Riviera Beach News

A two-block section of Blue Heron Boulevard was closed for much of the day. Police shut down the area from Australian Avenue to Avenue P, as the intersection at Avenue O was submerged.

Rain has been unrelenting for the last hour in Riviera Beach. At the intersection of Blue Heron and Old Dixie Highway deep rain puddles have accumulated and traffic is slow.

The Armed Forces are in uniform and are planting flags on Saturday at Riviera Beach City Hall to honor our military heroes and first responders.

One of the new top ranking Palm Beach County School District officials took over his post this week.

One of the many advantages of living in Hawaii is the opportunity to live close to the ocean and for some of us, to even live on the Ocean.

Palm Beach County commissioners will decide Tuesday whether to ask county attorneys to "draft language" that would create a registry for water taxis and tour boats.

ENP Newswire - 06 May 2013 Release date- 03052013 - RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - As part of its annual companywide hurricane season preparedness drill, Florida Power & Light Company today announced a three-year plan to continue and accelerate the strengthening of its electric system against high winds associated with hurricanes and other major weather ... (more)

More than 3,000 people rolled up their sleeves to clean up Palm Beach County as part of Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup event.

South Florida is getting its first solar panel manufacturer: SolarTech Universal has decided to move to Riviera Beach.

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- Thousands of employees with Florida Power and Light are preparing for the upcoming hurricane season today by responding to a "virtual hurricane." The storm, called "Hurricane Sheryl," will make landfall on the west coast of Florida then travel across the state, before exiting Florida over the Treasure Coast.

Police are investigating a homicide at 1500 block of SW 8th Street in Boynton Beach, says Stephanie Slater, spokeswoman for the Boynton Beach Police Department.

Police arrested a Palm Beach County firefighter/paramedic and nearly arrested a Palm Springs police officer following an incident at Johnny Longboats bar and restaurant in Riviera Beach Saturday.

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- A Bahamian woman is in federal custody after arriving at the Port of Palm Beach aboard the Bahamas Celebration cruise on April 20 Mechelle Clarke boarded the Riviera Beach-based ship in the Bahamas with a suitcase carrying cocaine, according to an arrest report issued by U.S. Homeland Security.

It's the season of rankings and lists for schools, and U.S. News & World Report has just released its 2013 "Best High Schools" list - again naming Suncoast High and Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr.

Two schools in Broward and two in Palm Beach County are ranked among the top 20 in the state, according to a report released by U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday.