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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla (CBS12) — A 20-year-old Boynton Beach man is behind bars for a massive fire last year at an abandoned West Palm Beach arena. On January 11, 2024, a structure fire at a nearly 300,000 sq. ft. abandoned jai alai arena broke out, causing $100,000 in damage, according to the Palm Beach County...

A woman from Illinois was killed in the sprawling Florida age-restricted community The Villages when she took a late-night golf cart ride with an allegedly drunk driver . The incident happened just before 1 a.m. local time on Sunday, the Miami Herald reported. The Villages is approximately 60 miles northwest of...

Despite multiple restaurants in South Florida being ordered shut due to health violations, Huang’s China Buffet in Hialeah was not among them, even after inspectors found approximately 30 dead roaches under buffet counters. The restaurant received 16 violations, including for temperature control issues with raw and...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Photos are starting to come in from viewers around Central Florida after a swath of rough weather brought severe storms and even a tornado touchdown in Seminole County. Photos are coming in from viewers in Lake Mary and Longwood of trees down, a semitruck on its...

Some workers in Florida would be allowed to be paid well below the state’s current $13 minimum wage if a bill that cleared its first Senate committee Monday becomes law.

HOLLY HILL, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man turned $5 into $1 million by playing a scratch-off game. The Florida Lottery announced on Monday that Raymond Littleton Jr. claimed a $1 million top prize fromThe Cash Wheel scratch-off game. Lottery officials said Littleton bought his winning ticket from the...

1 of 3 As South Florida’s condo market faces a potential inflection point in 2025, many buyers, sellers and real estate professionals are wondering what’s next as monthly fees spike, resale inventory surges and mortgage rates remain stubbornly high. Analyst Peter Zalewski of the Miami Condo Market Investing Club...

AccuWeather meteorologists said a "radar-confirmed" tornado touched down in Seminole County Monday morning. And FOX 35 was live on the air as meteorologist Brooks Garner warned viewers to take shelter for the "confirmed tornado" sent debris flying, hitting the station's building. Tornado warnings have been issued for...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new Florida bill would require some elementary school students to learn cursive writing. The bill, HB 921, would require all public schools to provide cursive writing instruction to students in grades 2 through 5. By the end of fifth grade, every student must “demonstrate proficiency in reading...

A tornado hit the FOX 35 Orlando television station Monday morning in what a meteorologist called a rare event.