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Before Palm Beach’s most famous turn-of-the-20 th -century mansion — Henry Flagler’s marble-pillared estate — opened as a museum in 1960, it operated for years as something else entirely. A hundred years ago this month, what had been an ultra-exclusive opportunity — an overnight stay as a guest at Flagler’s...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The murder trial of Semmie Williams resumed Tuesday at the Palm Beach County Courthouse following a federal holiday Monday. Williams is accused of first-degree murder in the death in November 2021 of Ryan Rogers, 14, of Palm Beach Gardens. Late Tuesday afternoon, prosecutors...

Smokey Bones, a long-standing barbecue chain, is closing locations nationwide, including its West Boca Raton restaurant, which has permanently shut its doors. According to BocaNewsNow, the closures are part of a larger shutdown of 80 locations by parent company Twin Hospitality Group, reflecting financial challenges...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Martin County deputies arrested a West Palm Beach man on Jan. 15 after he stole merchandise, locking himself in a bathroom stall with a makeshift single-shot device, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. MCSO said its deputies responded to the Publix due to reports of stolen...

Some places explain a city better than any guidebook ever could. In Florida, Hollywood makes perfect sense the moment you sit down at the water. Here, a giant burger, a dock, and a gold-lit sunset tell the whole story. Le Tub Saloon has been doing its own thing in Florida...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Fishermen on a charter boat in Fort Lauderdale ended up with a major catch. The customers and crew on “Marlin My Darlin” returned to dock in Fort Lauderdale after the unforgettable fishing charter. The group went out for a day of fun and adventure and returned with a shark tale to tell.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — New details reveal the Pompano Beach man accused of killing another man inside a truck is the victim’s cousin, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies also say the victim was found dead in the bed area of a tractor-trailer with a single gunshot wound to the back of the...

A Florida Keys charter boat captain was arrested on drug trafficking charges after he was allegedly selling cocaine that was reportedly found at sea, authorities said. Bradford Todd Picariello, 65, was arrested Monday for trafficking cocaine, selling cocaine and possessing cocaine, Monroe County Sheriff's Office...

We analyzed Census data to find out if the city is part of the problem — or the solution — in regard to WalletHub’s data.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida Representative Rob Long (D-Delray Beach) is seeking $200,000 in state funds to rescue Sherman Williams American Legion Post 188c, a historic sanctuary built by Black World War II veterans. In the Jim Crow era, Long explained that black veterans were barred from white...