Belle Glade News

On May 26, 2012, Michelle Pereira, organizer of the online petition "Police shooting needs fair investigation" on Change.org, posted an update stating, "This link as been emailed to the SA...Attorney General, Inspector General and multiple County Commissioners.

It took the 12-member panel more than two days of deliberations to return the verdicts against Marvin Jenkins, who was arrested in 2009 for Veronica Miles' death after investigators say they linked Jenkins through DNA evidence.

BELLE GLADE, Fla. - The Glades communities are in mourning after losing one of their own.

At its annual meeting on May 9, the Health Care District of Palm Beach County's Board of Commissioners elected its board chair and officers.

A 26-year-old woman attacked a 33-year-old woman after they argued in the 100 block of West Main Street in Pahokee.

Search for school letter grades for elementary, middle and high schools. Compare results from 2001 to 2011 in PBC and the TCoast.

How many uses could there possibly be for a gigantic garbage truck, and how hard could it be to fill out a little tiny form when it gets filled up with gas? According to data coming out of Belle Glade, the answer to the first one is "more than one," and the answer to the second is, uh, "really, really difficult." The paper trail attached to this ... (more)

The shooting happened shortly before 10 p.m. in the 1000 block West Avenue A. The shooting victim was taken to the hospital by Trauma Hawk, said Capt.

On May 20 at 4:30 p.m., 'Celebration Singerz' of St. Peter's United Methodist Church in Wellington will present 'Jonah's Druthers,' a children'sA musical.

On May 5, with shovels in hand, Darren Edgecomb, principal at Gove Elementary School in Belle Glade, and other community leaders officially turned the dirt on the site where a new Gove Elementary will be built in the coming weeks.

A 53-year-old man pulled out a 9-inch knife and threatened a store clerk in the 700 block of Northwest 16th Street in Belle Glade.

The 34th annual Black Gold Jubilee Festival was held Saturday, April 21 in Belle Glade.

The Royal Palm Bassmasters held its monthly fishing tournament Sunday, April 15 in Belle Glade on Lake Okeechobee.

Are you still searching for the perfect gift for Mom? Consider giving her a book of daily devotions.

Story Tk. Indian Trail Improvement District staff will hold an informational meeting 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday to provide information about the proposed budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year.

The top administrator at the child welfare agency charged with caring for Palm Beach County's foster children resigned last week, just as the organization is being scrutinized by state officials for poor performance.

Graham was arrested soon after the Jan. 2 killing and charged with first-degree murder with a firearm, aggravated assault with a firearm and armed robbery with a firearm.

We just received this nice announcement from our friends at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office - as many try to make mother's day a little more special for those who could use a little bit of help.

A brother and sister, both 33, argued one afternoon in the 300 block of Salvatore Court in Pahokee after the brother discovered someone drank his Kool-Aid that he had left in the refrigerator.

The popular Palm Beach Gardens band teacher who was arrested three years ago for sexually assaulting four girls at H. L. Watkins Middle School is about to complete his first month in a Dade County prison.