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FORT LAUDERDALE — A personal watercraft accident in August that led to the death of a 14-year-old, and the hospitalization of her sister, was just one impetus in creating a restricted boating area along Broward’s Intracoastal Waterway (ICW). The Boating Restricted Area (BRA) is along the ICW between...

Ameet Vohra, MD, owner of Miramar, Fla.-based Vohra Wound Physicians Management, and his companies have agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims for medically unnecessary surgical procedures to Medicare. What happened?. According to a Nov....

A Loxahatchee man drowned in Riviera Beach when he suffered a medical emergency and his car crashed into a canal. Although firefighters reached him and broke a window, the vehicle sank and he drowned minutes later while surrounded by rescuers. Now the Palm Beach County firefighters union is calling for...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A semi-truck veered off Florida’s Turnpike and ended up in a roadside canal on Monday. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) said that morning rush hour traffic slowed to a crawl on the southbound lanes, just past the Okeechobee Blvd. exit. PBCFR...

A Coral Springs teenager is facing three felony charges after police say he terrorized a neighborhood by throwing large rocks that shattered glass windows and sliding doors at multiple neighboring homes. According to Coral Springs Police, officers were called to the area of Royal Palm Boulevard around midnight on...

BOCA RATON, FLA. (WSVN) - A Boca Raton-area man was arrested after Palm Beach County sheriff’s detectives found several malnourished and injured horses living in what they described as deplorable and unsanitary conditions. The investigation began Oct. 28, when deputies received a complaint that multiple horses on a...

A judge has denied a "stand your ground" motion filed by the attorney of a man accused in the fatal 2018 shooting of a man outside a residence in Boynton Beach . Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer denied the request to grant immunity from prosecution to Samson Hyland , ruling on Nov. 19 that Hyland's guilt or innocence on...

The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office is stepping up efforts to locate Veronica Alicia Lopez DeLean, a 17-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly half a year. As reported by CBS12, she was last seen on May 30 leaving her Port St. Lucie home. Detectives believe she could be in Palm Beach County.

Some members of South Florida’s sailing clubs have been shocked in recent months when local police have shown up, informing them that law enforcement will cut their mooring lines. In Palm Beach County, the issue came to a head on November 12, when members of the Palm Beach Town Council cast their final vote about the...

On Friday, a self-driving shuttle made its debut in Boca Raton and is expected to begin offering free rides around Mizner Park in the coming weeks. The vehicle, called MiCa, operates using autonomous-vehicle technology developed by Guident, a Boca Raton–based company focused on improving AV safety. It is currently...