Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Palm Beach County published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 1663
» View wsbt.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-139
•
Next >
-
Teachers' raises may be riding on FCAT results
Broward County fourth-graders made big gains in FCAT writing, but mediocre third-grade reading and math scores could still mean disappointment when school grades come out. That's because this year, these scores might not affect only students —...
Tags: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Broward County, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
-
FCAT scores stay flat for third-graders, rise in writing for fourth grade
More than half of the third graders in Broward and Palm Beach counties are performing at or above grade level in math and reading, according to FCAT results released today by the Florida Department of Education. But this year, these scores might not...
Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Dania Elementary School, Science and Technology, Rick Scott
-
South Florida tow laws
Here are the legal basics when it comes to towing in Broward County and Palm Beach County. First, the Broward law, then beneath it, Palm. Maximum tow prices are also below. Broward County - If you pay with cash, you have the right to be given...Tags: Vehicles, Punishment, Consumers, Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice
-
Memorial Day events
Saturday Memorial Day ceremony, 9:15 a.m. Delray Beach Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 700 SW Eighth Ave. Presented by American Legion Post 65 and Post 188. Ceremony includes opening address, flags placed at the graves of soldiers and a rifle salute. A...Tags: American Legion, Music, Human Interest, Boynton Beach, Holidays
-
What 100 years of Florida hurricane history reveals
Sun SentinelEvery hurricane season is different, yet history shows some interesting trends. For example, an analysis of storms over the past 100 years shows Florida was hit most frequently (21 times) by Category 1 systems. Next most likely to hit: Category 3's (18)...Tags: Miami-Dade County, Monroe County (Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Natural Disasters, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
-
Fur flies over cat dissections at PB schools
It's the yucky part of high school science classes — dissecting frog organs or slicing open a stretched-out earthworm. But in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, students are also cutting up cats, and that has some parents up in arms. "So many...
Tags: Biology, Pets, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Boynton Beach, Lake Worth
-
2010 - Study Shows No Cancer Cluster At Pratt Plant
Hartford CourantWorkers at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut did not get brain cancer at higher rates than the population generally, according to the latest results of a multiyear study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers. An analysis of 212,513 people who...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), North Haven (New Haven, New York), Newspaper and Magazine, Science and Technology
-
Ready for a close up: South Florida making a 'scene'
Stormy conditions thwarted a robbery planned for rolling film cameras Tuesday at a Boca Raton jewelry shop, but the outlook for show business in Palm Beach and Broward counties has never been brighter. South Florida has always offered a lot for...Tags: Pompano Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Jennifer Lopez, Television Industry
-
Group helps young artists flourish
Name: Judi Asselta Age: 71 Residence: Highland Beach Birthplace: Jamaica Estates, Queens, N.Y. Family: Late husband, Joseph Asselta; sons, Jason, 42, and Matthew, 39; grandsons, Arturo, 15, and Jacob, 6 Career: Teacher, homemaker, political...Tags: Fine Artists, University of Miami, Lynn University, Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture
-
Bulletin Board
Friday Boca Raton Chess Club, 6:45 p.m., Regent's Park, 6363 Verde Trail, Boca Raton. Free for casual play. Call 561-479-0351. Book signing, Prudy Taylor Board will speak and sign her new book "Chicken Soup for the South: Inspiration for Writers," 7 p....Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Arts, Intracoastal Waterway, Authors, Chess Playing
-
Hotels see slight gains in occupancy in April
Hotels in Broward and Palm Beach counties posted nominal gains in occupancy in April compared with the prior-year month, continuing several months of growth, data released Wednesday by Smith Travel Research shows. In Broward, hotels were 77.8 percent...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Miami-Dade County, Memorial Day, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Hotels and Accommodations
-
South Florida outdoors calendar
May 26: The Bass-N-Fools has its 34th annual Spring Fling open team bass tournament out of Everglades Holiday Park. Entry fee is $80 and includes the big fish pot. Register at BJ's Bait & Tackle in Plantation. Call Mark Escobar at 954-475-0248. June 1:...Tags: Environmental Issues, Islamorada, Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point, Conservation
May 25, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 24, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 24, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 24, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 24, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 23, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 23, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 23, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 24, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 23, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 24, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 23, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Original site for Palm Beach County topic gallery.