Former President George W. Bush to help raise cash for Rick Scott’s Senate bid

Former President George W. Bush will help raise money for Gov. Rick Scott's bid to oust Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson in a closely watched and expensive campaign. Former President George W. Bush will stump for Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Friday as Scott revs up for what's expected to be a close race for the U.S. Senate seat.

This 1995 file photo taken in West Palm Beach, Fla., and released by the FBI shows Francis P.

This 1995 file photo taken in West Palm Beach, Fla., and released by the FBI shows Francis P. "Cadillac Frank" Salemme. The former New England Mafia boss and and his co-defendant, Paul Weadick, were found guilty, Friday, June 22, 2018, in the 1993 killing nightclub owner Steven DiSarro.

Trumpa s Mar-a-Lago visits cost Coast Guard nearly $20M Source: Cox Media Group

Taxpayers have paid nearly $20 million for extra Coast Guard patrols that protected President Trump by land and sea during 16 winter and spring trips to West Palm Beach since his inauguration, according to new records obtained by USA TODAY. The spending records include all but one of his trips to his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida since the inauguration in January 2017.

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago visits cost Coast Guard nearly $20M

Records obtained by USA TODAY include only the Coast Guard's extra costs for 16 trips to South Florida since his inauguration in January 2017 Trump's Mar-a-Lago visits cost Coast Guard nearly $20M Records obtained by USA TODAY include only the Coast Guard's extra costs for 16 trips to South Florida since his inauguration in January 2017 Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2taFm5U A U.S. Coast Guard boat passes in front of the Mar-a-Lago Resort where President Donald Trump stays occasionally on weekends.

Trump defends $1.3T spending plan, points to military gains

A motorcade with President Donald Trump aboard passes a security checkpoint en route to the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, March 24, 2018. A motorcade with President Donald Trump aboard passes a security checkpoint en route to the president's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, March 24, 2018.

Tearful families wait as bodies remain under failed bridge

Workers wait next to a crushed car and yellow tarp under a section of a collapsed pedestrian bridge, Friday, March 16, 2018 near Florida International University in the Miami area. The new pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday afternoon, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel, killing and injuring several people, authorities said.

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.

Trump rails against FBI, vents frustration over Russia probe

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Venting his fury over the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump on Sunday asserted that the Obama administration bears some blame for the election meddling, insisted he never denied that the Kremlin interfered in the 2016 U.S. campaign and said "they are laughing their asses off in Moscow."

Trump said Nunes memo ‘totally vindicates’ him in Russia probe

The president's comment did not indicate whether he planned to take any action to stop the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. President Trump waves as he walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, on Feb. 2, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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.

Trump defends himself anew against charges that he is racist

President Donald Trump, right, accompanied by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to members of the media as they arrive for a dinner at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. less President Donald Trump, right, accompanied by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to members of the media as they arrive for a dinner at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, ... more President Donald Trump arrives for a dinner with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018.