Palmetto, FL

Matthew Zoladz will be sentenced on Jan. 20, 2027.

Turning Points brings its 28th annual Manatee County Stand Down to the Manatee County Fairgrounds in Palmetto on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, from 8 a.m. to noon. More than 50 agencies will gather in one place to offer free meals, haircuts, medical and dental care, clothing, and employment resources. Organizers say consolidating everything on one…

An 18-year-old from Fort Lauderdale was killed and a 16-year-old from Boca Raton was hospitalized after a Corvette struck the electric bicycle they were riding on West Palmetto Park Road between I-95 and Military Trail, Boca Raton police said. Originally published by Boca Post. Story by Boca Post News Desk. Read the full article: Teen Killed, Another Hurt After Corvette Hits E-Bike In Boca Raton Hours After Halloween

Boca Raton Police issued a traffic advisory Sunday morning for a closure on the I-95 southbound ramp to westbound Palmetto Park Road due to an accident. Originally published by Boca Post. Story by Boca Post News Desk. Read the full article: I-95 Southbound Ramp to Westbound Palmetto Park Road Closed in Boca Raton After Crash

Boca Raton Police issued a traffic advisory at 1:58 a.m. Sunday saying eastbound and westbound lanes of Palmetto Park Road near I-95 are closed due to an accident. Originally published by Boca Post. Story by Boca Post News Desk. Read the full article: Palmetto Park Road Lanes Closed Near I-95 After Crash, Boca Raton Police Say

A Boca Raton man charged with DUI manslaughter in a 2024 crash at Powerline and Palmetto Park roads was extradited from Turkey and is held without bond, records show. Originally published by Boca Post. Story by Boca Post News Desk. Read the full article: Boca Raton Man Extradited From Turkey In Fatal West Boca DUI Crash Case, PBSO Says

A driver charged in a 2022 wrong-way crash on the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade that killed five people pleaded guilty on Friday. Maiky Simeon, 30, faced five counts of vehicular homicide. Simeon accepted a 25-year state prison sentence with no credit for the time served. Maiky Simeon The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2022 when a silver Infiniti sedan driven by Simeon was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes in the area of Northwest 57th Avenue whe

A 2025 survey found that one in six women missed or may have missed a routine cancer screening over the past year. That number is why the South Carolina Cancer Alliance built the Pink Palmetto Project, and why Kreative Kimistry in Anderson, South Carolina, signed on as the only Upstate salon in the program. Owner…

Boca Raton staff told the City Council the 30-minute limit at the Palmetto Park Road beach pavilion meters could return to one hour, and that Federal Highway work will move the holiday parade route. Originally published by Boca Post. Story by Boca Post News Desk. Read the full article: Boca Raton May Restore One-Hour Parking at Palmetto Park Road Beach Pavilion After Complaints

Florida has recorded more than 400 locally acquired dengue cases this year, and Manatee County now has one confirmed case. The Manatee County Mosquito Control District has been treating urban areas such as Palmetto and Bradenton every two weeks as a preventive measure. Director Christopher Lesser says mosquito populations in those areas have stayed low,…