As Florida’s proposed school cellphone ban moves forward, parents voice concerns about safety
The proposed statewide ban on cellphones in schools is gaining momentum in Tallahassee. House Bill 949 took a major step forward Wednesday, passing unanimously in the state House. The bill aims to limit cellphone use at schools during the entire day with the goal of minimizing distractions. Representative Demi...
Listed at $8.95 million, this Palm Beach house has been a ‘peaceful sanctuary’ for...
Emma and Bill Roberts have enjoyed their updated 1960s-era house on famous Seaview Avenue in Palm Beach.
‘Something has to change’: Parkland school massacre survivors were at FSU during fatal shooting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Joshua Gallagher, a survivor of the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, was at Florida State University during the fatal shooting on Thursday. Shortly before 1:50 p.m., Gallagher reported on X that he was at the FSU Law Library...
Missing woman found dead near train tracks in Delray Beach
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — In a tragic update, a woman who was reported missing last month was found dead on the train tracks. Akira Anderson, 34, was found dead by the train tracks near W. Atlantic Avenue and Congress Avenue, according to the Delray Beach Police Department. Police...
Local FSU parent: ‘None of us are doing well’
After Thursday's shooting at Florida State University, many of you called WPTV looking for answers as the active shooter threat played out.
Terrified Frontier Airlines passengers fear ‘the end’ as Puerto Rico-bound plane’s wheel breaks off...
Terrified passengers aboard a Frontier Airlines flight from Florida feared “it was the end” when one of the plane’s wheels broke off during a hard landing in a frightening moment caught on camera. Frontier Flight 5306 was on final approach to San Juan, Puerto Rico, when the 228-passenger plane touched down at Luis...
Walmart opens Sam’s Club Southeast distribution center
A new supply chain hub will process deliveries for Sam’s Club stores in three Southeastern states and Puerto Rico. Walmart is opening a 1 million-sq.-ft. distribution center in Jacksonville, Fla. that receives and processes items for delivery to 18 locations of its Sam’s Club discount warehouse club banner across...
Suspended deputy didn’t ask man accused of killing his wife about his guns
On Jan. 6, Civil Division Deputy Joseph Sasso served Nathan with the restraining order at his apartment, just over five minutes away from his estranged wife Mary Gingles’ home.
‘All clear’ at Wellington HS after earlier police investigation
Police have issued an "all clear" at Wellington High School on Thursday after an earlier investigation.
Worst animal abuse South Florida rescue has ever seen prompts $10k reward
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The worst animal abuse a South Florida rescue center has seen has prompted a $10,000 reward for tips that will lead deputies to the arrest of the abuser. Big Dog Ranch Rescue (BDRR) said that “Bibi”, a black female giant schnauzer, was brought to...
