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Heavy showers and thunderstorms are drenching South Florida Friday, causing localized flooding before a weekend cold front brings cooler nights.

A Margate man was arrested after allegedly threatening to kill an employee and assaulting a customer inside a Hungry Howie’s restaurant. According to a Margate Police Department report, on October 5, Robert Michael Nieto, 47, walked into the Hungry Howie’s located at 7384 Royal Palm Boulevard shortly after midnight,...

"It's a really novel predator with some novel traits." Officials raise red flags on invasive creatures caught in local waterway: 'Not ... a normal phenomenon' first appeared on The Cool Down .

LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A person is dead after they were caught in a rip current on Wednesday. According to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) at around 7 p.m. crews were rescued to SW Ocean Boulevard in Lake Worth Beach about an open water incident. PBCFR says the 911 caller said a person was caught in a...

For the second time in a month, Brightline has reduced fares for its West Palm Beach service. Tickets to and from the WPB station from other South Florida stops now run for as low as $12. The fare change-up comes as the high-speed rail line is doubling the number of...

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — A 36-year-old man is facing a first-degree attempted murder charge after authorities say he stabbed a man during an attack in Dania Beach on Aug. 30. Jail records show Edward Christopher Berry, has been in custody at the Broward Main Jail since Sept. 2. In...

FLORIDA — Authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 74-year-old Jose Rodriguez, who has been missing for several days. Rodriguez, who lives in the 3600 block of Avenue de Gien, is 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, and drives a silver Ford F-150. He was last seen at BJ’s Gas Station […] ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 29-year-old Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy appeared in Broward County bond court on Friday morning wearing a green anti-suicide smock. Broward County court records show the domestic violence victim in the case is a woman who is married to BSO Deputy Steven M. Nesbitt and is the mother of...

BELLE GLADE, Fla. (CBS12) — The Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County is offering a $3,000 reward for any information related to a teen boy who was killed after being shot in the head back in June. On June 4, at about 3:30 p.m., officers from the Boynton Beach...

A pair of development firms will seek permission next week to modify an already-approved project to allow 394 residential units in two, eight-story towers in place of a retail complex where a Winn-Dixie supermarket once stood. The developers, KRCX and FCI Camino LLC, received prior approval to construct a retail...