Dec 3, 2009 | Palm Beach Post
Special session rail bill is Tri-Rail's best shot at 'surviving' in years
The closest the South Florida commuter rail system came was three years ago when lawmakers approved a measure that would have allowed the three counties Tri-Rail operates in - Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and Broward - to hold a referendum on a $2 rental car surcharge that would go only to keep the trains running.
Newfound SunRail mojo could float troubled South Florida rail system
By Josh Hafenbrack, Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE - Orlando's $1.2 billion SunRail commuter train is grabbing headlines, but there might be another big winner as a special session on transportation issues becomes more likely: Tri-Rail, South Florida's 20-year-old train system.
Time to decide: Should county buy new landfill spot or swap for it? And which spot should it pick?
Palm Beach County commissioners will decide today whether to move forward with the purchase land for a new landfill or wait and see if they can swap property they already own for the dump instead.
Reward offered in case of kitten killed by BB gun
A kitten was killed when someone shot him with a BB gun in a Mangonia Park neighborhood.
Kittens Used As Target Practice
Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control says someone is using kittens as target practice.
1 killed, 1 stabbed in seperate incidents in WPB
Authorities say one person was fatally shot and another was stabbed in separate incidents in West Palm Beach.
Riviera man charged in 2008 slaying
Authorities have charged a 24-year-old Riviera Beach man with murder in the shooting death of a man in Mangonia Park last November.
Black officials' group headed by former Palm Beach County...
A coalition of black elected officials is using its political muscle to push a controversial plan to build an "inland port" in the Glades.
Boca Raton: Development agreements filed
Palm Beach County Commissioners have received and filed five standard development agreements, three of which are in Commission District Five, as follows: Pine Ridge at Delray Beach Master Association, Inc.
Black leaders urge HIV testing
A disproportionate number of black people in Palm Beach County have tested positive for HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS.
Riviera Beach raises water, sewer rates on first vote
The city council sitting as the Utility District board approved a rate increase for water and sewer service tonight that will raise a typical residential bill by $10 a month.
Still looking for McCafe cups, free coffee?
Leslie London of Vero Beach and friends. Customers are searching out the Giant Javas placed throughout Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast before the crack of dawn Friday.
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