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Good morning to you West Palm Beach! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How undercover officers say they busted a West Palm Beach club manager
  • Could Brightline's bankruptcy plans affect your West Palm Beach train rides?
  • How did West Palm Beach's Oxbridge Academy fare under Friday night lights?

Also on today's calendar: Palm Beach State College Foundation's Annual Golf Classic and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 89, low: 76.
  • Tuesday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 87 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Undercover sting nets West Palm Beach strip club manager on cocaine charges (cbs12.com) — Police say an undercover sting at the Hideaway adult club on Old Okeechobee Road in West Palm Beach led to the manager's arrest on multiple cocaine-sale felonies. Court records describe two bathroom drug buys by undercover officers in April and May, both allegedly involving small baggies of cocaine. The manager is also being held for another agency on a separate case.
   

• Florida's Brightline 'Close' to Filing for Bankruptcy, Report Claims (bocaratontribune.com) — Brightline, the high-speed rail line that serves West Palm Beach, is reportedly nearing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing to restructure more than $5 billion in debt and interest. Company officials say daily train service, including from West Palm Beach to Orlando and South Florida, would continue as normal, even as Brightline grapples with big losses and recently strong ridership growth.
   

• Belen cross-country tops in Alabama. Plus Golf results, Ferguson bowling and Pine Crest football (miamiherald.com) — West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy's football team fell 21-12 at home to visiting Pine Crest, despite a late touchdown push. The rest of the roundup spotlights standout cross-country, golf, bowling, volleyball and swimming performances from schools across Miami-Dade and Broward, including several record-setting and career-milestone efforts.
   

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Ok West Palm Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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