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palmbeachpost.com — Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Melissa Meeker, the executive director of the South Florida Water Management District, has resigned. Meeker, who has headed the district for two years, cited no reason for her departure in her resignation letter to Gov. Rick Scott, Herschel Vinyard, Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and district staff.

palmbeachpost.com — Palm Beach Post Staff Writer A 31-year-old man is in the county jail today after he led police on a chase, hit an officer with his car, and then told the officer that the cocaine he found was actually homemade breath mints, Delray Beach Police say.

palmbeachpost.com — Palm Beach Post Staff Writer A Port St. Lucie man was arrested Monday afternoon after police said he was growing marijuana plants in his backyard. Lee Edward Debell, 60, was taken to the St. Lucie County Jail. After receiving an anonymous tip, police were sent to Debell's home on the 4500 block of S.W.

palmbeachpost.com — By Ethan J. Skolnick Palm Beach Post Staff Writer MIAMI - A look at the matchups for the Eastern Conference finals that begin Wednesday night. Point guard: Mario Chalmers has a well-earned reputation as a big-game player, and he was brilliant in the Heat's one regular-season win against Indiana, scoring 26 points on just nine shots.

palmbeachpost.com — By Randy Schultz Editor of the Editorial Page Sunday in Oklahoma was a bad day for tornadoes. Even as it ended, though, forecasters remained on alert for the Oklahoma City area. "We may be dealing with more of this tomorrow," National Weather Service meteorologist Rick Smith told The Daily Oklahoma Sunday night.

blogs.palmbeachpost.com — Jupiter announces record signing class by Jeff Greer Jupiter High had its largest signing class in school history this spring. Here are the 24 names of the student-athletes who signed to play college sports next fall and beyond. Several of them have already signed, though a few new names stick out.

blogs.palmbeachpost.com — Lake Worth's Katie McBroom: Allure's 2nd runner-up Beauty Blogger of the Year by Staci Sturrock After five weeks of makeup challenges, "Allure" magazine has named Lake Worth makeup artist (and "Palm Beach Post" employee) Katie McBroom its second runner-up in the 2013 Beauty Blogger of the Year contest.

blogs.palmbeachpost.com — Back-to-school tax holiday includes computers by Emily Roach The back-to-school sales holiday in August includes a tax break on personal computers and tablets, a first for the shopping incentive. Gov. Rick Scott signed off on the budget Monday, bringing back the popular sales tax holiday just before school starts in the fall.

blogs.palmbeachpost.com — Boca Town Center chooses Style Setter blogger by Emily Roach Miami-based blogger Kristin Clark is Town Center at Boca Raton's new Style Setter. The mall's owner, Simon Property Group, this month announced 40 style bloggers for its properties across the U.S.

palmbeachpost.com — On May 20, 2013 a massive tornado with winds of at least 200 mph destroyed the town of Moore, OK. At least 51 were killed. The city of Moore, Okla., was hit by a mile-wide tornado on Monday afternoon.

palmbeachpost.com — Don't think of it as the federal government but as your "federal family." In a Category 4 torrent of official communications during the approach and aftermath of Hurricane Irene, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has repeatedly used the phrase "federal family" when describing the Obama administration's response to the storm.

blogs.palmbeachpost.com — Kids surf shop to open at Downtown at Gardens by Emily Roach So the summer is about to heat up and your kids will be home from school. Maybe you need a kid-focused surf shop. Hibiscus Beach Kids opens Saturday at Downtown at the Gardens.