Belle Glade News

A MAN, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND ON THE EDGE OF THE PALM BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS IN BELLE GLADE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MURDERED. via WBZT-AM West Palm Beach

“They're still flying through downtown”

For a few months late last year, pedestrians could pace their gait to the once-a-minute roll of big rigs through downtown. via Palm Beach Post

The U.S. Marshals Service this afternoon located a West County Jail inmate missing since March 26. via Palm Beach Post

“The question becomes, do you have the money to operate it?”

A 63-acre tract in Wellington, once envisioned as an elaborate recreational park, could serve as the site for a fifth campus of Palm Beach Community College .

Former Wellington Mayor Kathy Foster submitted a formal request Wednesday asking the Village Council to donate to land known as K-Park to the college.

The tract is on Pierson Road, just west of U.S. 441.

'It's been a dream for residents for many years to have an institution of higher learning,' said Foster, the village's first mayor and a founding member of the Palms West Chamber of Commerce. 'It would truly be the crown jewel in the quality of life of an already wonderful community.' Read more

A man wanted in the torture death of a pet cat that involved a shoestring around its neck was arrested and charged with animal cruelty, Boynton Beach police said Tuesday.

Eardis Nixon, 37, of Belle Glade, is the second man arrested in the Oct. 24 killing of a cat belonging to Samantha Bronson, a Boynton Beach resident who came home that day to find her pet missing and later discovered it buried in her yard, police said.

Boynton Beach police, who handled the case, arrested Marcus Anderson, 25, of Belle Glade, the same day. Anderson was held until Jan. 10 when he pleaded guilty, according to court records. Read more

Authorities have captured an inmate who escaped last week from a Belle Glade jail. via Floridatoday.com

County commissioners on Monday postponed a decision about whether to allow a 3,800-acre rock mine on sugar cane fields in the Everglades Agricultural Area. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“We really don't know what they used them for”

Gopher tortoises found in bathtub during bust of brothel In some cultures, gopher tortoises are believed to have aphrodisiac qualities, according to folklore. via BonitaNews.com - Bonita Springs, Florida

Palm Beach County Sheriff's authorities are searching for an inmate who has escaped from a Belle Glade jail. via Fort Mill Times

“Mrs. Pierre was extremely pleased with the verdict, as were we all”

A jury awarded the family of a field laborer $750,000 on Monday after a seven-day trial, finding that Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. via Palm Beach Post

A man was shot and killed Sunday during a robbery across the street from a bank near 117 W. Avenue A, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“We're finding that employees in a financial crisis sometimes act out of the ordinary, in ways they would never have acted before”

For the second time in a week, a county employee has been charged with stealing money on the job.

On Tuesday, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the arrest of Lucille Gomez Dunaway for allegedly taking more than $12,000 in traffic ticket fines and using the money to pay her own bills.

Dunaway, 38, worked at the West County Courthouse in Belle Glade until Sept. 21, when she was fired for gross misconduct after officials discovered she had been diverting traffic ticket payments for her personal use. The Clerk of the Courts Office notified the FDLE, which began an investigation that culminated in Dunaway's arrest on Thursday in Jackson County. Dunaway worked for the clerk's office from 1989 to 1996 and was rehired in 2005, according to Clerk of the Courts Sharon Bock. Read more

“Glades General Hospital, like other hospitals, faces significant challenges in maintaining adequate specialty coverage for ER patients”

TALLAHASSEE: Intelligent Design Could Slip into Science Class Backers of Intelligent Design said the evolution-challenging theory could be taught in science class under a new 'academic freedom' bill. via Florida Trend

“And for people who have lived under such a restrictive lifestyle for so long, they just go for it. And so this film is sort of like that. It's like 'Children of the Corn: The Comedy.' Or 'Witness: The Musical.' ”

Fall Out Boy and Seth Green on the set of "Sex Drive" BELLE GLADE, Florida - If you head east on County Road 27, through the small hamlet of Clewiston , you'll pass by miles of reedy swampland and slanted ... via VH1 News

A man was ejected from his sport utility vehicle and killed Thursday after crashing through the Fish Restaurant at East Canal and Southeast First streets, Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies said. via Palm Beach Post

“And you can imagine that that's not always the time when people see flowers on their plate.”

As executive chef at one of Florida's most popular resorts, Anthony Sicignano must know virtually every form of cooking to direct nearly 3,000 daily meals. via University of Florida News

“Tonight, we're going to get you on your way to the good life”

MIAMI-Neither race, nor creed or cultural background mattered to Florida A&M University administrators who received information from hundreds of high-school students Monday-the third day of a multi-city ... via Tallahassee.com

Researchers in Belle Glade will soon get federal help in getting alternative fuel out of sugar cane. via Miami.com

“Seth grew this beard in a Petri dish”

Pete Wentz and his band Fall Out Boy are getting acquainted with the Amish. But there are no plans to trade their tour bus for a horse and carriage anytime soon. via People

“Arrests won't solve all of the problems”

County Commissioner Santamaria hosts Glade's forum Westside Gazette Originally posted 3/5/2008 There were a few ground rules laid by County Commissioner Jess Santamaria at the beginning of the Feb. via The Westside Gazette