Lake Worth News

Immigration is a hot-button issue in tomorrow's Lake Worth City Commission elections, in part due to the large number of undocumented residents in the city but also because of the recent flap over candidate Scott Maxwell's alleged ties to anti-immigration hate groups .

As newly elected City Commissioner Scott Maxwell took the oath of office this afternoon, Ana Rodriguez jumped up and confronted him about his stance on immigration while the crowd at city hall booed.

Marine mammal veterinarian Rene Varela led the field of six mayoral candidates in today's election but did not win enough votes to avoid a runoff with retired restaurant owner Laurence McNamara.

A hush-hush lecture by a Holocaust-denying historian brought unwanted limelight to this town's elegant Ritz-Carlton hotel when two of the attendees -- including a local white supremacist -- got into a knife fight in the hallway.

Wayne Bergman, building official for Boynton Beach, will become Lake Worth's community development director later this month.

A Lake Worth man threatened an acquaintance with a knife, then snatched her 13-month-old son, Riviera Beach police say.

For the Children Inc. and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office will co-host a community event Friday at Howard Park in which parents can learn tips for keeping their kids safe.

Lake Worth voters will pick a mayor and fill two city commission seats today. They also can vote on a change to a city charter that would prevent sand from being pumped onto Lake Worth Beach.

Utilities and the beach casino are Lake Worth's biggest issues in Tuesday's election.

The Lake Worth elections slated for November 3rd just get weirder by the minute.

Police shut down the adult entertainment club Platinum Showgirls Friday night following a four-month undercover investigation that led to charges of drug trafficking, underage drinking and prostitution.

Buying a vacant building near city hall and bringing Palm Beach Community College classes downtown are possibilities that consultants discussed today during a discussion of the city's Cultural Renaissance Program.

An election controversy is brewing in Lake Worth. Next Tuesday November 3, voters in Lake Worth go to the polls to select a mayor and fill two city commission seats.

Sheriff's deputies will take decibel readings when downtown residents complain about bar noise and compile a report for use in drafting a noise ordinance, Commissioner Cara Jennings said today.

A Lake Worth mother is back home with her family after a five-month battle with swine flu.

According to Allen Morris who wrote Florida Place Names the Celestial railroad served the cities of Galaxy, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Juno and was in operation from 1889-1895. It was seven and a half miles long and linked steamboat landings on the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Worth.

A man attempting to flee a traffic stop caused a car crash that left a woman injured early Saturday morning, authorities said.

"The poor dope, he always wanted a pool." a 67-year-old Jeffry Picower was found dead in the pool at his $33 million Palm Beach oceanside mansion at 1410 South Ocean Boulevard yesterday afternoon, leaving lots of unfinished business.

Martin Korn receives a H1N1 nasal flu spray vaccine from medical assistant Joe Higdon at MD Now Urgent Care Centers on October 16, 2009 in Lake Worth, Florida.

Officials are seeking the public's help in identifying a man found floating in a South Florida canal.