Wheelchair bodybuilders inspire, whether they mean to or not

Brandon Chaner has been working out for a couple of years and hopes to earn a personal trainer certificate someday despite being confined to a wheelchair. And that’s one reason he showed up at the 2019 Wheelchair Nationals bodybuilding competition in West Palm Beach on Saturday. “My chiropractor thought it would be an inspiration for me to get back in the gym and get stronger,” said the 22-year-old from Sunrise. There was no shortage of inspiration at the Palm Beach County Convention... Read More

Pilot and four lawyers from same firm killed in Lake Okeechobee plane crash

The five people killed in a small plane crash in Lake Okeechobee included the pilot and four attorneys with the Peterson Bernard law firm in Palm Beach County, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. They were identified Saturday as commercial pilot Eduardo Mulet, 45, of West Palm Beach; Eric A. Peterson, 73, of Lighthouse Point; Matthew Fiorello, 36, of Palm Beach Gardens; Heather Bridwell, 43, of Jupiter; and Edwin Mortell III, 54, of Stuart. The twin-engine Piper aircraft,... Read More

Five victims identified in Pahokee plane crash

Five people died when a small plane crashed into Lake Okeechobee Friday afternoon, authorities said. At 3:26 p.m. Friday, the small plane crashed into the lake about 400 yards from shore a little north of Pahokee Airport, said Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Divers from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue found the five bodies when they searched the aircraft fuselage in the water, she said. On Saturday afternoon, PBSO identified the victims as Eduardo Mulet,... Read More

Passengers evacuate flight to Fort Lauderdale after emergency landing in Newark

A flight to Fort Lauderdale from Montreal with 189 people aboard was forced to make an emergency landing in Newark, N.J., Saturday morning after reports of smoke inside the aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The flight, Air Transat 942, left Montreal at 7:13 a.m. and landed at Newark’s Liberty International at 8:28 a.m., according to the FlightAware website. Initial reports say that passengers on the Boeing 737-800 evacuated using emergency slides. While it is... Read More

Remember: Clocks skip ahead overnight for daylight saving time

It’s time to spring forward again, as the country makes the switch to daylight saving time. Like those in almost all other states, residents in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri will trade an hour of sleep starting Sunday morning for an extra hour of sunlight in the evening. The government expanded daylight saving time in 2007 in an effort to save energy. It now begins on the second Sunday in March and continues until the first Sunday in November. The official change occurs at 2... Read More