Belle Glade News

A former housing director was sentenced to two years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing federal funds, authorities said.

Temperatures in Belle Glade are expected to drop to 38 degrees tonight, and with the wind chills the night will feel particularly icy.

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Good morning Bulls fans. National signing day is underway, and we'll be updating all the USF signings as they're confirmed.

A 15-year-old tried to smother her 6-month-old child, then tried to throw the baby in a dumpster before her mother's boyfriend stopped her, according to reports.

USC recruiter Jeep Hunter will have an in-home visit tonight with defensive lineman Todd Chandler of Miami.

The Internal Revenue Service is working with nonprofits and community organizations to provide free tax preparation for individuals and families with a household income of $49,000 or less.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office detectives are asking for the public's help identifying eight men who presented and cashed counterfeit checks at a Belle Glade bank.

In the winter of 1998, after Hurricane Mitch devastated Central America, the Clinton administration offered short-term legal residency to about 150,000 undocumented Nicaraguans and Hondurans already living in the United States.

Working with St. John First Missionary Baptist Church in Belle Glade, the students plan to volunteer on Saturdays to collect and sort donated supplies, the Palm Beach County School District announced Thursday.

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Reginald D. Ford, 41, was also charged with possession of marijuana, a sheriff's office probable cause affidavit stated.

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I'm on a chow hunt around Okeechobee for food of all kinds. If it is old Florida food, BBQ, Latin, or local, all the better, but all food considered.

A young boy who was dug out of rubble sleeps in a chair in the lounge area at the Project Medishare Triage Center, his medical records taped to his shirt.

A total of 187 people sought refuge from the cold weather in Palm Beach County's two Red Cross public shelters Sunday night, more than at any time in recent memory, a spokesman for the local American Red Cross said.

A passenger in the SUV, Enase Jacques, 74, died at the scene while the driver, Wilfrid Augustin Sr., 49, was taken to a hospital after the crash, which occurred at 2:40 p.m just west of Sam Senter Road, a Florida Highway Patrol news release stated.

Published: Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 11:16 p.m. As the ongoing legal drama over the fate of former House Speaker Ray Sansom moves forward, there remains one key unanswered question.

Frostproof, Fla . -- Here's something you don't often see in this town at the heart of the state's $9 billion citrus industry: a sign at the public library that says, "ICE! On sidewalk.

Palm Beach County officials said they will open cold weather shelters early because of the unseasonably cold temperatures.