- Two people were killed and two others critically injured in an early morning crash on Old Boynton Road near Boynton Beach, PBSO says.
- Spirit Halloween is opening a seasonal store at Gardens Park Plaza in Palm Beach Gardens, taking over a former Winn-Dixie location.
- Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue is urging swimmers to stay out of the water as high surf and strong currents are expected to persist through the weekend.
- The School District of Palm Beach County says it has reassigned hundreds of employees after eliminating 244 positions earlier this month due to another year of record enrollment losses.
- Brightline announced a bankruptcy filing that will keep trains rolling and attempt to put the high-speed rail service on a profitable path.
- A Palm Beach County 3-year-old is celebrating a major milestone — graduating from swimming lessons — just months after drowning in a pool.
- Two high-profile animal hoarding cases in Martin County this summer — and a third in Palm Beach County — have prompted questions about whether more can be done to prevent animal neglect.
- The Okeechobee Musical & Arts Festival is once again going on hiatus, organizers announced via social media.
- Two West Palm Beach men have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with a 2019 homicide in Riviera Beach that had remained unsolved for years.
- A barn that caught fire in Martin County on Thursday caused large flames and sent black smoke into the air that could be seen for miles.
- World Market opened its Palm Beach Gardens location Friday at Prosperity Centre, offering global food, home goods, and décor.
- Palm Beach County is changing course on how it will develop new regulations for AI data centers during its one-year moratorium.
- Families say the intersection at State Road 70 and NE 128th Avenue is deadly and want FDOT to install a traffic light, but the state has different plans.
- Florida cities and counties could begin billing residents separately for individual services if Amendment 3 passes — a change one expert compares to the difference between buying a ticket on United Airlines versus Spirit Airlines.
- Parking in Vero Beach is free, but overstaying your welcome is about to cost significantly more. Vero Beach City Council voted Tuesday to double most parking fines starting Oct. 1.