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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Palm Beach County Fire Rescue has welcomed a new member to its support team, and this one offers comfort with a wagging tail!. Fire Marshal and Division Chief David DeRita has teamed up with Hank, an American Kennel Club–registered therapy dog, to help provide emotional and...

Marine researchers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have captured an extraordinary moment in shark behavior—a nurse shark unknowingly filmed a great white shark off the coast of Boynton Beach, Florida. The footage, recorded using a fin-mounted camera, provides a rare shark’s-eye view of an interaction between two...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (TCN) -- A man has been arrested and charged with criminal mischief after allegedly cutting open and eating raw parts of a dead hog at a popular photo spot. WFLX reports Palm Beach Police were called to the town’s landmark clock tower on the morning of Nov. 23 by a witness who saw a man cutting up a...

Carressa Jackson looked at the bill for $1 million. It had come after her son Jerome Scott’s heart rate dropped, after doctors delivered him — weighing barely a pound — at 26 weeks, after a helicopter whisked the newborn from West Palm Beach to Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit and after a...

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A North Miami Beach woman was arrested Saturday after she shot a man four times outside her home, accusing him of trying to break in, authorities said. Deanna Nadine Bernard, 25, now faces a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. According to...

The Florida Lottery recently announced that Marcus Barfield, of Lauderhill, claimed a $1 million prize from the $20 Gold Rush Limited scratch-off game. The South Florida man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $795,000. Barfield purchased his winning ticket from Deltona Express, located...

West Palm Beach, FLA. (WPEC) — Marine conditions will begin deteriorating later tonight as strong northerly winds arrive behind the front. Seas will build, and hazardous boating conditions are expected through Monday night for both Atlantic and Gulf waters. A high risk of rip currents will begin early Monday...

Bluenest Development is proceeding with a townhome development in Miami Gardens. While the project is still in its infancy, plans call for 226 townhomes and a variety of communal amenities, such as a swimming pool and clubhouse. For the project to proceed, the Miami-based firm must secure rezoning from city officials...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — It’s a major milestone for the Palm Beach Lakes High School band and a big follow-up to a story first reported back in August. On Friday, students packed up all 80 of their instruments to ship overseas, marking the final preparations for their upcoming trip to London, where they will...

As Palm Beach residents and visitors prepare to observe the eight-day Hanukkah celebration , which begins a sundown Dec. 12, local rabbis are offering their perspectives on Hanukkah's enduring message. Rabbi Abraham Unger, executive director of New Synagogue Palm Beach, said the holiday recognizes the survival of the...