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Alex Michael Lutz faces several charges, including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal mischief.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Keep your red or blue Christmas lights on the house and not on the car— that's if you don't want a ticket. The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) is warning drivers that while red and blue lights on the front of a car may look festive, they’re actually illegal.

Source: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, District of Illinois. Federal agents say they stopped a terrifying plan before it ever reached a Florida campus. Devontay Shields, 35, pleaded guilty in Chicago federal court this week to a single count of attempted kidnapping after prosecutors say he plotted...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Deputies are searching for a wanted man accused of swapping a fake chain with a $2,500 chain at a West Palm Beach flea market. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO), at around 10:30 a.m. on November 29, an unknown man entered Duval Jewelry inside Sunshine Flea...

The Boca Raton community is mourning the loss of 17-year-old Dominic Aletto, who passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2025. His family, friends, teammates, and the many people who knew him are now remembering a young life marked by love, energy, and strong family bonds. Dominic’s sister, Bianca Aletto, publicly...

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — A 25-year-old woman is facing an aggravated battery charge after Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said she threw poultry at a person during an argument, then pulled a knife on her. According to BSO, the incident happened just after 10 p.m. on Thursday in the...

Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena, 22, died when the plane crashed in Coral Springs, Fla., on Nov. 10

City staff are asking West Palm Beach's City Commission to settle a lawsuit related to the police department's response to a ShotSpotter call, according to an agenda published on the city's website.

Shopping in Aventura is about to get easier for everyone. Aventura Mall’s owners just bought the next-door Esplanade — now renamed The Abbey at Aventura — and shoppers can expect better connections between the two centers. FULL STORY: A big mall deal in Aventura ends feud between two neighboring shopping centers Here...

Tech company turns tables on man who took it, many others to court. William Swaim at the Ocean Ridge Town Commission meeting in May 2025. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star. South Florida, one could argue, is mostly submerged land — filled in, replumbed, developed. A lot of people became rich by turning a mosquito-filled...