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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Local NAACP leaders are calling for an investigation into the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office following the arrest of a man accused in a violent domestic incident, arguing deputies used excessive force when a K9 was deployed during the takedown. The West...

Keri Estep (BCJ) A trip to the customer service desk ended in a jail cell...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Newly obtained body worn camera footage is adding another twist to the ongoing theft investigation involving the "Real Housewives of Pretoria" couple. Melany Viljoen, 39, and Petrus “Peet” Viljoen, 57, who Boca Raton police say stole more than $5,300 in groceries from a Boca...

Rescuing an animal can completely change the direction of a dog’s life, and sometimes it leaves a deep mark on the people who step in to help as well. Even one small act of compassion can open the door to an outcome nobody saw coming. For one fire department in Florida, a call that looked fairly routine at first...

March 17, 2026 – In a milestone for Broward Health, Jose L. Baez-Escudero, M.D., chief of cardiology and electrophysiology, has performed the first atrial fibrillation (AFib) ablation in Broward County using the VARIPULSE™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) Catheter, marking a significant advancement in the treatment of...

In Boca Raton, the food line is getting longer while the pantry shelves get lighter. Boca Helping Hands, the pantry that feeds thousands across Palm Beach County, is handing out groceries to about 17% more people this year, even as the total pounds of food it receives has fallen by roughly a million pounds from its...

Police in Pembroke Park, Florida are searching for a suspect after a man was shot multiple times outside a bar late Monday night. According to the Pembroke Park Police Department, officers responded to reports of gunfire at Thirsty’s Liquor Bar on West Hallandale Boulevard. Victim hospitalized in stable condition.

A 4-year-old Fort Lauderdale girl is facing a long recovery after a dog clamped onto her leg and foot outside an apartment complex off Northwest 19th Street on Friday. Her family says she has already undergone surgery and will need follow-up plastic surgery on her foot. The child's mother, Brittany McKinney, says the...

An early-morning fire at the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative processing plant in Belle Glade drew a second-alarm response from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue on Tuesday, with crews arriving just after 5:30 a.m. at 1500 George Wedgworth Way. Firefighters tracked the blaze to the structure where it started and...

MIAMI, Florida - A 25-year-old Fort Lauderdale man has been stripped of his U.S. citizenship after defrauding COVID-19 relief programs and concealing his criminal conduct during the naturalization process. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith revoked the citizenship of Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint after determining he...