Tom Elia

1 month ago | palmbeachpost.com | Tom Elia

The person was walking in and out of traffic on the southbound on-ramp from Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach. A West Palm Beach police officer on April 9 persuaded a person whose behavior had shut down an Interstate 95 on-ramp to surrender and receive medical attention, the department said. Officer John Bangs arrived at the scene, the southbound ramp from Okeechobee Boulevard, ahead of other officers and built rapport with the person, who police did not identify, the department said.

1 month ago | palmbeachpost.com | Tom Elia

The store at the Mercado Real shopping center at Federal Highway and East Camino Real sold the ticket, the lottery said. BOCA RATON — A Publix supermarket in downtown Boca Raton sold the lone winning ticket in Wednesday night's Fantasy 5 drawing, the Florida Lottery said. The Publix at the Mercado Real shopping plaza at Federal Highway and East Camino Real sold the ticket, which bore the number combination of 4-8-14-21-22. It paid $119,117.81, the lottery said.

1 month ago | palmbeachpost.com | Tom Elia

The advisory is the second since late March for Dubois Park, a popular waterfront area along the Loxahatchee River just west of the Jupiter Inlet. JUPITER — Health officials have issued another no-swim advisory for Dubois Park in Jupiter, just days after they lifted a previous one. Tests on Monday, April 7, found high levels of enterococcus bacteria in the waters off its beach, which sits along the Loxahatchee River just west of the Jupiter Inlet.

2 months ago | palmbeachpost.com | Tom Elia

A 25-year-old woman, Natalie Pierre, was killed in a high-speed crash in Boynton Beach, Florida. The driver of a Chevrolet Corvette, a 39-year-old man, struck Pierre's Toyota, causing her to be ejected from the vehicle. Evidence suggests the Corvette driver may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

2 months ago | palmbeachpost.com | Tom Elia

Frank Joseph Fischer died March 31, two days after the wreck just east of Palm Beach Gardens, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says. NORTH PALM BEACH — A 90-year-old man has died, two days after his wheelchair crashed as he tried to maneuver it among construction barriers near John D. MacArthur Beach State Park.