A West Palm Beach woman is facing multiple animal cruelty charges after investigators said 11 dogs were found living in cages containing accumulated urine and feces inside her home. Leslie Ann Torres, 34, faces seven felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty and four misdemeanor counts related t...
News
Crews are working to pump water out of flooded streets and yards in the Acreage as the area braces for more rain this weekend, following more than 9 inches of rainfall Thursday. More heavy rain hit the area Saturday, compounding the flooding that has left roads, swales and canals...
schools
The City of Westlake hosted its third annual 5K event on Saturday, Sept. 12. This year, the event was themed “Remembering 9/11” in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The event supported both local schools and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which honor...
Local
Pickleball players in Wellington will have a new way to beat the heat and rain soon with the new Diadem Pickleball Complex (DPC) coming soon to the old Circuit City site near the Mall at Wellington Green. The new facility will have 11 air-conditioned indoor courts, two pickleball...
government
The midterm elections are around the corner, and two candidates are vying to represent the Wellington area in Tallahassee. Republican incumbent Anne Gerwig will face off against challenger August Mangeney, a Democrat, to represent House District 93 on Tuesday, Nov. 3. District 93...
safety
The Village of Wellington has always put public safety as one of its top priorities. In honor of that mission, and those who help achieve it, the Wellington Village Council honored first responders who have contributed to giving residents excellent public service at a meeting Tue...
schools
By Fiona Slusarev Simply reading the news and logging on to social media has never been more precarious than in 2026. Individuals have to navigate around social media algorithms, manipulated content, deepfakes and generative AI to determine the truth. Dr. Eric Jourgensen, a Palm ...
Local
By Fiona Slusarev September is Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month, a time that highlights how individuals can be affected by any of the multitude of types and variants of this genetic muscle-weakening condition. For one Wellington family, living with limb-girdle muscular dystroph...
schools
Affordability is the watch word for the three candidates vying for the Florida House District 94 seat — incumbent Republican Meg Weinberger, Democrat Elizabeth Holmes and independent candidate Doug Barrow. District 94 includes all of the Acreage/Loxahatchee area, Loxahatchee Grov...
parks
The inaugural 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony was held Friday, Sept. 11 at the Westlake Adventure Park Lodge. The event was organized and led by Westlake resident Bobby Farber of the 9/11 Remembrance & First Responder Group. The ceremony honored the lives lost as a result of the 2001 t...
safety
By Alissa Foley The Village of Wellington hosted its annual September 11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Wellington Amphitheater on Friday, Sept. 11 in collaboration with Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the Fire Chief’s Association of Palm Be...
schools
Student volunteers from Royal Palm Beach High School and Dr. Joaquín García High School gathered on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at RPBHS to assemble dozens of hurricane preparedness kits for local foster families in honor of the 9/11 National Day of Service. The “HurriCANe You Be Ready” i...
