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Boca Raton’s Fire Rescue service will offer a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program beginning May 5, providing residents with skills to prepare for and respond to emergencies, the city announced this week. The four-week course, based on a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) curriculum, is designed to equip participants with practical knowledge to […]

Lake Worth Beach Interim City Manager Jamie Brown resigned Tuesday. Assistant City Manager Troy Perry will take over the interim role.

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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Delray Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest seen in the downtown area earlier this month. According to a department Facebook post, detectives are trying to identify a person who was seen in downtown Delray...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Broward County Animal Care is spotlighting Meadow, a 3-year-old dog in need of a forever home, as the shelter deals with overcrowding. Meadow, described as affectionate and energetic, was brought in as a stray and is now ready for adoption. BCAC’s Zachary Rinkins said she...

A Coral Springs man was arrested after deputies say he used AI-generated images for nude blackmail and threatened to shoot a teen coworker, according to investigators. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office records show Thomas Christopher Ball, 49, was arrested April 17. An arrest warrant for Ball had been issued on April 8 by a Palm Beach County judge after investigators established probable cause...

Blue Anchor, located at 804 E. Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach, Florida, was temporarily shut down by state inspectors on April 13, 2026, after a complaint-driven inspection discovered 21 total violations, including 8 high-priority violations. The Palm Beach County restaurant is no stranger to closure, following shutdowns in 2018, and several closures in 2023 and 2025.

Coral Springs Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 15-year-old girl who was last seen earlier this week. Sylee Merino was last seen on April 21, 2026, at approximately 3:22 a.m. in the area of 6200 Turtle Run Boulevard in Coral Springs. She is currently listed as a juvenile runaway, and her whereabouts remain unknown.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 42-year-old woman from Broward County was behind bars on Thursday in Miami-Dade County, accused of threatening to shoot a driver during a parking dispute. Police officers arrested Kiara Johnson, of Hollywood, on Wednesday at Target, at 21265 Biscayne Boulevard, in Aventura, according to a...

A Hollywood neighborhood turned into a crime scene late Wednesday when a man was found dead in the roadway in the 7300 block of Owens Court, near Farragut Street. Neighbors said the body was lying next to a silver car, and several residents reported hearing what sounded like gunshots just before the discovery. Crime scene personnel were seen documenting the area, and the Medical...