Local News in Palm Beach County, FL
Palm Beach County business leaders lift Mitt Romney's super PAC
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:04:09 -0800
In the months before Mitt Romney's resounding victory in Tuesday's Florida presidential primary, Palm Beach County business leaders threw their financial support behind the former Massachusetts governor.
Fitch Affirms Palm Beach County, FL Dept of Airport's $121MM System Revs at 'A'; Outlook Stable
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:03:00 -0800
Fitch Ratings affirms Palm Beach County, Florida, Department of Airport's approximately $121.1 million of airport system revenue bonds outstanding at 'A'. The Rating Outlook is Sta
Palm Beach Post: Palm Beach County business leaders lift Mitt Romney's super PAC
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:39:50 -0800
Mitt Romney, speaking at a recent rally in West Palm Beach, has long-standing relationships with local business leaders William Koch, Marc Leder, Rodger Krouse and others.
Reducing wrongful convictions in Palm Beach County
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:50:24 -0800
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. -- Thousands of people are behind bars in Florida prisons. Some who are truly guilty, and perhaps others who are innocent who never should have gone to prison in the first place. What's being done to reduce the number of ...
Public Boat Auction Planned During 3rd Annual Palm Beach Marine Flea Market and Seafood Festival
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:14:00 -0800
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The February 12 auction of boats, vehicles and watercraft is one of the top highlights scheduled for the 3rd Annual Palm Beach Marine Flea Market and ...
Palm Beach stops IRSC win streak
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:00:00 -0800
Indian River State College men's basketball team had its 11-game win streak snapped Saturday after 78-65 loss at Palm Beach State College.
Palm Beach GOP voters give Romney landslide on the island
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:24:49 -0800
Just over 50 percent of Palm Beach’s 3,837 registered Republican voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary, with Mitt Romney overwhelmingly beating second-place finisher Newt Gingrich in every precinct.
Florida county will throw parents of truant kids in jail
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:44:07 -0800
A new truancy court in Palm Beach, Florida aims to cut down on the state's absentee rate for young children by punishing parents who don't take their kids to school. Florida law says parents of children under 16 who let their kids miss 15 days of school within three months can be sent to jail [...]
South Florida man gets life in prison for killing West Palm Beach store owner
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:35:30 -0800
A South Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a West Palm Beach jewelry store owner during a robbery.
Gingrich Palm Beach County supporters 'disappointed but not discouraged'
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:37:00 -0800
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. -- As expected Newt Gingrich lost in Florida by a landslide. The polls predicted Romney would win by double digits and he did. So what's next for the Gingrich campaign? "We were slightly disappointed, but we're not...