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Epstein survivors speak

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse described betrayal after betrayal by the federal government during a congressional hearing in downtown West Palm Beach on May 12. Invited there by Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee, the...

Records: Epstein tips reported in PBC in 2001

Democratic members of Congress are descending on West Palm Beach to hear testimony about Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and the failures that allowed him to continue. Organizers behind the 10 a.m. May 12 hearing inside City Hall say they chose West Palm...

Sharing the risk

State regulators say legislative reforms passed in recent years have lowered homeowners insurance rates in the Florida in 2026 but many residents are still seeing red over increases to their annual premiums. “Are Florida homeowners with homes located...

Amid glitz, your generosity shines through

Walk along Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach and you’ll see gleaming yachts and shining skyscrapers, condos with costs bypassing the millions. Take a boat ride along the Jupiter Inlet and be wowed by the rows of multimillion dollar waterfront...

Charting his own path

It’s been nearly 1,000 years since King Henry IV stood barefoot in the Italian snow to beg forgiveness after clashes with Pope Gregory VII, and over two centuries since Napoleon imprisoned Pope Pius VII in France. Now, a battle is underway between a...

Miss America has new home in WPB

WEST PALM BEACH — The Miss America pageant is coming to Palm Beach County for the next three years. Robin Fleming, owner of the Miss America Organization, announced on May 7 that the pageant’s 105th edition will take place at the county Convention...

Deal to name airport after Trump is OK’d

County commissioners approved a trademark agreement Tuesday, May 5, by a 4-3 vote that was necessary for Palm Beach International Airport to be named after President Donald J. Trump. The decision followed more than an hour of debate over whether the...

7 EDUCATORS CLAIM TOP TEACHING NODS

Combined, the seven people who have landed the community’s top prize for educators this year have devoted more than 55 years to helping students both inside the classroom and out. They join 195 past winners of the William T. Dwyer Award for Excellence,...

Preventable diseases rise as immunization rates fall

In the eight months since Florida’s leaders grabbed headlines by calling vaccine mandates “slavery” and prescribing that Florida become the first to eliminate such school-entrance requirements, 1,622 Floridians were diagnosed with potentially fatal,...

In speech, president lauds ‘great partnership’ with his adopted county, pledges to address water issues and upgrades to rebranded airport

WEST PALM BEACH — His adopted home county is booming, and President Donald Trump has taken notice and intends to be a player in the further development and growth across the Palm Beaches. During a one-hour speech at the Kravis Center for the...

What if Disney World was built in Palm Beach County?

We all know Palm Beach County is growing fast. But imagine how big we’d be if Walt Disney World was built here instead of Orlando. In Mark Lane’s cover story in today’s Palm Beach Post, he talks about how the arrival of the Disney entertainment...

CRYPTO TO THE RESCUE?

Cryptocurrencies could be a fulcrum to President Donald Trump’s plans to address the nation’s seemingly chronic need for more housing, and at prices accessible to median income Americans. That was just one of the key takeaways of a conference held by...

Trump to speak in WPB with enhanced security

WEST PALM BEACH — President Donald Trump returns to his adopted home county for a Friday, May 1, ballroom speech less than a week after his planned remarks in a similar setting back in Washington were disrupted by what federal prosecutors allege was an...

Justices reject LA voting map

WASHINGTON – After the Supreme Court on April 29 threw out a congressional map in Louisiana that had been drawn to protect the voting power of Black residents, the decision was criticized for undercutting the 1965 Voting Rights Act, though legal and...

Park plan paused

West Palm Beach Mayor Keith James said he was pausing his effort to create a waterfront park in the city’s downtown after a public outcry over the plan, which included moving both Flagler Drive and a landmark restaurant. James said he instead would...

Suspect charged in press dinner shooting

WASHINGTON – The suspect accused of opening fire outside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend is being charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is also charged with...

Florida housing market has ‘turned a corner’

After a so-so year in 2025, Realtors in Florida ended this year’s first quarter on a roll with an uptick in both sale prices for homes as well as the number sold. The $420,000 median sale price for existing singlefamily homes sold in March — meaning...

When is it time to hand over the keys?

Somewhere out there a 90-something man who’s blind in one eye and has limited vision in the other still rolls — behind the wheel of a car, possibly next to you on I-95 in Florida. ● Buckle up. The Sunshine State puts together a population that’s got...

SoFi Center now home to pro wrestling, more

Looking for a venue for a fundraiser that could host 1,200 people, or one for a community foundation to serve just 100 people? How about a CEO forum? A 50th birthday party? A bachelor or bachelorette party? A couple of hours to spend on your wedding...

Semmie Lee Williams sentenced in murder

WEST PALM BEACH — Semmie Lee Williams is headed to state prison for 35 years for the 2021 stabbing death of 14year-old Ryan Rogers of Palm Beach Gardens. Circuit Judge Cymonie Rowe sentenced Williams, 43, at the end of a hour-long hearing at the Palm...

‘Central Park’ waterfront proposal meets resistance

For months, developer Stephen Ross and the city of West of Palm Beach have quietly been working on a plan to move a stretch of Flagler Drive west to turn the waterfront area into an expanse of lawn like a “Central Park.” The move would push traffic...

Pressure builds to adopt alternate hurricane scale

The hurricane forecast rating system, using categories 1 to 5, has become ingrained in the minds of millions of Americans, from Texas to Maine. The scale – known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale – is based on the storm’s maximum sustained...

Bishop calls on first lady to help restore child aid

The bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach, whose territory includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, has waded into the fractious relationship between Washington and the Vatican. In a social media statement this month, Bishop Manuel de Jesús...

Pilot sues to prevent naming airport for Trump

A South Florida pilot has sued to block the renaming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump. George W. Poncy Jr., 83, says the change is legally flawed and operationally dangerous. He asked a judge to hold an emergency...

The corazón of the neighborhood

Latin grocers are building a business empire across South Florida, one cafecito, one pastelito and one bowl of sopa de Costilla at a time. Hispanic supermarkets are opening more and more stores in Palm Beach County that feature a wide selection of...

Conditions ripe for seaweed explosion

Florida’s east coast may see a spring and summer onslaught of sargassum as a massive bloom continues to multiply and has already swamped beaches in the Caribbean, Belize and Mexico. The most recent report from the University of South Florida released...

Pope condemns using God for political gain

Pope Leo XIV said the world is “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants” and decried world leaders who use religion for military gain in a speech in Cameroon on April 16. “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own...

La Niña, hurricane season stoke fires

A wildfire that exploded to 1,600 acres in under 24 hours near Naples and triggered the evacuation of scores of households is rooted in a peaceful hurricane season and the recently fizzled La Niña climate pattern. The Newman Fire in the Picayune...

Cyclones abound

Tropical cyclones hound Florida more than any other state in the U.S. or region in the Caribbean and Gulf with a historic total of 274 named storms coming within 50 miles of its saltwater borders, according to a Colorado State University database. • It...

President escalates feud with Pope Leo

The growing tension between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has gone viral on social media. Trump called the pontiff “Weak on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy” in a lengthy post on the evening of April 12. “Leo should get his act...

DeSantis still wants to draw new districts

No ruling and no new data seems to be no problem for Gov. Ron DeSantis as he pushes ahead with a move backed by President Donald Trump to redraw Florida’s congressional districts in a bid for Republicans to gain more seats. DeSantis called a special...

POWER HUNGRY

Melania Trump denies link to Epstein as ‘lies’

In a rare on-camera statement from the White House, first lady Melania Trump said she was never on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane, never visited his private island and was not one of his victims. “The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need...

Artemis II nearing end to historic trip

After a 10-day mission of flying around the moon and venturing deeper into space than any humans in history, the Artemis II crew are set to return to Earth on April 10 — triggering a fullscale recovery operation that involves a U.S. Navy ship and four...

‘We can see those dreams come true’

The auditorium at Palm Beach Lakes High School isn’t the set of the Oprah Winfrey Show – where the talk show host famously doled out gifts to gleeful audience members – but on Tuesday morning, April 7, it must have felt that way to the graduating...

Artemis II crew sets a new record

As the eyes of America turned to Artemis II via an array of live newscasts and streaming networks, the astronauts broke NASA’s Apollo 13 record by venturing beyond 248,655 miles from Earth — setting a new standard for the farthest human...

Artemis II on track to begin long flight home from moon

After Artemis II's planned flight around the moon, where the crew was expected to break former spaceflight distance records and observe lunar features never seen by human eyes, the astronauts on Tuesday, April 7, were due to head back toward...

Private jet pause

Federal Aviation Administration flight restrictions tied to President Donald Trump’s visits to Mar-a-Lago have led to a sharp drop in business jet traffic at Palm Beach International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest hubs for private jets. In...

FLORIDA’S RUSHMORE

Which U.S. presidents would be on Florida’s Mount Rushmore? These four: Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Donald Trump.

Artemis II heads to moon after engine burn success

NASA completed the engine burn on April 2 that will send the four astronauts of Artemis II on their way around the moon — and deeper into space than any crew in more than 50 years. Known as the Trans-lunar Injection, or TLI burn, this last major...

TO THE MOON!

America is sending astronauts back to the moon for the first time in more than half a century. Towering taller than the Statue of Liberty, NASA’s 322-foot Space Launch System rocket — featuring an orange core stage flanked by twin white solid rocket...

Birthright citizenship in high court’s hands

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court gave a tough – but not dismissive – review of President Donald Trump’s effort to redefine who is an American, debating April 1 as Trump added to the historical significance of the case by becoming the first sitting...

‘Heard and helped’

There’s someone walking with new credibility in the fight against child sexual abuse: Lauren Book appears in the Epstein files as an advocate for bringing the notorious abuser to justice and still sees a long way to go. The former state senator, who is...

THE GREAT

Hundreds of riders roam Florida's grasslands and prairies in a reenactment cattle drive that traces its roots back more than 500 years

Fuel on the rise in Florida

On Day 17 of the Iran war, Florida gas prices on Monday morning held steady, with the average price of regular gasoline selling for $3.729 per gallon, up just 1.3 cents over the weekend. That holding pattern may not last long. The continued military...

Trump urges nations to join Iran war effort

President Donald Trump on March 16 “strongly urged” nations who rely on the Strait of Hormuz for oil shipments to “get involved with us” quickly and “with great enthusiasm” to guard the waterway as oil prices stayed at $100 a barrel amid the ongoing...

Thomson wins mayor recount in Boca Raton

Andy Thomson is the new mayor of Boca Raton, the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office determined March 13. The result may face a legal challenge from the candidate who finished 5 votes behind. The six-year member of the City Council...

GROCERY WARS

See how the grocers compare. At least a dozen grocery chains are planning new stores in the Sunshine State in 2026. They include Trader Joe’s, Sprouts Farmers Market, Whole Foods Market, Harris Teeter, Costco, Walmart, BJ’s Wholesale, Publix,...

6 U.S. service members killed in aircraft crash

Six more U.S. service members were killed when their refueling aircraft crashed after a midair collision over western Iraq, officials said March 13, as the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran reached the two-week mark with few signs of slowing down. The...

Iran’s new leader vows to avenge dead in war

In a defiant first message to Iranians as the country’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei promised revenge for Iran’s “martyrs,” including the many children killed in an apparent U.S. strike on a school, and said the critical Strait of Hormuz would...

Voters nix One Boca redevelopment plan

Residents delivered a resounding “no” to Boca Raton’s downtown redevelopment plans March 10 with nearly 75% of voters rejecting the One Boca 99-year land lease, according to unofficial results from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office....

Trump disses mail-in voting popular in FL

DORAL — President Donald Trump concluded a four-day South Florida stay on Monday, March 9, with two hours of public statements to congressional Republicans and the media, largely focused on the conflict in Iran and stalled voting legislation on Capitol...

OIL PRICES SOAR AS IRAN NAMES LEADER

As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran entered its 10th day on March 9, oil prices soared over fears of a prolonged conflict, President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender” and the Pentagon made public the name of the seventh U.S. service member...

A PIECE OF THE MARINA

A member of embattled U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s staff is part of a team vying to land Riviera Beach’s massive marina project, raising questions about whether that team will have an unfair advantage in the city’s selection...

F-BOMBS. PROFANITY. POLITICS.

WASHINGTON – Most of this story isn’t fit for a family newspaper. The country’s political discourse has deteriorated to the point – or become so robust – that the president can drop an f-bomb and get one lobbed back in return. Of course, caustic...

Trump demands Iran’s full surrender

President Donald Trump demanded Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” in a social media post the morning of March 6, insisting “there will be no deal” to end his 7-day-old war with the battered Persian Gulf power. The president added in a social media post...

Trump says he’ll help pick Iran’s next leader

President Donald Trump spoke in favor of a boots-onthe-ground attack on Iran by regional Kurdish forces and said he would take a role in choosing Iran’s next leader. “We want to be involved in the process of choosing the person who is going to lead...

For one day anyway, baseball was respite

Editor’s note: The U.S. has been involved in international military actions this year in Venezuela and in the Middle East with Israel. March 3 brought baseball teams from both those nations to Palm Beach County for exhibitions prior to the start of the...

Trump criticizes top U.S. allies over war

President Donald Trump slammed top U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom, as the war with Iran expands and warned Americans that they may have to deal with “a little high” oil prices as crude costs soared and the stock market tumbled. “If we have...

U.S. FIGHTER JETS CRASH IN KUWAIT

The Trump administration’s war with Iran will not be “endless,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on March 2, as the United States and Israel’s joint air strikes against Iran expand, the death toll rises and a congressional debate over President...

Tehran retaliates after leader killed in strikes

Three American service members were killed in action amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, U.S. military officials confirmed, one day after the United States and Israel launched strikes against the country and Tehran quickly hit back. Five others were...

ATTACK ON IRAN

The United States launched military strikes and “major combat operations” against Iran on Feb. 28, President Donald Trump said, targeting the country’s missile capabilities. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was killed in the joint...

County studies options if property taxes nixed

Eliminating Palm Tran service on weekends, shuttering swimming pools at parks and reducing library hours are all under consideration as Palm Beach County braces for the possibility that its main source of revenue, property taxes, could...

‘Stop Project Tango’

ROYAL PALM BEACH — The developer seeking to build a 200-acre AI data center complex off Southern Boulevard plans to reduce the size of the project, dubbed Project Tango, significantly. Those gathered for a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 25,...