Boca Raton offices closed Oct. 12 for Columbus Day, trash pickup shifts a day

Boca Raton City offices and sanitation service are closed Monday, Oct. 12, for Columbus Day, pushing that week’s trash and recycling pickups back one day.
Haunted Arboretum returns to Deerfield Beach’s Constitution Park Oct. 23

The Haunted Arboretum takes over Constitution Park in Deerfield Beach for one night, Friday, Oct. 23, with tickets limited and no gate sales.
Fuller Center mentors use sports to build student confidence

Jake Schmier and Lucas Grodner, mentors in Fuller Center’s afterschool program, received a $2,500 grant and donated about 100 pieces of sporting equipment.
Driver arrested months after Lake Worth wrong-way chase crash

A 20-year-old Riviera Beach man was arrested on felony charges nearly five months after a pursuit-linked crash that critically injured a Lake Worth woman.
JetBlue flights for Oct. 13 and 14 restored after computer glitch
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Passengers booked on South Florida JetBlue flights for October 13 and 14 were told their trips were canceled, but the airline said the cancellations were an error.
Feeding South Florida plans first Thanksgiving feast at Hard Rock Stadium

Feeding South Florida will host a free Thanksgiving Day meal for 500 guests at Hard Rock Stadium on Nov. 26.
Driver arrested 15 months after Lantana hit-and-run that injured pedestrian

Palm Beach County deputies arrested a Lantana man in October in the July 2025 Ridge Road hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian.
blackviolin’s Be Free Tour stops at Broward Center on Sunday, Oct. 11

Musician blackviolin brings the Be Free Tour to the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, Oct. 11.
Five years later, Pahokee block party shooting still unsolved

Detectives and the family of De’Joshua Johnson are urging witnesses to come forward five years after the fatal shooting at a Pahokee block party.
Detectives renew appeal three years after Belle Glade double homicide

Palm Beach County detectives are asking the public for tips on a 2023 double shooting on Canal Street in Belle Glade that remains unsolved.