Holly Baltz

3 days ago | palmbeachpost.com | Holly Baltz

Ten-year-old A.J. Schwarz was systematically abused and ultimately murdered by his stepmother, Jessica Schwarz. Child welfare workers failed to protect A.J. despite repeated reports of abuse. Jessica Schwarz was convicted of murder and abuse and sentenced to 70 years in prison, dying after serving 20 years. The case deeply affected the prosecutor, Scott Cupp, who wrote a book about it titled "No One Can Hurt Him Anymore."WARNING: Readers may find the content of this story deeply disturbing.

3 days ago | palmbeachpost.com | Holly Baltz

Eliot Kleinberg and Holly BaltzPalm Beach PostA proposed "South Florida Jetport," five times the size of JFK, was considered for various locations in and around the Everglades starting in the 1960s. Environmental concerns, led by figures like Arthur R. Marshall and Marjory Stoneman Douglas, ultimately halted the project. The project was envisioned to include a highway and high-speed monorail connecting the inland airport to the coast.

4 days ago | palmbeachpost.com | Holly Baltz

The historic Gulfstream Hotel in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, is reopening in the fall after two decades. Initially, 90 rooms will be available, with 50 more coming in 2026, along with apartments, dining, and amenities. Originally opened in 1925, the hotel has faced closures and renovations throughout its history, including after the 1928 hurricane and the 1929 stock market crash. Two decades after it closed, the historic Gulfstream Hotel in Lake Worth Beach is reopening to customers in the fall.

5 days ago | floridatoday.com | Holly Baltz

Kristine Conyers, along with journalist Holly Baltz, will participate in a Reddit Ask Me Anything on on June 25 r/IAmA th at noon ET. Kristine Conyers was 11 when she and her little sister were abducted and sexually assaulted from downtown Boynton Beach by serial killer Christopher Wilder. They would survive but the next year in 1984, Wilder, a wealthy Florida businessman, would go on a torture rampage across the country, abducting 12 young women and girls and killing nine of them.

1 week ago | palmbeachpost.com | Holly Baltz

The 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane, a Category 4 storm, was the second deadliest in U.S. history, claiming an estimated 3,000 lives. The hurricane made landfall in Palm Beach County with 150 mph winds and caused catastrophic damage. Racial segregation impacted the handling of victims, with white residents buried in marked graves while many Black victims were buried in mass graves or cremated. Palm Beach County suffered the second deadliest hurricane in U.S. history when on Sept.