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Fatal Florida Lightning Incident Highlights How Quickly a Lightning Threat Can Develop (Video)
3+ hour ago (232+ words) A fatal cloud-to-ground lightning strike occurred roughly 530 feet from a Celebration, Florida hotel killing a 20-year-old Michigan man on Tuesday, September 8. The deadly strike occurred around 6:32 p.m. and was the 15th lightning-related death in the United States this year and the sixth…...
Burger chain plans 5 Palm Beach County locations. First up, West Palm
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (186+ words) A crane lowered a shipping container onto a lot at 8821 Southern Blvd. in West Palm Beach on Sept. 4, the first physical sign of Small Sliders, a new-to-Palm Beach County fast-food restaurant chain opening in November. The container is a "Can,…...
Publix on Southern Boulevard to close for rebuild in West Palm Beach
11+ hour, 52+ min ago (191+ words) A Publix supermarket on Southern Boulevard in West Palm Beach will temporarily close later this month as the company moves forward with plans to rebuild the store. The Publix at Southdale Shopping Center, located at 828 Southern Blvd., is scheduled to…...
Palm Beach police chief, a 9/11 responder, recalls 'devastating' work
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1799+ words) Nicholas Caristo began that Tuesday morning like so many others in his career with the New York City Police Department: He had breakfast, dressed, went to his Brooklyn precinct under a clear blue sky and settled in for another day…...
Man accused of repeatedly harassing woman outside her apartment
15+ hour, 12+ min ago (220+ words) A West Palm Beach man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he repeatedly harassed a woman, exposed himself outside her apartment and tried to get inside her home. According to an arrest report, 33-year-old Joshua Simpson was arrested…...
Florida Newspaper Front Pages
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (57+ words) Here are the front pages of today’s Florida newspapers. These are gathered and posted by CaateComm and Florida Politics. Click here for today’s Newspaper Front Pages The post by South Florida Reporter appears on South Florida Reporter. Here are the…...
Palm Beach residents recall their shock and anxiety on Sept. 11, 2001
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (98+ words) Sept. 11, 2001, is etched into the memories of many Palm Beach residents, who can vividly recall the shock, fear and anxiety they felt about the attacks, when terrorists crashed planes into the World... Palm Beach residents recall their shock and anxiety…...
Proposed house for Palm Beach's North End earns design board's OK
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (531+ words) It took four months, but the owner of a vacant lot near the ocean on Palm Beach's North End has won the Architectural Commission's approval for the design of a new two-story house. "I like this house, and I think…...
West Palm’s future requires both listening and leadership | Opinion
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (440+ words) West Palm Beach did not arrive at this moment by accident. Vanderbilt University is advancing plans for a graduate campus in our downtown. Cleveland Clinic is moving forward with a major expansion that includes a new hospital and expanded outpatient…...
West Palm nixes 25-story towers on Flagler as downtown plan advances
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (620+ words) West Palm Beach leaders advanced a new development plan for the city’s downtown over residents’ objections but removed a controversial provision that allowed 25-story buildings along the waterfront. The city’s Downtown Action Committee voted 3-1 on Sept. 9 to support the city’s…...