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Hi West Palm Beach! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How neighbors are rallying to keep a sick grandmother housed
  • How one West Palm Beach bike shop turns your donation into joy
  • Driving Okeechobee today? Here’s what police say about the delays

Also on today's calendar: December 12 Boat Parade & Holiday Party and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
  • Sunday: A thundershower, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. West Palm Beach grandmother faces eviction while battling terminal cancer diagnosis (wptv.com) — A West Palm Beach grandmother with terminal cancer is struggling to avoid eviction from the home she shares with her four grandchildren after her illness forced her to stop working. Local supporters, including a nonprofit leader, are trying to keep her housed while she waits for Social Security benefits, and a fundraiser has been launched to help her through the holidays.
   

2. Local organization making sure kids in our community have a bike under the tree (wpbf.com) — A West Palm Beach nonprofit, Jack the Bike Man, is urgently seeking kids’ bikes, helmets, volunteers, and monetary donations so local children can find a refurbished bicycle under the tree this Christmas. The group collects and fixes donated bikes for both kids and adults who need transportation, and residents can give online or by dropping by their shop to help meet holiday demand.
   

3. All lanes reopen on Okeechobee Blvd. following crash with injuries (cw34.com) — If you’re driving Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach, all lanes have now reopened after an injury crash that earlier shut down eastbound traffic near the 7600 block. Police say drivers had been detoured to Belvedere and Southern boulevards, but normal travel has since resumed as the injured person receives treatment at a nearby hospital.
   

4. See PBSO deputies on Trump security in Palm Beach County (palmbeachpost.com) — Palm Beach County residents can see how PBSO and local police agencies, including West Palm Beach officers, have handled security details during Donald Trump’s past visits. A photo collection shows deputies guarding Mar-a-Lago, Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, and motorcade routes around the county during several high-profile trips.
   

5. West Palm Beach man sentenced to life in prison for 2020 drug overdose death (wpbf.com) — A West Palm Beach resident has been sentenced to life in state prison after a jury found he supplied drugs that led to a woman’s fatal 2020 overdose. The conviction, reached in Indian River County, underscores how local authorities are pursuing severe penalties in fentanyl-related deaths that involve residents from West Palm Beach.
   

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  • Palm Club Design Group names "Palm Cloud" the 2026 Color of the Year for the Palm Beaches —Thomas Tobin Read on Patch
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    he is a 15 lb 1 year old AussiDoodle. Help us please find him and bring him home. He is missed and loved dearly Last seen royal palm beach… (Nextdoor Roosevelt Estates)
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