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Illness strikes PBC man after cruise
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - It has been anything but smooth sailing for some South Florida cruise passengers over the last week.A Joe Nasuti of Riviera Beach has been on twenty five cruises in his life; six of them in the last year.A He said none of them were quite like the one he was on last week.
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Cheney Brothers Expansion to Charlotte Co. to Net 380 Jobs
Riviera Beach-based food distributor Cheney Brothers Inc. has announced plans to begin construction in 2012-13 on a 250,000-square-feet distribution center in Charlotte County.
Thursday Feb 9 | Florida Biotech News
First Max Planck Florida Institute Brain Bee Challenge Winners
More than 50 Palm Beach County students in grades 9-12 registered to experience a 'different kind of brainstorm' A this past Saturday, Feb.
Court clerk, non-profit leader charged in bribery, fraud scheme
According to the state attorney's office, West Palm Beach court clerk Sayied Khan, 31, of 3384 Gulfstream in Palm Springs, faces new charges and Aimen A. Faraj, 41, of 1281 N. Ocean Drive in Riviera Beach, was arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior, organized scheme to defraud, six counts ... (more)
Back to Palm Beach County and Our Regularly Scheduled Election Night Blunder ...
No, Palm Beach County, you're not in some "Groundhog Day" remake. You're slap in the middle of Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher's time warp.
Palm Beach County votes against rock jetties to stop Singer Beach erosion
Scott shrugs off fellow Repub's plan to break up state's Health Dept. Scott's Q: 'why?' http://t.co/nsnnM4Ne - A 15-year effort to save Singer Island's beaches from rapidly eroding came to an end Tuesday night, as Palm Beach County commissioners voted against building rock jetties off the beach to trap sand.
DCF, Riviera sued for murder-suicide
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - Nearly a year and a half after six were killed in one of the most horrific crimes in Riviera Beach history, the father of one of the victims has filed a lawsuit against the city of Riviera Beach and the Department of Children and Families.
15-Year-Old Girl Shot In Stomach In West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach police spokesman Allan Ortman says the teenager was shot in the stomach and taken to St.
Riviera Beach brothers threaten mom's boyfriend with an Uzi
Two Riviera Beach brothers are accused of threatening their mother's boyfriend with an Uzi machine gun, police said.
Palm Beach County Commission to consider jetties off Singer Island to control erosion
The county has dumped sand along the mile-long stretch of beach eight times in 11 years.
Promoters hope to return offshore powerboat racing to Jupiter area
"It would be a colorful, incredible event. I figure we could attract 20,000 people," said Hauser, 65, a Jupiter resident and lifelong boater.
'Silence is Death' Highlights Link Between Churches and Rise in Local African American HIV Rates
According to the Florida Department of Health's report titled Silence is Death: The Crisis of HIV/AIDS in Florida's Black Communities, through 2005, Palm Beach County faced the second highest AIDS infection ratio in blacks in the state.
Suburban West Palm man gets two life sentences in 2010 murder of jewelry store owner
A 30-year-old man was found guilty today of killing a suburban West Palm Beach jewelry store owner last year during an early morning robbery.
Meet Science Museum's dino dudes
Wearing a safari-style hat, sand-colored clothes and well-worn work boots, "dinosaur hunter" Robert DePalma looks ready to attend a Halloween party as Indiana Jones.
Authorities arrest teen boy alleged to be South Florida Fair shooter
Authorities arrested a juvenile Wednesday they believe is responsible for last weekend's shooting of two people at the South Florida Fair.
Man Wearing Barack Obama Mask Robs Florida McDonald's
According to the Palm Beach Post, a man wearing a Barack Obama mask robbed a McDonald's in Riviera Beach, Fla.
Corrections officer accused of peddling drugs pleads to lesser charge
Marlon Anthony Ellison was arrested in February 2010 along with three other Glades Correctional Institution officers, a South Bay Correctional Facility officer and a drug counselor on accusations they smuggled contraband into the prisons and took bribes from inmates.
Weight loss company moving to Riviera, planning to hire 25 workers
Smart for Life has 50 employees and plans to hire 25 more. The company is known for its Smart for Life cookie diet.
Lake Worth OKs leases for restaurants, other shops at renovated casino
51 % turnout in 2008. - Mulligan's Beach House Bar & Grill, a Stuart-based chain with four locations on the Treasure Coast, will be the new anchor restaurant at the renovated casino building at Lake Worth Beach when it opens in the fall.
New voting equipment brings smooth day for Palm Beach County, where turnout hit 33 percent
90 percent of the precincts now reporting. Voter turnout steady at about 33 percent.