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Property fraud cases in Palm Beach County jumped from 4 in 2023 to 184 in 2025. Scammers use AI to target seniors, stealing homes and land.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police said they have arrested a 17-year-old boy responsible for causing pure panic on the streets of Fort Lauderdale Beach on New Year’s Eve when he opened fire, leaving another 17-year-old boy dead. Fort Lauderdale Police said they took Marquice Trevon Henry into custody...

I sit on the back porch of my waterfront home in Fort Lauderdale, watching the boats go by, and it certainly looks like paradise. I bought my place here in 2001 for $440,000. Today, Zillow tells me it’s worth north of $1.5 million. I’m living the dream. But the...

Two people were killed in a shooting at an office building in Boynton Beach Monday afternoon, with the suspect later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a brief police pursuit.

Keantae Vaughn, now 17, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2022 shooting death of Rickey Ferguson Jr. and was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A six-figure Florida Lottery claim quickly unraveled after investigators say the “winning” ticket had been stolen weeks earlier. According to officials with the Florida Lottery, just before noon on October 30, 26-year-old Jawed Areeb presented a Florida Lottery Fantasy5 ticket at the...

(This story was updated with new information. A man accused in an ayahuasca-fueled 2024 stabbing that wounded a spiritual healer at an Airbnb in Boynton Beach has pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges but will avoid further time in custody. Stefan Leon had faced a charge of attempted murder , but a deal between...

Police in Hollywood, Fla., say a beach goer discovered the dead body on the beach around 7 a.m. the day after Christmas

If walls could talk, Cap’s Place would still whisper about rum runners, secret landings, and the night Al Capone quietly sipped his drink. You reach it by a short boat ride, and that moment alone tells you this is not an ordinary seafood spot. Between the speakeasy glow, creaky...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The CBS 12 News I-Team is on Waste Watch. Things are only getting worse between the state’s Chief Financial Officer, Blaise Ingoglia, and Palm Beach County leaders. That’s because, according to the CFO, Palm Beach County is wasting hundreds of millions of...