Beach was arrested Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred February 18, 2019, in the city of Miami.

South Florida high temperatures could reach the mid and low 90s over the weekend, meaning the area could see record heat.

A sparkling fireball zoomed across the sky near West Palm Beach, Florida on Monday night (April 13).

The bright flash of light seen by many in South Florida was likely a fireball, experts say.

Left fielder Kyle Schwarber, first baseman Josh Bell and infielder Josh Harrison have been reinstated from the injured list by the Washington Nationals.

A marine warning was in effect early Monday, with thunderstorms, winds up to 30 mph, and waterspouts possible off the coast.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A South Florida city fired one of its computer managers after he legally used medical marijuana. West Palm Beach recently fired Jason McCarty after he tested positive for marijuana, something he admitted using. The 50-year-old has a medical marijuana card from his doctor that allows him to legally purchase pot. The city, however, has a strict policy against any marijuana use. The news comes on the heels of a Central Florida county’s school board firing a teacher for using medical marijuana.

The Nationals slugger drew an 11-pitch walk from Sixto Sánchez with one out in the top of the first. He then was replaced in right field in the bottom half of the inning by Gerardo Parra. AdOpening day of the 2021 baseball season is a week away; Washington hosts the New York Mets at night on April 1. We can do some different things to keep them ready as far as the swing and things of that nature,” Martinez said. “But we want to make sure this doesn’t become a bigger issue.”___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The family of a 19-year-old student with autism will receive a $2 million settlement from a South Florida school district a year and a half after he choked on a chicken nugget and died. The settlement was approved by the Palm Beach County School Board on Wednesday. He had a form of autism that made him mostly non-verbal, and he also had a condition that made him prone to choking. An aide was supposed to be assigned only to Williams, who attended a program for special needs students at William T. Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens. But video showed the aide was tending to another student when Williams choked.

Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. and the Houston Astros have agreed to an $85 million, five-year contract covering 2022-26, a deal awaiting announcement by the team. McCullers agreed on Jan. 15 to a $6.5 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. “Houston is where I want to be," he said at spring training on Feb. 28. who broke his left ring finger in his first spring training appearance. McCullers is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA over seven innings in three spring training games.

This undated photo provided by Sarah Milewski shows Bill and Esther Ilnisky. When they died minutes apart of COVID-19 on March 1, 2021, at a Palm Beach County hospice, it may have been a hidden blessing, their only child, Sarah Milewski, said. (Sarah Milewski via AP)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Florida couple who spent decades as missionaries and ministers died minutes apart of COVID-19. Bill and Esther Ilnisky were married almost 67 years when they died recently at a Palm Beach County hospice. They then moved to West Palm Beach in the 1970s and spent four decades running an Assemblies of God church there.

Schwinn, a physician and mom, worries about the toll such isolation takes on her students at the small Christian school in West Palm Beach, some already struggling with the emotional swings college brings. As few as one and as many as 15 students have been on the 20-minute online video calls, where she tries to bolster spirits, finds out if their needs are being met, checks mental and physical conditions and learns what prayers are wanted from her.

She drove from West Palm Beach to Miami Dade College North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Ave., in Westview. Just come and take it.”Miami Dade College North vaccinates nearly 2,000 against COVID-19A prior expansion on eligibility included school employees, firefighters and law enforcement personnel who are age 50 and older. This didn’t include the progress that was being made on Monday in Miami Gardens, where appointments are required, and at Westview, North Miami Beach, and Miami Springs, where walk-ins are welcome. AdAs of Monday afternoon, 1,093 vaccines were administered at Hard Rock Stadium, 1,905 at Miami Dade College, 466 vaccines at 1401 Westward Dr. in Miami Springs, and 328 vaccines at 1770 NE 162 St., in North Miami Beach, according to Jachles. COVID-19 vaccines in Miami-Dade County

We’re in spring training. There’s no sense in pushing it.”Strasburg said he was looked at by a team doctor and had an ultrasound exam. “I didn’t really feel it at all except for that last pitch, where I kind of felt it simultaneously as I was finishing the pitch,” Strasburg said. “I’ve had my calves cramping up on me in the past and I’ve pitched through that," he said. Ad“If he wakes up tomorrow sore or something, he might be held back,” the manager said.

MARGATE, Fla. – A search for two Margate girls reported missing ended up with an 18-year-old from West Palm Beach arrested after police said he had sex with the 13-year-old girl in his car. A Margate police officer reported that on Tuesday around 3 a.m. he saw a black Audi parked in the back of Coral Gate Park. AdPolice said Joseph admitted to having sex with the girl on a previous occasion and shared details. He told them on Tuesday night, the two did not have sex because they were interrupted by the officer. According to Broward County court records, Joseph posted bond and was released from the Broward County jail on Thursday.

Images taken by Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission show seized Loggerhead Sea Turtle eggs and a nest chamber eggs were removed from. RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. – Two South Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing 93 protected sea turtle eggs. Court records show Carl Lawrence Cobb received nine months earlier this week in West Palm Beach federal court, while Bruce Wayne Bivins received seven months last month. A criminal complaint says Cobb dropped Bivins off at the Singer Island Beach, just north of Palm Beach, one night last May. Florida wildlife officers say they spotted Bivins taking the eggs and then recovered them after stopping Cobb’s truck.

^ Keep New Times Free Support Us LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of South Florida and help keep the future of New Times free. Support UsSprouts Farmers Market plans to open as many as ten new stores in Florida, including locations in South Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. The Phoenix, Arizona-based grocer known for its unique selection of responsibly sourced products and a farmers' market-style experience will open approximately 20 stores this year, including five in South Florida. Several South Florida locations are in the works, from Homestead to West Palm Beach. (There are currently two Sprouts locations in Broward, as well as stores in Deerfield Beach and Miramar.)

The reigning World Series champions already had a pair of Cy Young Award winners in Clayton Kershaw and David Price. Darvish has twice finished runner-up for a Cy Young Award, including last season when he was 8-3 with a 2.01 ERA in 12 starts. Lester is a three-time World Series champion, winning twice with Boston and once with the Cubs. He’s part of a rotation led by three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, 2019 World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg and lefty Patrick Corbin. Bradley was a Gold Glove winner in 2018 when the Red Sox won the World Series.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Jeremy Jeffress was released by the Washington Nationals on Sunday for what general manager Mike Rizzo called unspecified “personnel reasons,” less than two weeks after the reliever agreed to terms on a minor league deal. The 33-year-old Jeffress was taken by Milwaukee in the first round pick of the 2006 amateur draft and has pitched for five teams over 11 years in the majors. Last season, Jeffress went 4-1 with a 1.54 ERA and eight saves in 10 chances for the Chicago Cubs. AdMore than a decade ago, Jeffress was suspended twice for violating the minor league drug treatment and prevention program. He has said he used marijuana to manage a severe case of anxiety and he was diagnosed with juvenile epilepsy in 2013.

(The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO-SDFL))The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO-SDFL) building in Miami. MIAMI, Fla. – A Boca Raton man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court after he admitted to creating photos and videos of a toddler in his care and sharing them on a social networking app’s chat room. According to investigators, he directed her to take pornographic photographs and videos of herself and then send them to him through a smartphone application. In addition, Solove admitted during the hearing that he acquired sexual abuse material of other children from several internet platforms and stored them on his cellphone. He faces up to 120 years in federal prison, plus payment of restitution to his victims.

(Sarah Stier/Pool Photo via AP)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The list of players in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol dropped to a season-low three, despite the additions of Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby and Nashville’s Ryan Johansen. San Jose’s Tomas Hertl is the only other player on the list after entering his seventh day in the protocol. ___Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will miss Tuesday night’s game against Philadelphia after being placed on the COVID-19 protocol list. The news comes a day after the NHL had a season-low four players in the COVID-19 protocol. AdTuesday night’s game will be the first game with fans in attendance at PPG Paints Arena since last March.

Perkins was taken into custody by West Palm Beach police. During questioning, Perkins told detectives that she was on a road trip with the three children and their father. There was a disagreement between the adults during the drive from Louisiana to Florida, the arrest report stated. When they stopped at a gas station on Florida’s Turnpike near Orlando, Perkins left without him, taking the kids. Once she reached Palm Beach County, she abandoned the children one by one.

“You’d come back in the dugout and you’d say, ‘Hey where was that pitch at?’” Owings said Monday. “It would be like it is on the MLB app where it just shows where the pitch crossed the plate. But Major League Baseball has cleared the way for the return of in-game video on dugout iPads beginning on opening day, with catcher signals clipped when they are displayed on a computer. “I think the fact that they would have it in the dugout is a step in the right direction.”How much in-game video helps depends on the hitter. ___AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum and AP Sports Writers Pat Graham, Stephen Hawkins and Howard Fendrich contributed to this report.

MIAMI-DADE, Fla. – A Spokesperson for Brightline Florida says the rail line between Orlando and South Florida is halfway complete. South Florida and its many visitors will have three different stations to choose from, in Miami, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, when it comes to getting to Orlando and the Walt Disney World Resort. Brightline officials have not announced a timeline for the Disney Springs station yet. The Brightline Aventura Mall station is expected to be completed by Fall of 2021. The route connecting South Florida stations to Orlando is set to be completed by 2022.

Ron DeSantis hosts an event to discuss election legislation Friday morning. By Friday afternoon, the hotel was given a warning for people at the event not following the county's mask mandate in West Palm Beach. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A hotel in West Palm Beach was issued a warning Friday after city officials said the county’s mask rules were violated during an event for Florida Gov. Few in the crowd of at least 150 people wore masks at The Hilton Palm Beach Airport hotel on Australian Avenue. The warning was issued by the county’s COVID-19 Education Compliance Team, Assistant County Administrator Patrick Rutter told The Palm Beach Post.

Copyright 2021 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved. Dijo que “la práctica de recolectar boletos no es tan común en el estado, pero no quiere confusión o alteraciones de los boletos en los sitios de votación”. Ron DeSantis speaks at Feb. 19 news conference in West Palm Beach. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

The governor said he wants no ballot harvesting in the Sunshine State in which volunteers handle loads of absentee ballots to drop off at polling locations or election offices. He said Florida is “not a big ballot harvesting state as it is,” but said he “doesn’t want any room where it can be abused.”DeSantis said he also wants to end the mass mailing of unsolicited ballots. AdHe said the state also needs to address drop boxes and believes voters should only submit ballots by mail or by dropping ballots off at their elections office. “Any drop boxes need to be monitored by the election’s office the entire time. “We’re also not going to let Joe Biden quarantine Florida or ban any travel to Florida,” he said.

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and vowed to back primary opponents who support Trump's agenda. "He will never do what needs to be done, or what is right for our Country," Trump said of McConnell. While McConnell voted "not guilty" in the impeachment trial, he has denounced Trump's conduct leading up to the Capitol riot. Minutes after the trial concluded, McConnell said on the Senate floor that Trump "is practically and morally responsible for provoking" the attack. In his statement, Trump did not address the attack on the Capitol that led to his second impeachment.

An aerial view over downtown West Palm Beach, where RH in December 2017 opened an 80,000-square-foot, mansion-like store with a rooftop restauratnt. Source: Indiehouse FilmsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Retailers, restaurants and other business owners want to be where the people are. Fifth Avenue flightSome business owners have had their decisions shaped by the pandemic, and have opted for Worth Avenue over Fifth Avenue. Goldman Sachs is reportedly eyeing the Palm Beach market for new office space, while Paul Singer's Elliott Management has moved its headquarters to West Palm Beach from midtown Manhattan. "Everything that's going on in Palm Beach and in the surrounding downtown West Palm, it's a great story," he said.

Defense attorneys said Friday that Stewart and his son, Sean Stewart, would not be going to trial for the altercation at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach on New Year's Day 2020, the South Florida SunSentinel r eported. AdProsecutors had no immediate announcement in the case, but did say Saturday that plea deal negotiations are ongoing. Rod Stewart punched Dixon in his “left rib cage area” with a closed fist, a police report said. It was updated on Jan. 30, 2021, to correct that prosecutors and defense lawyers have not announced a plea deal. While defense lawyers say details for a plea detail have been worked out, prosecutors have made no announcement though they confirm plea deal negotiations are ongoing.

Senator Jones previously filed the Urban Core Gun Violence Task Force bill (2020) while in the Florida House along with Senator Jason Pizzo. Solutions To Combat Gun ViolenceThe bill would create a task force to generate solutions to combat gun violence. This will keep our people and neighborhoods safe.”“The courageous survivors of the Parkland Massacre are the national faces of America’s gun violence epidemic. We lose 26 Black people to gun violence every day in America. We can end this kind of gun violence.

Former President Donald Trump waves to the members of the media on arrival at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The residents of a South Florida condo complex want former President Donald Trump’s name officially removed from their home following the siege at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. The Palm Beach Post reports that the board of the Trump Plaza condominium voted unanimously last week to change the legal name of the 32-story complex in West Palm Beach. Signs with Trump’s name have been gone for months, and legally changing the name will sever the final connection to the former president. The complex sits on the Intracoastal Waterway, just a few miles away from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo, Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Horowitz is launching an investigation to examine whether any former or current department officials engaged in an improper attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s inspector general is launching an investigation to examine whether any former or current department officials “engaged in an improper attempt” to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Monday that the investigation will investigate allegations concerning the conduct of former and current Justice Department officials but will not extend to other government officials. Election officials across the country, along with Trump's former attorney general, William Barr, have confirmed there was no widespread fraud in the election.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – As the Inauguration of President Joe Biden took place in Washington D.C., now former President Donald Trump was making his way to Palm Beach County. There were plenty of supporters waiting for him, lining the streets to welcome him back to South Florida. In his final speech as president, Trump took credit for things like the COVID-19 vaccines and the economy, continuing to exaggerate his achievements in office while speaking from Joint Base Andrews. “We just wanted to show him how much we appreciate him,” said Anita Bargas, who traveled from Texas to see Trump. As for what he plans to do next, that’s still unclear, but supporters believe this will not be the end of his political career.

Moving trucks were spotted outside President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, as President-elect Joe Biden is preparing to move into the White House. Even before he was president, Mr. Trump's Florida club had been a lightning rod for controversy between his family and some of their wealthy neighbors. "West Palm Beach, where we are right now is extremely Democratic," Palm Beach Post senior political reporter Christine Stapleton said, adding that Mr. Trump's popularity in the town was fragile. A GOP fundraising event held at Mar-a-Lago in February brought in an estimated $25 million, according to the Palm Beach Post. "I think Trump's defense will be that this is political," said Democrat Dave Aronberg, state attorney for Palm Beach County.

The incident began just after midnight Sunday when Martinez and her parents were confronted at their home by Sanchez, according to the Pembroke Pines Police Department. He kidnapped the family at gunpoint in front of their home in the 900 Block of SW 147th Terrace, put them in their red Dodge Ram pickup truck, and drove them to multiple banks in the area to withdraw cash, police said.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The opportunity to get a coronavirus vaccine without an appointment at Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale was short-lived. “All others coming to Holiday Park for vaccination will not be served.”Long lines of cars filled Holiday Park on Friday, where seniors 65 and older were willing to wait hours for a COVID-19 vaccine, but not everybody was getting a shot. On Thursday we reported that Holiday Park was allowing people to get vaccinated even without an appointment, a decision made after the Broward health department’s website for those reservations crashed. To me, it’s a complete disaster.”Kedersha says he’s “thoroughly disgusted and I’m not driving that far anymore without an appointment.”And here’s another problem: We learned Friday that some people do have appointments for Holiday Park and they were worried what would happen to them. Days later, she was told by text message that her appointment had been moved to Holiday Park.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The opportunity to get a coronavirus vaccine without an appointment at Holiday Park in Fort Lauderdale was short-lived. “All others coming to Holiday Park for vaccination will not be served.”Long lines of cars filled Holiday Park on Friday, where seniors 65 and older were willing to wait hours for a COVID-19 vaccine, but not everybody was getting a shot. On Thursday we reported that Holiday Park was allowing people to get vaccinated even without an appointment, a decision made after the Broward health department’s website for those reservations crashed. Days later, she was told by text message that her appointment had been moved to Holiday Park. ALSO SEE: Where are the Broward County COVID-19 vaccination sites?

The Palm Beach Post, which first reported that the county was examining the lease, added that the Trump business pays $88,338 per month in rent for the property. Howard Falcon, an assistant county attorney, said on Friday that a county commissioner asked him to examine whether the locality could cancel its lease with the president's beloved West Palm Beach course. Trump frequents his titular International Golf Club, located in unincorporated West Palm Beach and owned by the county, during his visits to Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach estate. He added that the county's lease agreement is with a Trump organization, not the president himself. A lawyer for Trump's golf course added to the Post that he had spoken with Falcon and concluded that there is "no basis for canceling the lease."

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – County administrators from Palm Beach sent a formal letter to President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on Tuesday recounting a meeting they had with the managing director of the club a week before. In addition to the letter was a code violation notice. Business must comply with Palm Beach County’s mask order.”My constituents are not snowbirds like @DonaldJTrumpJr & @kimguilfoyle. This is their home, and they're going to have to deal w/ the consequences of a potential super-spreader party at Mar-a-Lago long after Junior & wife leave here on their private jet. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump played hosts, while entertainment was in the ballroom featured Vanilla Ice and the 80s band Berlin.

U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured inside of his armoured vehicle while departing his Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 31, 2020. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will return to the White House on Thursday, cutting short their lengthy holiday break in Palm Beach and skipping a New Year's Eve blowout at his Mar-a-Lago resort. ET, the White House said Wednesday night. CNN, citing a member of the resort, reported Tuesday that at least 500 reservations to the party had been confirmed. The White House declined to comment.

^ Keep New Times Free Support Us LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Miami and help keep the future of New Times free. Support UsIn the face of intense backlash from homeless advocates and civil-rights organizations, the West Palm Beach City Commission voted unanimously to criminalize certain homeless behavior in order to preserve the city's "aesthetic beauty." The original language of the ordinance also banned sleeping in public, though that clause was removed before the law was approved. According to West Palm Beach leaders, it's a "systemic problem...placing the profitability of businesses in those areas at risk and threatening the individual well-being of citizens and visitors." In May, Miami Beach passed a panhandling ban that was challenged by the ACLU.