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Fire Rescue Sends 13 Units to Commercial Fire Call in Lake Worth
Fire Rescue dispatch records show a commercial fire call at 1699 Wingfield Street in Lake Worth Monday morning that drew 13 units; no details released.
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Learjet Crash Near Greenacres Kills All 9 Aboard
A Learjet 60 flying from Austin, Texas, to North Eleuthera in the Bahamas crashed into a mobile-home neighborhood near Military Trail and 10th Avenue North in Greenacres on Sunday afternoon, November 1, killing all nine people on board, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed. Governor Ron DeSantis said there are no reports of anyone on the ground killed, but about 100 homes were evacuated and 400 to 600 residents displaced by the ground damage. Military Trail remains closed between 10th Avenue North and Purdy Lane/Alameda Drive, emergency vehicles only, as the NTSB investigates.
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Early Voting Ends Sunday in South Florida; Election Day Is Tuesday
Early voting in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties ends Sunday, November 1, at 7 p.m. After that, the only option is your assigned precinct on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3 — and mail ballots must be received by 7 p.m. that day.
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Justice Department Warns of People Posing as Federal Election Monitors at South Florida Voting Sites
CBS News Miami and Local 10 report the Justice Department has notified South Florida election officials about people posing as federal election monitors at early voting sites. Miami-Dade and Broward officials say they have no confirmed incidents locally — here is how to tell real monitors from impostors before Election Day.
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Lake Worth Beach Commissioner Resigns; City to Appoint a Replacement by Nov. 9
Lake Worth Beach District 1 Commissioner Sarah Malega resigned Oct. 28 to become executive director of the Palm Beach County League of Cities. District 1 residents can apply for the seat after a Nov. 2 special meeting; applications close Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. and commissioners vote on an appointment Nov. 9.
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LagoonFest in West Palm Beach Canceled Over King Tide Flooding; GreenMarket Still On
LagoonFest 2026, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31 on the West Palm Beach waterfront, has been canceled because of king tide flooding and will not be rescheduled this year. The Saturday GreenMarket next door will go on as scheduled.
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Clocks Fall Back Sunday, Nov. 1 — the Same Day Early Voting Ends
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 1 — set clocks back one hour before bed Saturday night. Sunday is also the last day of early voting in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, with polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, November 3.
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West Palm Beach Gives Initial OK to Downtown Growth Plan, Keeps Taller Waterfront Towers Out
West Palm Beach commissioners unanimously gave initial approval Monday night to a downtown master plan allowing taller, denser development inland — while rejecting, for now, 25-story towers along the Flagler Drive waterfront.
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Too Late to Mail Your Florida Ballot With Confidence? Drop It Off Instead
With Election Day one week away, the Postal Service can no longer guarantee a mailed Florida ballot will arrive in time — ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on November 3, postmarks do not count, so drop yours off or vote in person.
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West Palm Beach Commission Takes Up Downtown Height Plan Tonight, With the Flagler Waterfront Back in Debate
The City Commission meets at 5 p.m. Monday for the first reading of the Downtown Master Plan update; staff say the 25-story Flagler Drive incentive was removed and the five-story waterfront limit kept, but the Planning Board has asked the Commission to reconsider taller waterfront heights.
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Three Candidates, One Redrawn Seat: The District 25 House Race for Boca Raton and Delray Beach Voters
Florida's redrawn 25th congressional district — a coastal stretch including Delray Beach and Boca Raton and reaching into Miami-Dade — pits Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz against Republican former Boca Raton mayor Scott Singer and Libertarian Peter Jassenoff on November 3.
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More Than 600,000 Ballots Already Cast in South Florida as Early Voting Enters Its Final Week
More than 416,000 ballots had been cast in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties as of Sunday, and Palm Beach County added 197,727 more — over 600,000 across the four counties with a week of early voting still to run.