The Jupiter Courier

JTAA Jaguars travel basketball tryouts for fourth through eighth graders will begin on Dec. 20 at Jupiter Christian School. Full Story »

Master Jung So Han, of US PRO Tae Kwon Do martial arts school in Jupiter, led 10 of his students to victory in the first annual USA Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts Commission National Expo 2009 Championships. Full Story »

Posted December 8, 2009 at 1 a.m. Residents and visitors to the Jupiter area who need to report lost or stolen items may contact the evidence supervisor at the Jupiter Police Department, at (561) 741-2251. Full Story »

Want to have your upcoming events publicized in The Jupiter Courier? Please submit your Looking Ahead events by going to tcpalm.com/submit and clicking on the Calendar form. Longer versions of your events, along with photos, also should be posted at tcpalm.com/YourNews. These may appear on the YourNews Community Calendar segment on WPTV News Channel 5. Full Story »

JUPITER — The man leading the search for Thanksgiving murder suspect Paul Michael Merhige is no stranger to a big case or a national manhunt. Full Story »

Police still looking for fourth man in the attack. Full Story »

Merhige sought by Jupiter Police, FBI and U. S. Marshals. Full Story »

Former Palm Beach Gardens City Council member Hal Valeche, who ran for the Congressional seat now held by U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, in 2008, has been appointed to the Enterprise Florida Board of Directors. Full Story »

JUPITER — The images that were displayed across the screen in the Jupiter High School auditorium showed two brown-eyed individuals, one a radiant 6 year old with a tousle of black hair and the other of a serene and smiling woman. Full Story »

After senior running back Matt Elam ran for 243 yards and four touchdowns against Hollywood Hills High in the Class 4A Regional quarterfinals, Dwyer High coach Jack Daniels said that Elam was “the best running back in Palm Beach County.” Full Story »

Posted December 5, 2009 at 1 a.m. Breakfast: Choice of cheese omelet, Breakfast Breaks of box of cereal, pre-packaged snack and 4-ounce fruit juice; hot cereal; whole wheat toast. Full Story »

Posted December 5, 2009 at 1 a.m. JTAA spring softball registrations are now open online at www.jtaa.org . The league is open to players from 5 to 16 (as of Dec. 31). Full Story »

George White, Matt Ring and Mike Farrara all rolled 300 games in league play at Jupiter Lanes during the week of Nov. 23-27. Full Story »

Posted December 5, 2009 at 1 a.m. AUTO RACING: National Sport Compact Race Association, Palm Beach International Raceway, gates open 9 a.m., through Sunday. Full Story »

Posted December 5, 2009 at 1 a.m. The West Jupiter Recreation Center will have a Fast Break 3-on-3 basketball tournament for teens on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Full Story »

Burt Reynolds and BRIFT’s newly formed theater company, The Under-the-Bridge Players, will present “The Santaland Diaries,” a modern holiday comedy, Dec. 16-19, at the Burt Reynolds Institute & Museum, Indiantown Road and U.S. 1, Jupiter. Full Story »

The funerals of Makayla Sitton, who would have been 7 years old on Dec. 6, and her grandmother, Raymonde Joseph, both of Jupiter will be Saturday, Dec. 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Jupiter High School’s auditorium, 500 Military Trail. Full Story »

On Nov. 22, the First Presbyterian Church of Tequesta, 482 Tequesta Drive, began a yearlong celebration of its 50th year by opening the 1985 time capsule embedded in the narthex wall. Full Story »

Today would have been Makayla Sitton’s 7th birthday. Full Story »

Students at Jerry Thomas Elementary School are collecting new and gently used books during their annual book drive. Full Story »

As of Dec. 3, Demetrios Vasilopoulos, 30, was being sought by police on felony charges of failure to appear in court and for violation of probation for uttering a forgery and grand theft. Police also are searching for Juan Garcia-Ramirez, 41, on a felony charge of burglary of a dwelling; grand theft; and a misdemeanor charge of failure to appear in court on a retail theft charge. Full Story »

Founding of Jupiter Christian School one of many accomplishments Full Story »

The search for the Thanksgiving massacre suspect Paul Michael Merhige, 35, has escalated to "Major Case Status," according to Sgt. Scott Pascarella, public information officer for the Jupiter Police Department. Full Story »

A near-riot broke out Wednesday morning on the deck of the Palm Beach Princess, the gambling cruise-to-nowhere that sails from the Port of Palm Beach, as the crew went on strike over pay issues and the firing of the ship's captain. Full Story »

Miami police and U.S. Marshals descended on The Grand condominium north of downtown Miami on Wednesday night after a 911 caller said Merhige had been seen there, The Miami Herald reported. After an extensive search overnight, however, Merhige was not found. Full Story »