Stet NewsParts of a Learjet appear to have broken off before the Bahamas-bound aircraft crashed near Greenacres and erupted into a ball of flames, killing all nine people on board, a federal investigator said Monday.
- County Commissioner Joel Flores said the county “doesn’t have a clue” when residents living around the crash site off of Military Trail and 10th Avenue North can return home. (The Associated Press)
💵 Developer Charles Cohen’s realty company has lined up a $385 million loan to build its 23-story downtown West Palm Beach office building at Okeechobee Boulevard and Dixie Highway. The lender is listed as WPP Lender LLC, in care of Farallon Capital Management, and LLF West Palm Point LLC, in care of Corporation Service Co. (South Florida Business Journal $$$)
💡 Florida Power & Light has proposed a slightly lower average monthly bill than previously approved for next year. The typical residential customer bill would drop by $1.18 under a proposal announced Friday. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel $$$)
🔎 A Cuban man who spent nearly his entire life in Hialeah died of cancer after about six months in immigration detention. But the government has not reported Gustavo Rivero Napoles’ death because U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released him from its custody the day he was moved to the ICU, likely unresponsive, about 48 hours before he died. (Miami Herald $$$)
🏙️ The Palm Beach County League of Cities has found a new leader: Lake Worth Beach City Commissioner Sarah Malega, who resigned her elected position Wednesday to take the job. Malega replaces Amelia Jadoo, who was hired in October but resigned in April. City commissioners will meet to appoint someone to fill the remainder of Malega’s term, which runs through March. (Lake Worth Beach Independent)
🏌🏼♂️ A conservation agreement at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter could support a tax deduction for President Donald Trump of approximately $825 million, based on comparable transactions and interviews with industry experts. (Forbes $$$)
👮🏾 Riviera Beach leaders broke ground on a $60 million police station Friday at the site of the former Barracuda Bay water park on West Blue Heron Boulevard. City voters approved a $35 million bond for the building in 2024. (YouTube)
👌🏽 After rejecting slogans including “It’s Not for Everyone,” Lake Worth Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency settles on a new marketing slogan that taps the “Keep Austin Weird” vibe. (Lake Worth Beach Independent)
🍴 The Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens anticipates opening new recreational and dining facilities this fall as part of its $80 million improvement program. (South Florida Business Journal $$$)
🏗️ Coral Gables-based developer Allen Morris Co. is planning Pine Street Residences, a 14-story, 305-apartment building in West Palm Beach. The company acquired the 1.4-acre property on Pine Street between North Flagler Drive and U.S. 1 from Savanna for $16.8 million. (Profile Miami)
💯 A student journalist interviews three Palm Beach County voters who are more than 100 years old. (Fresh Take Florida)
🕯️ J. Allison DeFoor, the state’s Everglades czar under Gov. Jeb Bush, a judge, sheriff, candidate for lieutenant governor and an Episcopal priest, died Oct. 27 in Jacksonville at age 72. (USA Today Network)
🕯️ Marvin Shanken, publisher of Wine Spectator, Cigar Aficionado and Whisky Advocate and a longtime Palm Beach Gardens resident, died Oct. 29 at age 83. (The Palm Beach Post $$$)
🎬 The 2026 Subtropic Film Festival will expand into Lake Worth Beach this year with screenings at the Lake Worth Playhouse. The festival kicks off Friday at the Norton Museum of Art and continues through the weekend at Afflux Studios. (Lake Worth Beach Independent)
🏊🏽♂️ From the Stet News/Inlet Grove Community Voices team: Riviera Beach City Council considers a larger pool at Dan Calloway Park. (Stet News)
🎙️ “Top of Mind Florida,” the podcast by Michael Williams and Brian Crowley, breaks down what to watch as voters decide the Florida governor and U.S. Senate races plus the controversial Amendment 3 property tax reduction. (Listen; watch)
