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Abigail Hasebroock
Abigail Hasebroock is the Palm Beach County reporter for the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Hasebroock has covered a range of countywide community issues, as well as news from the cities of Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach.
She has focused on redevelopment and growth concerns in the county, including in the Agricultural Reserve. She has written about South Florida's hot weather, with its above-normal temperatures. She also has reported about Florida's citrus crisis with oranges, and the state's ongoing battle with pythons in the Everglades.
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![Mail ballots are shown wrapped for shipping at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office in West Palm Beach on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Amy Beth Bennett / Sun Sentinel) Mail ballots are shown wrapped for shipping at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office in West Palm Beach on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Amy Beth Bennett / Sun Sentinel)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tfl-l-palm-mail-ballots-out-3-071224.jpg?w=132)
Two Palm Beach County School Board seats are up for election. What to know.
Two Palm Beach County School Board seats are up for election in one of the county’s few nonpartisan races. Here's what voters should know.
![Former President Donald Trump cast his ballot in the Florida state primaries on Wednesday during early voting in Palm Beach County. Former President Donald Trump cast his ballot in the Florida state primaries on Wednesday during early voting in Palm Beach County.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tfl-z-2166149743_201393988_32292e.jpg?w=132)
Donald Trump casts ballot during early voting in Palm Beach County
Former President Donald Trump cast his ballot in the Florida state primaries on Wednesday during early voting in Palm Beach County.
![The first day of school in Palm Beach County went smoothly with few issues Monday as the district eased into the new academic year, officials said. The first day of school in Palm Beach County went smoothly with few issues Monday as the district eased into the new academic year, officials said.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tfl-l-palm-first-day-school-1-081224.jpg?w=132)
As Palm Beach County schools reopen, a smooth start to academic year
The first day of school in Palm Beach County went smoothly with few issues Monday as the district eased into the new academic year, officials said.
![Two Democratic candidates running for a seat on the Palm Beach County Commission will appear on the Aug. 20 primary ballot. The two candidates, Bobby Powell Jr. and Richard A. Ryles, address countywide issues including development, cost of living and how the county can improve its diversity. Two Democratic candidates running for a seat on the Palm Beach County Commission will appear on the Aug. 20 primary ballot. The two candidates, Bobby Powell Jr. and Richard A. Ryles, address countywide issues including development, cost of living and how the county can improve its diversity.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/03/09/GNDRTPZA4ZGQLJJYQQK5HXPUPE.jpg?w=135)
Which Palm Beach County commission candidates will be on Aug. 20 ballot? A look at District 7 race
Two Democratic candidates running for a seat on the Palm Beach County Commission will appear on the Aug. 20 primary ballot. The two candidates, Bobby Powell Jr. and Richard A....
![Delray Beach residents may get some slight relief in their property taxes after city commissioners voted 3-2 to back a tax rate reduction for the upcoming fiscal year. Delray Beach residents may get some slight relief in their property taxes after city commissioners voted 3-2 to back a tax rate reduction for the upcoming fiscal year.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/03/07/4SPMPB7CONFTXPJEOBKTS5XEDM.jpg?w=135)
Delray Beach votes to reduce tax rate for next fiscal year
Delray Beach residents may get some slight relief in their property taxes after city commissioners voted 3-2 to back a tax rate reduction for the upcoming fiscal year.
![St. Andrew's students Delaney Beighley and Chris D'Angelo want to see a new indoor, multi-use sports facility come to Boca Raton, and city officials may be able to step in and help. St. Andrew's students Delaney Beighley and Chris D'Angelo want to see a new indoor, multi-use sports facility come to Boca Raton, and city officials may be able to step in and help.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tfl-l-boca-sports-facility4.jpg?w=140)
What should this ex-Boca golf course be used for? Teen athletes’ idea gains traction with city
St. Andrew's students Delaney Beighley and Chris D'Angelo want to see a new indoor, multi-use sports facility come to Boca Raton, and city officials may be able to step in...
![A popular Boca Raton shopping plaza near I-95 could be reconfigured to relocate a Publix and add hundreds of new rental residences — one of the latest proposals in South Florida seeking to incorporate housing into a commercial destination. A popular Boca Raton shopping plaza near I-95 could be reconfigured to relocate a Publix and add hundreds of new rental residences — one of the latest proposals in South Florida seeking to incorporate housing into a commercial destination.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TFL-L-Palmetto-plaza-revamp_fb5bc7.jpg?w=132)
A Boca Raton plaza overhaul? Plan may move Publix, add more than 300 rental units
A popular Boca Raton shopping plaza near I-95 could be reconfigured to relocate a Publix and add hundreds of new rental residences — one of the latest proposals in South...
![At a traditional intersection that acts as an entrance onto an interstate, drivers trying to go either north or south typically approach a red light. Then, they lurch forward a few feet and have to wait through a second red light before making a sharp left turn and precariously merging onto whatever interstate awaits. It’s a universal experience for most drivers. But diverging diamond interchanges change that. Whether a driver is trying to go south on Interstate 95 toward Miami or north toward West Palm Beach, they only have one light before getting onto the on-ramp. That’s one of the […] At a traditional intersection that acts as an entrance onto an interstate, drivers trying to go either north or south typically approach a red light. Then, they lurch forward a few feet and have to wait through a second red light before making a sharp left turn and precariously merging onto whatever interstate awaits. It’s a universal experience for most drivers. But diverging diamond interchanges change that. Whether a driver is trying to go south on Interstate 95 toward Miami or north toward West Palm Beach, they only have one light before getting onto the on-ramp. That’s one of the […]](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TFL-L-diverging-diamonds-02.jpg?w=129)
More ‘diverging diamonds’ are coming to Palm Beach County, changing how drivers access highways
At a traditional intersection that acts as an entrance onto an interstate, drivers trying to go either north or south typically approach a red light. Then, they lurch forward a...
![Handfuls of supporters and demonstrators gathered near Mar-a-Lago ahead of the meeting between former President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Handfuls of supporters and demonstrators gathered near Mar-a-Lago ahead of the meeting between former President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TFL-L-netanyahu-trump-mar-a-lago-14-072624.jpg?w=132)
Sparse crowd, some demonstrators greet Netanyahu on his visit with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Handfuls of supporters and demonstrators gathered near Mar-a-Lago ahead of the meeting between former President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
![Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said PBSO would not participate in local police efforts to help round up and deport undocumented immigrants as suggested by former President Donald Trump. Bradshaw said tighter security at the southern U.S. border is essential. (Terry Renna/Associated Press) Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said PBSO would not participate in local police efforts to help round up and deport undocumented immigrants as suggested by former President Donald Trump. Bradshaw said tighter security at the southern U.S. border is essential. (Terry Renna/Associated Press)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/06/02/2DILPHAN7VBQNJVLHVL44BYZKU.jpg?w=135)
Sheriff vows safety ahead of Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago
The day before former President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw on Thursday said the Sheriff's Office and U.S....