Tag: Palm

Will Hurricane Beryl impact Palm Beach County? See where the Category 4 storm is headed

Hurricane Beryl is headed toward the Caribbean Sunday as a dangerous Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph. Will Beryl impact Palm Beach County? Hurricane Beryl formed Friday night and is moving westward at 21 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It became a hurricane late Saturday afternoon after developing into a tropical storm late Friday, and ramped up to a […]

Drones catching red light runners in Palm Springs? Bring it on.

Re:  Palm Springs Police using drones to catch drivers running red lights. For all you folks that will complain about invasion of your privacy or the taking away your individual or constitutional rights… I say, “suck it up buttercup,” and pay your fine. That is a very good reminder to you not to run red […]

Ex-Barnes & Noble chief, wife list beachfront estate at $96 million in Palm Beach

The former CEO of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain has listed his Palm Beach oceanfront estate for $96 million. Leonard Riggio’s contemporary-style house is among the most expensive single-family homes ever marketed for sale in the “multiple listing service,” records show. The Riggios have longtime ties to New York. Leonard Riggio’s career as a bookseller […]

Orphans in Congo fed palm weevil larvae in bid to beat malnutrition

By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) – At an orphanage in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, more than 60 children stared at their plate of palm weevil larvae fried up in spices, sharing nervous smiles, before curiously digging into the thick white worms. The orphans are being fed the protein-rich larvae, known locally as […]