Local Politics · Broward County
Sunday, Nov. 1, is the final day for in-person early voting in Broward and Palm Beach counties ahead of the 2026 midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Broward's 30 early voting sites and Palm Beach's 28 are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., each offering a ballot drop box during those hours. After early voting closes, voters may submit mail ballots at designated county elections offices on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3; postmarks do not count, and ballots must be received by 7 p.m. Election Day. On Election Day, voters must use their assigned neighborhood polling stations, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and anyone in line at closing time is permitted to vote.
Crime · Delray Beach, FL
Hassan Mohamed Soueid, 33, of Pompano Beach, was booked Oct. 28 at the Palm Beach County Main Detention Center on 11 felony counts tied to a PBSO Narcotics Interdiction Unit investigation into Not Your Bakery LLC, a hemp and THC products wholesaler with warehouse space on Northwest 17th Avenue in Delray Beach. The charges include money laundering exceeding $100,000, conspiracy to commit organized fraud, and sale of Schedule I controlled substances. Investigators allege the company sold THC products above state limits while reporting only a fraction of sales; financial analysis found roughly $2.58 million reported versus about $16.9 million in actual bank deposits, with approximately $32 million classified as proceeds of illegal sales. Soueid is the second person charged after Casey Anne Smith was booked Oct. 22 on similar charges. A judge set bond at $1.08 million and ordered GPS house arrest.
