Palm Beach County

Can I take a selfie with my ballot? What do I need to bring to the voting center? Here’s everything you need to know as early voting begins in Florida

Nathalia Orthiz is live from Doral with all the details as early voting begins in Florida.

With just over two weeks left until election day, the Trump and Biden campaigns are in full swing.

Early voting in South Florida begins on Monday.

A Florida municipal worker was suspended without pay for flying a flag supporting President Donald Trump’s re-election from his government truck

A small plane carrying seven people crashed near a Palm Beach County airport Thursday, sending all on board plus two bystanders to a hospital. Federal Aviation Administration officials said the twin-engine Cessna 414 crashed while taking off from North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport around 11:15 a.m., WPTV reported. Fire rescue officials said nine patients were taken to nearby…

A small plane carrying seven people crashed near a Palm Beach County airport Thursday, sending all on board plus two bystanders to a hospital.

A Florida high school principal who was fired last year after telling a student’s mother “not everyone believes the Holocaust happened” has been rehired

A retired Florida deputy has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for fatally shooting his daughter’s estranged husband

Police in a Palm Beach County city are investigating what one spokeswoman called a “deeply concerning” incident where a man was filmed allegedly punching his dog. Boynton Beach Police Department spokeswoman Stephanie Slater told NBC affiliate WPTV-TV the incident took place Sunday at a park in the city. Video taken by another person at the park shows the man walking…

A gas line eruption led to a section of the Florida’s Turnpike in Palm Beach County being completely shut down Thursday. The eruption happened just before 10 a.m. on the northbound side of the Turnpike adjacent to the Lake Worth Road overpass, Florida Highway Patrol officials said. The eruption compromised a section of the overpass, and the Turnpike was...

A Florida school district is scrambling to find substitute teachers after a large number of full-time teachers chose to stay home as students returned to brick and mortar classes for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began

While both Miami-Dade and Broward counties have not officially announced when students will be able to begin their return to schools, one South Florida county reopened campuses to students Monday. Palm Beach County will allow students to return to brick-and-mortar schools, with district superintendent Dr. Donald Fennoy telling NBC affiliate WPTV-TV that nearly 60,000 students are planning a return to…

The reopening of Miami-Dade County Public Schools is within sight, now that the eight gating criteria established by the district are being met.

It has been months since we all locked ourselves in our homes to escape the coronavirus, but it has become clear that we’ve learned a new way to live and work. Recently released sales tax data reveals the extent to which we were forced to change — as consumers and as workers — after the economy shut down last spring….

Officials say a Florida Highway Patrol trooper has been placed on administrative leave following a shooting in Palm Beach County

One of Florida’s largest counties is announcing it will soon reopen movie theaters, bowling alleys and other entertainment venues that were restricted because of the coronavirus pandemic

Palm Beach County will be allowed to reopen tattooing, body piercing and tanning establishments on Monday, following approval from the Governor’s office. According to NBC affiliate WPTV-TV, an order issued by the county on Sunday stated that those businesses may operate in adherence to social distancing guidelines established by Florida’s Department of Health. “These establishments have a low risk...

A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office has passed away due to COVID-related causes, officials announced Saturday. Deputy Maurice Ford had been with the department since July of 2006. This is a breaking news story. Please check back for more updates.

A member of Congress whose district includes parts of one South Florida county is apologizing after a social media post emerged in which he joked about rape. Rep. Brian Mast, a Republican whose district includes parts of the Treasure Coast as well as Palm Beach County, apologized after he joked about sex with teenage girls and alleged assault in a…