http://www.yourstreet.com/news/palm-beach YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Jeffry Picower, a prominent philanthropist and one of the largest investors in the vast Ponzi scheme run by Bernard L. Madoff, was found dead in the pool at his Palm Beach, Fla., home on Sunday afternoon. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752108/billionaire-madoff-investor-found-dead Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:33:08 -0700 Melissa Ann Gonzales of suburban West Palm Beach has been accused of ramming and overturning a truck carrying her estranged husband and a woman on Interstate 95, according to PalmBeachPost.com. After the truck came to a rest, a witness said,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739610/woman-rams,-overturns-hubby-s-truck-on-i-95 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:00:08 -0700 FORT PIERCE — A Brevard County man was sentenced to serve more than a quarter-century in federal prison for being part of a cocaine distribution network stretched from Broward and Palm Beach counties to the Treasure and Space coasts. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727123/convicted-cocaine-trafficker-sentenced-to-27-years-in-federal-prison Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:00:08 -0700 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A mysterious ripple in the waters near West Palm Beach has a name — the Muck Monster — and has been fodder for David Letterman. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6723384/mysterious-monster-may-be-cash-cow-for-city Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:08 -0700 By HALLE STOCKTON The city of Bradenton wants drivers to stop for red lights and turned on its first traffic camera last month to deter violators. But a West Palm Beach lawyer is already on the path to stop the use of red-light cameras in Bradenton and several other... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721281/lawyer-challenges-red-light-cameras Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:32:08 -0700 Rescue workers are now calling the search for a man pulled into the Intracoastal on Sunday night a recovery mission.  It started when Palm Beach Fire Rescue got the call just before 6 p.m. that a guy in his 20s was in the water.  http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721219/breaking-news-search-suspended-for-missing-fisherman Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:33:08 -0700 A woman gunned down last week on a busy street west of West Palm Beach died today from her injuries, authorities said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721296/woman-dies-six-days-after-being-shot-by-known-acquaintance-near-west-palm Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:32:08 -0700 West Palm Beach Police Department and Palm Beach Sheriffs Office are investigating a shooting at the 4200 block of North Military Trail. Officials were notified of shots fired around 3 a.m. and discovered a black male was shot multiple times while http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721221/man-shot-in-car-on-n-military-trail Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:46:08 -0700 A man shot and wounded west of West Palm Beach on Saturday was identified this afternoon as 18-year-old Ricardy Cherry of Riviera Beach. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721299/shooting-victim-identified-as-riviera-beach-man Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:19:08 -0700 LAKE WORTH -- Palm Beach Sheriffs Office is investigating the accident involving a bicyclist and a vehicle. The accident happened at  10 South Ocean Boulevard at 11:25 a.m. Policetell us both the vehicle and the bicyclist were headed http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721222/bicyclist-hit-police-searching-for-suspect Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:33:08 -0700 One teen was arrested Friday night in connection with the theft of four monkeys and a parrot from the Palm Beach Zoo and two others are under investigation, according to police. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721305/teen-charged-in-theft-of-stolen-palm-beach-zoo-animals,-more-suspected Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:40:08 -0700 Picture this. Laura Woodward, 56, loaded with gear and smothered in a long dress, tramping down the jungle trails of Palm Beach. It's 1890, and Woodward is braving the bugs, critters and underbrush to paint the island in the dead of summer. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721320/deborah-pollack-revives-interest-in-palm-beach-artist-laura-woodward Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:16:08 -0700 The search for two missing children has brought a Maryland father all the way to south Florida. After a divorce, his wife allegedly took off with their two kids. The children are believed to be in Miami or the West Palm Beach area. "It was a punch http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721234/maryland-father-extends-search-for-missing-kids-to-south-florida Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:57:08 -0700 Jim Ponce, Palm Beach's own two-legged landmark, will be taking another historic turn. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721321/jim-ponce-to-spin-tales-at-20s-party-to-aid-flamingo-pa Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:11:08 -0700 PALM BEACH — Motorists and bicycle riders along A1A on Saturday may be wondering about that three-pronged ship floating in the Atlantic Ocean just east of the Everglades Club. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721379/treasure-hunters-use-strange-ship-off-palm-beach Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:50:08 -0700 PALM BEACH — Motorists and bicycle riders along A1A on Saturday may be wondering about that three-pronged ship floating in the Atlantic Ocean just east of the Everglades Club. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721388/treasure-hunters-use-strange-ship-off-palm-beach Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:50:08 -0700 The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and the West Palm Beach Police Department are investigating a shooting that happened about 3:30 a.m. today in the 4200 block of North Military Trail, near Community Drive in West Palm Beach. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721442/man-in-car-shot-in-palm-beach-county Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:33:08 -0700 A tip led police to four monkeys and a parrot, stolen overnight from the Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park. The animals were located in a hot shed behind an abandoned house only a mile or so from the zoo. Officers found three of the monkeys being kept http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712009/stolen-zoo-animals-recovered,-under-vet-care Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:29:08 -0700 A mother and father have been arrested in the death of their infant son in West Palm Beach.      Police say Matthew James, 25, and Jessica Jozefyk, 22, were heldon homicide and neglect charges in the death of 1-year-old http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710996/parents-arrested-in-child-s-death Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:59:08 -0700 Four monkeys and a parrot stolen overnight from the Palm Beach Zoo were found and returned this afternoon, officials said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709042/animals-stolen-from-palm-beach-zoo-found,-returned Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:37:08 -0700