Palm Beach News

A guest at a high end Palm Beach resort wound up behind bars, charged with cruelty to his puppies-- and police say it was caught on video.

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:49 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:52 a.m. GREENACRES Authorities say Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man in his home after he stabbed a deputy during an altercation.

Whata s more Palm Beach than polo? The International Polo Club hosts players and high society enthusiasts each Sunday.

State officials are facing a second lawsuit filed in as many weeks accusing them of shortchanging public schools in violation of a state constitutional provision requiring a "high quality" education for Florida's children.

Nicolaie Blaga, 51, of Chicago was charged with felony cruelty to animals after Tuesday afternoon's incident.

A stone obelisk anchors one end of the pool, which is surrounded by manicured hedges that provide privacy.

Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel presented Child AbuseWatch's Child Advocate of the Year Award on Friday, November 13th, 2009.

Edward Villella, artistic director of Miami City Ballet, welcomes Molly Charland, director of The Society of the Four Arts Library, along with Julia Duggan and Bill Nix of the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, on a tour of the dance studios in Miami Beach.

Dining with a view of the ocean at the new Omphoy Ocean Resort in Palm Beach. November 12, 2009 The Omphoy Ocean Resort 2842 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach omphoy.com; 561-540-6440 Back story: You seldom see new hotels pop up on Palm Beach.

As Bernard Madoff sits in a North Carolina prison serving a 150-year sentence, remnants of the fallen financier's once lavish lifestyle are going on the auction block at a Manhattan hotel.

A gated and guarded community in West Palm Beach has become the target of thieves.

Mindi Marie Berry, 33, is accused by police of copying the 85-year-old Palm Beach woman's financial documents and making ATM withdrawals and debit card purchases from the woman's bank account - to the tune of more that $1,500. When confronted, Berry told Palm Beach Police detectives that she knew the woman had already been the victim of identity ...

Back in the day, Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath was known for his dangerous arm.

A man who made billions of dollars off Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme signed a will leaving the bulk of his fortune to charity, but the gift's size may depend on legal wrangling over how much of the money rightfully belongs to cheated victims.

Roy Foster was called a lot of names in his former life - bum, crackhead, drunk.

It's still not cheap, but Livin' La Vida Madoff may now cost a bit less. Asking prices for homes once occupied by now imprisoned Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff in Manhattan's Upper East Side and in Palm Beach, Florida, have been cut, after about two months on the market.

The death of Jeffrey Picower, an investor with disgraced financier Bernard Madoff , may mean several billion more dollars for Madoff's victims, attorneys say.

Just as a great-looking person with a hot haircut can be the best advertisement for a hairdresser, a person digging into a sinful-looking dessert is the best advertisement for its maker a ' particularly in the eyes of dessert-deprived types craving a mouthful of hot apple topping.

Late Thursday, West Palm Beach nursing assistant Icilda Cole called her son to firm up their Thanksgiving plans.

The Annual Great American Bug Race has plenty of fans. The event has been bugging people for 27 years at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida.