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CLEWISTON, Fla. — The grand opening of Presidente Supermarket in Clewiston brought large crowds to celebrate the area's first and only Hispanic supermarket of this size. "A little piece of Hialeah right here in the city of Clewiston, and everybody loves it. It's been amazing," said Roly Gonzalez, a Clewiston resident.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There’s no school today — again — for students in the Palm Beach County School District. Public schools are closed for Veterans Day. Most private schools remain open. This is the fifth day off for public school students for the 2026-2027 school year which started on August 10th. Public schools students will again be off for the November holiday which starts on November 23rd and continues for five days. The winter holiday starts December 21st and continues for eleven school days. Teachers in the Palm Beach County School District, inexplicably, have always negotiated the Monday following the two week winter break as a planning day, requiring parents to secure one more day of child care while the rest of the working world returns to work. Students return to school on January 5, 2027. Get BocaNewsNow.com email alerts sent directly to your phone — sign up for BocaNewsNow.com Email and breaking news updates -- completely free. .
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Businesses hurt by the Military Trail closure after this month’s plane crash near Greenacres can now get some help. Palm Beach County commissioners on Nov. 10 approved $250,000 for the Military Trail Business Interruption Grant Program, which offers eligible businesses and nonprofits a one-time grant of up to $5,000 while the money lasts. A private aircraft went down near Greenacres on Nov. 1, partially shutting down Military Trail and cutting off access for customers and deliveries. County Administrator Joseph Abruzzo launched the program on Nov. 2 under local emergency authority. The Department of Housing and Economic Development will run it, and the grants can cover rent, payroll, utilities and essential inventory. The county will estimate each applicant’s loss from its latest filed business tax return, based on a 30-day interruption. Awards go out first-come, first-served until the funds run dry or every eligible applicant is paid. The grant zone runs along Military Trail from Broadway Street on the south to Kelly Drive and Sussex Avenue on the north, and the county will check every address against the boundary on its official program map. Applicants must have been operating
A sand dune in South Florida climbs higher than anything else nature built in its entire county. That surprised me, because this part of the map feels as flat as a pancake. Yet here it is, a soft white ridge rising over scrub and saw palmetto. The preserve stretches across...
Bacon, Egg, & Cheese: Bacon, Frittata Egg, and Cheddar on a House-Made Buttermilk Biscuit. The house-made biscuit is the reason to order this, though the fluffy egg and crispy bacon hold up their end. Mention it to anyone from West Palm and watch their eyes get about as big as the biscuit.
The early signing period for college sports opened on Wednesday, Nov. 11 and some of the biggest talents in Palm Beach County high school sports put pen to paper. From the baseball and softball diamond to tee boxes and greens, the Class of 2027 will send plenty of local student-athletes to suit up at the next level in the coming years. Here's a look at some of the top local student-athletes who signed on Wednesday. Are we missing your student-athlete or school? Submit names and photos to deputy sports editor Eric J. Wallace (ejwallace@usatodayco.com) or high school sports reporter Alex Peterman (apeterman@usatodayco.com). Palm Beach County signings American Heritage-Delray Girls Lacrosse Reagan Bachman — Rhodes College Brittney Friedman — Towson Tess Reilly — Liberty Marleigh Sanchez — Princeton Emma Switter — North Carolina Delany Thompson — Stetson Benjamin Boys Golf Brooks Colton — SMU Andrew Tsar — SMU Charlie Woods — Florida State Girls Golf Corinne de Nigris — Queens College Tennis Maria Navarro — Ohio State Boca Raton Christian Volleyball Caitlin Crino — Central Michigan Cardinal Newman Boys Golf Lawson Ford — Temple Grandview Prep Girls basketball Ameera Kone' — High Point Jupiter Swimming Charles Howard — Michigan King's Academy
Yvette Drucker is beginning a new chapter in public service as Palm Beach County's new Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, taking over one of the county's most significant constitutional offices.
Palm Beach County Commissioner Gregg Weiss is calling for the county's inspector general to investigate several City of West Palm Beach business dealings, saying he wants an independent look at how public money is being spent and how deals and contracts are awarded. Weiss raised concerns Tuesday about several city...
WELLINGTON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Palm Beach County woman is suing Apple for $350 million. She claims staff at the Apple Store in The Mall at Wellington Green treated her like a thief because she is Black, then took her iPhone apart and handed it back broken. Curtashia Oliver, who is representing herself, says she went to the store with her husband on Sept. 25 for a confirmed appointment. She had forgotten the passcode to her iPhone 14 Plus and just wanted it erased. According to the complaint, the employee helping her told a coworker, “She’s Black, she probably stole it, I don’t know if I should help her erase it.” Oliver says she heard it. The suit also claims staff joked about her older phone and kept asking whether it was really hers. Oliver alleges employees took the phone to a back room and kept her at the store for hours past closing. When it came back, the suit says, it had been completely disassembled, its internal retention screws were removed, and it looked like it had been dropped. The phone now won’t get past recovery mode, cutting her off from her photos,
The dust has barely settled since Amendment 3, which increases Florida’s homestead property tax exemption for 2027 and beyond, passed on Tuesday, Nov. 3. With the title “Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments,” Amendment 3 was the only one of the three Florida constitutional amendments on the ballot to meet the 60 percent voter threshold for approval. Amendment 3 garnered 4,922,400 votes (61.98 percent) statewide, with 3,019,415 votes (38.02 percent) opposed. It also managed to pass the 60 percent mark among Palm Beach County voters.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The School District of Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with BusPatrol, have launched the Palm Beach County School Bus Passing Safety Program to curb reckless driving around stopped school buses and safeguard students traveling to and from school. About 750 buses in the district’s fleet now carry stop-arm cameras, allowed under a 2023 Florida law authorizing school bus infraction detection systems. The cameras switch on automatically whenever a bus flashes its red stop signals, recording video and photos of any vehicle that doesn’t stop. A Sheriff’s Office deputy reviews every flagged event. If the deputy confirms a violation, a Notice of Violation goes in the mail to the vehicle’s registered owner. Drivers get a grace period first. Starting Nov. 16, 2026, motorists caught illegally passing a stopped bus will receive an educational warning by mail, with no fine. Full enforcement begins Jan. 5, 2027, when confirmed violations carry a $225 civil penalty. Because it’s a civil penalty, no points go on the driver’s license. The numbers behind the program are stark. The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services estimates
With the passage of Amendment 3 on Nov. 3, the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office will implement the new homestead exemption and assessment provisions, helping property owners understand the changes and how they may affect their property assessments and exemptions. “If you already have a homestead exemption, you...
What were the expected morning low temperatures in South Florida?. A couple of cold fronts push through South Florida the next few days, bringing the lowest temperatures since March. The first front brings us plenty of clouds today with some scattered showers. Track rain in your area with our interactive...
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Palm Beach County officials have signed off on millions of dollars more in state funds to pay for upgrades tied to the renaming of President Donald J. Trump International Airport. The extra money is meant to cover the total cost projected earlier this...
Drowsy driving can be dangerous for anyone behind the wheel, but fatigue involving a large commercial truck can have deadly consequences.
NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. — Palm Beach County residents can take one Thanksgiving task off their list while helping feed a neighbor in need through Pie It Forward, a fundraiser benefiting Meals on Wheels of the Palm Beaches. Meals on Wheels Special Events Director Maura Sartory said local chefs...
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla (CBS12) — What started as a household of one has grown into a family of three for Latisha Williams, a foster parent who has opened her home to children in need. Williams eventually adopted two girls, Ana and Payton, after they were unable to reunite...
A puppy named Bayblade kept spinning in his kennel until a rescue advocate saw drive instead of a quirk and found him a place in police K-9 training in Ohio.
More than a week after record rainfall flooded neighborhoods across Palm Beach County, residents in the Lone Pine Estates community of Riviera Beach are getting a clearer picture of what they lost and what it could take to recover. WPTV reporter Christy Waite listened to neighbors' heartbreaking stories about their...
South Florida's condo market has tilted hard toward buyers, with unsold inventory sitting at roughly 10.6 months and active listings languishing an average of 240 days without a contract. That's the headline number real estate analyst Peter Zalewski laid out in a presentation last month, and it's a sharp signal for anyone trying to sell — or buy — a unit anywhere from Miami-Dade to Palm Beach County.
