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13237338689?profile=RESIZE_400xDiver Shane Cooper was one of many volunteers and first responders who tried to rescue 15-year-old Prestyn Smith at Gulfstream Park. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

Family beach outing turns deadly for teen; unpredictable surf kills five in co

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Reports are first step toward recertification

By Rich Pollack

Time is running out for several dozen remaining area condo associations that are required to file state-mandated inspection reports by the end of the year.

Under a state law passed in the

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Down year for nests hints at another surge in 2025

By Steve Plunkett

Following a record-breaking 2023, people who monitor sea turtle nests up and down south Palm Beach County’s coast faced an easier workload this season. And the season, which offici

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By John Pacenti

The resident who declared war on Ocean Ridge’s height restriction on hedges said the Town Clerk’s Office put him and his family in danger by telling police that he made a threatening comment while dropping off a permit application.

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Water, sewer, other essential services get most attention

By Jane Musgrave

With nearly $48 million from the federal government to jump-start the economy from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, municipalities in southern Palm Beach County have upgr

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12986592465?profile=RESIZE_710xBriny Breezes Building Official Deborah Nutter and Town Council President Liz Loper talk with Judith Kraft at a public meeting on the maps. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Kathleen Kernicky

Judith Kraft has watched the flooding worsen since she moved

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