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🌱 Loxahatchee killing and Ben Hotel standoff shake Palm Beach County.

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In today's newsletter:

  • Loxahatchee killing and Ben Hotel standoff shake Palm Beach County.
  • Could Palm Beach become home to a permanent presidential golf course?
  • How a national RTO convention just poured support into Palm Beach County

Also on today's calendar: Palm Beach - September Hospitality Networking Social and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 80 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A morning shower; humid, temps: high: 91, low: 81.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 80 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. The man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend in Loxahatchee on Friday before barricading himself inside The Ben Hotel – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Palm Beach County deputies and West Palm Beach police are investigating after a woman was found fatally shot in Loxahatchee and the suspected gunman allegedly barricaded himself inside The Ben Hotel downtown. Authorities say multiple callers reported that 53-year-old Todd Wegrich confessed after fleeing, prompting a lengthy SWAT standoff before officers breached his seventh-floor room.
   

2. Trump offers to 'gift' West Palm Beach golf course to future presidents (wbal.com) — Palm Beach County officials are weighing a proposal from Donald Trump to turn his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach into a permanent presidential golf course, at no cost to the federal government. The plan would keep the county-owned land under lease while adding secure presidential lodging, highlighting Trump's stated affection for Palm Beach County and its potential as a showcase for visiting world leaders.
   

3. 'Hello West Palm Beach!' – RTO World 2026 Recap (rtohq.org) — A major rent-to-own industry convention just wrapped up in West Palm Beach, bringing hundreds of professionals to town and channeling thousands of dollars in donated merchandise to Palm Beach County nonprofits like Vita Nova and Boys & Girls Clubs. Beyond networking and education, the gathering raised scholarship funds and left a tangible local impact before the event heads to Cleveland next year.
   

4. A New Exhibit from Historical Society of Palm Beach County, 'Shipwreck: Discovering Lost Treasures' (bocaratontribune.com) — Palm Beach County history buffs can soon explore local shipwreck stories when a free traveling exhibit from the Historical Society of Palm Beach County opens at Boca Raton's Spanish River Library. Running from late September through early November, the display uses interactive cubes and coastal artifacts to show how wrecks along our shoreline have shaped daily life, survival, and even treasure hunting.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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