Palm Beach County News

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.

Palm Beach County school officials said an audit conducted over the summer reveals that school dollars may have been misused.

Cyclists ride along Glades Road west of U.S. 441 on Saturday morning. Cycling groups are on a mission to end confrontations with motorists.

For the first time in two years, there's a West Nile Virus outbreak in Palm Beach County.

The dash cam video was damning, yet a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy has beaten DUI charges.

This next homeowner is a force to be reckoned with. He's 91, he was buck naked, but he and his dog decided to go after a would be burglar.

A man accused of holding his wife hostage was shot and killed after he stabbed a deputy, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said.

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.

A 39-year-old Boca Raton man was arrested and charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, police said on Wednesday.

FL SCHOOL FUNDING LAWSUIT, 1ST LD-WRITETHRU TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - 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.

An appeal court Tuesday rejected another challenge to state constitutional amendments that give property tax breaks to Florida's primary homeowners, but not to owners of second homes.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., said Thursday the economic recovery has already begun, although Florida is feeling a lag because of the staggering unemployment numbers in the state.

A Palm Beach County jury has found a man guilty of a killing in a crowded mall on Christmas Eve.

A 37-year-old farm worker was killed when her tractor rolled into a canal Monday morning on U.S. Sugar Corp.

Mayor Lois Frankel has announced that she won't run in the special congressional election to replace U.S. Rep.

Winds of change - Gore gets booed - maybe they shouldn't have billed him as "president of the planet" 15 11 2009 Confused Palm Beach County voters helped thwart Al Gore's 2000 bid to become president of the United States, but he was introduced as "president of the planet" when he returned here Saturday night to deliver an environmental lecture.

The man, a shop clerk whose name wasn't made public, was working in Los Cunaos Grocery on Dixie Highway just south of 10th Avenue North, when two apparently teenage gunmen walked into the store about 9:45 p.m. They were dressed in black and covered their faces in white clothing, according to a statement by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Fire Rescue Capt. Edwin O'Berry receives the Combat Cross from Sheriff Ric Bradshaw during the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office annual award ceremony at the Kravis Center on Friday.

Urgo Hotels, a major developer, owner and operator of upscale hotels, today announced the acquisition of the luxury Resort at Singer Island from WCI Communities for $7.1 million.

Filth, trash and urine: Those are the words used by Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control officers to describe a local house that was full of cats.