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BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — One man is behind bars and being held on an ICE detainer after he was caught stealing saw palmetto berries from protected land in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) says on August 21, deputies received a tip that there...

The National Weather Service issued a weather alert to two counties in Florida warning of debris from strong storm winds. A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service for strong thunderstorms with up to 50 mph winds until 3 p.m. for Metro Palm Beach County and Coastal Palm Beach County in Florida.

A heartbroken family is mourning a 14-year-old who authorities said was stabbed to death by another teen at a group home in Oakland Park. Jordan Dowdy was stabbed to death by a 16-year-old during a fight at the home along the 5400 block of Northeast 3rd Avenue on Monday, Broward Sheriff's Office officials said.

A man was killed Saturday evening when he crashed his dirt bike into a car that was turning into a Deerfield Beach shopping plaza, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Anthony Knight, 22, was riding his 2023 Yamaha YZ450F southbound in the right through lane of North Powerline Road approaching Hillsborough Boulevard...

A Boca Raton man was charged with DUI after being involved in a crash within the parking garage of an apartment complex. Mohamed Mahmoud Mosalm, 67, is accused of striking two cars on the fifth floor of the parking deck at the CERU apartment complex on Congress Avenue at about 9:03 p.m. Aug. 19. Police […] Sign up...

A man has been arrested months after a 4-year-old child accidentally shot himself in the foot inside a Broward home, records show. Giovani Douge, 24, was arrested Monday on a charge of allowing access of a firearm to a minor, Broward jail records showed. The shooting happened back on April...

Lewis McNack, 56, was taken into custody in Hollywood hours after he walked into a PNC Bank with a gun, demanding money.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard celebrated a “historic milestone” after crews unloaded over 76,140 pounds of illegal drugs -- most of it cocaine -- that the feds planned to investigate and destroy. On Monday, at Port Everglades, USCG Rear Adm. Adam Chamie described it...

Two weeks ago, teen sisters were involved in a fatal crash on the water. Now, 7Investigates has learned the owner of the business that rented the personal watercraft to their family — has a history of boating-related charges. But those charges are unrelated to the teen tragedy. 7News’ Heather Walker investigates.

The Broward school board is considering nearly three dozen schools for the second phase of a project to repurpose and close under-enrolled district schools. At Tuesday's school board workshop, members discussed the potential impacts of adding the 34 schools to the list of the multi-phase plan called 'Redefining Our...