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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Belle Glade man who opened fire on two men riding in a lawn service truck has been sentenced to 55 years in prison, Palm Beach County State Attorney Alexcia Cox announced Tuesday. Edward Shine, who pleaded guilty on October 20, admitted to...

A man in Boca Raton was arrested on animal cruelty charges after several of his horses were found in unhealthy conditions, deputies said. James Marinakis, 74, was arrested Friday and charged with eight counts of animal cruelty and neglect. Records show that Marinakis has been previously arrested for animal neglect,...

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — A 36-year-old man was arrested Monday after police said he assaulted a Dunkin’ employee during an argument over how long it was taking to prepare his food. Police said officers were called shortly before noon to the fast-food restaurant at 9121 Pembroke Road in...

The City of Boca Raton has its sights set on St. Andrews Country Club , a high-end golf-course community of 700-plus homes that could add $1.3 billion to the city’s tax base while simultaneously removing that amount from the county. “Annexation into the city of Boca Raton would provide St. Andrews residents with...

Broward County took aim at Sheriff Gregory Tony’s alleged “financial mismanagement,” like expensive branding at the sheriff’s training center and a costly fleet of helicopters, in the latest escalation of their budget feud. The response followed Tony’s Nov. 7 appeal that the county make up the...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A member of a South Florida gang was arrested at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Monday after he was identified as the suspect in a bank scam, authorities said. Investigators said it cost a Florida Keys senior nearly $20,000. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s...

Thanksgiving is just days away, which means time is running out to game plan your menu and go shopping. However, if you accidentally forget an essential ingredient for your casserole or realize you signed up to bring the pies to your family feast, you're not out of luck. There are still a few grocery stores open on...

A Boca Raton woman has been charged with drunk driving and fleeing police after officers noticed her “stumbling” to a vehicle while responding to a disturbance at the Strike 10 bowling alley. Fernanda Blanco, 35, has been charged with fleeing or attempting to elude police, driving under the...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — A man was convicted in Palm Beach County after intentionally ramming his 30-foot vessel, which was carrying 17 undocumented migrants, into a sheriff’s office boat near the beach in Jupiter back in August 2023. Following the crash, the suspect, Bazelais Francois, continued sailing towards...

Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives arrested a man Sunday who they say shot and killed another man in Deerfield Beach earlier in the day. Jarvis Chinn, 32, is in county jail without bond on one count of first-degree murder with a firearm. Detectives say he shot 33-year-old Leotis James Breedlove Jr., several...