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by: Julius Whigham II and Bill DiPaolo, Palm Beach Post Updated: Aug 12, 2017 - 6:25 PM RIVIERA BEACH, Florida - Quick action by neighbors and firefighters -- and a little luck -- saved three infants trapped inside a burning apartment on Friday that police say was set on fire by their father after a domestic dispute with the children’s 19-year-old mother. Using hammers, chairs and whatever they could grab to smash through hurricane windows, neighbors entered a burning second-floor unit at the Stonybrook Apartments. They handed a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old boy out the window. >> Read more trending news “They kept pounding and pounding. They were using hammers and chairs, anything they could get their hands on. They wouldn’t stop until they got those kids out,” said Riviera Beach Mayor Thomas Masters . A 1-month-old girl was still inside, residents told firefighters when they arrived about 6 p.m. Firefighters were unable to see through the heavy smoke. A thermo- imaging ...

When some 200,000 spectators flock to Quail Hollow Club for the PGA Championship next month, many of them will drive past a curious Charlotte landmark : The long- stalled commercial development at Park and Gleneagles roads. The site has sat vacant for years, surrounded by green- sheathed construction fencing while a hole originally dug for a parking garage slowly fills in with water and trees. Dee-Dee Harris, CEO of the  Harris Land Company , declined to comment this week about where plans stand for the site. She and husband Cameron Harris , a Charlotte businessman and brother of prominent real estate developer Johnny Harris , own the site through their company. The Harris Land Company also developed the adjacent Seven Eagles at Quail Hollow gated community in Charlotte. The 19-acre site has been controversial for a generation in Charlotte, with a development history that stretches back to 1989. That’s when City Council approved a rezoning request to allow commercial instead...

Thee Oh Sees' Dwyer has a prolific career as a rock musician, concert promoter and record label owner in California. By Ben BerkeSpecial to The Journal Despite a discography of punk records and sleeve tattoos that might suggest otherwise, John Dwyer is ever the gentlemen when it comes to discussing the “massively delayed” distribution of his new book of artwork, "Exploded Globes." He praised, for example, the Czech press that sent out the initial shipment in shoddy packaging. Despite having to return some 1,300 dog-eared and tar-stained copies, Dwyer appreciated the press’ speedy work and willingness to experiment with a new venture. Coincidentally, these are the exact qualities that have propelled the 42-year-old Rhode Island native through a prolific career as a rock musician, concert promoter and record label owner in California. His band, Thee Oh Sees, releases an LP a year, often to critical acclaim and always to critical attention . His label, Castle Face, has...

Damonte Ranch area is a sign of the city's need for housing in Reno, Nev. The recent influx of new workers combined with near-zero residential development during the recession gave birth to a classic supply-and-demand scenario that saw the cost of housing skyrocket in the Biggest Little City. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) Photo: Andy Barron, AP / The Reno Gazette-Journal" class="landscape" /> residential development during the recession gave birth to a classic supply-and-demand scenario that saw the cost of housing skyrocket in the Biggest Little City. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) Photo: Andy Barron, AP / The Reno Gazette-Journal" class="landscape" src="src" /> Damonte Ranch area is a sign of the city's need for housing in Reno, Nev. The recent influx of new workers combined with near-zero residential development during the recession gave birth to a classic supply-and-demand scenario that ...