School district police and administrators at Lake Worth Middle School are investigating a threat to campus. According to a letter sent to parents and guardians on Monday, a "digital message circulating in the community" made a "threat to our campus." No other specific details of the threat have been released. "We take every threat seriously and are actively investigating the matter to ensure the safety of our students and staff," the letter stated, adding that once the person or people involved are found, they will face punishment outlined in the Student Code of Conduct, as well as criminal ch ..read more

One pedestrian was struck and killed by a Tri-Rail train in Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said Sunday night. It happened at about 6 p.m. near Seventh Avenue and Barnett Drive. One person was found and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera confirmed a Tri-Rail train struck the person ..read more

A ruptured sewer line caused a portion of the ground alongside a Palm Springs road to collapse Tuesday night, the Lake Worth Beach utility director said Wednesday. The incident occurred when a contractor for AT&T damaged a sewer main on Florida Mango Road between Waterside Drive and a nearby canal. Sam Heady, the utility director for Lake Worth Beach, told WPTV on Wednesday that a portion of the ground caved in because of the rupture. Residents in the area couldn't access their homes because of the incident, while another individual told WPTV that authorities asked her to evacuate. Utili ..read more

Detectives are seeking to identify a man recording a woman in a public restroom on the beach in Lake Worth Beach, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. At 4:40 p.m. March 31, the victim was using the restroom at 10 S. Ocean Blvd. when she noticed a pair of hands positioned on the floor in the stall next to her. "Leaning forward, she observed an unknown man crouched down watching her and observed a black cellphone in his hand," spokeswoman Teri Barbera said in a news release. "Believing the male was recording her, unbeknown to the suspect she recorded him using her cellphone. Wh ..read more

The non-profit organization Path to College celebrated a symbolic groundbreaking on Tuesday for a new center that will help thousands more Palm Beach County students on their journey after high school. Nestled on Lake Avenue in Lake Worth Beach is what will become the future Path to College Catapult Youth Mentoring Center. Christine Sylvain is the founder and executive director of Path to College and has dreamed of this moment. "Its an unbelievable moment for us. Its going to allow us to expand our services," she said. "Its going to allow us to uplift this community, its very exciting." The La ..read more

One day after flooding washed out Saturday's Palm Beach Pride event, all activities, including the parade, went on as scheduled Sunday. The closing date was extended one hour to 7 p.m., according to the Compass LGBTQ+ Community Center. The parade started shortly after the planned 11 a.m. time in downtown Lake Worth Beach. The route followed Lucerne Avenue west, then cut south to Lake Avenue and continued east where it ended at Bryant Park in Lake Worth Beach. This year's parade was full of color, music, dancing and lots of celebrating. People throughout South Florida and the Treasure Coast cam ..read more

Friday night's heavy rain flooded 18th Avenue South in Lake Worth Beach. Residents said the water in the street went up to their knees and overflowed into their homes. Lana Marsch spent Saturday afternoon sorting through boxes of her soggy things. "Everything is ruined. I have boxes of clothes in that dumpster behind you that are just trashed," Marsch said. She just moved into a new rental property on 18th Avenue South. Many of her things weren't even unpacked. "All of our boxes just have standing water in them from our bedroom to our kid's room," she said. "Everything is just standing water ..read more

Debbie Moffett gives so much care and attention to a quiet corner in the backyard of her South Florida home. It's a space with a memorial stone to honor her sister, Cindy Moffett. "She was the boss," Debbie Moffett said. Cindy was Debbie's older sister, who described her magnetic personality. "Tell you what to do. Get you out of trouble. Get you in trouble," Debbie Moffett said. "She was our leader." Debbie Moffett showed WPTV a photo and recounted a day of gardening with her sister. "I think we were growing mint and something like that," she said. "Looks like she was really helping me do so ..read more

A 31-year-old Pompano Beach man is facing a DUI manslaughter charge after a woman riding on his motorcycle was killed in a crash with a car on St. Patrick's Day night, Florida Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Pedro Hernandez Mendez, 31, was arrested early Monday and also was cited for driving without a license. The crash was reported at 9:16 p.m. Sunday at the southbound Interstate 95-Forest Hill Boulevard overpass in West Palm Beach, FHP said. Mendez was driving southbound on I-95 in his 2015 Suzuki GSK motorcycle behind a 2019 Toyota Corolla driven by a 44-year-old West Palm Beach man. A third ..read more

A 46-year-old Riviera Beach man died after his motorcycle was involved in a hit-and-run crash with a car at an Interstate 95 ramp early Tuesday, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. An unnamed person of interest has been identified as a possible driver, PBSO said. The crash was reported at 10th Avenue and I-95 at 1:26 a.m. Harris Zwaguan Zeophieldious Harris was riding a 2023 Taizhou Veloce eastbound on 10th Avenue North and stopped at the intersection with the I-95 southbound on-ramp, according to the PBSO crash report. A 2007 Chevy Cobalt was traveling eastbound on 10th Avenue North ..read more