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Palm Beach County housing crisis squeezing blue-collar workers out of two Hispanic cities
GREENACRES — Welcome to a land where time stood still, whose problems capture Palm Beach County's crucial question — Who can afford to live here? — and whose future raises issues about its blue-collar workforce. Few parts of the county have changed as much in the past 30 years as Greenacres and Palm...
Palm Beach County News: Biden out of race, Tiger Woods update, Florida sues moving companies
Looking for the top stories featured on the July 25 episode of our Palm Beach County News in 90 Seconds? See the story blurbs/links below. Biden exits 2024 presidential campaign. What will impact be for Florida Democrats? ...
Resident drivers “can’t afford” to live in their own homes with new $50 a day truck parking fines
Truck drivers say fines from a newly enforced truck parking ordinance are making living at their own homes unaffordable. After a long battle with the county, long-time trucker residents of Loxahatchee and The Acreage, Florida in Palm Beach County are no longer permitted to park their commercial vehicles at their own homes, disrupting their long-standing way of life.
Palm Beach Co. now enforcing semi-truck ban in Acreage, Loxahatchee
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (CBS12) — A new county ordinance is now in effect in Palm Beach County, and some semi-truck owners are not happy about it. They were hoping some other solution could be worked out. Some people who own semi-trucks who live in the Acreage and Loxahatchee say Palm...
Housing crisis hits healthcare workers in Palm Beach County: A call for change
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — It’s a problem hitting close to home for many of us. Hardworking individuals like teachers and hospitality workers are already struggling to make ends meet. But they’re not alone. CBS12’s Katie Bente spoke with the director of a local nursing home,...
Condo law after Surfside collapse forces sales as deadlines loom: The Flagler House saga
Michael Milillo thought his home in the Flagler House condominium in West Palm Beach would be his last. Coastal breezes drift through the 74-year-old’s unit hugging the Lake Worth Lagoon, where his view includes sand-fringed Fisherman’s Island and the salmon-colored tower of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. He and his wife bought...
Palm Beach asks Secret Service to explain road closure near Trump's Mar-a-Lago
Three days after a Secret Service-initiated indefinite road closure took effect on South Ocean Boulevard next to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach officials have asked the agency for an explanation. In a letter sent Monday, July 22, to Thomas F. Huse, chief counsel for the U.S. Secret Service, the town asked the...
West Palm Beach gets new non-stop destination: Buffalo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A new destination is coming to Palm Beach International Airport later this year and it will take off just in time for Dolphins fans wanting to see a road game. The airport revealed Thursday that JetBlue will start a new non-stop route to...
More ‘diverging diamonds’ are coming to Palm Beach County, changing how drivers access highways
It’s a universal experience for most drivers, encountering multiple traffic lights before turning to merge onto whatever interstate awaits. But so-called “diverging diamond” interchanges offer a new approach. Whether a driver is trying to go south on Interstate 95 toward Miami or north toward West Palm Beach, they only have one light before getting onto an on-ramp. That’s one of the ...
Home sale prices in Palm Beach County hit another record high in June
The median cost to buy an existing single-family home in Palm Beach County reached another staggering benchmark last month, setting a new record high in a market where sales volume has slowed but prices are still hot. June’s median sale price of $659,999 was about 5.5% higher than in June 2023 and nearly...
Riviera Beach employee morale report revealed more trouble with utility district
Thirteen current and former workers were interviewed for an independent investigation on working conditions, and six of them said the utility district put clean water and public safety at risk.
Wellington issues boil water notice amid water main repairs on South Shore Blvd.
WELLINGTON, Fla. (CBS12) — A boil water notice is in place for a community in Wellington while repairs are being conducted on a water main. The Wellington Utilities Department has issued a precautionary boil water notice on Friday for residents of the Waterstone at Wellington community and other residents on Vinings Circle. This measure is being implemented while repairs are being conducted on a water main located on South Shore Boulevard.
Boca school board race: Barbieri's endorsement seeks to thwart ex-superintendent's daughter
Outgoing Palm Beach County school board member Frank Barbieri has endorsed the once-suspended leader of the county's Democratic Party in hopes that she will defeat the daughter of Art Johnson, a former, highly criticized superintendent, in this year's election for the Boca Raton-area school board seat. Barbieri said he's concerned that Johnson's daughter...
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