AP sources: No more action from Trump grand jury this week
The Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing testimony about hush money paid on Donald Trump’s behalf will not take up that inquiry again this week, further delaying a potential vote on an indictment until next week at the earliest.
Woman found running naked in neighborhood accused of strangling woman to death
A woman suffering an apparent psychotic episode was arrested Sunday morning after she was found running naked in a West Palm Beach neighborhood and a dead body was found in her home, a probable cause affidavit said.
sun-sentinel.com41st Palm Beach International Boat Show offers nostalgic Honey Fitz, up to 10 superyachts
The 41st Palm Beach International Boat Show opens Thursday with several superyacht debuts and a trip down memory lane with the appearance of a restored Honey Fitz, the yacht that served presidents including John F. Kennedy.
sun-sentinel.comAstros' Jose Altuve has broken right thumb, needs surgery
Houston Astros star Jose Altuve has a broken right thumb and needs surgery after getting hurt in Venezuela’s 9-7 quarterfinal loss to the United States at the World Baseball Classic. The Astros said Sunday they will announce a prognosis for the second baseman after the operation. The ight-time All-Star and the 2017 American League MVP fell after he was struck by a 95.9 mph sinker from Colorado reliever Daniel Bard in the fifth inning Saturday night.
news.yahoo.comBaseball’s new rules to speed up games get mixed reception
It took 2 hours, 19 minutes for the Miami Marlins to beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in a spring training game Monday — a game so fast that Ryan Murphy, a lifelong Houston fan, found himself lingering in the ballpark for a while afterward. “I’m a baseball fan,” said Murphy, wearing 2022 Astros World Series gear, “so if I stay here for four hours, for two hours, it doesn’t matter to me.” Faced with criticism of dwindling cultural relevance and a laggardly product compared to other major sports, Major League Baseball introduced a set of new rules this year to speed up games and attract younger fans.
news.yahoo.comBrightline to begin testing 110 mph trains in Palm Beach County
Motorists and pedestrians are urged to prepare for daily tests of its Brightline's high-speed trains in northern Palm Beach County beginning as early as Feb. 11. Brightline's commuter trains will be run up to 110 mph during the tests, which will take place daily at crossings north of the current West Palm Beach terminus. Testing will take place daily between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.
sun-sentinel.comFormer bridge tender pleads guilty to manslaughter in deadly drawbridge fall, sentenced to 8 years probation
Artissua Paulk, 44, of Greenacres, pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter in connection with the death of Carol Wright, 79, of West Palm Beach, who fell from the Royal Park Bridge when Paulk opened it with Wright on it in February 2022. She was sentenced to eight years of probation.
sun-sentinel.comFake teen doctor, now 25, sentenced to prison for new scam
A serial grifter who gained national infamy as a teenager when he impersonated a doctor to defraud a patient is heading back to prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $10,000 from his employer. Malachi Love-Robinson, 25, received a sentence of over two years and four months last week after pleading guilty in Palm Beach County, Florida, to grand theft and organized scheme to defraud. Court documents show that in 2020, Robinson was working as a salesperson for a company that connects shippers with trucking companies.
news.yahoo.comThe FAMU NAA Broward County Chapter Christmas Celebration
The FAMU NAA Broward County Chapter Christmas Celebration is happening this Sunday, December 18, 2022, and you are invited. Please join us as we celebrate and welcome our Special Guest and Mistress of Ceremony, Social Media Sensation Ms. Kitty Lundan from West Palm Beach Florida. Guests will have the pleasure of listening to great music, a silent auction with exciting specialty baskets and also an opportunity to win CASH $$ during the 50/50 Give-A-Way Drawing. Tickets for the event may be purchased thru Eventbrite (scan QR code below) , browardrattlers.com/event , ZELLE (via famubc1963@gmail) or Paypal. If you have any further questions, please contact Fundraising Chairperson Millicent Thorpe @ (954) 871-6727
thewestsidegazette.comBrightline’s new Boca Raton station: Top takeaways as the eagerly anticipated opening approaches
Brightline’s new Boca Raton station will open for business in mere weeks and city officials are brimming with optimism, declaring it a “game-changer” that could transform the city into an attractive hub for new businesses and cultural attractions.
sun-sentinel.comReport: Classified items found at Trump storage unit in Fla.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump found at least two items marked as classified during a recent search of a storage unit in West Palm Beach, Florida, and have provided them to the FBI, according to a published report Wednesday. The Washington Post, citing anonymous sources, reported that the items were discovered by an outside team brought in by Trump's representatives to search his other properties for any additional classified materials. The nature of the classified materials was not immediately clear, but the storage unit in which they were found had been used to hold items from an office in northern Virginia used by Trump staffers after he left office, the newspaper said.
news.yahoo.comTrump pushes back against claims Mar-a-Lago security will be boosted after Nick Fuentes controversy: 'We're not going to have my guests strip searched'
Trump insisted Mar-a-Lago has "strong security" despite reports that Kanye West and his entourage were able to easily enter the resort.
news.yahoo.comNicole forecast to strike Florida’s Treasure Coast as hurricane in the coming hours
Tropical Storm Nicole, located about 250 miles east of West Palm Beach at daybreak Wednesday, is expected to attain hurricane status later today before making landfall along Florida’s Treasure or Space Coast late Wednesday or during the overnight hours into Thursday.
Will Tropical Storm hit West Palm Beach? Here’s the latest forecast track
All of Palm Beach County, including West Palm Beach, is in the forecast cone of uncertainty for potential Hurricane Nicole, with landfall predicted somewhere between West Palm Beach and Port St. Lucie overnight Wednesday into Thursday. Here's the latest forecast track including the so-called "spaghetti models."
sun-sentinel.comMAP: Here’s the updated forecast track of Tropical Storm Nicole
Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to approach the east coast of Florida overnight Wednesday into Thursday, though it is uncertain whether the storm will be a hurricane strength by the time it makes landfall somewhere between West Palm Beach and Port St. Lucie. Here's the latest forecast track including the so-called "spaghetti models."
sun-sentinel.comWill Hurricane Nicole hit West Palm Beach? Here’s the latest forecast track
Northern Palm Beach County, including West Palm Beach, is in the forecast cone of uncertainty for potential Hurricane Nicole. Southern Palm Beach County, including Delray Beach and Boca Raton, are just outside the cone. Here's the latest forecast track including the so-called "spaghetti models."
sun-sentinel.comWill Tropical Storm Nicole hit West Palm Beach? Here’s the latest forecast track
Palm Beach County, including West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and the rest of South Florida are in the forecast cone of uncertainty for expected Tropical Storm Nicole. Here's the latest forecast track including the so-called "spaghetti models."
sun-sentinel.comWest Palm Beach man facing murder, attempted murder charges after crime spree that began in Georgia, police say
In a matter of days, two people in two different states were dead, a woman was hospitalized after she was shot in the face and a man had his car stolen from him at gunpoint. Patrick Tirrell Brockman, 43, is the suspect in all of the crimes, according to West Palm Beach Police.
sun-sentinel.comTrial delayed for seventh time in killer-clown case after new disclosure
The trial of a Florida woman accused of dressing up as clown in 1990 and fatally shooting the wife of a man she later married has been postponed for a seventh time following the disclosure of a law enforcement file containing information about other clown-sighting leads at the time.
Hurricane Ian closures and cancellations: What you need to know
As South Florida continues to monitor Hurricane Ian’s trajectory this week, city and county offices, as well as schools and universities, have announced closures and cancellations. The state of Florida has activated its price-gouging hotline. This report will be updated constantly as new information becomes available.
sun-sentinel.comWill Hurricane Hermine hit West Palm Beach? Here’s the updated forecast track
Much of Florida, including West Palm Beach and all of Palm Beach County, is in the forecast cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Hermine, which is expected to form out of Tropical Depression Nine in the southern Caribbean Sea. Here's the latest forecast map.
sun-sentinel.comThe South Florida heat breaks a record: West Palm Beach logs its warmest August
The chorus goes up every August — South Floridians moaning “It’s soooo hot out!” Well, this year you may have a point. This was the warmest August on record for West Palm Beach, with average temperatures reaching 85.6 degrees.
sun-sentinel.comJudge signals willingness to unveil portions of Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to put forward proposed redactions as he committed to making public at least part of the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach estate.
South Florida is hot but hasn’t yet set heat records this summer
South Florida hasn’t experienced the searing, record-setting heat many other parts of the world have experienced this summer. But it’s still been oppressively hot and humid, especially last week when the “feels like” temperatures were between 105 and 110 degrees.
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