HotelPlanner.com & Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Team Up to Increase Business to Palm Beach County

Since the Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line and HotelPlanner are travel leaders in Palm Beach County we're combining our efforts to make cruise and hotel booking a seamless experience to enhance the total vacation offering to cruise travelers. West Palm Beach based HotelPlanner.com, the leading online provider of group hotel bookings and individual hotel stays, is thrilled to announce its partnership with fellow local travel leader Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, the go-to cruise line for both locals and visitors to the Palm Beach area.

Hapless mariner to share tale of survival at sea, rescue and recovery

A man from the Bahamas who had been missing for more than 15 days was rescued Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 about 10 miles east of West Palm Beach, the Coast Guard said. A man from the Bahamas who had been missing for more than 15 days was rescued Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 about 10 miles east of West Palm Beach, the Coast Guard said.

Sheriff: School officer never went inside to confront gunman

The armed officer on duty at the Florida school where a shooter killed 17 people never went inside to engage the gunman and has been placed under investigation, officials announced Thursday. The Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by a gunman armed with an AR-15 style assault rifle has reignited national debate over gun laws and school safety, including proposals by President Donald Trump and others to designate more people - including trained teachers - to carry arms on school grounds.

Menendez defense testimony continues as Pence weighs in

Testimony from defense witnesses in the bribery trial of Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez on Tuesday included a curious story involving the former governor of Florida and a zinger by a prosecutor that left jurors chuckling but earned an admonition from the judge. Earlier in the day, Vice President Mike Pence weighed in on the case, telling a radio host it would be wrong for Bob Menendez to stay in office if he's convicted.

Tiger Woods Agrees To Go Sober For One Year After DUI Arrest

Tiger Woods has agreed to participate in a DUI diversion program during which he'll have to remain sober as part of a deal in his DUI case resulting from his May 29 arrest, TMZ Sports reports. Woods was arrested over Memorial Day weekend after police found him asleep at the wheel of his car on the side of the road.

Fire Rescue called last week to fall at Roger Ailes’ Florida mansion

APRIL 11: Roger Ailes, President of Fox News Channel attends the Hollywood Reporter celebration of "The 35 Most Powerful People in Media" at the Four Season Grill Room on April 11, 2012 in New York City. More details are emerging about the death of former Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes , whose death was confirmed in a statement from family members this morning.

First quarter tourism is at a record high in FL

Undercover officer Chris Green accidentally overdosed on what is suspected to be fentanyl and carfentanyl after he helped arrest two men. Undercover officer Chris Green accidentally overdosed on what is suspected to be fentanyl and carfentanyl after he helped arrest two men.

Divers swim with massive whale shark in West Palm Beach

A group of divers was treated to "an encounter of a lifetime" when a massive whale shark visited them during a dive at "the trench" in Palm Beach County on April 9, 2017. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL, held a congressional field hearing on climate change near President Donald Trump's Palm Beach resort Mar-a-Largo on April 10, 2017.

FAA reports 27 airspace violations near Trump’s Florida estate

The Sun Sentinel reports that last month, the Federal Aviation Administration reported 27 violations of the airspace restrictions near Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. In one instance, Air Force jets speeding to intercept an aircraft caused a sonic boom that rattled Palm Beach and Broward counties.

Trump’s Fla. visits put small airport in tailspin

Jonathan Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Stellar Aviation Group, talks to a reporter at Lantana Airport in Lantana, Fla. Miller says everyone agrees the president needs to be kept safe but hopes that some kind of compromise can be found to keep the facility open during Trump's visits.

PBC wants to sink submarine off Jupiter coast

Six months after his last news conference, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to answer reporters' questions on Russia's role in election year hacking and how he will cut his business ties. In a combative and freewheeling news conference, President-elect Donald Trump said for the first time Wednesday that he accepts Russia was behind the election year hacking of Democrats that roiled the White House race.... Sheriff's officials say an 83-year-old Florida man fatally shot a woman after her daughter and brother-in-law knocked on his front door while searching for a missing dog.

Billboard truck taunts Rubio as he keeps distance from Trump in Palm Beach County

Allies of Democrat Patrick Murphy are doing what campaigns do this election season when his opponent, Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio keeps his distance from presidential nominee Donald Trump: Rubio spoke Thursday morning at a closed-door event at Boca Raton Synagogue. Roughly 27.6 miles away, at the South Florida Fairgrounds near West Palm Beach, Trump was revving up a supportive crowd that - as usual - did not include Rubio, although he did renew his endorsement of Trump this week.

Boca attorney asks PBC judge to declare Trump incompetent

Claiming he is worried about the future of the country, a respected Boca Raton guardianship attorney has filed a petition in Palm Beach County Circuit Court asking a judge to declare Donald Trump mentally incapable of seeking employment. In the "petition to determine incapacity" filed last week, attorney James Herb claims the GOP presidential nominee exhibits signs of histrionic and narcissistic personality disorder - both recognized mental health ills listed in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" of the American Psychiatric Association.

People vote in churches and synagogues. Why not a mosque?

Voters in Palm Beach County have been assigned to polling stations in about 80 Christian churches and five synagogues or Jewish centers this year, along with schools, government buildings and other locations. Until last week, a single mosque was part of this mix.