Palm Beach County News / South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Crist celebrates birthday in Palm Beach

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:52:00 -0400

After taking a day off to rest from a 10-day trade mission to Paris, Madrid, London and other European cities, Gov. Charlie Crist woke up Thursday another year older.

Despite rainy summer, S. Florida still has water shortage

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:42:00 -0400

After another lawn-soaking, puddle-producing summer storm rolls through, familiar taunts rain down on the top forecaster for the South Florida Water Management District.

Was raft in accident at Rapids Water Park overloaded?

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:40:00 -0400

Water park incident leaves one in hospital

An overloaded raft likely caused the accident that injured a father and his three children at the Rapids Water Park in Riviera Beach, a state official said Thursday.

Teen accused of West Boca rape jailed for failing drug test

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:48:00 -0400

Boy among 6 accused of assaulting 2 girls who got drunk

A judge on Thursday jailed one of six teens charged with the New Year's Day sexual assault of two middle school students west of Boca Raton .

Jupiter principal faces suspension for allegedly inflating enrollment figures

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:48:00 -0400

A Palm Beach County middle school principal faces a 20-day suspension without pay for allegedly inflating student enrollment figures and awarding fake grades last fall, according to documents released Thursday.

Doctors: Man accused of throwing 8-year-old in trash faking illness

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:48:00 -0400

A man charged with kidnapping and raping an 8-year-old girl and then leaving her for dead in a Lake Worth trash bin may be faking his ability to comprehend court proceedings.

Boca senator calls pension fund oil investment a bad idea

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:46:00 -0400

State Sen. Ted Deutch, D- Boca Raton , wants to stop managers of Florida's $165 billion pension fund from investing billions of dollars in commodities markets, warning that such a move could contribute to jarring hikes in gasoline prices.

Palm Beach County School District to categorize 83 troubled schools

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:50:00 -0400

Plans comply with new federal rules on progress

Eighty-three Palm Beach County schools will receive various levels of support and corrective measures this year to comply with changing Adequate Yearly Progress requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

West Boca: Citizen's Police Academy open for registrations

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is registering people now for a free 10-week Citizen's Police Academy that will meet three hours every Thursday evening beginning Sept. 4.

I-95 Update: One lane will be closed north of Palm Beach Lakes

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Florida Department of Transportation reports the following on Interstate 95: